| Re: Firmware and IDE what is it?
FWIW;
on the IDE topic-side http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATAPI
To See your IDE info (and much more);
Use "Everest" (Free Personal Home Ed) from www.lavalys.com or similar
Also;
Right click My Computer | Properties | Advanced | Device Manager -- expand IDE/ATA ATAPI Controllers (click the + sign) and choose Properties | Settings, etc
* nice work though from the other responders - as they've written a lot to help explain - a thank you to them 
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