Inquiry
2.4Inquiry (12h)
The INQUIRY command supports standard 47 Bytes Inquiry data. If byte length in Allocation Length is less than 47 bytes, the requested length is transferred. If byte length is 47 bytes or more, only 47 bytes will be transferred.
The INQUIRY command returns Check Condition if data transfer to the Initiator was not properly received.
Whenever a Check Condition is returned against any command, inquiry data is returned providing the initiator with system information.
Operation Code is (12h).
Enable Vital Product Data (EVPD)
Must be set to “0” (ZERO) for the drive to return the standard Inquiry data.
If the Page Code field is not set to “0” (ZERO), the drive will return Check Condition Status (Sense Key: Illegal Request) and sense code INVALID FIELD IN CDB.
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RMB
If “1” (TRUE), the media is removable.
TIOP
If “1” (TRUE), the drive will support the Terminate I/O Process message.
SYNC
If “1” (TRUE), the drive supports synchronous data transfers.
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