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Word

Description

Value

 

 

 

48

Reserved

0000H

 

 

 

49

Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may be dis-

2F00H

abled

 

 

 

50

ATA-reserved

0000H

 

 

 

51

PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode

0200H

52

Retired

0200H

53

Words 54–58, 64–70 and 88 are valid

0007H

 

 

 

54

Number of current logical cylinders

xxxxH

55

Number of current logical heads

xxxxH

56

Number of current logical sectors per logical track

xxxxH

 

 

 

57–58

Current capacity in sectors

xxxxH

59

Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple

xxxxH

or Write Multiple command

 

 

 

 

Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available

 

 

(see Section 2.1 for related information)

 

 

*Note: The maximum value allowed in this field is:

 

60–61

0FFFFFFFh (268,435,455 sectors, 137Gb). Drives with

0FFFFFFFh*

 

capacities over 137Gb will have 0FFFFFFFh in this field and

 

 

the actual number of user-addressable LBAs specified in

 

 

words 100-103. This is required for drives that support the

 

 

48-bit addressing feature.

 

 

 

 

62

Retired

0000H

63

Multiword DMA active and modes supported

xx07H

(see note following this table)

 

 

 

64

Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 sup-

0003H

ported)

 

 

 

65

Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (120

0078H

nsec)

 

 

 

 

Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle time per

 

66

word

0078H

 

(120 nsec)

 

 

 

 

67

Minimum PIO cycle time without IORDY flow control (240

00F0H

nsec)

 

 

 

68

Minimum PIO cycle time with IORDY flow control (120 nsec)

0078H

69–74

ATA-reserved

0000H

 

 

 

75

Queue depth

001FH

76

Serial ATA capabilities

xxxxH

77

Reserved for future Serial ATA definition

xxxxH

 

 

 

78

Serial ATA features supported

xxxxH

79

Serial ATA features enabled

xxxxH

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Seagate ST32000641AS, ST33000651AS Number of current logical heads, Number of current logical sectors per logical track