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Colour doesnt matter for the IDE.
It is the number of pins that are available in the IDE slot
If it is a 40pin IDE, it will support HDD and CD/ DVD RAM drives.
If it is a 34 pin IDE, it supports the FDD
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If a motherboard has one blue IDE connector and one black IDE connection which do you use to install a single drive?
Preferably to the IDE0 which most of the time is the Blue connector. The blue connector is primary, black is secondary
What is an IDE port?
a port for the IDE cable to connect the hardrive and cddrive to the motherboard.
How many IDE controllers are typically built into an ATX motherboard?
it has 2 IDE controller
What does a ide connector do?
An IDE cable connects a hard drive or CD drive to the main board of the computer.
How many ide connectors are normally on the motherboard?
2
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 does and IDE to SATA adapter do?
One would use a SATA to IDE adaptor for things such as backing up data, virus scanning and imaging. These adapters can be purchased from places like Best Buy, Tiger Direct, Amazon and eBay.
Which component on the motherboard usually house the Ide connectors?
South Bridge
How many ide interfaces are there on the Asus p4s800d-x motherboard?
none
What does an IDE do?
An IDE connector is used to connect a CD-ROM drive or hard drive to a motherboard, with a long and flat ribbon cable.
What is the function of the IDE drive?
A an internal hard drive that plugs directly into the motherboard.
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.
