PATA

E202459

PATA is an older computer interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a motherboard using parallel data transmission.

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Label Occurrences
PATA canonical 3

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf computer bus interface standard ⓘ
storage interface ⓘ
alternativeName ATA ⓘ
EIDE ⓘ
IDE ⓘ
busWidth 16-bit data bus ⓘ
commonUsePeriod 1990s ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ
communicationProtocol ATA command set ⓘ
comparedTo slower than SATA ⓘ
configurationMethod jumper settings on drives ⓘ
configurationOption Cable Select ⓘ
dataTransferMethod parallel data transmission ⓘ
dataTransmissionType parallel ⓘ
definedBy ATA standard ⓘ
fullName Parallel ATA ⓘ
highestUDMAMode Ultra DMA mode 6 ⓘ
introducedInDecade 1980s ⓘ
maxCableLength 18 inches ⓘ
about 46 centimeters ⓘ
maxDevicesPerChannel 2 ⓘ
maxTheoreticalTransferRate 133 MB/s ⓘ
replacedBy SATA ⓘ
requires BIOS support ⓘ
signalLines 40 signal pins ⓘ
standardFamily ATA/ATAPI ⓘ
standardizedBy ANSI ⓘ
status legacy interface ⓘ
supportsDeviceRole master ⓘ
slave ⓘ
supportsDeviceType CD-ROM drive ⓘ
DVD drive ⓘ
Zip drive ⓘ
hard disk drive ⓘ
tape drive ⓘ
supportsMode DMA modes ⓘ
PIO modes ⓘ
Ultra DMA modes ⓘ
usedFor connecting hard disk drives to a motherboard ⓘ
connecting optical drives to a motherboard ⓘ
connecting storage devices to a host system ⓘ
usedIn consumer PCs of the 1990s ⓘ
desktop computers ⓘ
laptop computers ⓘ
usesConnectorType 40-conductor ribbon cable ⓘ
40-pin ribbon cable connector ⓘ
80-conductor ribbon cable ⓘ
usesPowerConnector Molex 4-pin power connector ⓘ
linked to: Molex
usesSignaling single-ended signaling ⓘ

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