Recalibrate (10H); Security Disable Password (F6H); Security Erase Prepare (F3H); Security Erase Unit (F4H) - Seagate Spinpoint M8 Product Manual

8.2.21 Recalibrate (10h)

This command is obsolete in the ATA7 specification. The supporting of this command is for backward
compatibility purpose. The use of this command is beyond the ATA standard and not recommended by the
manufacturer.
This command moves the read/write heads from anywhere on the disk to cylinder 0. Upon receipt of the
command, the drive issues a seek to cylinder zero. The drive then waits for the seek to complete before
updating status, clearing BSY, and generating an interrupt. If the drive cannot reach cylinder 0, it posts a
Track 0 Not Found error.

8.2.22 Security Disable Password (F6h)

The SECURITY DISABLE PASSWORD command transfers 512 bytes of data from the host. In Table 6-6 it
defines the content of the security password. If the password selected by word 0 matches the password
previously saved by the device, the device shall unlock mode. This command shall not change the Master
password. The Master password shall be reactivated only when a User password is set.
Word
0
1-16
17-255

8.2.23 Security Erase Prepare (F3h)

The SECURITY ERASE PREPARE command shall be issued immediately before the SECURITY ERASE
UNIT command to enable device erasing and unlocking. This command prevents accidental loss of data on
the device.

8.2.24 Security Erase Unit (F4h)

This command transfers 512 bytes of data from the host. Table 6-7 defines the content of this information. If
the password does not match the password previously saved by the device, the device shall reject the
command with by abortion.
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Table 8-7 Security password content

Control word.
Bit 0 Identifier 0= compare User password
password
Bit (15:1) Reserved
Password (32 bytes)
Reserved
Content
1= compare Master
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