4.3Supported ATA commands

The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the ATA-6 Standard.

EE25.2 Series drives support all standard 48-bit extended commands.

Command name

Command code (in hex)

 

 

 

ATA-standard commands

 

 

 

 

 

ATA Device Configuration Overlay

B1H

 

ATA Service

A2H

 

Check Power Mode

98H, E5H

 

Download Microcode

92H

 

Execute Device Diagnostics

90H

 

Flush Cache

E7H

 

Format Track (Legacy)

50H

 

Identify Device

ECH

 

Idle

97H, E3H

 

Idle Immediate

95H, E1H

 

Initialize (Set) Device Parameters

91H

 

Read Buffer

E4H

 

Read DMA

C8H, C9H

 

Read Log Extended

2FH

 

Read Multiple

C4H

 

Read Native Max Address

F8H

 

Read Sectors

20H, 21H

 

Read Verify Sectors

40H, 41H

 

Recalibrate

10H

 

Security Disable Password

F6H

 

Security Erase Prepare

F3H

 

Security Erase Unit

F4H

 

Security Freeze Lock

F5H

 

Security Set Password

F1H

 

Security Unlock

F2H

 

Seek

70H

 

Set Drive Parameters

91H

 

Set Features

EFH

 

Set Max Address

F9H

 

Note: Individual Set Max com-

Address

00H

mands are identified by the value

Password

01H

placed in the Set Max Features

Lock

02H

register as defined to the right.

Unlock

03H

 

Freeze Lock

04H

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Seagate ST930817AM, ST980818AM, ST980817SM Supported ATA commands, Command name Command code in hex ATA-standard commands

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