Format Track (50H: Vendor Specific); Table 69: Format Track Command (50H) - Hitachi IC25N040ATMR04-0 - Travelstar 40GB Laptop Hard Drive 9.5mm 2.5 Inch Notebook HDD Specifications

13.6 Format Track (50h: vendor specific)

Table 69: Format Track command (50h)

Command Block Output Registers
Register
Data
Feature
Sector Count
LBA Low
LBA Mid
LBA High
Device
Command
Error Register
7 6 5
CRC UNC 0
0 0 0
The Format Track command formats a single logical track on the device. Each good sector of data on the track will
be initialized to zero with the write operation. At this time, the read operation does not verify the correct initializa-
tion of the data sector. Any data previously stored on the track will be lost.
Output parameters to the device
LBA Low
LBA High/Mid
H
Input parameters from the device
LBA Low
LBA High/Mid
H
In LBA mode this command formats a single logical track including the specified LBA.
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
1 L 1 D H H H H
0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
4 3 2 1
IDN 0 ABT T0N AMN
V 0 V 0
In LBA mode this register specifies that LBA address bits 0–7 are to be formatted. (L=1).
This indicates the cylinder number of the track to be formatted. (L = 0)
In LBA mode this register specifies that LBA address bits 8–15 (Mid) and bits 16–23
(High) are to be formatted. (L = 1)
This indicates the head number of the track to be formatted (L = 0). In LBA mode this reg-
ister specifies that LBA address bits 24–27 are to be formatted. (L= 1)
In LBA mode this register specifies the current LBA address bits as 0–7 (L = 1).
In LBA mode this register specifies the current LBA address bits as 8–15 (Mid) and bits
16–23 (High).
In LBA mode this register specifies the current LBA address bits as 24–27 (L=1).
Travelstar 80GN Hard Disk Drive Specification
Command Block Input Registers
Register
Data
Error
Sector Count
LBA Low
LBA Mid
LBA High
Device
Status
0 7 6 5
BSY RDY DF DSC DRQ
0 0 V V
108
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
see below
- - - - - - - -
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
- - - - H H H H
see below
Status Register
4 3 2 1
COR IDX
V - 0 -
0
ERR
V