A sata cable connects a motherboard to a Sata hard drive. Modern power supplies have special chords made to power Sata hard drives where as old ones do not. Older computers have Eide cables to connect the motherboard to the hard drive.
PATA can be expressed as an IDE or EIDE cable as well.
the pata cable has the colors of the rainbow such as blue and red.
yes. pata and ide are the same thing.
40 Pins and 80 wires. Maximum recommended length is 18" but can purchase 24" cables.
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Round cables obstruct air flow less inside the case
To connect PATA cables from the motherboard to a CD drive, first ensure the computer is powered off and unplugged. Locate the PATA connector on the motherboard and the CD drive; then, plug one end of the PATA cable into the drive and the other end into the motherboard. Make sure the drive is set to the correct jumper configuration (Master or Slave) as needed for your setup. Finally, connect the power cable to the CD drive and power on the computer.
to make the computer function
Differences between PATA and SATA hardrive are most visible in regards to the cables. A PATA hard drive has what is called a ribbon cable which is kind of big compared to the small SATA cable. The PATA ribbon cable has 40 pins that connect to the hard drive and/or motherboard whereas the SATA cable only has 7 pins allowing for the computer as a whole to be much cooler due to more empty space inside it for air to flow more freely. Also, I believe that the SATA drives are faster than IDE or PATA, especially if it is a SATA III which can transfer at speeds up to 6 gbs/per second.