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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