Seagate ST3500410SV, ST3250311SV manual Identify Device command, Word Description Value

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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 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in Table 8 on page 25. All reserved bits or words should be set to zero. Parameters listed with an “x” are drive-specific or vary with the state of the drive. See Section 2.0 on page 3 for default parameter settings.

The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be included in the Serial ATA specifica- tion.

Word

Description

Value

 

 

 

 

Configuration information:

0C5AH

0

• Bit 15: 0 = ATA; 1 = ATAPI

 

• Bit 7: removable media

 

 

• Bit 6: removable controller

 

 

• Bit 0: reserved

 

1

Number of logical cylinders

16,383

 

 

 

2

ATA-reserved

0000H

3

Number of logical heads

16

 

 

 

4

Retired

0000H

5

Retired

0000H

6

Number of logical sectors per logical track: 63

003FH

7–9

Retired

0000H

10–19

Serial number: (20 ASCII characters, 0000H = none)

ASCII

20

Retired

0000H

21

Retired

0400H

22

Obsolete

0000H

23–26

Firmware revision (8 ASCII character string, padded with blanks to end

x.xx

 

of string)

 

27–46

Drive model number: (40 ASCII characters, padded with blanks to end

 

 

of string)

 

47

(Bits 7–0) Maximum sectors per interrupt on Read multiple and Write

8010H

 

multiple (16)

 

48

Reserved

0000H

49

Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may be disabled

2F00H

50

ATA-reserved

0000H

51

PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode

0200H

52

Retired

0200H

53

Words 54–58, 64–70 and 88 are valid

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

57–58

Current capacity in sectors

xxxxH

59

Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or Write Multiple

xxxxH

 

command

 

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Contents ST31000525SV ST3500410SV ST3250311SV SV35.5 Series SataRevision Date Sheets affected or comments Revision historyContents SV35.5 Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C List of Figures Attaching Sata cabling . Mounting dimensionsPage Introduction About the Serial ATA interface Specification summary tables Drive specificationsDrive specification ST31000525SV Drive specifications summary for 1 Tbyte modelsWill display the warranty information for your drive Drive specification ST3500410SV ST3250311SV Drive specifications summary for 500 and 250 Gbyte modelsSV35.5 Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C LBA mode Default logical geometryFormatted capacity Recording and interface technologyPhysical characteristics Seek timeStart/stop times Power specifications Active mode Power-management modesIdle mode Sleep modeEnvironmental specifications Operating shock ShockNonoperating shock Disk models VibrationAcoustics emissions Drive A-weighted Sound Power Levels SWL, BAElectromagnetic immunity Test for Prominent Discrete Tones PDTsReliability Safety certificationAgency certification Electromagnetic compatibilityKorean RRL Australian C-Tick N176FCC verification Corrosive environment Environmental protectionSV35.5 Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C Handling and static-discharge precautions Configuring and mounting the driveSerial ATA cables and connectors Configuring the driveDrive mounting Mounting dimensionsSV35.5 Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C Hot-Plug compatibility Serial ATA Sata interfaceSerial ATA connector pin definitions Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitionsSignal Pin Function DefinitionSupported ATA commands Supported ATA commandsCommand name Command code in hex F3H Word Description Value Identify Device commandXx07H Bit Word Description if bit is set to Bit WordSV35.5 Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C Set Features command values Set Features command3 S.M.A.R.T. commands M.A.R.T. commandsCode in features register A.R.T. command Seagate Technology support services Presales SupportTechnical Support Warranty Service Data Recovery Services Authorized Service CentersData Recovery Services Call Center Toll-free Direct dial Index ITE Page SV35.5 Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C Page Seagate Technology LLC
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