Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Understanding PATA - CompTIA A+ 220-801: 1.5


The PATA standard
  • Parallel AT Attachment
    • Remember the PC/AT?
  • An evolutionary process
    • Circa 1999
  • Originally called Integrated Drive Electronics  (IDE)
    • A Western Digital invention
    • 2nd generation called EIDE (Enhanced IDE)
  • The evolution
    • Faster speeds (from 16 MB/s through 133 MB/s)
    • Additional devices
PATA cabling

    •  40 wire / 80 wire cables
The PATA interface
The PATA drive
PATA and SATA cabling
ATAPI (ATA Packet Interface)
On-drive documentation



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