Fujitsu MPB3021AT manual HAP Read-ahead data DAP Last LBA Start LBA b. Sequential hit, Hit data

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4)The disk drive performs the read-ahead operation for all area of segment with overwriting the requested data. Finally, the cache data in the buffer is as follows.

HAP

Read-ahead data

DAP

HAP (Completion of transferring requested data) Last LBA Read-ahead data Start LBA

b.Sequential hit

When the previously executed read command is the sequential command and the last sector address of the previous read command is sequential to the lead sector address of the received read command, the disk drive transfers the hit data in the buffer to the host system.

The disk drive performs the read-ahead operation of the new continuous data to the empty area that becomes vacant by data transfer at the same time as the disk drive starts transferring data to the host system.

1)In the case that the contents of buffer is as follows at receiving a read command;

HAP (Completion of transferring requested data)

Read-ahead data

Hit data

DAP

Hit data Last LBADAP Start LBA

2)The disk drive starts the read-ahead operation to the empty area that becomes vacant by data transfer at the same time as the disk drive starts transferring hit data.

HAP

Read-ahead data

New read-ahead data

Hit data

DAP

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Fujitsu MPB3021AT, MPB3054AT HAP Read-ahead data DAP Last LBA Start LBA b. Sequential hit, Hit data, New read-ahead data