ATA COMMAND BLOCK AND SET DESCRIPTION

SSD-PXXX(I)-3100 DATA SHEET

Write Sector(s) w/o Erase — 38h

The Write Sector(s) w/o Erase command functions similar to the Write Sector command, with the exception that the implied pre-erase (i.e., Erase Sector(s) command) is not issued prior to writing the sectors.

Table 81: Write Sector(s) w/o Erase — 38h

Register

D7

D6

D5

D4

 

D3

D2

D1

D0

Feature

 

 

 

 

X

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sector Count

 

 

 

Sector Count

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sector Number

 

 

Sector Number (LBA7-0)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cylinder Low

 

 

Cylinder Low (LBA15-8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cylinder High

 

 

Cylinder High (LBA23-16)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drive Head

X

LBA

X

Drive

 

Head Number (LBA27-24)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command

 

 

 

38h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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