Mode; Mode Page Types - Maxtor ATLAS 10K III Product Manual

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The drive maintains three distinct sets of mode pages. They are the current page, the
default page, and the saved page. The drive also reports a fourth set of changeable pages.
The page types are defined in Table 5-54.
The
SCSI-2 specification states that a drive can maintain Mode parameters on a per-ini-
tiator basis if it so chooses. The Drives do not support this option.
The
command received from an initiator. If no initiator has sent a MODE SELECT com-
mand since the drive was last reset or powered up, the current pages contain
Current
•
5 C X G F
parameter).
•
& G H C W N V
The drives generate a Unit Attention condition for all initiators (except for the one
that was the source of the MODE SELECT command) whenever one initiator modi-
fies the Mode parameters.
The
Default
page's description.
The
Saved
ory by a previous SP-modified MODE SELECT command.
The
pages it is allowed to change and the specific bits within those pages that it is al-
Changeable
lowed to change. This page set is read-only and is fetched with a MODE SENSE com-
mand.
T a b l e 5 - 5 4 Mode Page Types
mode page set applies to all
E W T T G P V
mode page set contains the values supplied in the last MODE SELECT
E W T T G P V
values if saved pages exist (from a previous MODE SELECT command SP
values if pages have never been saved.
mode page set contains the factory default values that are listed in each
F G H C W N V
mode page set contains values preserved in the drive's non-volatile mem-
U C X G F
mode page set provides a means for an initiator to determine which
E J C P I G C D N G
and defines the drive's mode. The
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Maxtor Atlas 10K III
SCSI Description
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