Today we’re looking at the Brando USB to SATA/IDE converter. If you’re testing an unknown drive you have to either use a removable drive rack or an external drive enclosure to run the drive without ...

While sifting through the HotHardware mail bin, I came upon a device that I'm sure a lot of you would love to have. The Brando USB 2.0 to SATA/IDE Cable, which X-Bit labs currently has for review, ...

Hard disk drives connect to a motherboard using either a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment connector or an Integrated Drive Electronics connector. SATA drives are newer than IDE, so older ...

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They say, no one likes a know-it-all, but what about a do-it-all? - As enthusiasts we have a lot of toys and many of these devices store data on different forms of flash media. To add insult to injury ...

Yes, I know IDE uses 40 pin connectors. But I need to find some 26 pin versions so I can butcher a IDE cable and attach it. CF cards speak ATA so I should be able to use a IDE to SATA adapter.

I'm pretty sure there are only <-ATA33 and ATA66/100 . The first are usually just referred to as IDE cables, the second as either ATA66 or ATA100. The ATA33/IDE cables are almost always Light Gray ...

Brainout asked the Hard Drives, NAS Drives, Storage forum to explain some of the words used to describe hard drives and storage. Technical terms can get overwhelming, especially when they include too ...