Enhanced IDE

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Enhanced IDE (EIDE) is an improved version of the original Integrated Drive Electronics standard that offers faster data transfer rates and support for larger hard drives in personal computers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ATA standard
computer storage interface standard
abbreviation EIDE
alsoKnownAs EIDE
EIDE
surface form: Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
category computer hardware interface
disk drive interface standard
connectsVia 40-pin ribbon cable
domain personal computer storage
feature backward compatibility with IDE
faster data transfer rates than original IDE
support for additional drives per channel
support for larger hard drives
follows Integrated Drive Electronics
hasFullName EIDE
surface form: Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
improvesOn IDE data transfer speed
maximum addressable disk capacity of IDE
interfaceType parallel ATA
introducedBy Western Digital
marketingTermFor ATA-2
predecessor IDE
successor Serial ATA
Parallel ATA
surface form: Ultra DMA
supports ATA hard disk drives
ATAPI optical drives
supportsMode PIO modes up to PIO 4
multiword DMA modes
timePeriod mid-1990s
usedFor connecting hard disk drives to personal computers
connecting optical drives to personal computers
usedIn desktop personal computers
laptop personal computers

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EIDE alsoKnownAs Enhanced IDE