1. What is the base address for the secondary IDE controller: (a) 1F0h (b) 170h (c) 2F0h (d) 270h
2. What is the main advantage of E-IDE over IDE: (a) It is compatible with more hard-disk drives (b) It allows for larger hard-disk capacities (c) It is easier to interface to (d) It has a large data bus size
3. What is the main advantage, apart from increased transfer rate, that IDE has over older interface standards, such as ST-506 and ESDI?
4. Explain how IDE differs from E-IDE and how E-IDE supports larger disk capacities. How does E-IDE use modes to define the maximum transfer rate. Which mode is the fastest?
5. Show that the maximum capacity of IDE is 528 MB and that the maximum capacity (per disk) is 8.4 GB for E-IDE.