LIST OF TABLES

SSD-CXXX(I)-3600 DATA SHEET

Table 28: I/O Space Read Operations

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Table 29: I/O Space Write Operations

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Table 30: Memory-Mapped Register Decoding

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Table 31: Independent I/O Mode Register Decoding

43

Table 32: Primary and Secondary I/O Mapped Register Decoding

44

Table 33: Task File Register Specification

45

Table 34: Error Register

46

Table 35: Feature Register

47

Table 36: Sector Count Register

48

Table 37: Sector Number Register

49

Table 38: Cylinder Low Register

50

Table 39: Cylinder High Register

51

Table 40: Drive/Head Register

52

Table 41: Status Register

53

Table 42: Command Register

54

Table 43: Alternate Status Register

55

Table 44: Device Control Register

56

Table 45: Device Address Register

57

Table 46: ATA Command Block and Set Description

58

Table 47: ATA Command Set

58

Table 48: Check Power Mode — 98h, E5h

60

Table 49: Executive Drive Diagnostic — 90h

61

Table 50: Format Track — 50h

62

Table 51: Identify Drive — ECh

63

Table 52: Identify Drive — Drive Attribute Data

64

Table 53: Idle — 97h, E3h

67

Table 54: Idle Immediate — 95h, E1h

68

Table 55: Initialize Drive Parameters — 91h

69

Table 56: Recalibrate — 1Xh

70

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SSD-C08G(I)-3600 specifications

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