Optical Drive and Library SCSI-2 Command Reference
SCSI-2 Drive Command Set
Numerical List of Commands
Chapter 22-4
Table 2-2 Group 1 and 2 Commands (10-byte command) 
Code
(hex.)
Name Description  Page 
Number 
25H Read Capacity Reads the capacity of the 
optical disk
2-80
28H Read Reads data from the specified 
logical block address
2-82
2AH Write Writes data to the specified 
logical block address
2-84
2BH Seek Moves the optical head to the 
physical track where the 
specified logical block exists
2-87
2CH Erase Executes erase operation from 
the specified logical block 
address on rewritable disks 
only
2-88
2EH Write and 
Verify
Writes data to the optical disk 
and then verifies the written 
data by checking the error 
correction code
2-90
2FH Verify Verifies the data starting from 
the specified logical block 
address by checking the error 
correction code
2-92
34H Pre-Fetch Transfers the specified 
number of data blocks starting 
from the specified logical block 
address to cache memory
2-94
35H Synchronize 
Cache
Initiates the writing of all 
cached write data to the 
optical disk
2-95
37H Read Defect 
Data
Reads the optical disk defect 
information
2-96










