Supported Ata Commands - Seagate ST3660A - Medalist 545 MB Hard Drive Product Manual

Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. B

3.3 Supported ATA commands

The table on page 22 lists all ATA commands that the ST3295A and
ST3660A drives use. Commands that have a particular application for
the drives or that may be of special interest are discussed in the text. For
a complete description of all ATA interface commands the drives use,
refer to the Seagate ATA Interface Reference Manual , part number
36111- xxx . Where indicated, additional information is provided by the
Small Form Factor specification, SFF-8011 Rev 1.1, September 18,
1993.
The table uses the following abbreviations:
FR Features register
SC Sector count register
SN Sector number register
CY Cylinder register
DH Drive/head register
This register does not contain a valid parameter for this
n
command.
y This register contains a valid parameter for this command. In
the drive/head register, both the drive and head parameters are
valid for this command.
The drive/head register contains a valid drive parameter for this
D
command. The head parameter is not valid for this command.
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