I'm way out of the game on SATA. Last time I built a machine was 4 years ago and its getting to be time for a new one. In the little mobo research I've done, I've seen most MB's support both SATA and ...

Reason for asking: Two drive cables came with a new motherboard. Embossed on the clip end is "SATA 6 GB/sec". One of the two ends of these, however, has the connector bent at 90°, and for reason of ...