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What is the difference between SATA and IDE drives?

by Kiven on April 16th, 2008

You might be wondering what is the difference between SATA and traditional IDE hard drives? The first thing you’ll notice is the interface/connectors of the drive itself. SATA drives have a single cable with a small connector, while an IDE drive will have a wider flat ribbon cable. SATA drives also boast faster data transfer rate but read your motherboard’s manual if it does support SATA drives. Otherwise, you’re stuck with an IDE drive.

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