ATA-3
E39010
ATA-3 is the third generation of the AT Attachment (ATA) interface standard for connecting storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to computers, introducing enhancements in performance and reliability over earlier versions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AT Attachment-3 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ATA standard
ⓘ
computer hardware interface standard ⓘ storage interface ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ATA-3
ⓘ
surface form:
AT Attachment-3
ATA-3 standard ⓘ Parallel ATA ⓘ
surface form:
Ultra ATA
Parallel ATA ⓘ
surface form:
Ultra DMA
|
| backwardCompatibleWith |
ATA-1
ⓘ
ATA-2 ⓘ |
| busWidth | 16-bit data bus ⓘ |
| connectorType | 40-pin ribbon cable connector ⓘ |
| dataEncoding | parallel data transfer ⓘ |
| defines |
command protocol for ATA devices
ⓘ
electrical interface for ATA devices ⓘ timing modes for ATA data transfers ⓘ |
| designGoal |
better data integrity
ⓘ
higher throughput ⓘ improved device monitoring ⓘ |
| era | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| extends |
Parallel ATA
ⓘ
surface form:
AT Attachment Packet Interface (ATAPI)
|
| follows | ATA-2 ⓘ |
| improvesOver |
ATA-2 in performance
ⓘ
ATA-2 in reliability ⓘ |
| interfaceType |
Parallel ATA
ⓘ
surface form:
parallel ATA
|
| introduces | Ultra DMA transfer modes ⓘ |
| maxTransferRate | 33 MB/s ⓘ |
| partOf |
ATA
ⓘ
surface form:
AT Attachment
|
| precedes | ATA-4 ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
ANSI
ⓘ
INCITS ⓘ |
| supportsDeviceType |
CD-ROM drive
ⓘ
DVD drive ⓘ magnetic hard disk drive ⓘ tape drive (via ATAPI) ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
48-bit LBA (note: later ATA revisions extend LBA further)
ⓘ
CRC for data transfers ⓘ PIO modes ⓘ S.M.A.R.T. ⓘ Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology ⓘ Ultra DMA mode 0 ⓘ Ultra DMA mode 1 ⓘ Ultra DMA mode 2 ⓘ improved error detection ⓘ multiword DMA modes ⓘ |
| targetPlatform |
personal computers
ⓘ
workstations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
connecting hard disk drives
ⓘ
connecting optical drives ⓘ connecting removable storage devices ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
AT Attachment-3