ATAPI

Standardof the data transfer system which inthe IDE controlleris devised in order such as CD-ROM drive the equipment other than the hard disk to connect.Portion of the specification which is known as EIDE the American National Standards Institute(ANSI) those which are standardized.ATA and ATAPI at the beginning were another standard, butit was standardizedas"ATA/ATAPI-4 " with ATA-4.