5K320 SATA OEM Specification

Register

Error

Sector Count

LBA Low

LBA Mid

LBA High

Device

Status

Alternate Status

Table 30 Default Register Values

Default Value

Diagnostic Code

01h

01h

00h

00h

00h

50h

50h

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

01h

02h

03h

04h

05h

Table 31 Diagnostic Codes

Description

No error Detected

Formatter device error

Sector buffer error

Ecc circuitry error

Controller microprocessor error

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

Error Register

Yes

01h

No

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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