answersLogoWhite

0

The best IDE channel to connect on a hard drive is the Primary IDE channel, Also known as IDE 1 in dell computers

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

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


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.


What is secondary ide channel?

The secondary IDE channel is used to reference the other IDE channel apart from the primary one on a computer mainboard. While the primary IDE channel usually takes the system/first hard disk of the system, the secondary channel usually takes optical drives or the second hard drive.


What is secondary channel?

The secondary IDE channel is used to reference the other IDE channel apart from the primary one on a computer mainboard. While the primary IDE channel usually takes the system/first hard disk of the system, the secondary channel usually takes optical drives or the second hard drive.


What is channel id?

The secondary IDE channel is used to reference the other IDE channel apart from the primary one on a computer mainboard. While the primary IDE channel usually takes the system/first hard disk of the system, the secondary channel usually takes optical drives or the second hard drive.


An older parallel connection used to connect ATA hard drives and optical devices is?

IDE


What is IDE pins?

IDE is a connection standard in computing. The pins refer to the ends of the cable used to connect devices (usually hard drives).


The majority of hard drives interface with the motherboard?

Modern hard drives connect to the hard drive using a SATA cable. Older ones use a larger, slower IDE cable.


What type of power connector is used to connect to hard disk drives or optical drives?

molex for IDE devices and sata power connector for SATA devices


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.


What is the function Primary and secondary IDE slots?

Primary and secondary IDE slots are interfaces on a computer motherboard used to connect storage devices such as hard drives and CD/DVD drives. The primary IDE slot typically connects the main hard drive, while the secondary IDE slot can accommodate additional drives. This division allows for the management of multiple drives, enabling the system to read from and write to them efficiently. In modern systems, IDE has largely been replaced by SATA, but these slots were crucial in earlier computing architectures.