PATA

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PATA is an older computer interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a motherboard using parallel data transmission.

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PATA canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf computer bus interface standard
storage interface
alternativeName ATA
EIDE
IDE
busWidth 16-bit data bus
commonUsePeriod 1990s
early 2000s
communicationProtocol ATA command set
comparedTo slower than SATA
configurationMethod jumper settings on drives
configurationOption Cable Select
dataTransferMethod parallel data transmission
dataTransmissionType parallel
definedBy ATA standard
fullName Parallel ATA
highestUDMAMode Ultra DMA mode 6
introducedInDecade 1980s
maxCableLength 18 inches
about 46 centimeters
maxDevicesPerChannel 2
maxTheoreticalTransferRate 133 MB/s
replacedBy SATA
requires BIOS support
signalLines 40 signal pins
standardFamily ATA/ATAPI
standardizedBy ANSI
status legacy interface
supportsDeviceRole master
slave
supportsDeviceType CD-ROM drive
DVD drive
Zip drive
hard disk drive
tape drive
supportsMode DMA modes
PIO modes
Ultra DMA modes
usedFor connecting hard disk drives to a motherboard
connecting optical drives to a motherboard
connecting storage devices to a host system
usedIn consumer PCs of the 1990s
desktop computers
laptop computers
usesConnectorType 40-conductor ribbon cable
40-pin ribbon cable connector
80-conductor ribbon cable
usesPowerConnector Molex
surface form: Molex 4-pin power connector
usesSignaling single-ended signaling

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