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What is a pci ide card used for?
PCI IDE card allows connecting IDE hard drives and CD/DVD drives if a motherboard is missing or has not enough IDE ports.
What is an IDE controller?
IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) is a standardized interface for data storage devices in computer systems. It is so named because much of the logic circuitry is integrated into the device itself. IDE is most commonly used for hard drives and CD or DVD drives, but has also been used for tape drives and zip drives. An IDE controller is the primary interface (usually integrated into the motherboard) which any IDE devices will be plugged into. It handles the flow of data to and from these devices. It usually consists of two connections (known as IDE channels) both of which can handle up to 2 devices each. It is also possible to add more IDE controllers in the form of PCI or PCI-E cards, these are usually referred to as IDE controller cards. This is often done to enable more storage devices to be installed into the system, but may also be done to replace an obsolete or malfuntioning on-board IDE controller.
What is thediffrence between ide and atapi?
IDE involves the interaction of the computer with hard drives and CD-ROMS. Atapi specifies the IDE tape drives and CD-ROMS.
Are IDE hard drives good quality?
IDE hard drives are manufactured in Malaysia by the IDE company. Over the life of the production of these hard drives, the quality has improved immensely, starting at very poor and now arriving at very competitive.
What type of IDE cable do most hard drives use today?
SATA IDE cable do most hard drives use toda.
How many drives must be set to master in a PC with IDE drives on the same cable?
Only one master is connected to single IDE cable
How many hard drives can connect to a single ide cable?
Only two drives can be supported on an IDE cable. One Master and one Slave.
IDE data cable?
This is a data ribbon cable is used for computer drives, like hard disk drives, Optical disk drives, and floppy disk drives. They are also referred to as PATA cables. They connect to parallel ports consisting of 20 pins in one row, and 19 in the second, for a total of 39 pins. IDE cables are now considered old, having been largely replaced by SATA cables, which connect to newer drives which run at more RPM. The SATA system communicates more quickly that the PATA system using IDE cables.
How may drivers can be installed in a standard IDE cable?
2 drives per ide cable
How many hard drives can be connected to a single IDE Cable?
Only two drives can be supported on an IDE cable. One Master and one Slave.
Hard drives can use the following interfaces?
IDE
What piece of hardware IDE cables connect?
IDE cables in computers are used to connect Hard Disk Drives and CD/DVD Drives to the motherboard. - Neeraj Sharma
