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11.70 Write Sector(s) Ext (34h)
Com m and Block Output Registers
Register
Data Low
Data High
Current
Feature
Previous
Current
Sector Count
Previous
Current
Sector Number
Previous
Current
Cylinder Low
Previous
Current
Cylinder High
Previous
Device/Head
Command
Error Register
7
6
5
4
CRC
UNC
0
IDN
0
0
0
V
Table 261 Write Sector(s) Ext Command (34h)
The Write Sector(s) Ext command transfers one or more sectors from the host to the device, and then the data is
written to the disk media.
The sectors are transferred through the Data Register 16 bits at a time.
If an uncorrectable error occurs, the write will be terminated at the failing sector.
Output Parameters To The Device
Sector Count Current
Sector Count Previous
Sector Number Current
Sector Number Previous
Cylinder Low Current
Cylinder Low Previous
Cylinder High Current
Cylinder High Previous
Input Parameters From The Device
Sector Number (HOB=0)
Sector Number (HOB=1)
Cylinder Low (HOB=0)
Cylinder Low (HOB=1)
Cylinder High (HOB=0)
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
-
1
-
D
-
-
-
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
3
2
1
0
ABT
T0N
0
V
0
The number of continuous sectors to be transferred low order, bits (7:0).
The number of continuous sectors to be transferred high order bits (15:8). If zero is
specified, then 65,536 sectors will be transferred.
LBA (7:0).
LBA (31:24).
LBA (15:8).
LBA (39:32).
LBA (23:16).
LBA (47:40).
LBA (7:0) of the address of the first unrecoverable error.
LBA (31:24) of the address of the first unrecoverable error.
LBA (15:8) of the address of the first unrecoverable error.
LBA (39:32) of the address of the first unrecoverable error.
LBA (23:16) of the address of the first unrecoverable error.
Western Digital Hard Disk Drive OEM Specification
Com m and Block Input Registers
0
Register
-
Data Low
-
Data High
-
Error
-
V
Sector Count
V
V
Sector Number
V
V
Cylinder Low
V
V
Cylinder High
V
-
Device/Head
0
Status
0
7
6
AMN
BSY
RDY
0
0
V
300
7
6
5
4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
...See Below ...
HOB=0
-
-
-
-
HOB=1
-
-
-
-
HOB=0
V
V
V
V
HOB=1
V
V
V
V
HOB=0
V
V
V
V
HOB=1
V
V
V
V
HOB=0
V
V
V
V
HOB=1
V
V
V
V
-
-
-
-
...See Below ...
Status Register
5
4
3
2
DF
DSC
DRQ
COR
0
V
-
0
3
2
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
-
-
-
-
1
0
IDX
ERR
-
V
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