Write Sector(S) (34H) - Hitachi T7K250 - Deskstar - Hard Drive Specifications

12.57 Write Sector(s) (34h)

Table 143: Write Sector(s) Command (34h)
Command Block Output Registers
Register
Data Low
Data High
Current
Feature
Previous
Current
Sector
Count
Previous
Current
Sector
Number
Previous
Current
Cylinder
Low
Previous
Cylinder Current
Previous
High
Device/Head
Command
7 6 5
CRC UNC 0
0 0 0
The Write Sectors command transfers one or more sectors from the host to the device; the data is then written to the
disk media.
The sectors are transferred through the Data Register 16 bits at a time.
If an uncorrectable error occurs, the write will be terminated at the failing sector.
Output parameters to the device
Sector Count Current
Sector Count Previous
Sector Number Current
Sector Number Previous
Cylinder Low Current
Cylinder Low Previous
Cylinder High Current
Cylinder High Previous
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
V V V V V V V V
V V V V V V V V
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 - D - - - -
0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Error Register
4 3 2 1
IDN 0 ABT T0N AMN
V 0 V 0
The number of continuous sectors to be transferred low order, bits (7:0)
The number of continuous sectors to be transferred high order, bits (15:8). If zero
is specified, 65,536 sectors shall be transferred.
LBA (7:0)
LBA (31:24)
LBA (15:8)
LBA (39:32)
LBA (23:16)
LBA (47:40)
Deskstar T7K250 Hard Disk Drive Specification
Command Block Input Registers
Register
Data Low
Data High
Error
Sector
Count
Sector
Number
Cylinder
Low
Cylinder
High
Device/Head
Status
0 7 6
BSY RDY DF DSC DRQ
0 0 V
234
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
See below
HOB=0 - - - - - - - -
HOB=1 - - - - - - - -
HOB=0 V V V V V V V V
HOB=1 V V V V V V V V
HOB=0 V V V V V V V V
HOB=1 V V V V V V V V
HOB=0 V V V V V V V V
HOB=1 V V V V V V V V
- - - - - - - -
See below ...
Status Register
5 4 3 2
COR IDX
V V - 0
1 0
ERR
- V