Samsung SpinPoint M9T Product Manual page 4

5.3 S S
ERVO YSTEM
5.4 R W
EAD AND
5.4.1 The Read Channel...........................................................................................................31
5.4.2 The Write Channel ..........................................................................................................32
5.5 F F
IRMWARE
5.5.1 Read Caching .................................................................................................................32
5.5.2 Write Caching .................................................................................................................33
5.5.3 Defect Management ........................................................................................................34
5.5.4 Automatic Defect Allocation ...........................................................................................34
5.5.5 SMART............................................................................................................................34
5.5.6 APM ...............................................................................................................................34
CHAPTER 6 SATA II INTERFACE .................................................................................................35
6.1 I
NTRODUCTION
6.1.1 SATA Terminology..................................................................................................... ...35
6.2 P I
HYSICAL NTERFACE
6.3 S S
IGNAL UMMARY
6.3.1 Signal Descriptions.........................................................................................................37
6.3.2 I/O Register - Address ....................................................................................................38
6.3.3 Control Block Register Descriptions ..............................................................................38
6.3.3.1 Alternate Status Register (ex. 3F6h) .......................................................................................... 38
6.3.3.2 Device Control Register (ex. 3F6h)............................................................................................ 39
6.3.4 Command Block Register Descriptions ..........................................................................39
6.3.4.1 Data Register (Ex. 1F0h)............................................................................................................ 39
6.3.4.2 Features Register and Feature Extended Register (Ex. 1F1h) .................................................... 39
6.3.4.3 Sector Number Register and Sector Number Extended Register (Ex. 1F3h) .............................. 39
6.3.4.4 Error Register (Ex. 1F1h) ........................................................................................................... 39
6.3.4.5 Sector Count Register and Sector Count Extended Register (Ex. 1F2h) .................................... 40
6.3.4.6 Cylinder High Register and Cylinder High Extended Register (Ex. 1F5h) ................................ 40
6.3.4.7 Cylinder Low Register and Cylinder Low Extended Register (Ex. 1F4h) .................................. 40
6.3.4.8 Command Register (Ex. 1F7h)................................................................................................... 40
6.3.4.9 Device Register (Ex. 1F6h) ........................................................................................................ 40
6.3.4.10 Status Register (Ex. 1F7h) ......................................................................................................... 41
CHAPTER 7 SATA II FEATURE SET .............................................................................................42
7.1 D A
EVICE CTIVITY
7.2 S
TAGGERED
7.3 A -A
UTO CTIVATE IN
7.4 N C
ATIVE OMMAND
7.5 P E
HY VENT
7.6 S S
OFTWARE
7.7 SATA P
OWER
CHAPTER 8 ATA COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS ..........................................................................45
8.1 C T
OMMAND
8.2 C D
OMMAND
8.2.1 Check Power Mode (E5h)...............................................................................................47
8.2.2 Download Micro Code (92h) ..........................................................................................47
8.2.3 Device Configuration Overlay (B1h) ..............................................................................47
8.2.4 Execute Device Diagnostics (90h) ..................................................................................49
8.2.5 Flush Cache (E7h, EAh: extended).................................................................................49
8.2.6 Format Track (50h) ........................................................................................................49
8.2.7 Identify Device (ECh) .....................................................................................................49
8.2.8 Idle (E3h) ........................................................................................................................55
8.2.9 Idle Immediate (E1h) ......................................................................................................55
8.2.10 Initialize Device Parameters (91h) .................................................................................56
8.2.11 NOP (00h).......................................................................................................................56
8.2.12 Read Buffer (E4h) ...........................................................................................................56
8.2.13 Read DMA (C8h, 25h:extended).....................................................................................56
Spinpoint M9T Product Manual REV 1.0
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O ......................................................................................................31
RITE PERATIONS
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EATURES
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S ..............................................................................................................42
IGNAL
S - D C
PIN UP ISABLE ONTROL
DMA S FIS ............................................................................................42
ETUP
Q (NCQ) .............................................................................................42
UEUING
C ..................................................................................................................43
OUNTERS
P
ETTINGS RESERVATION
M .........................................................................................................44
ANAGEMENT
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ABLE
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ESCRIPTIONS
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