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 → |
Referenced by (2)
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