7K200 SATA OEM Specification

Command data structure: Data format of each command data structure is shown below.

Description

Bytes

Offset

Device Control register

1

00h

Features register (7:0) (see Note)

1

01h

Features register (15:8)

1

02h

Sector count register (7:0)

1

03h

Sector count register (15:8)

1

04h

Sector number register (7:0)

1

05h

Sector number register (15:8)

1

06h

Cylinder Low register (7:0)

1

07h

Cylinder Low register (15:8)

1

08h

Cylinder High register (7:0)

1

09h

Cylinder High register (15:8)

1

0Ah

Device register

1

0Bh

Command register

1

0Ch

Reserved

1

0Dh

Timestamp (milliseconds from Power-on)

4

0Eh

 

18

 

Note: bits (7:0) refer to the most recently written contents of the register. Bits (15:8) refer to the contents of the register prior to the most recent write to the register.

Table 76 Command data structure

Error data structure: Data format of error data structure is shown below.

Description

 

Bytes

Offset

Reserved

 

1

00h

Error register

 

1

01h

Sector count register (7:0)

(see Note)

1

02h

Sector count register (15:8)

(see Note)

1

03h

Sector number register (7:0)

 

1

04h

Sector number register (15:8)

1

05h

Cylinder Low register (7:0)

 

1

06h

Cylinder Low register (15:8)

1

07h

Cylinder High register (7:0)

 

1

08h

Cylinder High register (15:8)

1

09h

Device register

 

1

0Ah

Status register

 

1

0Bh

Extended error data (vendor specific)

19

0Ch

State

 

1

1Fh

Life timestamp (hours)

 

2

20h

 

 

34

 

Note: bits (7:0) refer to the contents if the register is read with bit 7 of the Device Control register cleared to zero. Bits (15:8) refer to the contents if the register is read with bit 7 of the Device Control register set to one.

Table 77 Error data structure

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HDS723020BLA642 specifications

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