Integrated Drive Electronics

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Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) is a standard interface for connecting storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard, integrating the drive controller directly into the drive itself.

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Integrated Drive Electronics canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ATA interface
computer storage interface standard
abbreviation IDE
alsoKnownAs ATA
PATA
Parallel ATA
connectsDeviceType ATAPI device
CD-ROM drive
DVD drive
hard disk drive
optical disc drive
dataBusWidth 16-bit
designFeature integrates drive controller on the drive
deviceRoles master
slave
governingBody ANSI
INCITS T13
surface form: INCITS T13 committee
introducedInDecade 1980s
maximumCableLength 18 inches
maximumDevicesPerChannel 2
maximumTransferRate 133 MB/s
powerConnectorType Molex 4-pin for drives
primaryFunction connect storage devices to a computer motherboard
replaced MFM hard drive interface
RLL hard drive interface
ST-506 interface
replacedBy Serial ATA in consumer PCs
standardizedAs ATA-1
standardSeries ATA-1
ATA-2
ATA-3
ATA-4
ATA-5
ATA-6
ATA-7
status largely obsolete
successor Serial ATA
surface form: SATA

Serial ATA
supportsProtocol Parallel ATA
surface form: ATAPI
typicalCableType 40-conductor ribbon cable
80-conductor ribbon cable
typicalInterfaceSpeed DMA modes
PIO modes
Ultra DMA modes
usedOn desktop computers
laptop computers
servers
usesConfigurationMethod jumper settings
usesSignalingType parallel data transfer

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EIDE isImprovedVersionOf Integrated Drive Electronics
Enhanced IDE follows Integrated Drive Electronics