On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 11:41 AM, <roman...@ideal-access.com> wrote: > It was the "E" in front of IDE that made me wonder, just like the "E" after > PCI which is probably intel specific? I've been off line for 5 years and > much has changed.
Generally speaking, EIDE = IDE = PATA. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_ATA Strictly speaking both EIDE or IDE should refer to either PATA or SATA since all these acronyms mean are "Integrated Drive Electronics" (IDE) and "Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics" (EIDE). All modern hard drives (that I know of) integrate the drive controller into the drive electronics and have done so for (nearly?) two decades now. But as always happens the actual history behind a term has nothing to do with its usage. So the acronym (E)IDE has become synonymous with PATA no matter how much it might happen to irritate the OCD among you. Oh, well. -irrational john -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
