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11.49 Set Multiple (C6h)
Com m and Block Output Registers
Register
7
6
Data
-
-
Feature
-
-
Sector Count
V
V
Sector Number
-
-
Cylinder Low
-
-
Cylinder High
-
-
Device/Head
1
-
Command
1
1
Error Register
7
6
5
4
CRC UNC
0
IDN
0
0
0
0
Table 226 Set Multiple Commands (C6h)
The Set Multiple command enables the device to perform Read and Write Multiple commands and establishes the
block size for these commands. The block size is the number of sectors to be transferred for each interrupt.
If an invalid block size is specified, an Abort error will be returned to the host, and Read Multiple and Write Multiple
commands will be disabled.
Output Parameters To The Device
Sector Count. The block size to be used for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands. Valid block sizes can be
selected from 0, 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16. If 0 is specified, then Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands
are disabled.
5
4
3
2
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
V
V
V
V
V
V
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1
D
-
-
-
-
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
2
1
0
0
ABT
T0N AMN
0
V
0
0
Western Digital Hard Disk Drive OEM Specification
Com m and Block Input Registers
Register
7
6
Data
-
-
Error
Sector Count
-
-
Sector Number
-
-
Cylinder Low
-
-
Cylinder High
-
-
Device/Head
-
-
Status
Status Register
7
6
5
4
BSY RDY
DF
DSC DRQ COR
0
V
0
-
260
5
4
3
2
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
...See Below ...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
...See Below ...
3
2
1
0
IDX
ERR
-
0
-
V
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