ATA-1

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ATA-1 is the first generation of the ATA (AT Attachment) interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf ATA standard
interface standard
storage device interface
alsoKnownAs ATA
IDE
backwardCompatibility not applicable (first ATA standard)
basedOn IBM PC AT
surface form: "PC/AT bus architecture"
busType Parallel ATA
cableType 40-conductor ribbon cable
category computer hardware interface standard
disk interface standard
commandSet ATA command set
definedBy ANSI
defines electrical characteristics for ATA devices
identify device command
register interface between host and device
signal timings for ATA bus
designGoal replace separate disk controller cards
deviceRoles master
slave
fullName ATA
surface form: "AT Attachment"
generation first generation ATA
hostInterface ISA/AT bus via host adapter
influenced later ATA/ATAPI standards
interfaceType parallel interface
logicalUnitLimitPerChannel 2 devices per channel
maxDataTransferMode PIO mode 2
maxDataTransferRate 8.3 MB/s
maxDevicesPerChannel 2
predecessorOf ATA-2
primaryUseEra early 1990s PCs
replacedBy ATA-2
EIDE implementations
scope integrated drive controller on the drive
standardNumber ANSI
surface form: "ANSI X3.221-1994"
standardStatus obsolete
supports CHS addressing
LBA addressing (basic)
PIO modes 0–2
single-word DMA modes 0–2
targetPlatform IBM PC compatible
surface form: "IBM PC compatible systems"
usedFor connecting ATAPI devices
connecting hard disk drives
connecting optical drives
connecting storage devices to a computer motherboard
yearStandardized 1994

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ATA version ATA-1

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