11.13 Read Buffer (E4h)
Command Block Output
Register
Data
Feature
Sector Count
Sector Number
Cylinder Low
Cylinder High
Device/Head
Command
Error Register
7
6
5
CRC
UNC
0
0
0
0
Figure 111. Read Buffer Command (E4h)
The Read Buffer command transfers a sector of data from the sector buffer of device to the host.
The sector is transferred through the Data Register 16 bits at a time.
The sector transferred will be from the same part of the buffer written to by the last Write Buffer
command. The contents of the sector may be different if any reads or writes have occurred since the
Write Buffer command was issued.
Registers
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
1 - 1 D - - - -
1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0
4
3
2
1
IDN
0
ABT
T0N
0
0
V
0
Deskstar 180GXP hard disk drive specifications
Command Block Input
Register
Data
Error
Sector Count
Sector Number
Cylinder Low
Cylinder High
Device/Head
Status
Status Register
0
7
6
AMN
BSY
RDY
DF
0
0
V
131
Registers
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
- - - - - - - -
see below
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - -
see below
5
4
3
2
1
DSC
DRQ
COR
IDX
0
–
–
0
–
0
ERR
V