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 IDE has been replaced by Serial ATA (SATA), so modern boards have 2 to 8 SATA ports.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.
This is dependent on the number of IDE controllers on the board. Older motherboards had two controllers, allowing a maximum of four IDE devices. Newer motherboards often only have one controller, allowing for a maximum of two devices.
How many EIDE devices does a motherboard support?
usb 2.0 can support 127 devices
4
The system can support 4 devices.
Linux distributions can support hundreds of thousands of devices and programs, far too many to list.
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The system will be able to support 4 EDIE devices, 2 devices per cable.
PATA will support a maximum of two devices per channel.
Try for yourself!
firewire port can support up to 63 devices on one firewire port with a hub
Most modern SCSI buses support a total of 16 devices, while older SCSI implementations usually support only eight devices.
One or more.