SCSI Description
5-18 Maxtor Atlas 10K III
Each descript or speci fie s a 4-byte defective sector address of the sector that contains
the defect as shown in Table 5-17.
FO RM A T UNI T Defect De sc ri p t o r-Block Form at
The Physical Sector defect descriptor specifies the location of a defect that is the length
of a sector. The Bytes From Index defect descriptor specifies the location of a defect
that is no more than eight bytes long.
Each descriptor is comprised of the bytes shown in Table 5-18. The Cylinder Number
of Defect is the most significant p art of the addres s, and the Defective Sector Number
or Defe ct Bytes F ro m Inde x i s th e l ea s t sign ifi cant part o f th e ad dres s . A va l u e o f
FFFFFFFFh in bytes 4 to 7 is ignored
FO RM AT U NIT Defe ct Descrip t or- Ph y s i cal S e ct o r and B y t e s
Fr o m Index Format
0 - 3 De fective Block Address
0 - 2 Cylinder Number of Defect
3 Head Number of Defect
4 - 7 Defecti ve Sector Number
or
Defec t B ytes from Inde x