Protocol that allows for faster data transfer rates & the connection of up to 4 hard disk s to a PC - supersedes IDE.
EIDE) EIDE's enhancements to Integrated Drive Electronics ( IDE) make it possible to address a hard disk larger than 528 Mbytes. It also provides faster access to the hard drive, and support for additional drives, including CD-ROM and tape drives.
An extension of the IDE standard, EIDE is a hardware interface standard for disk drive designs that houses control circuits in the drives themselves. It allows for standardized interfaces to the system bus, while providing for advanced features, such as burst data transfers and direct data access.
Also known as Fast AT Attachment (Fast ATA), this is an updated version of the Integrated Drive electronics (IDE) storage interface that works with hard drives and CD-ROM drives. It can shuttle data to and from the drive three or four times faster than the IDE standard (transferring data between 11 megabytes (MB) and 16.6 MB per second), and can support data storage devices that store up to eight gigabytes more than IDE drivers.
A cost effective hardware interface that enhances a computer's connectivity, speed and memory capability.