PC 98 and Device Bay

Device Bay is recommended for PC 98 systems. The following features are required to implement Device Bay in a PC system design:

• One USB and one IEEE 1394 port for each Device Bay-capable bay in the system, power for the bay (compliant with the Device Bay specification), and a controller for the bay (Device Bay Controller, compliant with the Device Bay specification).
  
  
• Peripherals that interface with either the USB bus, the IEEE 1394 bus, or both, and that support relevant USB device class specifications.

PC 98 compliance testing for Device Bay is expected to begin January 1, 1999, subject to availability of hardware components. For complete requirements, see the “Basic PC 98” chapter in Part 2 of this guide. See also the respective chapters for USB, IEEE 1394, and specific peripheral device requirements.