15.0 Appendix
15.1 Commands Support Coverage
The following table is provided to facilitate the understanding of command support coverage of the drive
compared to the ATA-5 defined command set. The column entitled "Implementation for Travelstar 48 GH,
30 GN & 15 GN" shows the capability of the drive for those commands.
obsoletedYesREAD DMA (w/o retry)C9h
MandatoryYesREAD DMA (w/ retry)C8h
OptionalNoREAD DMA QUEUEDC7h
MandatoryYesSET MULTIPLE MODEC6h
MandatoryYesWRITE MULTIPLEC5h
MandatoryYesREAD MULTIPLEC4h
OptionalNoCFA ERASE SECTORSC0h
Reserved (8)YesDEVICE CONFIGURATION OVERLAYB1h
Optional (5)YesS.M.A.R.T. FUNCTION SETB0h
Not to be usedNoSERVICEA2H
Not to be usedNoIDENTIFY PACKET DEVICEA1h
Not to be usedNoPACKETA0h
ReservedReservedReserved94h-99h
OptionalReservedDOWNLOAD MICROCODE92h
MandatoryYesINITIALIZE DEVICE PARAMETERS91h
MandatoryYesEXECUTE DEVICE DIAGNOSTIC90h
OptionalNoCFA TRANSLATE SECTORS87h
MandatoryYesSEEK7xh
obsoletedYesFORMAT TRACK50h
obsoletedYes
READ VERIFY SECTORS (S)
(w/o retry)
41h
MandatoryYesREAD VERIFY SECTOR (S)(w/retry)40h
obsoletedVendor specificWRITE VERIFY (2)3Ch
Optional (7)NoCFA TRANSLATE SECTORS W/O ERASE38h
obsoletedYesWRITE LONG (w/o retry)33h
obsoletedYesWRITE LONG (w/ retry)32h
obsoletedYesWRITE SECTOR(S) (w/o retry)31h
MandatoryYesWRITE SECTOR(S) (w/ retry)30h
obsoletedYesREAD LONG (w/o retry)23h
obsoletedYesREAD SECTOR(S) (w/ retry)22h
obsoletedYesREAD SECTOR(S) (w/o retry)21h
MandatoryYesREAD SECTOR(S) (w/ retry)20h
obsoletedYesRECALIBRATE1xh
Optional (7)NoDEVICE RESET08h
Optional (7)NoCFA REQUEST EXTENDED ERROR CODE03h
OptionalNoNOP00h
ATA-5 Command
Type
Implementation
for Travelstar
48GH,30GN & 15GN
Command NameCommand
Code
Figure 137. Command coverage (1 of 2)
Travelstar 48GH, 30GN & 15GN hard disk drive specifications
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