7-Position SATA Header, Shrouded for Drive Interconnect
The Molex 0678005003 is a 7-position SATA header from the Series 67800, designed as the signal interface for standard SATA drive connections. It is a shrouded header, meaning the plastic shell surrounds the contacts to guide the mating cable connector and protect the pins from bending during blind-mate assembly in a drive bay. Surface-mount termination places the solder joints on the board surface, suiting it for reflow assembly alongside other SMT components on a SATA drive or backplane PCB.
For a SATA header that may see a handful of drive swaps over its service life, 15.0µin gold is a solid match; it avoids the cost of heavier plating while still protecting the signal path.
Board Guide and SMT Assembly
A board guide feature is molded into the header. During SMT placement, the guide aligns the part to the board footprint before reflow, reducing the chance of tombstoning or skew on the pads.