A technician is tasked with installing a high-speed internal storage drive into a desktop that is advertised to handle up to 6 Gbps for data transfer. The motherboard has an available interface that matches the storage drive's performance specifications. Which cable should the technician use to ensure the drive operates at the intended speed?
To achieve data transfer rates up to 6 Gbps, the technician should use a SATA cable. This cable and its connectors match the performance capabilities of the storage drive and the motherboard, which both support the SATA 3.0 standard. Using other types of connections, such as Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) or Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE), may result in incompatibility or underperformance as these standards do not meet the required speed for this scenario or may not physically fit the drive or motherboard.
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