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PIO mode

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PIO mode
(Programmed Input/Output mode) The data transfer mode used by earlier IDE drives. These modes used the CPU's registers for data transfer in contrast with DMA, which transfers directly between main memory and the peripheral device. See IDE.



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The device is a drop-in replacement for IDE/ATA hard drives that supports PIO modes 0-2, allowing burst read/write rates of up to 8.
It works in ATA/ATAPI-5 modes as well as multi-word DMA and PIO modes, and includes driver software for the Linux operating system.
Our new xSil261 offers all the same attributes as our high-speed xSil251 - but with improved performance with PIO mode 6 and embedded security," said Bryan Chin, OnSpec product marketing manager.
 
 
 
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