Vega$
02-17-2008, 10:14 PM
Is this the same as PATA, i mean would this work on my computer which requires PATA?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=5524373&type=product&id=1051826249503
level1online
02-18-2008, 02:23 PM
Is this the same as PATA, i mean would this work on my computer which requires PATA?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=5524373&type=product&id=1051826249503
Yes. Parallel ATA (PATA) is the same as IDE or EIDE.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT_Attachment
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Ata_20070127_002.jpg/150px-Ata_20070127_002.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/ATA_on_mainboard.jpg/150px-ATA_on_mainboard.jpg
You DO NOT want to confuse it with SATA, Serial ATA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_ATA
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/SATA_ports.jpg/200px-SATA_ports.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/SATA_Data_Cable.jpg/150px-SATA_Data_Cable.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/SATA_power_cable.jpg/200px-SATA_power_cable.jpg