Data Recovery Glossary > IDE

IDE stands for Integrated Drive Electronics. IDE is a hard drive interface used between computer's data paths and the storage devices. It is a method for connecting the hard disk with the computer. IDE is integrated into the motherboard of a computer and allows a connection of only 4 devices.

IDE supports a hard drive of 540 MB, but the latest version of IDE called Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics supports a hard drive of 50 GB. IDE is typical disk drive interface in which the controller electronics reside on to the drive itself thus eliminating the need for separating adapter card. IDE is standard for hard drives, CD drives, DVD drives and other optical drives.

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