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Old 08-24-2005, 12:12 AM   #2 (permalink)
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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)?
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
So both SATA, and PATA are a forms of ide.
You have PATA, SATA uses a different connector.
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