What is the difference between DMA & UDMA?

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What is the difference between DMA & UDMA?

-- Len (vigilant23@hotmail.com), April 12, 2001

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UDMA is an extended version of DMA protocols which allow faster data transfer between Hard Disks and Controllers. The higher the number following the legend 'UDMA' the faster the theoretical data throughput.

-- John Holroyd (johnh@aone.co.uk), April 19, 2001.

Ultra Direct Memory Access.

-- no full name (no@ml.com), July 02, 2001.

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