Maxtor Atlas 10K V Product Manual page 166

Bit
Byte
0
1
2 - 3
4
5 RAREA
6 - 8
9
10 - 13
y -
y + 2
y + 3
y + 4
-
y + 7
Note:
Field
The Supplied Format field specifies the format of the following Translate Address field. Must be
Supplied Format
000b, which specifies the LBA format.
RAREA Reserved Area is not used. Must be 0.
An Alternate Sector bit of 1 indicates that the translated address from the SEND DIAGNOSTIC
command is physically located in an alternate sector on the disk.
ALTSEC
When ALTSEC is 0, it indicates either that no part of the translated address is located in an alter-
nate sector of the medium or that the drive is unable to determine this information.
An Alternate Track bit of 1 indicates either that part or all of the translated address is located on
an alternate track of the medium or, the drive cannot determine if all or part of the translated ad-
dress is located on an alternate track.
ALTTRK
When ALTTRK is 0, it indicates that no part of the translated address is located on an alternate
track of the medium
The Translate Format field specifies the format into which the initiator wants the address translat-
Translate Format
ed. The value must be 101b, specifying the Physical Sector format.
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Table 5-153
Translate Address Page-Data Format
7 6 5
(where n = number of sectors / LBA)
Reserved
ALT- ALT-
SEC TRK
Translated Address (Cylinder Number)
Translated Address (Head Number)
Translated Address (Sector Number or Bytes From Index)
Translated Address (Cylinder Number)
Translated Address (Sector Number or Bytes From Index)
1. Bytes 6 through 13: One set of these bytes is required for each
sector per Logical Block Address.
Table 5-154
Translate Address Page-Field Descriptions
4 3
Operation Code (40h)
Reserved
Page Length (2 + (8 x n))
Reserved
Where y = ((n-1) x 8) + 6
Translated Address (Head Number)
Description
2 1 0
Supplied Format =
000b (LBA)
Translate Format =
101b (Physical Sector)
1
1
1