Command Specifications

4.1.6 MODE SENSE (1A)

Byte

Bit

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

X'1A'

 

 

 

1

 

0

0

0

0

DBD

0

0

0

2

 

 

PC

 

 

Page Code

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

Sub Page Code

 

 

 

4

 

 

 

 

Transfer Byte Length

 

 

 

5

 

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

This command reports the values for each type of parameter related to the disk drive's physical attributes, data format, timing of SAS interface transferring processing, error recovery procedures, etc., as well as the attributes of those parameters, to the INIT.

The data (MODE SENSE data) transferred to the INIT from the HDD by this command are configured from a "Header," "Block Descriptor" and one or more "Page descriptors" which describe each type of parameter, each of which will be described later in this item.

When "1" is specified in the "DBD (disable block descriptors)" bit of CDB byte 1, it indicates that a "Block descriptor" is not included in the MODE SENSE data transferred to the INIT by this command and the HDD transfers MODE SENSE data composed from the "Header" and the specified "Page descriptor" only to INIT. When "0" is specified in this bit, the HDD transfers MODE SENSE DATA composed of the "Header, " a single "Block descriptor" and the specified "Page descriptor" to the INIT.

The "Page code" field in CDB byte 2 specifies the page code of the "Page descriptor" transferred to the INIT by this command. The types of "Page descriptor" supported by the HDD and their page codes and lengths are as shown in Table 4.15.

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Fujitsu MBC2036RC, MBC2073RC, MBA3300RC, MBA3147RC, MBA3073RC specifications Mode Sense 1A