11.5 Flush Cache Ext (EAh)
Command Block Output
Register
Data Low
Data High
Current
Fea-
ture
Previous
Current
Sector
Count
Previous
Current
Sector
Number
Previous
Cylin-
Current
der
Previous
Low
Cylin-
Current
der
Previous
High
Device/Head
Command
Error Register
7
6
5
CRC
UNC
0
0
0
0
Figure 97. Flush Cache Ext Command (EAh)
This command causes the device to complete writing data from its cache.
The device returns good status after data in the write cache is written to disk media.
Registers
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - D - - - -
1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
4
3
2
1
IDN
0
ABT
T0N
0
0
V
0
Deskstar 180GXP hard disk drive specifications
Command Block Input
Register
Data Low
Data High
Error
HOB=0
Sector
Count
HOB=1
HOB=0
Sector
Number
HOB=1
Cylin-
HOB=0
der
HOB=1
Low
Cylin-
HOB=0
der
HOB=1
High
Device/Head
Status
Status Register
0
7
6
5
AMN
BSY
RDY
DF
0
0
V
0
116
Registers
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
...See Below...
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
...See Below...
4
3
2
1
DSC
DRQ
COR
IDX
V
–
0
–
0
ERR
V