A series of metal wires that enable ... and disk drives used a parallel ATA (PATA) cable to connect to the motherboard. See Centronics and SATA. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY.
There is no need for a master or slave distinction with SATA drives because they each connect to the motherboard with their own SATA cable. Two IDE/PATA drives, on the other hand, could share the ...