What is an ide?

It's an Integrated Drive Electronics interface that a hard drive uses. Also known as ATA and is opposed to a SCSI interface.

2007-09-12 23:58:08 · answer #1 · answered by flyingconfused 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

IDE (Interface Device Electronics) is a type of connector used on hard drives, CD/DVD drives and similar devices. It is about 2 1/4 inchs long and 1/4 inch high. Has 41 pins in two rows (with the center pin of the top row missing). It was been the standard for hard and CD drives since the early 90's.

It is currently being replaced by the faster SATA connector. The SATA connector is much smaller (about 3/4 of an inch) with only 4 "pins".

Normally an IDE controller is cabapable of handling two devices, and will have a ribbon cable (about 2" wide) with one connector to the system board, and two more connectors (one in the middle and one at the end) for fastening drives. Some IDE cables do not have the middle connector.

2007-09-13 00:11:59 · answer #2 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Your new computer probalby has and IDE connector that will work with your old PATA/IDE drive (your new computer's dvd drive probably is using an IDE connector). Open the case, and swap the cables with the dvd drive. If the dvd drive is SATA then locate the blue connector on the motherboard, that is the IDE (aka UltraDMA). There is one probably you might encounter, if the dvd drive is SATA, you may need a power adapter for the IDE drive, or locate one from the power supply. Unless you supply additional information such as make/model of the computer or motherboard, then we can determine if there is an IDE controller onboard.

2016-04-04 18:32:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

A IDE is an integrated development environment: "A set of programs run from a single user interface. For example, programming languages often include a text editor, compiler and debugger, which are all activated and function from a common menu". Think of Visual Basic, for instance.

2007-09-12 23:59:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋

Well if you are referring to "the Ides of March as mentioned in Shakespeare then it refers to the 15th of March, May, July and October and the 13th of the other months.

It is also a suffix used in chemistry in the names of compounds usually Binary and attached to the non metallic element of a radical as in Sodium Chloride (salt)

I hope this is of help to you.

Good Luck.

2007-09-13 00:10:52 · answer #5 · answered by freddiem 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋

Hi
Assuming its computer related.. its the cable that connects cd/dvd or Hard Disk to your motherboard in the PC, its an IDE cable (Intergrated Device Electronics) its done to a standard so any companies cable will work with any device.
Hope this helps...
Good luck

2007-09-13 00:01:03 · answer #6 · answered by Neurotic_Fish 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋

IDE stands for Interface Device Elctronics, It is an electronic protocol which aloows storgae device to communicate with chipset. (It is defined by ANSI with the name ATA)

IDE(ATA) HDD means a hard disk with IDE suport; same the case with IDE CD-ROM.

2007-09-12 23:59:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

An Integrated Development Environment. Lets you write code (eg java) and test it within a single application

2007-09-13 00:00:47 · answer #8 · answered by Richard P 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋

an ide is a fish
golden in color and looks similar to a chub

2007-09-13 00:16:54 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋

In March they tend to gang up so you have to beware of them then.

Or it's a type of interface, see http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/I/IDE_interface.html

2007-09-12 23:59:16 · answer #10 · answered by Alan_B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋

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