Table 8-11 Set Features Register Definitions

 

 

Code

Description

02h

Enable Write Cache

 

 

03h

Set transfer mode based on value in Sector Count register

 

 

06h

Enable Power-Up in Standby Mode

 

 

07h

Power-Up in Standby feature set device spin up

 

 

10h

Enable use of SATA features

 

SC=02: DMA Setup FIS Auto Activate automation

 

SC=03: Device-initiated interface power state transition

 

SC=06: Software Settings Preservation

 

 

44h

Obsolete (Set VU ECC length)

 

 

55h

Disable read look-ahead feature

 

 

82h

Disable Write Cache

 

 

86h

Disable Power-Up in Standby Mode

 

 

90h

Disable use of SATA features

 

SC=02: DMA Setup FIS Auto Activate automation

 

SC=03: Device-initiated interface power state transition

 

SC=06: Software Settings Preservation

 

 

AAh

Enable read look-ahead feature

 

 

BBh

Obsolete (Set 4-byte ECC length)

 

 

D2h-DFh

VU Features

 

 

F0h-FFh

VU Features

 

 

When the drive receives this command, it checks the contents of the Feature register, clears BSY, and generates an interrupt. If the value in the Feature register is not supported or is invalid, the drive posts an Aborted Command error.

A host can choose the transfer mechanism by Set Transfer Mode and specifying a value in the Sector Count register in feature 03. The upper 5 bits define the type of transfer, and the low order 3 bits encode the mode value. Refer to the following table for details.

Table 8-12 Transfer Mode Values

Mode

Bits(7:3)

Bits(2:0)

PIO default mode

00000

000

PIO default mode, disable IORDY

00000

001

PIO flow control transfer mode

00001

mode

Multiword DMA mode

00100

mode

Ultra DMA mode

01000

mode

Mode = transfer mode number

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