Format Unit (F7H: Vendor Specific); Table 53 Format Unit Command (F7H) - Hitachi Travelstar 5K320 HTS543232L9A300 Manual

14.8 Format Unit (F7h: Vendor Specific)

Command Block Output Registers
Register
Data
Feature
Sector Count
LBA Low
LBA Mid
LBA High
Device
Command
Error Register
7 8 9 10
CRC UNC 0 IDN
0 0 0 V

Table 53 Format Unit Command (F7h)

The Format Unit command initializes all user data sectors after merging reassigned sector location
into the defect information of the device and clearing the reassign information. Both new reassign
information and new defect information are available right after this command completion, and are
also used on next power on reset. Both previous information are erased from the device by this
command.
Note that the Format Unit command initializes from LBA 0 to Native MAX LBA. Host MAX LBA set
by Initialize Drive Parameter or Set MAX ADDRESS command is ignored. So the protected area by
Set MAX ADDRESS commands is also initialized.
The security erase prepare command should be completed immediately prior to the Format Unit
command. If the device receives a Format Unit command without a prior Security Erase Prepare
command the device aborts the Format Unit command.
If Feature register is NOT 11h, the device returns Abort error to the host.
This command does not request to data transfer.
Output Parameters To The Device
Feature Destination code for this command
11H Merge reassigned location into the defect information
The execution time of this command is shown below.
HTS543232L9SA00 / HTS543232L9A300
HTS543225L9SA00 / HTS543225L9A300
HTS543216L9SA00 / HTS543216L9A300
HTS543212L9SA00 / HTS543212L9A300
HTS543280L9SA00 / HTS543280L9A300
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
V V V V V V V V
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
3 2 1 0
0 ABT T0N AM
N
0 V 0 0
Command Block Input Registers
Register
Data
Error
Sector Count
LBA Low
LBA Mid
LBA High
Device
Status
Status Register
7 6 5
BSY RDY DF
0 V 0
90
5K320 SATA OEM Specification
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
...See Below...
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
...See Below...
4 3 2 1
DSC DRQ COR IDX ERR
V - 0 0
125 min
100 min
65 min
50 min
35 min
0
V