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How many PATA devices can be installed on a typical ATX motherboard?
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∙ 14y ago
This depends on the number of PATA controllers in the computer. Most older motherboards have only two controllers, while newer ones often have only one, or sometimes none at all. Each PATA controller can support up to two drives.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe number of ATA devices that can be connected to a PC is determined by the motherboard of the PC. Current PCs may have no ATA ports at all, only SATA. Before SATA, computers commonly had four (two controllers supporting two ports each) ATA ports.
However, I assume you can still buy add on cards and add as many as you have card slots for. Promise used to make such a card.
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∙ 11y agoThere can be one primary drive (typically called the master drive) and one secondary drive (typically called the slave drive) on each parallel ATA interface.
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Does PATA have two connectors on a motherboard?
Yes, there are two PATA connectors available on the motherboard, so you can connect PATA hard disk through this motherboard.
If the motherboard has two parallel ATA connections how many EIDE devices can the system support?
Four. A master device and a slave device on each PATA chain.
PATA accommodates up to how many devices?
PATA will support a maximum of two devices per channel.
Does pata hard disk support in Intel 945 family motherboard?
yes 100%
How many E IDE connectors are located on new motherboards?
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.
How can you make a SATA drive work on a motherboard that only has a PATA connector?
Well... First, you have to plug it in..
What technology provides for up to four devices on a system including hard drive?
IDE (also known as PATA and ATA) provides for up to four devices, including the hard drive. The serial ATA standard allows for more than four drives installed in a system.
Do you have to use sata cables to connect a hdd or ssd to your motherboard?
Most likely, but not necessarily. It all depends on what kind of motherboard you have. Most modern motherboards require SATA cables to connect to storage devices, but there are some that can still use a PATA (also known as IDE) cable for HDDs. Regarding SSDs, most of them connect to motherboards through SATA cables, but there are some that can be connected to the motherboard through a PCIe X4 slot.
Why use PATA at all?
Parallel Advanced Technology Attachment (PATA) is an interface designed to accommodate mass storage devices for computers. PATA was formerly called IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) and EIDE (Enhanced IDE). Until recent years, PATA/IDE/EIDE storage devices (hard drives, CD and DVD drives) were nearly universal in PCs. (SCSI was and is still around, but in very limited use.) About ten years ago, a new standard -- SATA, or Serial ATA -- was introduced for mass storage devices. By 2008, SATA had largely taken over as the new standard for hard drives, and it has since conquered the CD/DVD market also. But there are still many millions of PATA legacy drives and boards in use, and PATA devices and boards continue to be sold today, though in greatly reduced quantity. (The PC I'm using as I write this has a mainboard with both PATA and SATA interfaces, and all the mass storage drives are PATA. Why would I go out and buy new drives?)
Does the motherboard determine what hard drive to install?
To some extent yes, the motherboard does indeed determine what kind of hard drive to install. Most modern motherboards will have SATA ports for the hard drives. The SATA ports are small in size and are usually labeled as SATA1-SATA4 or however many the motherboard has. You can read it right on the board. Older motherboards, however, used to use PATA or IDE hard drives (PATA & IDE are the same thing but with two different names). An IDE port on a motherboard is about 3-4 times the size of a SATA port. The really old boards may not have the IDE port labeled, but most other motherboards will have the letters IDE (or PATA) written next to the IDE port. If you're referring to a motherboard from the last 5-7 years, the chances are that it has SATA ports. The best thing to do is to look at the motherboard.
How do you run an SATA hard drive on a computer that's based on PATA?
Sata is a different kind of disk. If your computer onlyhas a PATA drive connection you won't be able to run SATA. You should be able to find a SATA disk controller or upgrade your motherboard.
When was Pata Pata created?
Pata Pata was created in 1967.
