Ranish Partition Manager :: IDE, SATA, ATA explained

[techAdmin]

While I haven't used this product, if you are interested in how hard drives work, how partitions work, how and what the MBR [Master Boot Record] actually is, do yourself a favor and check out ranish.com, home of the Ranish Partition Manager.

The links and resources on that page alone make a visit to this site a must for anyone who wants to broaden their understanding of hard drive issues, and the whole IDE, ATA, SATA type terminology that you've always seen but never quite understood.