EIDE

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EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) is an improved version of the IDE interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.

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Generate an image of EIDE (EIDE (Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics) is an improved version of the IDE interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.)

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
EIDE canonical 4
Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics 3
IDE 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf computer hardware interface standard
storage interface
abbreviation EIDE
allows connection of more than two IDE devices in a system via multiple channels
alsoKnownAs ATA-2
Enhanced IDE
Fast ATA
linked to: Parallel ATA

Fast ATA-2
linked to: ATA-2
backwardCompatibleWith ATA
IDE
category parallel ATA standard
dataBusWidth 16-bit
developedFrom ATA
IDE
electricalInterface Parallel ATA
eraOfUse 1990s
fullName Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
linked to: EIDE
improves data transfer speed over original IDE
maximum drive capacity over original IDE
interfaceLocation add-on controller card
motherboard
isImprovedVersionOf IDE
Integrated Drive Electronics
marketedBy Western Digital
replacedBy Serial ATA
Ultra ATA
linked to: Parallel ATA
standardizedAs ATA-2
supportsDeviceType ATAPI device
hard disk drive
optical disc drive
supportsLogicalBlockAddressing true
supportsMaxDevicesPerChannel 2
supportsMode DMA mode
PIO mode
faster PIO modes than original IDE
multiword DMA
supportsNumberOfChannelsOnTypicalMotherboard 2
supportsProtocol ATAPI
linked to: ATA
supportsTotalDevicesOnTypicalMotherboard 4
transferRateComparedToIDE higher
usedFor connecting CD-ROM drives
connecting DVD drives
connecting hard disk drives
connecting optical drives
connecting storage devices to a computer motherboard
usesCableType 40-conductor ribbon cable
usesConnectorType 40-pin connector

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ATA relatedStandard EIDE
EIDE fullName Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
linked to: EIDE
Parallel ATA alsoKnownAs IDE
linked to: EIDE
Enhanced IDE alsoKnownAs Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
linked to: EIDE
Enhanced IDE hasFullName Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics
linked to: EIDE
PATA alternativeName EIDE
IBM PS/ValuePoint storageOptions IDE hard disk drive
linked to: EIDE