5K320 SATA OEM Specification

14.8 Format Unit (F7h: Vendor Specific)

Command Block Output Registers

Register

7

 

6

 

5

 

4

 

3

2

 

1

 

0

 

Data

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

-

 

-

 

Feature

V

 

V

 

V

 

V

 

V

V

 

V

 

V

 

Sector Count

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

-

 

-

 

LBA Low

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

-

 

-

 

LBA Mid

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

-

 

-

 

LBA High

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

-

 

-

 

Device

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

 

-

-

 

-

 

-

 

Command

1

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

0

1

 

1

 

1

 

Command Block Input Registers

Register

7

6

 

5

4

3

2

 

1

0

Data

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

Error

 

 

 

...See Below...

 

 

Sector Count

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

LBA Low

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

LBA Mid

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

LBA High

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

Device

-

-

 

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

Status

 

 

 

...See Below...

 

 

Error Register

7

8

9

10

3

2

1

0

 

CRC

UNC

0

IDN

0

ABT

T0N

AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N

 

0

0

0

V

0

V

0

0

 

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

Table 53 Format Unit Command (F7h)

The Format Unit command initializes all user data sectors after merging reassigned sector location into the defect inform ation of the device and clearing the reassign information. Both new reassign information and new defect information are available right after this command completion, and are also used on next power on reset. Both previous information are erased from the device by this command.

Note that the Format Unit command initializes from LBA 0 to Native MAX LBA. Host MAX LBA set by Initialize Drive Parameter or Set MAX ADDRESS command is ignored. So the protected area by Set MAX ADDRESS commands is also initialized.

The security erase prepare command should be completed immediately prior to the Format Unit command. If the device receives a Format Unit command without a prior Security Erase Prepare command the device aborts the Format Unit command.

If Feature register is NOT 11h, the device returns Abort error to the host.

 

This command does not request to data transfer.

 

Output Parameters To The Device

 

Feature

Destination code for this command

 

 

11H Merge reassigned location into the defect information

 

The execution time of this command is shown below.

 

HTS543232L9SA00 / HTS5432 32L9A300

125 min

HTS543225L9SA00 / HTS5432 25L9A300

100 min

HTS543216L9SA00 / HTS5432 16L9A300

65 min

HTS543212L9SA00 / HTS5432 12L9A300

50 min

HTS543280L9SA00 / HTS543280L9A300

35 min

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