11.2 Register initialization
After a power on, a hard reset, or a software reset, the register values are initialized as shown in the table
below.
50hAlternate Status
50hStatus
A0hDevice/Head
00hCylinder High
00hCylinder Low
01hSector Number
01hSector Count
Diagnostic CodeError
Default ValueRegister
Figure 58. Default Register Values
If an Execute Device Diagnostic command is carried out, if the system is powered on, or if a hard reset oc-
curs, the system generates an Error Register diagnostic code. See the table below for a description of the
codes.
Device 1 failed8xh
Controller microprocessor error05h
ECC circuitry error04h
Sector buffer error03h
Formatter device error02h
No error detected01h
DescriptionCode
Figure 59. Diagnostic Codes
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