5.3 Host Commands

Error reporting conditions

(1)The command has been issued more than twice (ST = 51h, ER = 10h).

(2)The READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS command has not been issued prior to the SET MAX ADDRESS command (ST = 51h, ER = 04h).

(3)The SET MAX ADDRESS (EXT) command has been issued (ST = 51h, ER = 04h).

(4)A SATA communication error occurred (ST = 51h, ER = 14h).

At command issuance (Shadow Block Registers setting contents)

CM

1

1

1

1

 

1

0

0

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DH

x

L

x

x

 

HD No./LBA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

CYL No. [MSB]

/ LBA

 

 

 

CL

 

CYL No. [LSB]

/ LBA

 

 

 

SN

 

SCT No.

 

 

/ LBA[LSB]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SC

 

 

 

xx

 

 

 

VV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FR

 

 

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At command completion (Shadow Block Registers contents to be read)

ST

 

 

 

Status information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DH

x

x

x

x

 

xx

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH

 

CYL No. [MSB] / LBA

 

CL

 

CYL No. [LSB] / LBA

 

SN

 

SCT No.

 

/ LBA[LSB]

SC

 

 

 

xx

 

ER

 

 

Error information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET MAX SET PASSWORD (Features Field = 01h)

This command requests a transfer of 1 sector of data from the host, and defines the contents of SET MAX password. The password is retained by the device until the next power cycle.

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