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===Communication Types===
===Communication Types===
These drives can communicate with the system's [[motherboard]] using two different methods. The older and largely obsolete type was PATA ([[Parallel ATA]]), which was formerly called IDE ([[Integrated Drive Electronics]]). The newer and now standard type is SATA ([[Serial ATA]]). This newer type can communicate at a greater rate to make better use of this, the rotational speed of SATA drives was also increased. This means that data can be written and retrieved more quickly, but the drive could potentially fail sooner than it's slower predecessor.
These drives can communicate with the system's [[motherboard]] using two different methods. The older and largely obsolete type was [[Parallel ATA]] (PATA), which was formerly called IDE ([[Integrated Drive Electronics]]). The newer and now standard type is [[Serial ATA]] (SATA). This newer type can communicate at a greater rate to make better use of this, the rotational speed of SATA drives was also increased. This means that data can be written and retrieved more quickly, but the drive could potentially fail sooner than it's slower predecessor.