AT Attachment 8 - ATA/ATAPI Command Set

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4 This provides a common Command set for systems manufacturers, system integrators, software suppliers, and suppliers of storage devices. The AT Attachment Command set includes the PACKET feature set implemented by devices commonly known as ATAPI devices. This standard maintains a high degree of compatibility with the ATA/ATAPI Command Set - 2 (ACS-2).DraftDraftT13/2161-D Revision 5 October 28, 2013ivWorking Draft ATA/ATAPI Command Set - 3 (ACS-3)Published byAmerican National Standards Institute23 W.

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10 No representation is made or implied that licenses are not required to avoid infringement in the use of this 28, 2013 T13/2161-D Revision 5 Working Draft ATA/ATAPI Command Set - 3 (ACS-3)vContentsPagePoints of .. xiiiFigures .. xixForeword .. xxIntroduction .. xxiii1 Scope .. 12 Normative references .. General .. Approved references .. References under development .. Other references .. 33 Definitions, abbreviations, and conventions .. Definitions and abbreviations .. Symbols and abbreviations.