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[–] 102 points 2 years ago* (5 children)

Well it's sdx because they both use the SATA interface. The sdx convention actually comes from scsi though, and the fact that SATA and USB drives use it might point to some code reuse, or maybe a temporary solution that never got fixed due to breaking backwards compatibility.

Fun fact: IDE drives use the hdx naming convention.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I thought they standardized on sd* even for IDE drive a few years back...

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