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An IDE or SCSI controller is not properly called a "disk controller". It is a host adapter. The disk controller is embedded in the drive. Mirror Vax 05:20, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
I changed the word "mechless" to "not mechanical" as the word "mechless" does not exist in the dictionary, nor is it a commonly used word in this field. Jeremyburkhart ( talk) 06:49, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
The discussion of host adapter versus disk controller is too complicated, and seems to assume the reader already understands the issue being explained. A diagram laying out the flow of communication between disk and CPU would be nice, with labels for CPU, peripheral bus, host adapter and disk controller, along with a description of what function the host adapter and disk controller are performing. Examples with named host adapters and disk controllers would also help.
For myself, I understand the "positional" distinction, but I'm not sure I understand the functional distinction that is being made. I'm also not clear on whether the distinction applies in situations where the system board has a system bus. Does a system bus simplify this picture? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.247.162.60 ( talk) 04:06, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
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An IDE or SCSI controller is not properly called a "disk controller". It is a host adapter. The disk controller is embedded in the drive. Mirror Vax 05:20, 4 May 2005 (UTC)
I changed the word "mechless" to "not mechanical" as the word "mechless" does not exist in the dictionary, nor is it a commonly used word in this field. Jeremyburkhart ( talk) 06:49, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
The discussion of host adapter versus disk controller is too complicated, and seems to assume the reader already understands the issue being explained. A diagram laying out the flow of communication between disk and CPU would be nice, with labels for CPU, peripheral bus, host adapter and disk controller, along with a description of what function the host adapter and disk controller are performing. Examples with named host adapters and disk controllers would also help.
For myself, I understand the "positional" distinction, but I'm not sure I understand the functional distinction that is being made. I'm also not clear on whether the distinction applies in situations where the system board has a system bus. Does a system bus simplify this picture? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.247.162.60 ( talk) 04:06, 18 November 2015 (UTC)