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Programming Interface for Bus Master IDE Controller Revision 1.0
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This document defines a register level programming interface for a bus master ATA compatible (IDE) disk
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transfer as a bus master, the Bus Master Device offloads the CPU (no programmed IO for data transfer). l2 H+ P/ d" {7 q. \4 b' I; G
and improves system performance in multitasking environments.
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4 `: W: w( m" p$ rUntil this specification is ratified, it is solely
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9 d2 |& `! R) S$ O3 z) jBrad Hosler, Intel Corporation
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