The host protected area (HPA) and device configuration overlay (DCO) are two areas at the end of SATA and IDE hard disk drives that are only accessible via special utilities but not the operating ...

Later, IDE hard drives became the defacto standard. Of course, these days, you are more likely to find some version of SATA and — lately — NVME connectors. But a standard predating all of this ...

When the need is for a simple, automatic hard drive backup system for literally any IDE- or SATA-compliant system, the CRN Test Center recommends the $395 ARAID MP300 from Accordance Systems.