(1) The controlling electronics built into an IDE drive. See IDE. (2) The adapter on the plug-in card or motherboard that connects to the IDE controller. This is technically the IDE host adapter, but ...

I'm setting up a spare parts box for a friend's child and I am having a strange problem. The computer has no IDE connections, so I hooked up an IDE controller card in order to use an IDE DVD drive.

Is there a program that can report detailed (not just temperature) SMART data from drives on add-in IDE controllers? And while I'm on the subject, what is the reason that add-in IDE controllers ...