Mode Parameter List-Data Format; Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions; Mode Parameter Header (6-Byte)-Data Format; Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions - Maxtor ATLAS 10K III Product Manual

SCSI Description
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Table 5-55 shows the format of the Mode Parameter List that is passed by the initiator
to the drive during the command's data-out buffer transfer. Table 5-56 describes the
fields. Table 5-57 and Table 5-58 provides a description of the data format and fields
of the Mode Parameter Header. Table 5-59 and Table 5-60 describe the format and
field descriptions for the Mode Parameter Block Descriptor.
$ K V
$ [ V G
0 – 3
4 – 11
4 – n
or
12 – n
Mode Parameter Header
T a b l e 5 - 5 7 Mode Parameter Header (6-Byte)-Data Format
$ K V
$ [ V G
0
1
2
3
T a b l e 5 - 5 8 Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions
Mode Data Length
Device-specific Parameter
Block Descriptor Length
5-44 Maxtor Atlas 10K III
T a b l e 5 - 5 5 Mode Parameter List-Data Format
  
T a b l e 5 - 5 6 Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions
( K G N F
Block Descriptor
Page(s)
  
( K G N F
Medium Type
 
Mode Parameter Header
Block Descriptor
(optional)
Page(s)
(optional)
& G U E T K R V K Q P
Contains information about the remainder of
the parameter list and is always present (see
Table 5-57 and Table 5-58).
Allows the initiator to set the drive's Logical
Block Size and number of Logical Block Ad-
dresses (see Table 5-59 and Table 5-60).
The page code(s) of the pages that are a part of
this command.
 
Mode Data Length
Medium Type
Device-Specific Parameter
Block Descriptor Length
& G U E T K R V K Q P
Reserved. Must be 0.
Ignored by the drive.
Ignored by the drive.
Zero (0) if no Block Descriptor is supplied. The
length is eight (8) if a Block Descriptor is sup-
plied.