General Description
1.3 System Configuration
Figures 1.5 and 1.6 show the PC AT interface system configuration. The interface can be directly connected to the 40-pin AT-compatible IDE interface.
Host system
HA
(Host adapter)
ODD
AT bus | IDE interface |
(Host interface) |
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Figure 1.5 System configuration with one optical disk drive
Host system
AT bus
HA
(Host adapter)
ODD
(Host interface)
ODD
IDE interface
Figure 1.6 System configuration with two optical disk drives
The PC AT interface will not meet the specification if two optical disk drives not conforming to the ATA are connected.
The host adapter (HA) consists of an address decoder, driver, and receiver. ATA stands for AT Attachment. This drive supports the ATA interface.
