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Linux Essentials - Second Edition
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Disks are a critical part of most Linux installations. Therefore, we describe three basic disk issues in this section: disk hardware interfaces, disk partitioning, and filesystems. We also describe some of the issues surrounding removable disks, including optical (CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and Blu-ray) discs.

Today, two disk interfaces are common, both of which have already been mentioned:
PATA This interface was common in the past, but it’s fading in popularity. It features wide 40- or 80-pin cables that transfer several bits of data simultaneously—hence the word parallel in the name Parallel ATA (PATA). A PATA cable can have up to three connectors—one for the motherboard or disk controller card and two more for up to two hard disks. Alternative names for PATA (or specific variants of it...
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