9 Dec
2004
9 Dec
'04
1:46 p.m.
Steve Thatcher wrote:
considering that the ATA-1 spec included 8 bit
transfers from the
harddrive, I don't understand why no IDE drives that supported ATA-1 would
not work on a PC/XT (unless the DMA speed was the problem).
I wasn't aware that 8-bit was included in ATA-1; I don't have a copy of
ATA-1 or ATA-2. Was the 8-bit support mandatory or optional? In any
case, it was certainly gone by ATA-3. I very much doubt that any ATA
drive manufactured in the last 15 years has 8-bit support.
Eric