ATA-3

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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.

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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

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ATA-3 alsoKnownAs ATA-3
this entity surface form: AT Attachment-3
ATA version ATA-3