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5.3.2 Command descriptions
The contents of the I/O registers to be necessary for issuing a command and the example
indication of the I/O registers at command completion are shown as following in this
subsection.
Example: READ SECTOR(S) WITH RETRY
At command issuance (I/O registers setting contents)
Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
1F7
H
(CM) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
1F6
H
(DH)
×
L
×
DV Head No. / LBA [MSB]
1F5
H
(CH) Start cylinder address [MSB] / LBA
1F4
H
(CL) Start cylinder address [LSB] / LBA
1F3
H
(SN) Start sector No. / LBA [LSB]
1F2
H
(SC) Transfer sector count
1F1
H
(FR) xx
At command completion (I/O registers contents to be read)
Bit 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
1F7
H
(ST) Error information
1F6
H
(DH)
×
L
×
DV Head No. / LBA [MSB]
1F5
H
(CH) Start cylinder address [MSB] / LBA
1F4
H
(CL) Start cylinder address [LSB] / LBA
1F3
H
(SN) Start sector No. / LBA [LSB]
1F2
H
(SC) X‘00’
1F1
H
(ER) Error information
CM: Command register FR: Features register
DH: Device/Head register ST: Status register
CH: Cylinder High register ER: Error register
CL: Cylinder Low register L: LBA (logical block address) setting bit
SN: Sector Number register DV: Device address. bit
SC: Sector Count register x, xx: Do not care (no necessary to set)