Deskstar 7K160 Hard Disk Drive Specification
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Input parameters from the device
Sector Count This indicates the number of requested sectors not transferred
Sector Number This indicates the sector number of the transferred sector. (L = 0)
In LBA mode, this register contains current LBA bits 0–7. (L = 1)
Cylinder High/Low This indicates the cylinder number of the transferred sector. (L = 0)
In LBA mode, this register contains current LBA bits 8–15 (Low), 16–23 (High). (L = 1)
H This indicates the head number of the transferred sector. (L = 0)
In LBA mode, this register contains current LBA bits 24–27. (L = 1)
It should be noted that the device internally uses 52 bytes of ECC data on all data written or read from the disk. The
4 byte mode of operation is provided via emulation. It is recommended that for testing the effectiveness and integ-
rity of the devices ECC functions that the 52 byte ECC mode should be used.
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