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VIA 3 SATA Serial ATA 1 IDE Port PCI Card VT6421A+CABLE VIA 3 SATA Serial ATA 1 IDE Port PCI Card VT6421A+CABLE
$2.99

SYBA Serial ATA SATA to IDE / PATA Adapter HDD HD SYBA Serial ATA SATA to IDE / PATA Adapter HDD HD
$9.09

add 2 Serial ATA and 2 IDE hard drives to PC, PCI Card add 2 Serial ATA and 2 IDE hard drives to PC, PCI Card
$9.99

7+15 Pin to 4 Pin IDE Power Serial ATA SATA Data Cable 7+15 Pin to 4 Pin IDE Power Serial ATA SATA Data Cable
$0.01

3 Port 3x SATA Serial ATA + IDE PCI Controller Card RL 3 Port 3x SATA Serial ATA + IDE PCI Controller Card RL
$2.99

3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD S03 3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD S03
$0.99

eSATA+SATA Serial ATA+IDE VIA Chip PCI Controller Card eSATA+SATA Serial ATA+IDE VIA Chip PCI Controller Card
$3.49

3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA + 1 IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD+CABLE 3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA + 1 IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD+CABLE
$2.99

SYBA Serial ATA SATA to IDE/PATA Adapter Cable HD HDD SYBA Serial ATA SATA to IDE/PATA Adapter Cable HD HDD
$9.09

PCI Combo 4 Port USB 2.0 IDE eSATA SATA Serial ATA Card PCI Combo 4 Port USB 2.0 IDE eSATA SATA Serial ATA Card
$4.49

Sony  IDE/ATA CD-RW DVD-ROM Drive CRX880A Sony IDE/ATA CD-RW DVD-ROM Drive CRX880A
$17.49

3 Port SATA Serial ATA+IDE PCI PC Host Controller Card 3 Port SATA Serial ATA+IDE PCI PC Host Controller Card
$6.39

50 to 40 Pin IDE ATA HDD Connecter Converter Adapter 50 to 40 Pin IDE ATA HDD Connecter Converter Adapter
$7.62

Bidirectional PATA IDE/SATA Serial ATA 3.5 HD Converter Bidirectional PATA IDE/SATA Serial ATA 3.5 HD Converter
$9.59

4 SATA SERIAL ATA IDE PCI PC CONTROLLER RAID I/O CARD 4 SATA SERIAL ATA IDE PCI PC CONTROLLER RAID I/O CARD
$3.99

7+15 Pin to 4 Pin IDE Power Serial ATA SATA Data Cable 7+15 Pin to 4 Pin IDE Power Serial ATA SATA Data Cable
$0.01

eSATA   2 SATA Serial ATA   IDE PC PCI Controller Card eSATA 2 SATA Serial ATA IDE PC PCI Controller Card
$11.75

Hard Drive HDD ATA/133 IDE Controller PCI Card Non-raid Hard Drive HDD ATA/133 IDE Controller PCI Card Non-raid
$6.00

3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA + 1 IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD 3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA + 1 IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD
$2.99

VIA VT6421 3 SATA IDE Serial ATA RAID PCI Card For HDD VIA VT6421 3 SATA IDE Serial ATA RAID PCI Card For HDD
$2.99

4 Port SATA SERIAL ATA IDE PCI CONTROLLER RAID I/O CARD 4 Port SATA SERIAL ATA IDE PCI CONTROLLER RAID I/O CARD
$3.99

3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA + 1 IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD+CABLE 3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA + 1 IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD+CABLE
$2.99

3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA + 1 IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD 3 PORT SATA SERIAL ATA + 1 IDE VIA 6421A PCI CARD
$2.99

3 SATA Serial ATA + One IDE I/O PCI Controller Card 3 SATA Serial ATA + One IDE I/O PCI Controller Card
$9.99

7+15 Pin to 4 Pin IDE Power Serial ATA SATA Data Cable 7+15 Pin to 4 Pin IDE Power Serial ATA SATA Data Cable
$0.01

4 Port SATA SERIAL ATA IDE PCI CONTROLLER RAID I/O CARD 4 Port SATA SERIAL ATA IDE PCI CONTROLLER RAID I/O CARD
$3.99

Serial ATA SATA to PATA IDE 133/100 Adapter Converter Serial ATA SATA to PATA IDE 133/100 Adapter Converter
$8.99

VIA 3 SATA Serial ATA 1 IDE Port PCI Card VT6421A+CABLE VIA 3 SATA Serial ATA 1 IDE Port PCI Card VT6421A+CABLE
$2.99

SATA and IDE ATA 100/133 Converter Adapter Drive35170 SATA and IDE ATA 100/133 Converter Adapter Drive35170
$5.98

SATA IDE VT6421A PCI Serial ATA RAID I/O Card +CABLE SATA IDE VT6421A PCI Serial ATA RAID I/O Card +CABLE
$2.99



Hard drive question: What is the difference between “PATA”, “SATA”, “IDE”, “IDE ULTRA ATA 100″?

I’m trying to get a 2d (slave) drive for my PC, which supports PATA drives. But I’m finding it impossible to distinguish all these terms! Are some of the ones mentioned above the same? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Okay, so let’s get out of acronym hell first:
ATA: Advanced Technology Attachment
SATA: Serial ATA
PATA: Parallel ATA
IDE: Integrated Drive Electronics

Ok, ATA is just a type of connection of which there are two now, SATA and PATA. Almost all drives are IDE, it just means that there is a circuit board on the drive itself. Back in the day you used to have to add a circuit board to your computer when you put a hard drive in, not so anymore. The Ultra and 100 are just to indicate transfer speed.

For more information then you probably ever wanted look at this article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Drive_Electronics

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