ATA-6
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ATA-6 is a version of the ATA (IDE) storage interface standard that introduced higher transfer modes such as Ultra DMA/100 for improved hard drive performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ATA-6 canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ATA standard
ⓘ
computer hardware interface specification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Parallel ATA
ⓘ
surface form:
ATA/ATAPI-6
Ultra ATA/100 standard ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith |
ATA-4
ⓘ
ATA-5 ⓘ earlier ATA versions ⓘ |
| category | storage interface standard ⓘ |
| commandProtocol | ATA/ATAPI command set ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | IDE controllers supporting Ultra DMA/100 ⓘ |
| dataBusWidth | 16-bit ⓘ |
| defines |
48-bit LBA addressing
ⓘ
Ultra DMA mode 5 ⓘ cable and connector requirements for ATA ⓘ electrical characteristics for ATA devices ⓘ timing requirements for ATA transfers ⓘ |
| follows | ATA-5 ⓘ |
| improves |
maximum ATA disk capacity limit
ⓘ
maximum ATA transfer rate ⓘ |
| improvesUpon |
Parallel ATA
ⓘ
surface form:
Ultra DMA/66
|
| interfaceType |
Parallel ATA
ⓘ
surface form:
parallel ATA
|
| logicalChannelLimit | 2 devices per channel ⓘ |
| maximumAddressableCapacity |
>128 GiB
ⓘ
>137 GB ⓘ |
| maximumBurstTransferRate | 100 MB/s ⓘ |
| maximumTransferMode |
Parallel ATA
ⓘ
surface form:
Ultra DMA/100
|
| partOf | ATA ⓘ |
| precedes | ATA-7 ⓘ |
| purpose | improve hard drive data transfer performance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ATA-7
ⓘ
Parallel ATA ⓘ
surface form:
ATAPI
IDE ⓘ Parallel ATA ⓘ
surface form:
Ultra ATA
|
| requires | 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA/100 ⓘ |
| standardizes | Ultra DMA timing modes up to mode 5 ⓘ |
| standardType | parallel storage interface ⓘ |
| supports |
48-bit logical block addressing
ⓘ
ATAPI devices ⓘ PIO modes ⓘ Ultra DMA modes 0–5 ⓘ hard disk drives ⓘ master-slave device configuration on a channel ⓘ multiword DMA modes ⓘ |
| transportMedium | ribbon cable ⓘ |
| usedIn | early 2000s personal computers ⓘ |
| usedWith |
consumer hard drives
ⓘ
desktop PCs ⓘ laptop PCs ⓘ |
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