EIDE

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EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) is an improved version of the IDE interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
EIDE canonical 4
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics 3
IDE 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf computer hardware interface standard
storage interface
abbreviation EIDE
allows connection of more than two IDE devices in a system via multiple channels
alsoKnownAs ATA-2
Enhanced IDE
Fast ATA
linked to: Parallel ATA

Fast ATA-2
linked to: ATA-2
backwardCompatibleWith ATA
IDE
category parallel ATA standard
dataBusWidth 16-bit
developedFrom ATA
IDE
electricalInterface Parallel ATA
eraOfUse 1990s
fullName Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
linked to: EIDE
improves data transfer speed over original IDE
maximum drive capacity over original IDE
interfaceLocation add-on controller card
motherboard
isImprovedVersionOf IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
marketedBy Western Digital
replacedBy Serial ATA
Ultra ATA
linked to: Parallel ATA
standardizedAs ATA-2
supportsDeviceType ATAPI device
hard disk drive
optical disc drive
supportsLogicalBlockAddressing true
supportsMaxDevicesPerChannel 2
supportsMode DMA mode
PIO mode
faster PIO modes than original IDE
multiword DMA
supportsNumberOfChannelsOnTypicalMotherboard 2
supportsProtocol ATAPI
linked to: ATA
supportsTotalDevicesOnTypicalMotherboard 4
transferRateComparedToIDE higher
usedFor connecting CD-ROM drives
connecting DVD drives
connecting hard disk drives
connecting optical drives
connecting storage devices to a computer motherboard
usesCableType 40-conductor ribbon cable
usesConnectorType 40-pin connector

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Referenced by (8)

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

ATA relatedStandard EIDE
EIDE fullName Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
linked to: EIDE
Parallel ATA alsoKnownAs IDE
linked to: EIDE
Enhanced IDE alsoKnownAs Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
linked to: EIDE
Enhanced IDE hasFullName Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
linked to: EIDE
PATA alternativeName EIDE