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14.8 Identify Device (ECh)
Command Block Output Registers Command Block Input Registers
Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Register 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Data - - - - - - - - Data - - - - - - - -
Feature - - - - - - - - Error ...See Below...
Sector Count - - - - - - - - Sector Count - - - - - - - -
LBA Low - - - - - - - - LBA Low - - - - - - - -
LBA Mid - - - - - - - - LBA Mid - - - - - - - -
LBA High - - - - - - - - LBA High - - - - - - - -
Device - - - - - - - - Device - - - - - - - -
Command 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 Status ...See Below...
Error Register Status Register
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
CRC UNC 0 IDN 0 ABT T0N AM
N
BSY RDY DF DSC DRQ COR IDX ERR
0 0 0 0 0 V 0 0 0 V 0 - - 0 0 V
Figure 33 Identify Device Command (ECh)
The Identify Device command requests the device to transfer configuration information to the host.
The device will transfer a sector to the host containing the information in “Identify device
information” on Page 5-5.
Word Content Description
00 045xH Drive classification, bit assignments:
15 (=0): 1=ATAPI device, 0=ATA device
* 14 (=0): 1=format speed tolerance gap required
* 13 (=0): 1=track offset option available
* 12 (=0): 1=data strobe offset option available
* 11 (=0): 1=rotational speed tolerance > 0.5%
* 10 (=1): 1=disk transfer rate > 10 Mbps
* 9 (=0): 1=disk transfer rate > 5 Mbps but <= 10 Mbps
* 8 (=0): 1=disk transfer rate <= 5 Mbps
7 (=0): 1=removable cartridge device
6 (=1): 1=fixed device
* 5 (=0): 1=spindle motor control option implemented
* 4 (=1): 1=head switch time > 15 us
* 3 (=1): 1=not MFM encoded
2 (=x): 1=Identify data incomplete
* 1 (=1): 1=hard sectored
0 (=0): Reserved
01 Note.2 Number of cylinders in default translate mode
02 xxxxh Specific configuration
C837h SET FEATURES subcommand is not required to spin-up
and IDENTIFY DEVICE response is complete
37C8h SET FEATURES subcommand is required to spin-up and
IDENTIFY DEVICE response is incomplete
03 Note.2 Number of heads in default translate mode
04-05 0 * Reserved
06 003FH Number of sectors per track in default translate mode
07-09 0 Reserved