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What is IDE?

Integrated Drive Electronics - An IDE interface is an interface for mass storage devices, in which the controller is integrated into the disk or CD-ROM drive. IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) is a standard electronic interface used between a computer motherboard's data paths or bus and the computer's disk storage devices. Most computers sold today use an enhanced version of IDE called Enhanced Integrated Drive Electronics. In today's computers, the IDE controller is often built into the motherboard.

What is a DOM?

A disk on module (DOM) is a flash drive with either 40/44 pins IDE/Standard ATA Interface USB or SATA Interface to be used as a computer hard disk drive (HDD). The flash-to-IDE converter simulates a HDD, and therefore the modules can be used without additional software or drivers. They are used particularly within embedded computing systems where they can often be deployed in to very harsh environments (where mechanical hard disk drives would simply fail), or in a thin client because of small size, low power consumption and silent operation. The DOM works the same way as a solid-state drive, but it is generally plugged directly to the motherboard.

What is the chance of failure for DOMs?

DOMs are highly reliable as they do not have any moving parts like regular hard disks and are small in size and light in weight. However, after a disk crash in traditional a hard disk, some data may still be recoverable by scanning the physical media using specialized equipment. There is no known method to recover lost data from a physically damaged DOM.

What capacities are DOMs available in?

Currently storage capacities range from 32MB to 32GB with various form factors including vertical and horizontal orientation.

What is SATA?

Serial ATA (Serial Advanced Technology Attachment) is a computer bus interface for connecting host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives. Serial ATA was designed to replace the older ATA (AT Attachment) standard (also known as EIDE). The SATA host adapter is integrated into almost all modern consumer laptop computers and desktop motherboards.

What is USB?

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a specification to establish communication between devices and a host controller (usually personal computers). USB can connect computer peripherals such as mice, keyboards, digital cameras, printers, personal media players, flash drives, and external hard drives. For many of those devices, USB has become the standard connection method.