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To: RagTimeBand who wrote (4456)	12/27/1998 10:04:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14778

Isn't ATAPI only available in laptops? No. My LS120 installed in a full Micron tower indicates it is an ATAPI device on boot. From The PC GUIDE pcguide.com However, because of how the ATA command structure works, it wasn't possible to simply put non-hard-disk devices on the IDE channel and expect it to work. Therefore, a special protocol was developed called the ATA Packet Interface or ATAPI. The ATAPI standard is used for devices like CD-ROM and tape drives. It enables them to plug into the standard IDE cable used by IDE/ATA hard disks, and be configured as master or slave, etc. just like a hard disk would be.