Command name

Command code (in hex)

 

 

 

 

Set Max Address

F9h

 

 

 

 

Note: Individual Set Max commands are identi-

Address:

00H

fied by the value placed in the Set Max Fea-

Password:

01H

tures register as defined to the right.

Lock:

02H

 

Unlock:

03H

 

Freeze Lock:

04H

Set Multiple Mode

C6h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations

B0h/D9h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Autosave

B0h/D2h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations

B0h/D8h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Auto Offline

B0h/DBh

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Enable One Attribute Modification

B0h/E0h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Execute Offline

B0h/D4h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds

B0h/D1h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Read Data

B0h/D0h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector

B0h/D5h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Return Status

B0h/DAh

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values

B0h/D3h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Write Attribute Thresholds

B0h/D7h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Write Attribute Values

B0h/E1h

 

 

 

 

S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector

B0h/D6h

 

 

 

 

Write Buffer

E8h

 

 

 

 

Write DMA

CAh

 

 

 

 

Write DMA Extended

35h

 

 

 

 

Write DMA without Retries

CBh

 

 

 

 

Write Long with Retries

32h

 

 

 

 

Write Long without Retries

33h

 

 

 

 

Write Multiple

C5h

 

 

 

 

Write Multiple Extended

39h

 

 

 

 

Write Sectors

30h/31h

 

 

 

 

Write Sectors Extended

34h

 

 

 

 

Write Stream DMA Extended

3Ah

 

 

 

 

Write Stream Extended

3Bh

 

 

 

 

ATA-standard power-management commands

 

 

 

 

 

Check Power Mode

E5h

 

 

 

 

Idle

E3h

 

 

 

 

Idle Immediate

E1h

 

 

 

 

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Seagate ST91603110CS, ST9250311CS manual Command name Command code in hex

ST91603110CS, ST9250311CS specifications

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