Ata/100; Ata/133; Bios (Basic Input/Output System) - AOpen AX4BE Online Manual

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ATA/100 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/100 uses both rising edge and falling edge as
time is reduced to 40ns. The data transfer rate is (1/40ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 100MB/s. To use ATA/100, you need special 80-wire
IDE cable, the same as ATA/66.
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ATA/133 is a new IDE specification under developing. ATA/133 uses both rising edge and falling edge as
time is reduced to 30ns. The data transfer rate is (1/30ns) x 2 bytes x 2 = 133MB/s. To use ATA/133, you need special 80-wire
IDE cable, the same as ATA/66.
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BIOS is a set of assembly routine/program that reside in
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required to access BIOS without directly access hardware devices.
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ATA/66
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ATA/66
but clock cycle

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