The host protected area (HPA) and device configuration overlay (DCO) are two areas at the end of SATA and IDE hard disk drives that ... The HPA was added with the IDE/ATA-4 specification (see ...
A 40-wire cable connects the IDE (ATA) CD drive, and an 80-wire cable is used for the IDE (ATA) hard disks. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.