4.3Supported ATA commands

The following table lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment specification. See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 33.for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.

Command name

Command code (in hex)

 

 

 

 

ATA-standard commands

 

 

 

 

 

Download Microcode

92h

 

 

 

 

Execute Device Diagnostics

90h

 

 

 

 

Flush Cache

E7h

 

 

 

 

Flush Cache Extended

EAh

 

 

 

 

Identify Device

ECh

 

 

 

 

Initialize Device Parameters

91h

 

 

 

 

Read Buffer

E4h

 

 

 

 

Read DMA

C8h

 

 

 

 

Read DMA Extended

25h

 

 

 

 

Read DMA without Retries

C9h

 

 

 

 

Read Multiple

C4h

 

 

 

 

Read Multiple Extended

29h

 

 

 

 

Read Native Max Address

F8h

 

 

 

 

Read Native Max Address Extended

27h

 

 

 

 

Read Sectors

20h

 

 

 

 

Read Sectors Extended

24h

 

 

 

 

Read Sectors without Retries

21h

 

 

 

 

Read Verify Sectors

40h

 

 

 

 

Read Verify Sectors Extended

42h

 

 

 

 

Read Verify Sectors without Retries

41h

 

 

 

 

Seek

70h

 

 

 

 

Set Features

EFh

 

 

 

 

Set Max Address

F9h

 

 

 

 

Note: Individual Set Max commands are

Address:

00H

identified by the value placed in the Set Max

Password:

01H

Features register as defined to the right.

Lock:

02H

 

Unlock:

03H

 

Freeze Lock:

04H

Set Multiple Mode

C6h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T.

B0h

 

 

 

 

Write Buffer

E8h

 

 

 

 

Write DMA

CAh

 

 

 

 

Write DMA Extended

35h

 

 

 

 

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Seagate ST380817AS, ST3120827AS, ST3120026AS Supported ATA commands, Command name Command code in hex ATA-standard commands