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Does this mean that the SATA cable uses an IDE port? Would this mean that if I was to buy a SATA drive, could I use an IDE cable to connect it to my motherboard (which doesn't have SATA)?
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firstly. No
What you are refering to as ide, is infact parallel ata. The term ide is just
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Originally Posted by hdd101
This is simply an abbreviation for integrated-drive-electronics which is a physical attachment interface
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So both SATA, and PATA are a forms of ide.
You have PATA, SATA uses a different connector.
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