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4.3.1Identify Device command
The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following power up. The data is organized as a single
The following commands contain
Word | Description | Value |
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0 | Configuration information: | 0C5AH |
| Bit 15: 0 = ATA; 1 = ATAPI |
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| • Bit 7: removable media |
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| • Bit 6: removable controller |
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| • Bit 0: reserved |
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1 | Number of logical cylinders | 16,383 |
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2 | C837H | |
3 | Number of logical heads | 16 |
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4 | Retired | 0000H |
5 | Retired | 0000H |
6 | Number of logical sectors per logical track: 63 | 003FH |
Retired | 0000H | |
Serial number: (20 ASCII characters, 0000H = none) | ASCII | |
20 | Retired | 0000H |
21 | Retired | 0000H |
22 | Obsolete | 0004H |
Firmware revision | xxxx | |
| (8 ASCII character string, padded with blanks to end of string) |
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| Drive model number: |
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| (40 ASCII characters, padded with blanks to end of string) |
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47 | (Bits | 8010H |
48 | Reserved | 4000H |
49 | Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may be disabled | 2F00H |
50 | 4000H | |
51 | PIO | 0200H |
52 | Retired | 0200H |
53 | Words | 0007H |
54 | Number of current logical cylinders | xxxxH |
55 | Number of current logical heads | xxxxH |
56 | Number of current logical sectors per logical track | xxxxH |
| Current capacity in sectors | xxxxH |
59 | Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple | xxxxH |
| or Write Multiple command |
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| Total number of | 0FFFFFFFh* |
| (see Section 2.2 for related information) |
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| *Note: The maximum value allowed in this field is: 0FFFFFFFh (268,435,455 sectors, |
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| 137GB). Drives with capacities over 137GB will have 0FFFFFFFh in this field and the |
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| actual number of |
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| required for drives that support the |
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62 | Retired | 0000H |
63 | Multiword DMA active and modes supported | xx07H |
| (see note following this table) |
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64 | Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 supported) | 0003H |
65 | Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (120 nsec) | 0078H |
66 | Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word | 0078H |
| (120 nsec) |
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67 | Minimum PIO cycle time without IORDY flow control (240 nsec) | 0078H |
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