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Programming Interface for Bus Master IDE Controller Revision 1.0
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' y* W! d9 r4 B- YThis document defines a register level programming interface for a bus master ATA compatible (IDE) disk. D8 `6 o5 a6 c4 [
controller that directly moves data between IDE devices and main memory. By performing the IDE data: V+ w% w: a# T
transfer as a bus master, the Bus Master Device offloads the CPU (no programmed IO for data transfer)
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5 m6 F( L+ w2 e3 r$ UUntil this specification is ratified, it is solely
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