ATA, IDE and EIDE ShowOverview
The ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) standard is a standard interface that allows you to connect storage peripherals to PC computers. The ATA standard was developed on May 12, 1994 by the ANSI (document X3.221-1994).
Despite the...
PC Assembly - Hard drive installation ShowHard drives, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM drives and floppy drive
The motherboard usually has two IDE
(Integrated Device Electronics) connectors:
The first connector is known as the primary device controller;
The second is known as the secondary device...
Serial ATA (SATA or S-ATA) ShowIntroduction
The Serial ATA standard (S-ATA or SATA) is a standard bus allowing high-speed storage peripherals to be connected to PC computers.
The Serial ATA standard was introduced in February 2003 in order to compensate for limitations of the...