Seagate ST340016A - 3.1.1 Supported ATA commands

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3.1.1 Supported ATA commands
The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive sup-
ports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the
Draft
ATA-5 Standard.
See Section 3.1.4 on page 34 for details and subcom-
mands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.
Command name Command code (in hex)
ATA-standard commands
Download Microcode 92
H
Execute Device Diagnostics 90
H
Flush Cache E7
H
Format Track 50
H
Identify Device EC
H
Initialize Device Parameters 91
H
Read Buffer E4
H
Read DMA C8
H,
C9
H
Read Multiple C4
H
Read Sectors 20
H,
21
H
Read Verify Sectors 40
H,
41
H
Recalibrate 10
H
Seek 70
H
Set Features EF
H
Set Multiple Mode C6
H
S.M.A.R.T. B0
H
Write Buffer E8
H
Write DMA CA
H,
CB
H
Write Multiple C5
H
Write Sectors 30
H,
31
H
ATA-standard power-management commands
Check Power Mode 98
H
or E5
H
Idle 97
H
or E3
H