EIDE
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EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) is an improved version of the IDE interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer hardware interface standard
→
storage interface → |
| abbreviation | EIDE → |
| allows | connection of more than two IDE devices in a system via multiple channels → |
| alsoKnownAs |
ATA-2
→
Enhanced IDE → Parallel ATA →
surface form: "Fast ATA"
ATA-2 →
surface form: "Fast ATA-2"
|
| backwardCompatibleWith |
ATA
→
IDE → |
| category | parallel ATA standard → |
| dataBusWidth | 16-bit → |
| developedFrom |
ATA
→
IDE → |
| electricalInterface | Parallel ATA → |
| eraOfUse | 1990s → |
| fullName |
EIDE
→
surface form: "Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics"
|
| improves |
data transfer speed over original IDE
→
maximum drive capacity over original IDE → |
| interfaceLocation |
add-on controller card
→
motherboard → |
| isImprovedVersionOf |
IDE
→
Integrated Drive Electronics → |
| marketedBy | Western Digital → |
| replacedBy |
Serial ATA
→
Parallel ATA →
surface form: "Ultra ATA"
|
| standardizedAs | ATA-2 → |
| supportsDeviceType |
ATAPI device
→
hard disk drive → optical disc drive → |
| supportsLogicalBlockAddressing | true → |
| supportsMaxDevicesPerChannel | 2 → |
| supportsMode |
DMA mode
→
PIO mode → faster PIO modes than original IDE → multiword DMA → |
| supportsNumberOfChannelsOnTypicalMotherboard | 2 → |
| supportsProtocol |
ATA
→
surface form: "ATAPI"
|
| supportsTotalDevicesOnTypicalMotherboard | 4 → |
| transferRateComparedToIDE | higher → |
| usedFor |
connecting CD-ROM drives
→
connecting DVD drives → connecting hard disk drives → connecting optical drives → connecting storage devices to a computer motherboard → |
| usesCableType | 40-conductor ribbon cable → |
| usesConnectorType | 40-pin connector → |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "IDE"