4.1.1Supported ATA commands

The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft ATA-6 Standard...

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Supported commands

 

 

 

Command name

 

Command code (in hex)

 

 

 

ATA-standard commands

 

 

 

ATA Device Configuration Overlay

 

B1H

ATA Service

 

 

A2H

Check Power Mode

 

98H, E5H

Download Microcode

 

92H

Execute Device Diagnostics

 

90H

Flush Cache

 

 

E7H

Flush Cache Extended

 

EAH

Format Track (Legacy)

 

50H

Identify Device

 

ECH

Idle

 

 

97H, E3H

Idle Immediate

 

95H, E1H

Initialize Device Parameters

 

91H

Read Buffer

 

 

E4H

Read DMA

 

 

C8H, C9H

Read DMA Extended

 

25H

Read Log Extended

 

22H

Read Multiple

 

C4H

Read Multiple Extended

 

29H

Read Native Max Address

 

F8H

Read Native Max Address Extended

 

27H

Read Sectors

 

20H, 21H

Read Sectors Extended

 

24H

Read Verify Sectors

 

40H, 41H

Read Verify Sectors Extended

 

42H

Recalibrate

 

 

10H

Security Disable Password

 

F6H

Security Erase Prepare

 

F3H

Security Erase Unit

 

F4H

Security Freeze Lock

 

F5H

Security Set Password

 

F1H

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Maxtor LD25 Series Supported ATA commands, Supported commands, Command name Command code in hex ATA-standard commands

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