Storage Device Cables

Question 1

IDE

Answer 1

Integrated Drive Electronics

• 18” cables (and non-standardized 24” cables)
• Primary and secondary drives
• 2 devices per cable, maximum of 4 devices
• 40 and 80 pin varieties
• Retro named Parallel ATA or PATA

Question 2

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)

Answer 2

• 4-8 SATA port on motherboards commonly
• 7 pin data cable connectors
• 15 pin power connectors

Question 3

External SATA (eSATA)

Answer 3

• Allows for the connection of SATA enclosures to an external port
• 2-meter max cable length
• Shielded cable
• Largely replaced by faster technologies such as USB and Thunderbolt.

Question 4

FireWire

Answer 4

IEEE 1394
400 (FireWire 400) and 800 (FireWire800) Mbps

Question 5

SCSI

Answer 5

Small Computer System Interface