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.
IDE
IDE involves the interaction of the computer with hard drives and CD-ROMS. Atapi specifies the IDE tape drives and CD-ROMS.
The best IDE channel to connect on a hard drive is the Primary IDE channel, Also known as IDE 1 in dell computers
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.
Only two drives can be supported on an IDE cable. One Master and one Slave.
Only two drives can be supported on an IDE cable. One Master and one Slave.
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IDE cables in computers are used to connect Hard Disk Drives and CD/DVD Drives to the motherboard. - Neeraj Sharma
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.
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.