EEG | 0 | The Enable EOD Generation flag should be set since EOD generation is always |
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Medium Partitions mode page
The Medium Partitions mode page has the following format. Note that none of the fields are changeable. The Partition Size will be patronized.
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None of the fields in this mode page are changeable.
Maximum Additional | 0 | Zero is returned, indicating that no additional partitions are present or |
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Additional Partitions | 0 | Zero must be returned, indicating that no additional partitions are present |
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FDP | 0 | The Fixed Data Partitions bit is not supported and must be set to zero. |
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SDP | 0 | The Select Data Partitions bit is not supported and must be set to zero. |
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IDP | 0 | The Initiator Defined Partitions bit is not supported and must be set to zero. |
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POFM | 0 | The Partitions on Format bit is set to zero since the drive does not support |
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CLEAR | 0 | Set to zero indicating |
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ADDP | 0 | Set to zero indicating |
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Medium Format | 3 | This indicates that the drive is capable of format and partition recognition. |
recognition |
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Commands
MODE SELECT 15h/55h 83