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What is PATA port. How it differs with sata.?

April 26, 2017add-ons Computers differs hardware internet pata port SATA

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What is PATA port. How it differs with sata.?

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In short, SATA is cheaper SATA is faster (SATA III is over 4 times as fast as PATA) SATA uses narrow cables (7 wires vs 40 for PATA) SATA cables can be longer (39 inches vs 18 inches for PATA) SATA is hot swappable, PATA is not SATA requires less power (250 millivolts vs 5 volts for PATA) In short PATA is obsolete. Common Buses and their Max Bandwidth http://www.directron.com/expressguide.ht… SATA I: SATA 150 150 MB/s SATA II: SATA 300 300 MB/s SATA III: SATA 600 600 MB/s (expected in 2008) IDE; PATA (ATA100) 100 MB/s IDE; PATA (ATA133) 133 MB/s Parallel ATA = PATA = IDE Serial ATA = SATA Parallel vs. Serial ATA http://www.directron.com/patasata.html Quick Study: Serial vs. Parallel Storage http://www.computerworld.com/action/arti…