Technical information

HGST Ultrastar C15K600 Hard Disk Drive Specification
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READ (6) - (08)
Table 173 READ (6) - (08)
Byte
Bit
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0
Command Code = 08h
1
Reserved = 0 (MSB) LBA
2-3
Logical Block Address
(LSB)
4
Transfer Length
5
VU = 0 Reserved = 0 FLAG LINK
The READ command requests the drive to transfer from the medium to the initiator the specified number of blocks
(Transfer Length) starting at the specified Logical Block Address (LBA).
- Logical block address field specifies the logical unit at which the READ operation shall begin.
- Transfer length field specifies the number of blocks to be transferred. A value of zero implies 256 blocks are to
be transferred.
Note: Error recovery procedure (ERP) handles errors. The error recovery parameters specified by the MODE SELECT command
control ERPs. If the drive is formatted with protection information, no protection information will be transmitted or checked.