4.3 Format Commands

(4) Defect processing during initialization

Table 4.40 shows each combination of control flag specification values and the contents of processing executed by the HDD. Furthermore, see Chapter 3 "Data Format" of the "Product Manual" concerning alternate block allocation processing methods.

Table 4.40 FORMAT UNIT command defect processing (1/2)

 

CDB Byte 1

 

 

 

 

Header

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defect Processing Method

FmtData

CmpLst

Defect List

FOV

DPRY

Defect

 

 

 

 

Format

 

 

List

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Length

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

(Format parameters not

 

1)

Alternate block allocation is performed

 

(Note 4)

 

 

 

transferred)

 

 

 

for defects registered in the P List.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

The previously existing G List is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

erased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

d

d

d

0

0

Zero

1)

Alternate block allocation is performed

 

(Note 1,

 

 

 

1

0

 

 

for defects registered in the P List and

 

 

 

 

 

 

the previously existing G List.

 

Note 2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

The previously existing G List is saved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

d

d

d

1

1

Zero

1)

Alternate block allocation is performed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

for defects registered in the previously

 

(Note 1,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

existing G List.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

The P List is saved, but it is not used in

 

Note 2,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

defect processing.

 

Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3)

The previously existing G List is saved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

d

d

d

0

0

Zero

1)

Alternate block allocation is performed

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

 

 

for defects registered in the P List.

 

(Note 1,

 

 

 

 

2)

The previously existing G List is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

erased and it is not used in defect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

processing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1

d

d

d

1

1

Zero

1)

Neither the P List or the G List is used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in defect processing (alternate block

 

(Note 1,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

allocation processing is not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

performed.)

 

Note 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

The P List is saved, but the previously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

existing G List is erased.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

>0

1)

Alternate block allocation is performed

 

 

1

0

1

1

0

 

 

for defects registered in the P List, in

 

 

 

 

the previously existing G List and the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

defects described in the D List

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

transferred from the INIT.

 

(Note 3)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2)

The D List is added to the previously

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

existing G List.

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