5K320 SATA OEM Specification
14.7 Format Track (50h: Vendor Specific)
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Register | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | Register | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Data | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Data | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Feature | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Error |
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Sector Count | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sector Count | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
LBA Low | V V V V V V V V | LBA Low | V V V V V V | V V | |||||||||||||
LBA Mid | V V V V V V V V | LBA Mid | V V V V V V | V V | |||||||||||||
LBA High | V V V V V V V V | LBA High | V V V V V V | V V | |||||||||||||
Device | - | L | - | - H H H H | Device | - | - | - | - | H | H | H | H | ||||
Command | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Status |
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Error Register
7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
CRC | UNC | 0 | IDN | 0 | ABT | T0N | AM |
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0 Table 52 Format Track Command (50h)
Status Register
7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
BSY | RDY | DF | DSC | DRQ | COR | IDX | ERR |
0 | V | 0 | V | - | 0 | 0 | V |
The Format Track command formats a single logical track on the device. Each good sector of data on the track will be initialized to zero with write operation. At this time, whether the sector of data is initialized correctly is not verified with read operation. Any data previously stored on the track will be lost.
Output Parameters To The Device
LBA Low | In LBA mode, this register specifies LBA address bits 0 - 7 to be formatted. (L=1) |
LBA High/Mid | The cylinder number of the track to be formatted. (L=0) |
| In LBA mode, this register specifies LBA address bits 8 - 15 (Mid), 16 - 23 (High) to be |
H | formatted. (L=1) |
The head number of the track to be formatted. (L=0) | |
| In LBA mode, this register specifies LBA address bits 24 - 27 to be formatted. (L=1) |
Input Parameters From The Device | |
LBA Low | In LBA mode, this register specifies current LBA address bits |
LBA High/Mid | In LBA mode, this register specifies current LBA address bits 8 - 15 (Mid), 16 - 23 (High) |
H | In LBA mode, this register specifies current LBA address bits 24 - 27. (L=1) |
In LBA mode, this command formats a single logical track including the specified LBA.
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