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SCSI Description
5-86 Maxtor Atlas 10K III
The MODE SENSE command allows the initiator to read the drive’s sector descriptor
and mode pages.
See Table 5-104 for MODE SENSE (10) Command Descriptor Block – Data Format,
Table 5-105 for Mode Parameter Header (10 Byte) — Data Format, and Table 5-106
for Mode Parameter Block Descriptor – Data Format. Refer to Table 5-90,Table 5-
92, and Table 5-107 for descriptions of the fields.
MODE SENSE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format
Mode Parameter Header (10 Byte)-Data Format
Field Descriptions for the Mode Parameter Header are given in the table that follows.
Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format
0 Operation Code (5Ah)
1 Reserved DBD Reserved
2PC Page Code
3 Sub Page Code
4 – 6 Reserved
7 – 8
(MSB)
Allocation Length
(LSB)
9 Control
0 - 1
(MSB)
Mode Data Length
(LSB)
2 Medium Type
3 Device-Specific Parameter
4 - 5 Reserved
6 - 7 Block Descriptor Length
0 Density Code
1 - 3
(MSB)
Number of Blocks
(LSB)
4 Reserved
5 - 7
(MSB)
Block Length
(LSB)