CD-ROM interface

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CD-ROM interface

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guys I bought a new HP G42-321BR notebook, it´s a intel core i3 processor, either Hard disk as CD-ROM is a SATA driver my
chipset is intel , so I need some help to start a develop a cdrom driver.

I look up at windows devices properties, and I saw that in SATA controller not use the same ports of common IDE, like 170, 1F0...

how can I use that cd at my note?

anyone have a good start ?

any Idea ?

please, could anyone helps me ?

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It's either emulating a PCI IDE controller in native mode.. or it's an AHCI controller.

Find the relevant specifications/datasheets.
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it's an AHCI controller
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digo_rp wrote:it's an AHCI controller
There you go, now it's time to do some reading.
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