INTERFACE COMMANDS
7 – 6
Mode Set/Check CommandsMode Set/Check CommandsMode Set/Check CommandsMode Set/Check CommandsMode Set/Check Commands
Set Features ModeSet Features Mode
Set Features ModeSet Features Mode
Set Features Mode
Enables or disables features supported by the drive. When the drive receives this command it:
1. Sets BSY,
2. Checks the contents of the Features register,
3. Clears BSY and
4. Generates an interrupt.
If the value of the register is not a feature supported by the drive, the command is aborted.
The acceptable values in the Features register are defined as follows:
VALUE DE SCRI PTION
02h Enabled Write Cache
03h Set Transfer Mode based on value in Sector Count register
05h E na ble A d vanced P o wer Mana gement
42h E nable Aut o matic Acousti c Manage ment. The sector c o unt regi ster co nt a ins the
Automat i c Acous tic Man ageme nt le vel.
SECTOR LEVEL
FFh Maxtor specific
FEh Maximum p erforma nce
81h-FDh Intermediate acoustic management levels
80h Minimum acoustic emanation level
00h-7Fh reserved
44h Length of data appended on Read Long/Write Long commands specified in the
Identify Device information
55h Disable Read Look-ahead feature
66h Di sable revertin g to Po w e r-on def a ults
82h Disable Write Cache
85h D i sable A dvanced Power M a nageme nt
AAh Enable Read Look-ahead feature
BBh 4 bytes of Maxtor specific data appended on Read Long/Write Long commands
C2h Disable Automatic Acoustic Management
CCh Ena ble rev ert in g to Po we r- on def a ults