Will a Pata drive work with ata interface
2007-03-21 12:49:49 · 3 answers · asked by roopali b 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
PATA & ATA actually refer to the same hard drive interface.
The term PATA refers to the conventional standard IDE drives...."Parallel ATA".
ATA was retroactively renamed Parallel ATA (PATA).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA
"Serial ATA" or SATA uses a different interface & controller which provides considerably higher tranfer rates than PATA ....300MBps on SATA II.
regards,
Philip T
2007-03-21 13:01:15 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ata is the standard interface that computers has used for years.sata is what new computers are using.instead of being the flat wide ribbon like cable(ata)it is a small narrow cable that is capable of transferring info faster.I am not familiar with pata...good luck
2007-03-21 20:49:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are all different technologies for data transfer and SATA being the latest and fastest means of data transfer..
2007-03-21 19:53:44 · answer #3 · answered by Nellore K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋