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Western Digital Hard Disk Drive OEM Specification
11.69 Write Sector(s) (30h/31h)
Command Block Output Registers
Command Block Input Registers
Table 260 Write Sector(s) Command (30h/31h)
The Write Sector(s) command transfers one or more sectors from the host to the device, and then the data is written
to the disk media.
The sectors are transferred through the Data Register 16 bits at a time.
If an uncorrectable error occurs, the write will be terminated at the failing sector.
Output Parameters To The Device
The number of continuous sectors to be transferred. If zero is specified, then 256 sectors
will be transferred.
The sector number of the first sector to be transferred. (L=0)
In LBA mode, this register contains LBA bits 0 - 7. (L=1)
The cylinder number of the first sector to be transferred. (L=0)
In LBA mode, this register contains LBA bits 8 - 15 (Low), 16 - 23 (High). (L=1)
The head number of the first sector to be transferred. (L=0)
In LBA mode, this register contains LBA bits 24 - 27. (L=1)
The retry bit, but this bit is ignored.
Input Parameters From The Device
The number of requested sectors not transferred. This will be zero, unless an
unrecoverable error occurs.
The sector number of the last transferred sector. (L=0)
In LBA mode, this register contains current LBA bits 0 - 7. (L=1)
The cylinder number of the last transferred sector. (L=0)
In LBA mode, this register contains current LBA bits 8 - 15 (Low), 16 - 23 (High). (L=1)
The head number of the last transferred sector. (L=0)
In LBA mode, this register contains current LBA bits 24 - 27. (L=1)