Write Buffer (E8H) - IBM DTCA-23240 - Travelstar 3.2 GB Hard Drive Specifications

12.33 Write Buffer (E8h)

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Figure 103. Write Buffer Command (E8h)
The Write Buffer command transfers a sector of data from the host to the sector buffer of the device. The
sectors of data are transferred through the Data Register 16 bits at a time.
The Read Buffer and Write Buffer commands are synchronized such that sequential Write Buffer and Read
Buffer commands access the same 512 byte within the buffer.
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