5.42TEST UNIT READY Command (00h)

The TEST UNIT READY command returns GOOD status if the drive is ready to receive medium access commands (that is, READ, WRITE, VERIFY, etc.). If the drive is not ready to receive medium access commands, it returns CHECK CONDITION status with the appropriate sense keys and qualifiers. The data format is described in Table 5-203.

Table 5-203TEST UNIT READY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format

Bit

7

6

5

4

 

3

2

1

0

Byte

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

Operation

Code (00h)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 - 4

 

 

 

 

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

Control

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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