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)

 

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.

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