What is ATA/66?
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) is an interface standard for connecting storage components to an IBM-type personal computer. ATA/66, standardized in 1999, is one variety of ATA. The original ATA interface used parallel 40-wire cables and had the ability to host two drives on a single cable. This was accomplished using a master/slave configuration. This basic model endured through the ATA/33 specification. With the introduction of ATA/66, the 40-wire cables were replaced by 80-wire cables for even-faster data transfer speeds, theoretically reaching up to 66.6 megabytes per second (mbps). Both types of cables continued to use 40-pin connectors. The many designations for the various varieties of ATA that developed over the years can be difficult to keep straight. Other designations for ATA/66 are ATA-5, the standard under which it falls, and Ultra ATA/66. ATA/66 also corresponds with the Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) 3-4 transfer modes. If this isn’t enough to confuse even a dedi
Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) is an interface standard for connecting storage components to an IBM-type personal computer. ATA/66, standardized in 1999, is one variety of ATA. The original ATA interface used parallel 40-wire cables and had the ability to host two drives on a single cable. This was accomplished using a master/slave configuration. This basic model endured through the ATA/33 specification. With the introduction of ATA/66, the 40-wire cables were replaced by 80-wire cables for even-faster data transfer speeds, theoretically reaching up to 66.6 megabytes per second (MBps). Both types of cables continued to use 40-pin connectors. The many designations for the various flavors of ATA that developed over the years can be difficult to keep straight. Other designations for ATA/66 are ATA-5, the standard under which it falls, and Ultra ATA/66. ATA/66 also corresponds with the Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) 3-4 transfer modes. If this isn’t enough to confuse even a dedica
