Interface: PATA ??

Southy · 04-09-2006, 01:58 AM

I was looking at buying a new hard drive and came across this one: Maxtor Ultra16 PATA 250GB 7200RPM
It had a really good price and all, then I got looking at it and it said that the interface is something called PATA? I have heard of SATA but never heard of PATA before...

Will this work the same as a standard IDE interface or is there some sort of special computer that it only will fit into or do you need special connectors to hook it up or anything?

[-0MEGA-] · 04-09-2006, 01:59 AM

PATA is another word for IDE.

Southy · 04-09-2006, 02:02 AM

That is strange, then why not just say up front that it is IDE/EIDE inferface instead of PATA, that just confuses people...

[-0MEGA-] · 04-09-2006, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wikipedia

Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) is a standard interface for connecting storage devices such as hard disks and CD-ROM drives inside personal computers. Many terms and synonyms for ATA exist, including abbreviations such as IDE, ATAPI, and UDMA.

With the market introduction of Serial ATA in 2003, the original ATA was retroactively renamed Parallel ATA (PATA). In line with the original naming, this article only covers Parallel ATA.

Parallel ATA standards only allow cable lengths up to 46 centimetres (18 inches) although cables up to 91 cm (36 inches) can be readily purchased. Because of this length limit, the technology normally appears as an internal computer storage interface. It provides the most common and the least expensive interface for this application.

they have alot of different names.

Southy · 04-09-2006, 02:45 AM

ah, cool... good to know, thanks for your help!

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Southy Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 233	ah, cool... good to know, thanks for your help! __________________ http://www.noplacelikethis.com/

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