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Q11: Beyond hard disks, will Serial ATA be used on floppy drives, optical drives,
DVDs, and ZIP drives? A11: Serial ATA supports all ATA and ATAPI devices, including CDs, DVDs, tapes
devices, high capacity removeable devices, zip drives, and CDRW?s. Q12: What is the impact of Serial ATA on IEEE1394 (aka Firewire) and on USB2
in terms of PC system function? A12: Serial ATA is planned to be the primary storage interface inside the PC system, and is not planned as an external interface to PC storage or peripherals. USB2 and IEEE1394 connections on the PC can be used where required as peripheral interfaces.
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