Integrated Drive Electronics

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Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) is a standard interface for connecting storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard, integrating the drive controller directly into the drive itself.

All labels observed (1)

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Integrated Drive Electronics canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ATA interface ⓘ
computer storage interface standard ⓘ
abbreviation IDE ⓘ
alsoKnownAs ATA ⓘ
PATA ⓘ
Parallel ATA ⓘ
connectsDeviceType ATAPI device ⓘ
CD-ROM drive ⓘ
DVD drive ⓘ
hard disk drive ⓘ
optical disc drive ⓘ
dataBusWidth 16-bit ⓘ
designFeature integrates drive controller on the drive ⓘ
deviceRoles master ⓘ
slave ⓘ
governingBody ANSI ⓘ
INCITS T13 committee ⓘ
linked to: INCITS T13
introducedInDecade 1980s ⓘ
maximumCableLength 18 inches ⓘ
maximumDevicesPerChannel 2 ⓘ
maximumTransferRate 133 MB/s ⓘ
powerConnectorType Molex 4-pin for drives ⓘ
primaryFunction connect storage devices to a computer motherboard ⓘ
replaced MFM hard drive interface ⓘ
RLL hard drive interface ⓘ
ST-506 interface ⓘ
replacedBy Serial ATA in consumer PCs ⓘ
standardizedAs ATA-1 ⓘ
standardSeries ATA-1 ⓘ
ATA-2 ⓘ
ATA-3 ⓘ
ATA-4 ⓘ
ATA-5 ⓘ
ATA-6 ⓘ
ATA-7 ⓘ
status largely obsolete ⓘ
successor SATA ⓘ
linked to: Serial ATA

Serial ATA ⓘ
supportsProtocol ATAPI ⓘ
linked to: Parallel ATA
typicalCableType 40-conductor ribbon cable ⓘ
80-conductor ribbon cable ⓘ
typicalInterfaceSpeed DMA modes ⓘ
PIO modes ⓘ
Ultra DMA modes ⓘ
usedOn desktop computers ⓘ
laptop computers ⓘ
servers ⓘ
usesConfigurationMethod jumper settings ⓘ
usesSignalingType parallel data transfer ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

EIDE → isImprovedVersionOf → Integrated Drive Electronics ⓘ
Enhanced IDE → follows → Integrated Drive Electronics ⓘ