Most still have 1. Some will still have 2, but they are being phased out. I have not yet seen a PATA-less motherboard, but they are definatley on the way, if not already here. That said, 4, 6 and 8 SATA ports are common, and support is good.
If you have legacy devices you need to connect, SATA->PATA devices are made, and fairly cheaply, too.
This would depend on the motherboard. I have seen older motherboards that were still trying to use IDE as a primary but had 2 or 3 SATA connections. Newer motherboards have primarily SATA connections.
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A motherboard contains several integrated components. Most motherboards will contain: * An IDE controller * A SATA controller (on newer motherboards) * A floppy controller (on older motherboards) * RAM sockets * Expansion slot(s) * The BIOS chip * Power connector * Processor socket / slot * Serial ports (phased out on some newer motherboards) * Parallel ports (phased out on some newer motherboards) Many motherboards will also integrate components that can also be replaced by an add-in card: * Graphics chipset * Network controller * Sound card * USB connectors * FireWire connectors * Dial-up modem * eSATA connector
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A typical modern motherboard has 1 IDE channel, which can support 2 devices. IDE has been replaced by Serial ATA (SATA), so modern boards have 2 to 8 SATA ports. Older motherboards may have 2 to 6 IDE channels, which could support 4-12 IDE devices.
An IDE cable connects a hard drive or CD drive to the main board of the computer.
1. No.2. You probably don't. Many older floppy cables had several connectors on them to facilitate connecting two drives, with one of two possible connectors.
E-IDE connectors are enhanced versions of the industry standard IDE connectors found on most computers. E-IDE provides a higher data transfer rate and better plug and play capability.
CDROM drives dont normally require a "driver card" as they are IDE devices which plug into the motherboards built-in IDE controller.
Four Your standard computer has two IDE channels, each can support up to two devices for a total of 4 IDE devices. With additional IDE controllers, it is possible to have 8 12 or even 16 IDE devices on a system, but this is fairly uncommon.
Traditionally motherboards were built with 2 on board IDE ports. However more and more mother board's are coming with 1 due to the use of SATA ports. The one IDE port i usually used for the CD-ROM.