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A an internal hard drive that plugs directly into the motherboard.

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What are words with ide?

IDE stand for Integrated Drive Electronics.


What is the full form of ide cable?

Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE)


What must an IDE hard drive have in order for an AGP slot?

The IDE drive has no direct correlation to the AGP bus.


Can you use an ide hard drive cable on a pata hard drive?

yes. pata and ide are the same thing.


What are the advantages of an IDE hard drive?

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.


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 put a ata and ide hard drive drive in the same computer?

ATA and IDE use the same interface type, so the answer is YES, you can put the a ATA and an IDE in the same computer.


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.


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.


Can a SATA optical drive be used Instead of an IDE optical drive?

Yes. But your computer needs to be properly configured for a SATA optical drive. Also, a SATA drive is better than a IDE drive.


Transfer files from IDE Hardisk to SATA?

It depends on the hardware you have. if you have only SATA in your computer you can buy an IDE to USB external case then you can install the IDE drive into the case for an extra drive or backup


What should the replacement optical drive be on the primary IDE controller?

If replacing the optical drive on a primary IDE controller, it is important it is compatible with the CD Rom drive. The IDE data cable must be connected and you must have the power cord plugged in.