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BYTE OFFSET

VALUE

COMMENTS

 

 

 

 

Mode Select Header

 

 

 

 

0

00

Reserved

 

 

 

1

00

Media type

 

 

 

2

00

Reserved

 

 

 

3

08

Block descriptor length

 

 

 

 

Block Descriptor

 

 

 

 

0

00

Reserved

 

 

 

1

00

Number of blocks (MSB)

 

 

 

2

00

Number of blocks

 

 

 

3

00

Number of blocks (LSB)

 

 

 

4

00

Reserved

 

 

 

5

00

Block length (MSB)

 

 

 

6

(Note)

Block length

 

 

 

7

(Note)

Block length (LSB)

 

 

 

NOTE:

The block length is taken from the attach packet,

 

byte offset $1C, bytes per block.

The remaining 24 bytes that are transferred during the DATA OUT phase for the mode select command are the page 3 parameters.

Mode Select Parameter List: Page 3 Parameters for Winchester drives

 

BYTE OFFSET

VALUE

COMMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

3

Page code

 

 

 

1

16

Page length

 

 

 

2

(Note 1)

Tracks per zone (MSB)

 

 

 

3

(Note 1)

Tracks per zone (LSB)

 

 

 

4

(Note 2)

Alternate sectors per zone (MSB)

 

 

 

5

(Note 2)

Alternate sectors per zone (LSB)

 

 

 

6

(Note 3)

Alternate tracks per zone (MSB)

 

 

 

7

(Note 3)

Alternate tracks per zone (LSB)

 

 

 

 

 

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