IDE hard drives used in most PCs are essentially obsolete and should be replaced with SATA (Serial ATA) drives in new shipments of PCs. For a systems builder, this situation presents a great ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sabrent has the true one-stop storage management solution for SATA and IDE HDDs, SSDs, and optical drives like CD/DVD-RW. It easily connects to Windows, macOS, and Linux operating systems and other ...

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, ...

Sabrent has introduced the USB-DS12, a USB-C to SATA and IDE adapter, designed to facilitate the connection and management of various storage drives. This versatile adapter is compatible with 2.5-inch ...

Hope this is the right area<BR><BR>I have tried a search on this, but every search term brings no results, even searching on my old posts brings nothing, so not sure ...

Pro Legendary HDD brand that created 3.5-inch format makes surprising comeback at CES 2026 — could illustrious names like Maxtor, Iomega or SyQuest be next? Software & Services Best disk cloning ...

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 ...

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 ...