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Different Types of Hard Disk Drive

There are different types of hard disk drives (HDDs) including IDE, SATA, SCSI, and SAS. IDE drives use parallel cables and can connect two drives per cable, while SATA drives use serial cables and can connect only one drive per cable. SCSI and SAS drives offer faster transfer rates and hot swapping capability. SCSI cables can connect up to 15 drives while SAS cables can connect up to 128 drives.

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Different Types of Hard Disk Drive

There are different types of hard disk drives (HDDs) including IDE, SATA, SCSI, and SAS. IDE drives use parallel cables and can connect two drives per cable, while SATA drives use serial cables and can connect only one drive per cable. SCSI and SAS drives offer faster transfer rates and hot swapping capability. SCSI cables can connect up to 15 drives while SAS cables can connect up to 128 drives.

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Different types of Hard Disk Drive It is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating

platters with magnetic surface. Types of HDD : 1. IDE : Integrated Drive Electronics. IDE drives are also known as !T! drives" arallel advance technology attachment # $. SATA : %erial advance technology attachment &. SCSI : %mall 'omputer %ystem Interface. %'%I is pronounced as scu((y. ). SAS : %erial !ttached %'%I IDE * !T! "Integrated Drive Electronics Drive * arallel !dvance Technology !ttachment Drive#

IDE* !T! Drives have usually )+ pins. IDE* !T! Drives offer 1&& ,-*sec transfer rate. It sends . /it data at a time.

!T! 'a/les are used to connect !T! HDD. Two drives can /e connected in a single pata ca/le. 0ne as master and other as slave. The configuration of master and slave is done /y different com/ination of 1umpers in the hdd.

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%!T! Drives have usually 2 pins3 ) pins in pair of two for sending and receiving data and rest & pins are grounded. %!T! Drives offers generally &++,-*sec transfer rate. It sends data /it /y /it. %!T! 'a/les are used to connect %!T! HDD. 0nly one drive can /e connected in a single sata ca/le.

%'%I "%mall 'omputer %ystem Interface Drive#

%'%I Drives have usually 4+ to 5. pins. %'%I Drive offers generally 5)+,-*sec transfer rate. This drives are hot swappa/le. %'%I ca/les are used to connect %'%I HDD. ,a6imum of 15 drives can /e connected in a single scsi ca/le. Each hdd have a . /ytes he6adecimal code known as WWN "worldwide name# for its identification in the ca/le.

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%!% Drives generally offers .+4 ,-*sec transfer rate.

This drives are hot swappa/le. %!% 'a/les are used to connect %!% Drives. ,a6imum of 1$. drives can /e connected in a single sas ca/le.

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