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Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0

CHAPTER 8 ATA COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS

8.1 Command Table

Commands are issued to the drive through SATA interface, by way of a Command Packet. This table list

commands supported by the Spinpoint M8 HDD. Extended commands are unique to the 48-bit Address

feature set.

Table 8-1 Command Code Parameters

Command

Parameter Used

Class DESCRIPTION CODE

FE SC LL LM LH DE SC LL LM LH

Pre Pre Pre Pre

1 Check Power Mode E5h

1 Download Micro code 92h

1 Device Configuration B1h

Overlay

1 Execute Device 90h

Diagnostic

1 Flush Cache E7h

1 Flush Cache Extended EAh

1 Format Track *3 50h

1 Initialize Device 91h

Parameters *3

1 Identify Device ECh

1 Idle E3h

1 Idle Immediate E1h

1 NOP 00h

1 Read Buffer E4h

1 Read DMA C8h

1 Read DMA Extended 25h

2 Read FPDMA Queued 60h

1 Read Log Extended 2Fh

1 Read Long *3 22h

1 Read Multiple C4h

1 Read Multiple Extended 29h

1 Read Native Max Address F8h

1 Read Native Max Addre

ss 27h

Extended

1 Read Sector(s) 20h

1 Read Sector(s) Extended 24h

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