Computer bus interface for storage devices SATA is a computer bus interface announced in 2000 that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives, optical drives, and solid-state drives. Revision 1.0 of the specification was released in January 2003. Serial ATA succeeded the earlier Parallel ATA (PATA) standard to become the predominant interface for storage devices. 230,382 views on June 3, 2016 — Wikipedia's most-read article that day. Also most read: Copa América Centenario, Bailee Madison, George R. R. Martin, Sentinelese. Wiki link