Is the hard drive SATA or IDE

If you don't know if the drive you have is SATA or IDE, look at the connections. Below is a picture of a hard drive but the layout of the connections are the same for CD-ROM drives

The following is PATA or IDE drive and connections

For information about jumpers, click here

IDE Drive Power

The following is a SATA drive and SATA connections

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