The best IDE channel to connect on a hard drive is the Primary IDE channel, Also known as IDE 1 in dell computers
IDE cables in computers are used to connect Hard Disk Drives and CD/DVD Drives to the motherboard. - Neeraj Sharma
Only two drives can be supported on an IDE cable. One Master and one Slave.
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.
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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.
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.
IDE is a connection standard in computing. The pins refer to the ends of the cable used to connect devices (usually hard drives).
Modern hard drives connect to the hard drive using a SATA cable. Older ones use a larger, slower IDE cable.
molex for IDE devices and sata power connector for SATA devices
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.
SATA IDE cable do most hard drives use toda.
PCI IDE card allows connecting IDE hard drives and CD/DVD drives if a motherboard is missing or has not enough IDE ports.