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Table 5-52Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Mode Parameter Header	Contains information about the remainder of the pa-
	rameter list and is always present (see Table 5-53and
	Table 5-54).
Block Descriptor	Allows the initiator to set the drive’s Logical Block
	Size and number of Logical Block Addresses (see Ta-
	ble 5-55and Table 5-56).
Page(s)	The page code(s) of the pages that are a part of this
	command.

Table 5-53Mode Parameter Header (6-Byte)-Data Format

Bit	7	6	5		4	3	2	1	0
Byte
0					Mode Data	Length
1					Medium Type
2				Device-Specific Parameter
3				Block Descriptor Length

Table 5-54Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions

Field	Description
Mode Data Length	Reserved. Must be 0.
Medium Type	Ignored by the drive.
Device-specific Parameter	Ignored by the drive.
Block Descriptor Length	Zero (0) if no Block Descriptor is supplied. The length
	is eight (8) if a Block Descriptor is supplied.

Table 5-55Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format

	Bit	7	6	5	4		3	2	1	0
Byte
0	– 3				Number of Blocks
	4					Reserved
5	– 7				Block Length

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