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.

%!T! "%erial !dvance Technology !ttachment Drive#

%!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.

%!%"%erial !ttached %'%I Drive#

%!% 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.