ATA interface SATA interface

[Beloved]

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

[Geek-9pm]

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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

[Allan]

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?

[Beloved]

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[patio]

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