STORAGE / CABLE END AND BOARD CONNECTOR
Know the end.
Know what it belongs to.
An external eSATA cable and an internal Mini-SAS board connector carry different evidence. Read the named product, component role and mounting details before making a system-level assumption.
01 / COMPONENT IDENTITY
A cable end is not a board connector.
External cable end
ESATA3: a cable with two eSATA ends.
OBLIQUE PHOTOGRAPH STUDY
Cable end, not a board receptacle · View, source and omissions (private workspace)
The source identifies both ends as seven-pin eSATA. The qualitative study follows one visible oblique cable end; it is not a receptacle face or pin-number map. The advertised rate belongs to this cable’s documentation, not every similar connector or a measured storage system.
Named cable assembly; no power-delivery claim.
Read the source evidence and scope
StarTech ESATA3 specifies seven-pin eSATA connectors at both ends. C118A
Identification and explicitly scoped documentation only; not an end-to-end connection approval
The product is an external SATA storage data cable. C118B
Identification and explicitly scoped documentation only; not an end-to-end connection approval
The ESATA3 datasheet advertises a transfer rate up to 6 Gbps for this named external eSATA cable. C118C
Manufacturer cable-assembly claim only, not measured system throughput or the capability of every seven-pin connector. No device power or powered-eSATA capability is established.
Internal board receptacle
G40MR: a board connector with a separate cage.
The product page identifies a stainless right-key variant. The family drawing distinguishes SMT contact termination from DIP cage mounting. It does not establish the exact full-suffix keyed face well enough for a new illustration in this release; that visual gap stays open.
Family drawing and named product kept separate; exact face study deferred.
Read the source evidence and scope
Amphenol product G40MR36B22BCEU identifies a 36-contact Mini-SAS internal connector compliant with SFF-8087. C236B
V40 engineering-reference fact only; independent human review remains pending. This claim does not approve fabrication, rewiring, substitution, electrical safety, protocol support or end-to-end compatibility.
Amphenol describes G40MR36B22BCEU as an internal right-angle board connector with a stainless right-key shell; its product description specifies a DIP cage and cap. C236C
Exact product-page role and variant descriptors. Not a cable-end connector, a generic Mini-SAS substitution or an independently inspected keyed face.
The G40MR C2 family drawing table distinguishes SMT connector contacts from DIP cage mounting and separately lists keying options. C236D
Sheets 1–2 of the 2015-04-09 family drawing. The DIP cage does not make every electrical contact a through-hole pin. Exact full-suffix face geometry and current revision remain unverified.
Contact count, a family name or an advertised cable rate does not prove host support, device power, PCB fit or an approved replacement. No trial fitting, soldering or pin-assignment instructions are supplied.
02 / FIND THE NEXT DOCUMENT
Keep the part and the system separate.
Identify an external cable
Confirm both end designations in the cable’s documentation and the required host/device interfaces. Keep the data-rate claim with the named assembly.
Identify an internal component
Record the exact part suffix, keying and mounting role. Read electrical contact termination separately from cage attachment.
03 / COMMON QUESTIONS
What appearance cannot establish.
Does seven-pin eSATA guarantee 6 Gbps?
No. The source’s up-to-6-Gbps statement belongs to ESATA3. The connector count does not establish the host, device or actual transfer rate. Read the equipment and cable documentation together.
Read the source evidence and scope
StarTech ESATA3 specifies seven-pin eSATA connectors at both ends. C118A
Identification and explicitly scoped documentation only; not an end-to-end connection approval
The ESATA3 datasheet advertises a transfer rate up to 6 Gbps for this named external eSATA cable. C118C
Manufacturer cable-assembly claim only, not measured system throughput or the capability of every seven-pin connector. No device power or powered-eSATA capability is established.
Does a DIP cage mean the contacts are through-hole?
Not in the observed table: it lists SMT connector contacts separately from DIP cage mounting. Keep electrical termination and mechanical mounting distinct. No PCB footprint or soldering instruction is supplied here.
Read the source evidence and scope
The G40MR C2 family drawing table distinguishes SMT connector contacts from DIP cage mounting and separately lists keying options. C236D
Sheets 1–2 of the 2015-04-09 family drawing. The DIP cage does not make every electrical contact a through-hole pin. Exact full-suffix face geometry and current revision remain unverified.
Why is there no new Mini-SAS face illustration?
The exact product page names a stainless right-key shell, but the linked drawings cover several key and mounting variants. The exact full-suffix face has not been sufficiently resolved. A generic family picture would overstate that evidence.
Read the source evidence and scope
Amphenol describes G40MR36B22BCEU as an internal right-angle board connector with a stainless right-key shell; its product description specifies a DIP cage and cap. C236C
Exact product-page role and variant descriptors. Not a cable-end connector, a generic Mini-SAS substitution or an independently inspected keyed face.
The G40MR C2 family drawing table distinguishes SMT connector contacts from DIP cage mounting and separately lists keying options. C236D
Sheets 1–2 of the 2015-04-09 family drawing. The DIP cage does not make every electrical contact a through-hole pin. Exact full-suffix face geometry and current revision remain unverified.
A COMPACT REFERENCE TO KEEP
Cord ends and storage component roles.
Letter PDF (legacy download held for current evidence review). Current focused printable references · A4 PDF (legacy download held for current evidence review). Current focused printable references
Four pages: NEMA examples, storage roles, next questions and linked source records. Original review-edition PDF; no electrical work or mating approval.