Hitachi T7K250 - Deskstar - Hard Drive - Write Sectors (30 H;31 H)

Deskstar T7K250 Hard Disk Drive Specification
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12.56 Write Sectors (30h/31h)
Table 142: Write Sectors command (30h/31h)
The Write Sectors command transfers one or more sectors from the host to the device. The data is then written to
the disk media.
The sectors are transferred through the Data Register 16 bits at a time.
If an uncorrectable error occurs, the write will be terminated at the failing sector.
Output parameters to the device
Sector Count This indicates the number of continuous sectors to be transferred. If zero is specified,
256 sectors will be transferred.
Sector Number This indicates the sector number of the first sector to be transferred. (L = 0)
In LBA mode this register contains the LBA bits 0–7. (L = 1)
Cylinder High/Low This indicates the cylinder number of the first sector to be transferred. (L = 0)
In LBA mode this register contains the LBA bits 8–15 (Low) and bits 16–23 (High)
(L = 1)
H This indicates the head number of the first sector to be transferred. (L = 0)
In LBA mode this register contains the LBA bits 24–27. (L = 1)
R This indicates the retry bit. this bit is ignored.
Input parameters from the device
Sector Count This indicates the number of requested sectors not transferred. This will be zero unless an
unrecoverable error occurs.
Sector Number This indicates the sector number of the last transferred sector. (L = 0)
In LBA mode this register contains the current LBA bits 0–7. (L = 1)
Cylinder High/Low This indicates the cylinder number of the last transferred sector. (L = 0)
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 V V V V V V V V Sector Count V V V V V V V V
Sector Number V V V V V V V V Sector Number V V V V V V V V
Cylinder Low V V V V V V V V Cylinder Low V V V V V V V V
Cylinder High V V V V V V V V Cylinder High V V V V V V V V
Device/Head 1 L 1 D H H H H Device/Head - - - - H H H H
Command 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 R Status see below
Error Register Status Register
7654321 0 7654 3 21 0
CRC UNC 0 IDN 0 ABT T0N AMN BSY RDY DF DSC DRQ COR IDX ERR
000V0V0 0 0V0V - 0- V