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4.1.1
Supported ATA commands
The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA
commands, refer to ATA version 7 specification, Volume 1. (www.t13.org).
Table 9:
Supported commands
Command name
ATA-standard commands
Check Power Mode
Download Microcode
Flush Cache
Identify Device
Idle
Idle Immediate
Read DMA
Read Multiple
Read Sectors
Seek
Set Features
Set Multiple Mode
Sleep
Smart
Standby
Standby Immediate
Write DMA
Write Multiple
Write Sectors
[1]
'X' indicates: If the drive is in Standby mode, it will cause the drive to spin up to Active mode in order to
execute the command.
ST1.3 Series Product Manual, Rev. C
Command code (in hex)
98
E5
H,
H
92
H
E7
H
EC
H
97
E3
H,
H
95
E1
H,
H
C8
C9
H,
H
C4
H
20
21
H,
H
7X
H
EF
H
C6
H
99
E6
H,
H
B0h
96
E2
H,
H
94
E0
H,
H
CA
CB
H,
H
C5
H
30
31
H,
H
Does command cause drive to
transition to active mode? [1]
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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