Hitachi HDS723020BLA642 - Security Erase Prepare (F3 H); Table 126 Security Erase Prepare Command (F3 H)

Hitachi hard disk drive specifications
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11.31 Security Erase Prepare (F3h)
Command Block Output Registers
Command Block Input Registers
Register
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Register
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Feature
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Error
…See Below…
Sector Count
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sector Count
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sector Number
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sector Number
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cylinder Low
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cylinder Low
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cylinder High
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cylinder High
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Device/Head
1
-
1
D
-
-
-
-
Device/Head
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Command
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Status
…See Below…
Error Register
Status Register
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
CRC
UNC
0
IDN
0
ABT
T0N
AMN
BSY
RDY
DF
DSC
DRQ
COR
IDX
ERR
0
0
0
0
0
V
0
0
0
V
0
V
-
0
-
V
Table 126 Security Erase Prepare Command (F3h)
The Security Erase Prepare Command must be issued immediately before the Security Erase Unit Command to
enable device erasing and unlocking.
The Security Erase Prepare Command must be issued immediately before the Format Unit Command. This
command is to prevent accidental erasure of the device.
This command does not request to transfer data.