Do you mean you checked the standard and subsequently fiddled with the
software so it set the mode to 8-bit? That's part of what I wanted to
establish.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, April 17, 2000 10:33 AM
Subject: Re: 8-bit IDE
> > an answer to the question I've put forth. The 8-bit interface feature
is
> > written in the purported ANSI standard for ATA interfacing, yet nobody
seems
> > to have experience with it. I was hopeful that someone would know about
> > this.
>
> Very simply. I tried that and it's bogus! It does not work. Therefor
> expereince with it is limited to trying to make it work.
>
> It may be proposed and would be nice but it's a no-op as far as I can test
> it.
>
> > features as shown in table 14.
> >
> > +=====+=============================================================+
> > | 01h | Enable 8-bit data transfers (see 6.2.5) |
>
>
> Allison
>
>
Received on Mon Apr 17 2000 - 12:26:28 BST