SCSI Description
The READ (6) command requests that data be transferred from the drive to the
initiator. The amount of data transferred is specified by the transfer length field. The
starting point is specified by the logical sector address. The data format and field
descriptions are shown in Table 5-125 and Table 5-126 respectively.
$ K V
$ [ V G
0
1
2 - 3
4
5
T a b l e 5 - 1 2 6 READ (6) Command-Field Descriptions
Logical Block Address
Transfer Length
5-106
Maxtor Atlas 10K III
T a b l e 5 - 1 2 5 READ (6) Command-Data Format
Reserved
Logical Block Address (continued)
( K G N F
Operation Code (08h)
Logical Block Address
Transfer Length
Control
& G U E T K R V K Q P
Specifies the logical block address where the
read operation will begin.
Specifies the number of contiguous logical
blocks of data to transfer. A transfer length of
0 indicates that 256 logical blocks will be trans-
ferred. Any other value indicates the number of
logical blocks that will be transferred.