Storage device and connecting seat for connecting the same to host

Abstract

Provided herein are a storage device and a connecting seat for connecting the storage device to a host. More particularly, the storage device and the connecting seat may be used to transmit at least one SATA protocol data. The storage device comprises a PATA interface connector. The connecting seat is a PATA interface connecting seat that can be installed on a circuit board. A plurality of pins of the connector/connecting seat are defined to be in the true IDE mode and a plurality of pins of the connector/connecting seat are defined to be in the non-true IDE mode. The storage device and the circuit board with the connecting seat thereon communicate through the pins of the connector/connecting seat in the non-true IDE mode. Thereby, the manufacturing cost of the storage device or the host is lowered and the convenience is enhanced.

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