Smart Command Transport (Sct); Data Set Management Command Set; Host Protected Area Command Set - Intel Solid-State Drive 320 Series Product Specification

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Intel Solid-State Drive 320 Series
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SMART Command Transport (SCT)

With SMART Command Transport (SCT), a host can send commands and data to an
SSD and receive status and data from an SSD using standard write/read commands to
manipulate two SMART Logs:
• Log Address E0h ("SCT Command/Status") — used to send commands and retrieve
status
• Log Address E1h ("SCT Data Transfer") — used to transport data
The Intel SSD 320 Series supports the following standard SCT actions:
• Write Same — Intel SSD 320 Series implements this action code as described in the
ATA specification.
• Error Recovery Control — Intel SSD 320 Series accepts this action code, and will
store and return error-recovery time limit values.
• Feature Control - Intel SSD 320 Series supports feature code 0001h (write cache)
and feature code 0002h (write cache reordering).
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Data Set Management Command Set

The Intel SSD 320 Series supports the Data Set Management command set Trim
attribute, which consists of:
• DATA SET MANAGEMENT
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Host Protected Area Command Set

The Intel SSD 320 Series supports the Host Protected Area command set, which
consists of:
• READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS
• SET MAX ADDRESS
• READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS EXT
• SET MAX ADDRESS EXT
The Intel SSD 320 Series also supports the following optional commands:
• SET MAX SET PASSWORD
• SET MAX LOCK
• SET MAX FREEZE LOCK
• SET MAX UNLOCK
September 2011
Order Number: 325152-002US
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Intel Solid-State Drive 320 Series
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