7K200 SATA OEM Specification

 

 

 

Register

 

Default Value

Error

 

Diagnostic Code

Sector Count

 

01h

LBA Low

 

01h

LBA Mid

 

00h

LBA High

 

00h

Device

 

00h

Status

 

50h

Alternate Status

 

50h

 

 

 

Table 30 Default Register Values

The meaning of the Error Register diagnostic codes resulting from power on, COMRESET or the Execute Device Diagnostic command are shown in the following table.

Code

Description

01h

No error Detected

02h

Formatter device error

03h

Sector buffer error

04h

Ecc circuitry error

05h

Controller microprocessor error

 

 

Table 31 Diagnostic Codes

12.2 Diagnostic and Reset considerations

The Set Max password, the Set Max security mode and the Set Max unlock counter don’t retain over a Power On Reset but persist over a COMRESET or Soft Reset.

For each Reset and Execute Device Diagnostic, the Diagnostic is done as follows:

Execute Device Diagnostic

In all the above cases: Power on, COMRESET, Soft reset, and the EXECUTE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC command the Error register is shown in the following table.

Device 0 Passed

Yes

No

Error Register

01h

0xh

Where x indicates the appropriate Diagnostic Code for the Power on, COMRESET, Soft reset, or Device Diagnostic error.

Table 32 Reset error register values

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Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 manual Diagnostic and Reset considerations, Default Register Values, Diagnostic Codes

HDS723020BLA642 specifications

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