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Hardware => Drivers => Topic started by: Beloved on April 14, 2011, 02:13:16 PM

Title: ATA interface SATA interface
Post by: Beloved on April 14, 2011, 02:13:16 PM

Is an ATA interface hard drive compatible with an SATA interface hard drive?

Title: Re: ATA interface SATA interface
Post by: Geek-9pm on April 14, 2011, 02:26:09 PM

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You can Google that to get a long answer.
(ATA is sometimes called IDE)

Short answer. ATA was first.
 Then when the new interface came  along -
new terms were needed.
PATA = p arallel ATA interface (OLDER)
SATA  = serial ATA interface. (NEWER)

For more info, Google parallel ATA

Title: Re: ATA interface SATA interface
Post by: Allan on April 14, 2011, 02:33:35 PM

Quote from: Beloved on April 14, 2011, 02:13:16 PM

Is an ATA interface hard drive compatible with an SATA interface hard drive?

What do you mean "are the drives compatible" with one another? Do you mean you want to replace one with the other?

Title: Re: ATA interface SATA interface
Post by: Beloved on April 14, 2011, 02:43:34 PM

Thank you so much!
Blessings on your head!!!

Title: Re: ATA interface SATA interface
Post by: patio on April 14, 2011, 10:52:50 PM

Quote from: Beloved on April 14, 2011, 02:43:34 PM

Thank you so much!
Blessings on your head!!!

On Geeks...or Allan's ? ?