> I see it as the drives violating the at that time current ATA spec.
How are they violating the spec if
> It just didn't describe how to transfer a double word.
The standard was vague, because it specified (a) there is a double-word value, and (b) communication goes over a single-word data bus, but not (c) how to transfer the double-word value over the single-word data bus, leading to drive manufacturers pick the way they liked the most.
How are they violating the spec if
> It just didn't describe how to transfer a double word.
The standard was vague, because it specified (a) there is a double-word value, and (b) communication goes over a single-word data bus, but not (c) how to transfer the double-word value over the single-word data bus, leading to drive manufacturers pick the way they liked the most.