DISK DRIVE OPERATION

6.4.20 Set Max Address (F9h)

Host Protected Area feature set.

Inputs

Register

7

6

5

 

4

3

2

1

0

Features

 

 

 

 

 

Na

 

 

 

Sector Count

 

 

 

 

Na

 

 

 

VV

Sector Number

 

Native max address sector number or SET MAX LBA

 

Cylinder Low

 

 

 

SET MAX cylinder low or LBA

 

 

Cylinder High

 

 

 

SET MAX cylinder high or LBA

 

 

Device/Head

obs

LBA

obs

 

DEV

Native max address head number or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SET MAX LBA

 

Command

 

 

 

 

 

F9h

 

 

 

Sector Count –

VV(Value volatile). If bit 0 is set to one, the device shall preserve the maximum values over power- up or hardware reset. If bit 0 is cleared to zero, the device shall revert to the most recent non-volatile maximum address value setting over power-up or hardware reset.

Sector Number –

Contains the native max address sector number (IDENTIFY DEVICE word 6) or LBA bits (7:0) value to be set.

Cylinder Low –

Contains the maximum cylinder low or LBA bits (15:8) value to be set. Cylinder High –

Contains the maximum cylinder high or LBA bits (23:16) value to be set. Device/Head –

If LBA is set to one, the maximum address value is an LBA value.

If LBA is cleared to zero, the maximum address value is a CHS value. DEV shall indicate the selected device.

Bits (3:0) contain the native max address head number (IDENTIFY DEVICE word 3 minus one) or LBA bits (27:24) value to be set.

Normal outputs

Register

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

 

 

0

Error

 

 

 

 

 

Na

 

 

 

 

 

Sector Count

 

 

 

 

 

Na

 

 

 

 

 

Sector Number

 

 

Native max address sector number or LBA

 

 

 

 

Cylinder Low

 

 

Native max address cylinder low or LBA

 

 

 

 

Cylinder High

 

 

Native max address cylinder high or LBA

 

 

 

 

Device/Head

obs

LBA

obs

LBA

 

Native max address head or LBA

 

Status

BSY

DRDY

DF

na

 

DRQ

na

na

 

ERR

Sector Number –

Maximum native sector number or LBA bits (7:0) set on the device. Cylinder Low –

Maximum cylinder number low or LBA bits (15:8) set on the device. Cylinder High –

Maximum cylinder number high or LBA bits (23:16) set on device. Device/Head –

DEV shall indicate the selected device.

maximum native head number or LBA bits (27:24) set on the device. Status register –

BSY shall be cleared to zero indicating command completion.

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