Travelstar 5K160 (SATA) Hard Disk Drive Specification

14.40.2.11Self-test completion time

These bytes are the minimum time in minutes to complete self-test.

14.40.2.12Data Structure Checksum

The Data Structure Checksum is the 2’s compliment of the result of a simple 8-bit addition of the first 511 bytes in the data structure.

14.40.3Device Attribute Thresholds Data Structure

The following defines the 512 bytes that make up the Attribute Threshold information. This data structure is accessed by the host in its entirety using the S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds. All multi-byte fields shown in these data structures follow the ATA/ATAPI-6 specification for byte ordering, namely that the least significant byte occupies the lowest numbered byte address location in the field.

The sequence of active Attribute Thresholds will appear in the same order as their corresponding Attribute Values.

Description

Bytes

 

Offset

 

Format

Value

Data Structure Revision Number

 

2

 

00h

binary

0010h

1st Attribute Threshold

 

12

 

02h

(*1)

(*2)

...

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

...

 

 

..

 

 

 

 

30th Attribute Threshold

 

12

 

15Eh

(*1)

(*2)

Reserved

 

18

 

16Ah

 

(*3)

Vendor specific

 

131

 

17Ch

 

(*3)

Data structure checksum

 

1

 

1FFh

 

(*2)

 

 

 

512

 

 

 

 

(*1)

- See following definitions

 

 

 

 

 

 

(*2)

- Value varied by actual operating condition

 

 

 

 

 

(*3)

- Filled with 00h

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 86 Device Attribute Thresholds Data Structure

14.40.3.1Data Structure Revision Number

This value is the same as the value used in the Device Attributes Values Data Structure.

14.40.3.2Individual Thresholds Data Structure

The following defines the 12 bytes that make up the information for each Threshold entry in the Device Attribute Thresholds Data Structure. Attribute entries in the Individual Threshold Data Structure is in the same order and correspond to the entries in the Individual Attribute Data Structure.

Description

Attribute ID Number (01h to FFh)

Attribute Threshold (for comparison with Attribute Values from 00h to FFh)

00h

-

always passingthreshold value to be

 

 

used for code test purposes

 

 

 

01h

-

minimum value for normal operation

 

 

 

 

FDh -

maximum value for normal operation

 

 

 

 

Bytes

Offset

1

00h

1

01h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Format

binary

binary

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Hitachi HTS541616J9SA00 Device Attribute Thresholds Data Structure, Self-test completion time, Data Structure Checksum

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