ATA-6
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ATA-6 is a version of the ATA (IDE) storage interface standard that introduced higher transfer modes such as Ultra DMA/100 for improved hard drive performance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ATA-6 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1810140 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ATA-6 Context triple: [Parallel ATA, definedInStandard, ATA-6]
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A.
ATA-1
ATA-1 is the first generation of the ATA (AT Attachment) interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.
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B.
ATA-3
ATA-3 is the third generation of the AT Attachment (ATA) interface standard for connecting storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to computers, introducing enhancements in performance and reliability over earlier versions.
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C.
ATA-5
ATA-5 is a version of the ATA (IDE) storage interface standard that introduced higher-speed Ultra DMA modes and improved reliability features for hard drives and optical drives.
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D.
ATA-2
ATA-2 is a version of the Enhanced IDE (EIDE) computer storage interface standard that improved data transfer performance and drive support over earlier ATA specifications.
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E.
ATA-7
ATA-7 is the seventh-generation ATA interface standard that introduced higher transfer speeds and features like Native Command Queuing for Parallel ATA devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ATA-6 Target entity description: ATA-6 is a version of the ATA (IDE) storage interface standard that introduced higher transfer modes such as Ultra DMA/100 for improved hard drive performance.
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A.
ATA-1
ATA-1 is the first generation of the ATA (AT Attachment) interface standard used to connect storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to a computer’s motherboard.
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B.
ATA-3
ATA-3 is the third generation of the AT Attachment (ATA) interface standard for connecting storage devices like hard drives and optical drives to computers, introducing enhancements in performance and reliability over earlier versions.
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C.
ATA-5
ATA-5 is a version of the ATA (IDE) storage interface standard that introduced higher-speed Ultra DMA modes and improved reliability features for hard drives and optical drives.
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D.
ATA-2
ATA-2 is a version of the Enhanced IDE (EIDE) computer storage interface standard that improved data transfer performance and drive support over earlier ATA specifications.
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E.
ATA-7
ATA-7 is the seventh-generation ATA interface standard that introduced higher transfer speeds and features like Native Command Queuing for Parallel ATA devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ATA standard
ⓘ
computer hardware interface specification ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
ATA/ATAPI-6
ⓘ
linked to:
Parallel ATA
Ultra ATA/100 standard ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith |
ATA-4
ⓘ
ATA-5 ⓘ earlier ATA versions ⓘ |
| category | storage interface standard ⓘ |
| commandProtocol | ATA/ATAPI command set ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | IDE controllers supporting Ultra DMA/100 ⓘ |
| dataBusWidth | 16-bit ⓘ |
| defines |
48-bit LBA addressing
ⓘ
Ultra DMA mode 5 ⓘ cable and connector requirements for ATA ⓘ electrical characteristics for ATA devices ⓘ timing requirements for ATA transfers ⓘ |
| follows | ATA-5 ⓘ |
| improves |
maximum ATA disk capacity limit
ⓘ
maximum ATA transfer rate ⓘ |
| improvesUpon |
Ultra DMA/66
ⓘ
linked to:
Parallel ATA
|
| interfaceType |
parallel ATA
ⓘ
linked to:
Parallel ATA
|
| logicalChannelLimit | 2 devices per channel ⓘ |
| maximumAddressableCapacity |
>128 GiB
ⓘ
>137 GB ⓘ |
| maximumBurstTransferRate | 100 MB/s ⓘ |
| maximumTransferMode |
Ultra DMA/100
ⓘ
linked to:
Parallel ATA
|
| partOf | ATA ⓘ |
| precedes | ATA-7 ⓘ |
| purpose | improve hard drive data transfer performance ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ATA-7
ⓘ
ATAPI ⓘ
linked to:
Parallel ATA
IDE ⓘ Ultra ATA ⓘ
linked to:
Parallel ATA
|
| requires | 80-conductor IDE cable for Ultra DMA/100 ⓘ |
| standardizes | Ultra DMA timing modes up to mode 5 ⓘ |
| standardType | parallel storage interface ⓘ |
| supports |
48-bit logical block addressing
ⓘ
ATAPI devices ⓘ PIO modes ⓘ Ultra DMA modes 0–5 ⓘ hard disk drives ⓘ master-slave device configuration on a channel ⓘ multiword DMA modes ⓘ |
| transportMedium | ribbon cable ⓘ |
| usedIn | early 2000s personal computers ⓘ |
| usedWith |
consumer hard drives
ⓘ
desktop PCs ⓘ laptop PCs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: ATA-6 Description of subject: ATA-6 is a version of the ATA (IDE) storage interface standard that introduced higher transfer modes such as Ultra DMA/100 for improved hard drive performance.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.