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Be a SATA superstar

By Brian Dipert -- EDN, 3/18/2004

If EDN’s recent appetizer on serial ATA whetted your appetite for knowledge about this subject, you might want to try Intel Press’ Serial ATA Storage Architecture and Applications as your next course (see “Speedy simplicity: serial-storage interfaces,” EDN, Jan 22, 2004, pg 33). Co-authors Knut Grimsrud and Hubbert Smith have extensive credentials in the field: Knut is Intel’s principal engineer for SATA 1.0 and SATA II and was the technical working group chairman during SATA 1.0 definition, and Smith is a program manager with Intel’s Platform Networking Group and the chairman of the Serial ATA II cable/connector focus group.

The comprehensive, $54.95 book (ISBN 0-97717861-8-6) is remarkably up to date, including coverage of port multipliers and the second generation 3-Gbps bus variant. As the inevitable SATA evolution continues through its estimated 10-year lifetime, you’ll be able to keep abreast of the alterations and enhancements by monitoring the Intel Press Web site.

Intel Press, 1-503-264-2169, www.intel.com/intelpress.