The migration from parallel ATA disk drives to the new Serial ATA interface is well underway. The Serial ATA community is now focused on migrating the ubiquitous ATAPI CD-ROM, CD-R and DVD-RW devices to operate over SATA links. Enabling Global Connectivity Computer Access Technology Corporation 3385 Scott Blvd., Santa Clara, CA 95054-3115 Tel: (408) 727-6600, Fax: (408) 727-6622 www.catc.com Application Note Developing ATAPI Devices for Serial ATA The migration from parallel ATA disk drives to the new Serial ATA interface is well underway. The Serial ATA community is now focused on migrating the ubiquitous ATAPI CD-ROM, CD-R and DVD-RW devices to operate over SATA links. These optical devices will eventually integrate SATA into their control A……