On Jul 26, 2010, at 3:49 PM, nestamicky wrote: >> > What, can someone please say, are the difference(s) between ATA and PATA?
ATA stands for "Advanced Technology Attachment". For a very long time there was only parallel ATA or the familiar ribbon cables used on CDROM drives and hard disks. Nowadays there's a new technology called Serial ATA which uses a totally different connection method to achieve the same function. The older Parallel ATA is now generally abbreviated as "PATA" and the Serial variety as "SATA". Hopefully that helps! -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
