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3.1.22Logical Address/Geometry: A logical address or geometry is used to address a device by an application, such as DOS, using the INT 13h interface. INT 13h FN 8 returns the logical geometry of the device.

3.1.23Master Boot Record (MBR): The first LBA on a disk.

3.1.24MBR disk layout: The disk layout traditionally used by BIOS based systems.

3.1.25NV Memory: Non-Volatile memory is memory that retains content even when the power has been removed. The most common type of NV memory on a computer system is the CMOS RAM that is used to store system configuration information.

3.1.26OS: An Operating System is a software abstraction layer that provides services that give applications access to system hardware, in a hardware independent fashion. Examples of these services include memory management, multi-threaded task management, file system management, printer management, and screen management.

3.1.27PATA (Parallel ATA) device: A device implementing the parallel ATA transport (see ATA8-APT).

3.1.28POST: The Power-On Self-Test is the part of the BIOS that takes control immediately after power is applied to the computer. POST initializes the computer hardware so that an OS may be loaded.

3.1.29QWord: A sequence of eight contiguous bytes considered as a unit. See 3.3.10.

3.1.30QWord-aligned pointer: A pointer where the lowest order three bits are 000b.

3.1.31SATA (Serial ATA) device: A device implementing the serial ATA transport (see ATA8-AST).

3.1.32seg:offset: An addressing method where the address is calculated by the following formula: seg*16+offset. This calculation results in a 20 bit linear address space.

3.1.33Standard Floppy Drive: The Standard Floppy Drive is the generic term to define the currently used 5.25 inch floppy drives and the 3.5 inch floppy diskette drives found in many systems.

3.1.34Volume Boot Record (VBR): The first LBA in a bootable partition.

3.1.35word: A sequence of two contiguous bytes considered as a unit. See 3.3.10.

3.2Symbols and abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning

*multiplied by / divided by

<less than

> greater than

GPT GUID Partition Table (see UEFI-2.3) MBR Master Boot Record (see 3.1.24)

OS Operating System (see 3.1.26)

UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (see UEFI-2.3) VBR Volume Boot Record (see 3.1.34)

3.3 Conventions

3.3.1 Overview

Lowercase is used for words having the normal English language meaning. Certain words and terms used in this standard have a specific meaning beyond the normal English language meaning. These words and terms are defined either in clause 3 or in the text where they first appear.

The names of abbreviations, commands, fields, and acronyms used as signal names are in all uppercase (e.g., IDENTIFY DEVICE). Fields containing only one bit are usually referred to as the “name” bit instead of the “name” field. (See 3.3.6 for the naming convention used for naming bits.)

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Contents Information technology Enhanced Disk Drive 4 EDD-4 Revision June 23Points of Contact T13/2132-D Revision 3June 23Working Draft Enhanced Disk Drive 4 EDD-4 Draft June 23 T13/2132-D RevisionAmerican National Standard T13/2132-D Revision June 23Document Status New Capabilities added to EDD-4Contents Working Draft Enhanced Disk Drive 4 EDD-4 Vii Viii Working Draft Enhanced Disk Drive 4 EDD-4 Tables Output ParametersFigures Foreword IntroductionXii Working Draft Enhanced Disk Drive 4 EDD-4 Scope BSR IncitsAmerican National Standard for Information Technology ATA8-APT ATA8-AST Normative references General Approved referencesApproved Ansi References Name References under development Other referencesReferences Under Development Name Project Number June 23 T13/2132-D Revision Conventions Symbols and abbreviationsMaster Boot Record MBR The first LBA on a disk Abbreviation MeaningUnordered lists PrecedenceLists Lists overview Ordered listsT13/2132-D Revision June 23 Keywords NumberingNumbering conventions French English This standard Register and CF ContentsInterrupt Services and Functions Bit conventionsDWord at word offset n ByteWord at offset n QWord at word offset nWord ATA string byte swapping Word Byte Character in stringATA firmware revision example Byte ValueOverview Register Description 8GB INT 13h Functions Conventional FunctionsConventional Register Definitions Bit DescriptionConventional Function Definitions Function a Description Extended Function Definitions 8GB INT 13h Functions OverviewData Structure Function DescriptionT13/2132-D Revision June 23 Device Address Packet Offset Removable Media Fixed Disk Access SubsetFixed Disk Access Function Code INT 13h Interface SubsetsLocking and Ejecting Function Code Enhanced Disk Drive EDD Support SubsetEDD Support Function Code CD/DVD Boot Overview ISO 9660 CD Layout Working Draft Enhanced Disk Drive 4 EDD-4System Area Unused Boot Methods Emulation ProcessHard Drive Boot No Emulation BootFloppy Boot Floppy Geometries Type Cylinders Heads SectorsBoot Volume Descriptor BVD Boot Volume DescriptorCD/DVD Format T13/2132-D Revision June 23 Validation Entry Offset Type DescriptionJune 23 T13/2132-D Revision Initial/Default Entry Section Header00h Byte Header ID June 23 T13/2132-D Revision Section Entry Type DescriptionT13/2132-D Revision June 23 Section Entry Extension INT 13h Function Definitions Overview Reset Disk Subsystem FN 00h Get Status of Last Operation FN 01h Read Sectors into Memory FN 02h Write Sectors From Memory FN 03h Verify Sectors FN 04h Get Drive Parameters FN 08h Read Buffer FN 0Eh Write Buffer FN 0Fh Get Disk Type FN 15h Value DescriptionSet Media Type FN 18h Park Heads FN 19h Identify Device Information FN 25h Check Extensions Present FN 41h Interface Support Bit Map DescriptionExtended Read FN 42h Extended Write FN 43h Verify Sectors FN 44h Lock/Unlock Media FN 45h Eject Removable Media FN 46h Get Device Parameters FN 48h Result BufferAscii T13/2132-D Revision June 23 Interface Path Interface Path Definitions part 1 Host Bus Type OffsetDefinition Device Path00h ATA Device 01h 02h..FFh Reserved Byte Word DWord QWord Byte Port number Device parameter table extension Offset 0-1 I/O port base Offset 5 Bios use only Bios use only Offset 6 IRQ numberOffset 7 READ/WRITE Multiple command block count Offset 2-3 control port baseBit 8 Atapi device uses command packet interrupt Offset 10-11 Bios selected hardware specific option flagsBit 7 32-bit transfer mode Offset 9 PIO typeTranslation Type Bits Description Bit 13h 48-bit LBA addressing enabledJune 23 T13/2132-D Revision Bits 9-10 translation type Bit 11 Ultra DMAGet Extended Media Change Status FN 49h Initiate Disk Emulation FN 4Ah Value Emulation Working Draft Enhanced Disk Drive 4 EDD-4 Terminate Disk Emulation FN 4Bh Initiate Disk Emulation & Boot FN 4Ch Return Boot Catalog FN 4Dh CD Command PacketSet Hardware Configuration FN 4Eh Hardware Configuration Sub-FunctionsSend Packet Command FN 50h Formatted Command Packet Offset Type DescriptionFormatted Protocol Specific Data T13/2132-D Revision June 23 Output Parameters Security Protocol Commands FN 51h INT 15h Removable Media Eject Hybrid MBR boot Hybrid MBR boot overview GPT support for hybrid MBR boot codeAnnex a Hybrid MBR boot code Hybrid MBR boot code endeavor procedure EAXHybrid VBR boot code
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