Hard disk interface comparison

Hard disk interface comparison

SATA hard disk adopts the new design structure, data transmission is fast, space saving, and has many advantages over IDE hard disk:
1.SATA disks have higher transmission speed than IDE disks. SATA can provide a peak transfer rate of 150MB/s. In the future, it will reach 300 MB/s and 600 MB/s. We'll get transfer rates nearly 10 times faster than IDE hard drives.
2. Compared with the PATA40-pin data cable of the IDE hard disk, SATA cables are small and thin, and the transmission distance is long, which can be extended to 1 meter, making it easier to install the device and wire the machine. The small size of the connector, this cable effectively improves the air flow inside the computer, but also improves the heat dissipation in the chassis.
3. Compared with IDE hard disk system power consumption is reduced. A SATA hard drive runs on 500 milliamps of current.
4.SATA can be post-compatible with PATA devices by using a multi-purpose chipset or a serial-parallel converter. Since SATA and PATA can use the same drives, no operating system upgrades or other changes are required.
5.SATA jumper cables do not need to be set for the primary and secondary drives. The BIOS will number it in order of 1, 2, and 3. This depends on which SATA connector the drive is attached to (easy to install). The IDE hard drive needs to be set through the jumper to set the master and slave drives.
6.SATA also supports hot swappable and can be used like a USB flash drive. IDE hard drives are not hot-swappable.

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