The maximum number of IDE devices which can be installed in an ATX computer is ______.
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
Explanation:
ATX computer systems have a primary and a secondary IDE channel. Each channel can support a master and a salve drive. This gives us for drives. Newer ATX systems that support Serial ATA (SATA) only have a single parallel ATA (PATA) IDE channel but will have two or more SATA connectors.
Reference:
David Groth and Dan Newland, A+ Complete Study Guide (2nd Edition), Sybex, Alameda, CA, 2001, pp. 174.