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5.14.3Rigid Disk Geometry Page (04h)
The Rigid Disk Geometry Page describes the drive geometry. The data format and field descriptions are described in Table
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| Bit | 7 | 6 | 5 |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 |
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2 | - | 4 |
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6 | - | 8 |
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12 | - | 13 |
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| Drive Step Rate (0) |
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14 | - | 16 |
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20 | - | 21 |
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| Medium Rotation Rate |
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22 | - | 23 |
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Maxtor Atlas 10K V |