Sony SDX-800V Append Partition 32h This mode page is not supported, Reserved Partition units

MODE SELECT 6.Command Specification

6.7.8.Append Partition (32h) (This mode page is NOT supported)

The Append Partition Command is available in the AIT mode. The Append Partition Command takes effect if the current partition is the last partition. When the command is issued in the last partition and then creates a new partition. If the command is issued in any other partition, SDX-800V will return the CHECK CONDITION status (83h/97h Current Partition is no the last partition).

Table 6-47: Append Partition Page

Bit	7		6	5	4		3	2	1	0
Byte
0		Reserved					Page Code (32h)
1					Page Length (8)
2						Reserved
3						Reserved
4			Reserved			PSUM			Reserved
5						Reserved
6			Reserved					Partition units
7						Reserved
8	(MSB)				Partition Size Descriptor
9											(LSB)

PSUM

The Partition Size Unit of Measured field defines the units in which the Partition Size value selects the partition size.

Code	Description	Support
00b	bytes (unit of one)	Not Support
01b	kilobytes (103 bytes)	Not Support
10b	Megabytes (106 bytes)	Optional
11b	10 (PARTITION UNITS) bytes	Optional

Partition units

This field defines the size of the partition size descriptors when the PSUM field is set to 11b. A value of n in the PARTITION UNITS field shall define the units of the partition size descriptors as 10n bytes.

SDX-800V Supports following combinations.

PSUM	Partition Units
11b	1001b : 109 byte (AIT-3Ex Mode)

If another value is set these fields a CHECK CONDITION status is returned with an ILLEGAL REQUEST sense key set.

Partition Size Descriptor

Partition size in megabytes, in binary notation. Bytes 8, 9: Partition Size Descriptor. For a Mode Sense Command, the value in this field is invalid unless the Mode Sense Command follows a successful Mode Select Command Page

32.Therefore, on power-up without a Mode Select Page 32h, the Current Page 32h Partition Size Descriptor should be set to the default value of 00 00. There is no relation between this field and the IDP bit in the parameter block of Mode Select Page 11h.

SONY AIT-3Ex drive SDX-800V series Ver.1.1 6-51