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Samsung SpinPoint M8 - Chapter 8: ATA Command Descriptions; ATA Command Table

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Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.7
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CHAPTER 8 ATA COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS
8.1 Command Table
Commands are issued to the drive through SATA interface, by way of a Command Packet. This table list
commands supported by the Spinpoint M8 HDD. Extended commands are unique to the 48-bit Address
feature set.
Table 8-1 Command Code Parameters
Command
Parameter Used
Class DESCRIPTION CODE
FE SC LL LM LH DE SC LL LM LH
Pre Pre Pre Pre
1 Check Power Mode E5h
1 Download Micro code 92h
1 Device Configuration B1h
Overlay
1 Execute Device 90h
Diagnostic
1 Flush Cache E7h
1 Flush Cache Extended EAh
1 Format Track *3 50h
1 Initialize Device 91h
Parameters *3
1 Identify Device ECh
1 Idle E3h
1 Idle Immediate E1h
1 NOP 00h
1 Read Buffer E4h
1 Read DMA C8h
1 Read DMA Extended 25h
2 Read FPDMA Queued 60h
1 Read Log Extended 2Fh
1 Read Long *3 22h
1 Read Multiple C4h
1 Read Multiple Extended 29h
1 Read Native Max Address F8h
1 Read Native Max Addre
ss 27h
Extended
1 Read Sector(s) 20h
1 Read Sector(s) Extended 24h
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