ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands
6-46 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT
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6.7.9.5 SMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES
SMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUESSMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES
SMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES
COMMAND CODE - B0h
TYPE - Optional - SMART Feature set. If the SMART feature set is implemented,
this command is optional and not recommended.
PROTOCOL - Non-data command
INPUTS - The Features register shall be set to D3h. The Cylinder Low register shall
be set to 4Fh. The Cylinder High register shall be set to C2h.
NORMAL OUTPUTS - None
ERROR OUTPUTS - If the device does not support this command, if SMART is
disabled or if the values in the Features, Cylinder Low or Cylinder High registers
are invalid, an Aborted command error is posted.
PREREQUISITES - DRDY set equal to one. SMART enabled.
DESCRIPTION - This command causes the device to immediately save any updated
attribute values to the device’s non-volatile memory regardless of the state of the
attribute autosave timer. Upon receipt of this command from the host, the device
sets BSY, writes any updated attribute values to non-volatile memory, clears BSY
and asserts INTRQ.
Register
RegisterRegister
Register 7
77
76
66
65
55
54
44
43
33
32
22
21
11
10
00
0
Features D3h
Sector Count
Sector Number
Cylinder Low 4Fh
Cylinder High C2h
Device/Head 1 1 D
Command B0h
Register
RegisterRegister
Register 7
77
76
66
65
55
54
44
43
33
32
22
21
11
10
00
0
Error na UNC na IDNF na ABRT na na
Sector Count na
Sector Number na
Cylinder Low na
Cylinder High na
Device/Head obs na obs DEV na
Status BSY DRDY DF na DRQ na na ERR