15.0 Appendix
15.1 Commands Support Coverage
The table below compares the command support coverage of the Travelstar 60GH & 40GN with the
ATA-5 defined command set. The third column indicates the capability of the Travelstar 60GH & 40GN for
those commands.
ObsoletedYesREAD DMAC9h
MandatoryYesREAD DMAC8h
OptionalNoREAD DMA QUEUEDC7h
MandatoryYesSET MULTIPLE MODEC6h
MandatoryYesWRITE MULTIPLEC5h
MandatoryYesREAD MULTIPLEC4h
OptionalNoCFA ERASE SECTORSC0h
Optional (Note 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
ObsoletedYesREAD VERIFY SECTOR(S)41h
MandatoryYesREAD VERIFY SECTOR(S)40h
ObsoletedVendor specificWRITE VERIFY (2)3Ch
Optional (Note 7)NoCFA TRANSLATE SECTORS W/O ERASE38h
ObsoletedYesWRITE LONG33h
ObsoletedYesWRITE LONG32h
ObsoletedYesWRITE SECTOR(S)31h
MandatoryYesWRITE SECTOR(S)30h
ObsoletedYesREAD LONG23h
ObsoletedYesREAD LONG22h
ObsoletedYesREAD SECTOR(S)21h
MandatoryYesREAD SECTOR(S)20h
ObsoletedYesRECALIBRATE1xh
Optional (Note 7)NoDEVICE RESET08h
Optional (Note 7)NoCFA REQUEST EXTENDED ERROR CODE03h
OptionalNoNOP00h
ATA-5 Category
Type
Implementation
for Travelstar
60GH & 40GN
Command Name
Command
Code
Figure 142. Command coverage (1 of 2)
Travelstar 60GH & 40GN hard disk drive specifications
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