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  SATA

  <p>SATA is a computer bus interface, optical drive, and solid state drive. The SATA standard defines a data cable with seven conductors (three ground and four active data lines in two pairs) and 8 mm wide wafer connectors on each end. SATA cables can have lengths up to 1 meter and connect a bottom to a hard drive. SATA connectors and cables are thus easier to fit in enclosed spaces and reduce obstacles to air cooling. Although they are more susceptible to unintentional disconnection and breakage than PATA, users can purchase cables that have a lock function whereby a small (normal metal) socket in the socket.</p>
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  IDE / PATA

  <p>The parallel ATA (PATA), a standard interface for connecting storage devices such as hard disk drives, floppy disk drives and optical disk drives in computers. It uses the underlying AT Attachment (ATA) and AT Attai Packet Interface (ATAPI) standards. Parallel ATA standard is the result of a long history of progressive technical development that began with the original AT Attachment interface that is designed for use in early PC AT equipment. ATA interface itself evolved in several stages from Western Digital's original Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE) interface. As a result, many nærsynonymer to ATA / ATAPI and its previous incarnations still in common informal use, especially Extended IDE (EIDE) and Ultra ATA (UATA). <!-- P--></p>