14.12 Read Buffer (E4h)
Command Block Output Registers
Register
Data
Feature
Sector Count
LBA Low
LBA Mid
LBA High
Device
Command
Error Register
7
6
5
4
CRC UNC
0
IDN
0
0
0
0
Figure 64 Read Buffer Command (E4h)
The Read Buffer command transfers a sector of data from the sector buffer of device to the host.
The sector is transferred through the Data Register 16 bits at a time.
The sector transferred will be from the same part of the buffer written to by the last Write Buffer command. The
contents of the sector may be different if any reads or writes have occurred since the Write Buffer command was
issued.
Travelstar 5K160 (PATA) Hard Disk Drive Specification
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - D - - - -
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
3
2
1
0
0
ABT T0N
AM
N
0
V
0
0
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Command Block Input Registers
Register
Data
Error
Sector Count
LBA Low
LBA Mid
LBA High
Device
Status
Status Register
7
6
5
4
BSY RDY
DF
DSC DRQ COR IDX ERR
0
V
0
-
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
...See Below...
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
...See Below...
3
2
1
0
-
0
-
V