Maxtor D540X-4K manual 6CDNG, Bytes 4 7 will be set to FFh for bad track entries

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands

DEFECT LIST DATA FORMAT

6CDNG￿￿￿￿￿￿0 $;6'&'5%4+26+10Defect cylinder (MSB)
0 $;6'		0	&'5%4+26+10
	1	1Dh
	2	8* (Number of Defects)
		(MSB)
	3	8* (Number of Defects)
		(LSB)
	4–11	Defect Entry #1
	12–19	Defect Entry #2
		•
		•
	DEFECT ENTRY DATA FORMAT
6CDNG￿￿￿￿￿￿		Defect cylinder
1
	2	Defect cylinder (LSB)
	3	Defect head
	4	Defect sector (MSB)
	5	Defect sector
		Defect sector
	7	Defect sector (LSB)

Bytes 4 – 7 will be set to FFh for bad track entries.

ConfigurationIn0QVGaddition￿to the SET FEATURES command, the Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/ 60.0/80.0 GB AT hard disk drives provide two configuration commands:

• The SET CONFIGURATION command, which enables the host to change DisCache and Error Recovery parameters

• The READ CONFIGURATION command, which enables the host to read the current configuration status of the drive

See Chapter 5 for more details about DisCache and setting cache parameters. See Chapter 5 also for more information about error detection and defect management.

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