IDE/ATA and Serial ATA

•      Integrated Device Electronics (IDE)/Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA)

4  Popular interface used to connect hard disks or CD-ROM drives

4  Available with variety of standards and names

•      Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA)

4  Serial version of the IDE/ATA specification that has replaced the parallel ATA

4  Inexpensive storage interconnect, typically used for internal connectivity

4  Provides data transfer rate up to 6 Gb/s (standard 3.0)