ATA vs IDE

[life24]

Hello,
What is the difference between ATA and IDE? Both are interface and standard?
Thanks

 

[RLGL]

Google has the answers

 

[bbhaag]

ATA and IDE are they same thing I think. Of course then you have PATA which is commonly referred to as IDE and SATA which is now the most common interface for storage devices.
Also like was mentioned above a quick google search would provide you with a more in depth explanation.

 

[Gt403cyl]

As much as I would love to answer this, a simple Google search will give you better explanations.

 

[UsandThem]

As much as I would love to answer this, a simple Google search will give you better explanations.

Seriously OP. You seem to ask a simple question each day now that could easily be understood by looking at Wikipedia, and you never reply again in the thread. Yesterday it was about PCIe slots, and the day before that it was about BIOS.

 

[life24]

I think some users are accustomed to sending spam.
I just ask a question.

 

[UsandThem]

I think some users are accustomed to sending spam.
I just ask a question.

Careful now.

Seriously, if you don't understand something in an article or wiki, we can explain it. But people shouldn't have to hand-feed you info, when it is freely available, and all you have to do is Google it. The first two similar posts you created, we answered. But the same users see you doing the same thing, and will say something.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA

 

[life24]

Our friends,
I read some article but I'm confused
AHCI vs IDE
ATA vs IDE

 

[UsandThem]

Our friends,
I read some article but I'm confused
AHCI vs IDE
ATA vs IDE

Which aspects of it are you confused over? Otherwise, you are asking the exact same thing in a different way.

You read some article? What article did you read that you are confused about? Please link to it here so we can see what you are confused about.

 

[life24]

Which aspects of it are you confused over? Otherwise, you are asking the exact same thing in a different way.

You read some article? What article did you read that you are confused about? Please link to it here so we can see what you are confused about.

Thank you for your reply,

I understood the difference between ATA and SATA and I think PATA is the first generation in ATA.
IDE and ATA are standard or interface or Socket or Controller on the motherboard and other devices such as Hard disk and Optical drive?
And I go to BIOS and I can change SATA Configuration to AHCI or IDE. Now AHCI and IDE is the controller in the motherboard? When did I change To AHCI or IDE switch to another controller on a motherboard?

http://www.differencebetween.net/technology/hardware-technology/difference-between-ide-and-pata/
https://www.diffen.com/difference/IDE_vs_SATA

 

[UsandThem]

Here is a much easier article to understand the differences between ACHI and IDE modes:

https://www.diffen.com/difference/AHCI_vs_IDE

People will only run their drives in IDE mode if there is some kind of hardware incompatibility issue, as AHCI is faster and the standard for quite some time now. It is the same storage controller, just a different mode.

 

[life24]

Here is a much easier article to understand the differences between ACHI and IDE modes:

https://www.diffen.com/difference/AHCI_vs_IDE

People will only run their drives in IDE mode if there is some kind of hardware incompatibility issue, as AHCI is faster and the standard for quite some time now. It is the same storage controller, just a different mode.

Thank you for your reply,
Now I think to understand the difference between AHCI and IDE well.
But still, I don't understand the difference between ATA(or PATA) vs IDE.

 

[razel]

Is there something in particular you want to achieve? Because if you want to understand the technology itself you WILL NEED to do more researching on your own. Others have mentioned Wikipedia, but if you want to be taught YouTube might be better. We certainly cannot teach you how to understand it, but there is plenty of info out there for you on this topic.

 

[whm1974]

Unless you are dealing with very old hardware, I wouldn't worry about PATA or IDE at all as there is no need to. All modern computers have SATA ports and support the AHCI protocol.

 

[JoeBleed]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA

read that page fully and you should better understand. God help you if you want to know about things before IDE. that's a mess.

 

[AE-Ruffy]

Simply put, IDE was Western Digitals first attempt at the ATA Standard ( AT Attachment Packet Interface ATAPI)

ATA/IDE are all about the physical connection. It's the same thing. The only differences are in the number of connectors/wires. The wikipedia article details this.

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) replaced the older IDE/ATA standards with something better. It introduced SATA cables, these are smaller. The technology was originally developed by Intel

 

[whm1974]

And much better as well.

 

[tcsenter]

AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface) replaced the older IDE/ATA standards with something better. It introduced SATA cables, these are smaller.

Not really. IDE/ATA/ATAPI encompass the interface as well as the programming/software model (BIOS and OS). AHCI in at least the first two iterations was merely the programming model. AHCI did not usher in Serial ATA, that was it's own separate effort and specification. Maybe they have subsequently merged the two in the past few years but it wasn't so for several years....