CHAPTER 8 ATA COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS

8.1Command Table

Commands are issued to the drive through SATA interface, by way of a Command Packet. This table list commands supported by the Spinpoint M8 HDD. Extended commands are unique to the 48-bit Address feature set.

Table 8-1 Command Code Parameters

Command

Parameter Used

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class

DESCRIPTION

CODE

FE

SC

LL

LM

LH

DE

SC

LL

LM

LH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre

Pre

Pre

Pre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Check Power Mode

E5h

 

y

 

 

 

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Download Micro code

92h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Device Configuration

B1h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overlay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Execute Device

90h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Flush Cache

E7h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Flush Cache Extended

EAh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Format Track *3

50h

 

y

y

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Initialize Device

91h

 

y

y

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parameters *3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Identify Device

ECh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Idle

E3h

 

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Idle Immediate

E1h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

NOP

00h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Buffer

E4h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read DMA

C8h

 

y

y

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read DMA Extended

25h

 

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

 

2

Read FPDMA Queued

60h

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

 

1

Read Log Extended

2Fh

 

 

y

y

y

 

y

y

 

y

 

 

 

1

Read Long *3

22h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

y

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Multiple

C4h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

y

y

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Multiple Extended

29h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

 

1

Read Native Max Address

F8h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Native Max Address

27h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Sector(s)

20h

 

y

y

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Read Sector(s) Extended

24h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

y

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spinpoint M8-DVR Disti Product Manual REV 2.0

 

 

 

 

 

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