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The only advantage of using a IDE hard drive is maximum compatibility. It appears that SATA hard drives have a lot more advantages than an IDE hard drive.
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Can you replace eide hard drive with a sata hard drive?
No. IDE Hard Drive cannot be replaced with a Sata Hard Drive because the connectors are different. example. if you have sata hard drive installed on your machine. and you purchase IDE Hard drive. you won't be able to install the IDE hard drive where the Sata hard drive was because the IDE connectors are a different shape and size towards the Sata hard drive connectors.
Can you use an ide hard drive cable on a pata hard drive?
yes. pata and ide are the same thing.
What is the smallest storage access unit on an ide hard drive?
The smallest storage access unit on an IDE hard drive is a sector.
Where is the IDE hard drive stored?
The IDE hard drive is stored in the hard-drive bay of a computer case by screwing it on. This bay also houses SATA and other types of hard drives.
What must an IDE hard drive have in order for an AGP slot?
The IDE drive has no direct correlation to the AGP bus.
What is the IDE channel to connect hard drives?
The best IDE channel to connect on a hard drive is the Primary IDE channel, Also known as IDE 1 in dell computers
What must you have to boot from IDE hard drive?
Hi you must have a OS on the hard drive and select the hard in the bois
What is an IDE hard disk drive?
Quote from a Google search: IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is a standard electronic interface used between a computer motherboard's data paths or bus and the computer's disk storage devices.
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.
If a motherboard has two IDE channels how many IDE devices can be accomodated?
Each IDE connector on the board supports two channels per. (Two drives) The combination of drives can vary. For instance, hard drive-cdrom, hard drive-hard drive, cdrom-cdrom, ect....ect.
What is the function of the IDE drive?
A an internal hard drive that plugs directly into the motherboard.
Can a SATA hard drive use IDE?
It can with the following these are available online:SATA to IDE Converter with Marvell chip, Convert SATA Hard Drive to IDE * Marvell 88SA8040 Chipset * Compatible with Dedicated Micros and Eclipse security system DVRs * Converts SATA hard drive into IDE hard drive * Supports large hard drives of 137 GB or larger with one partition * Compatible with any operating system or hardware that supports IDE storage devices * Mounts directly to the back of SATA hard drive* Bootable * Plug and Play, no drivers required * Supports Spread Spectrum in receiver * Compliant with ATA specifications Converts any SATA hard drive into an IDE hard drive. Simply connect the converter to the SATA hard drive, connect your IDE controller's ribbon cable and power up!
