ATA (AT Attachment), also referred to as integrated drive electronics (IDE), is a standard interface used with storage devices such as hard disk drives. For more information on ATA, refer to the following Apple website at
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Hardware/DeviceManagers/ata/ata.html
Information about the ATA standards is available at the Technical Committee T13 AT Attachment website, at
Last updated: 2005-02-04