Word Description Contents
61 LBA sectors available (continued)
0060H
(ST33240A)
007CH
(ST32531A)
62 ATA-obsolete 0000H
63 Multiword DMA active and modes supported
(see note following this table) 0
x
07H
64 Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and
4 supported) 0003H
65 Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per
word (120 nsec) 0078H
66 Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle
time per word (120 nsec) 0078H
67 Minimum PIO cycle time without IORDY flow
control (383 nsec) 017FH
68 Minimum PIO cycle time with IORDY flow
control
(120 nsec) 0078H
69–127 ATA-reserved 0000H
128–159 Seagate-reserved
xxxx
H
160–255 ATA-reserved 0000H
Note. The following DMA mode settings are used in word 63 of the
Identify Drive command:
Word Bit Description (if bit is set to 1)
63 0 Multiword DMA mode 0 available
63 1 Multiword DMA mode 1 available
63 2 Multiword DMA mode 2 available
63 8 Multiword DMA mode 0 currently active
63 9 Multiword DMA mode 1 currently active
63 10 Mult iwor d DMA mode 2 currently active
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