Maxtor 10K V Computer Drive User Manual


 
Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-101
Table 5-136 shows the Block Format returned when the Defect List Format is 000b.
Table 5-136 Defect Descriptor-Block Format
Table 5-137 shows the Defective Bytes From Index Format when the Defect List
Format is 100b or the Physical Sector Format when the Defect List Format is 101b.
Table 5-137 Defect Descriptor-Bytes From Index Format, or Physical Sector Format
Table 5-138 Defect List Header-Data Format
Table 5-139 Defect List Header-Field Descriptions
Bit
Byte
765 4 3210
0 - 3 Defective Block Address
Bit
Byte
765 4 3210
0 - 2 Cylinder Number of Defect
3 Head Number of Defect
4 - 7 Defective Bytes From Index / Defective Sector Number
Bit
Byte
76543210
0 Reserved
1 Reserved Plist Glist Defect List Format
2 - 3 Reserved
4 - 7 Defect List Length
Field Description
PList
Primary Defect List. When the value is 0, the returned data does not include the Primary Defect
List.
When the value is 1, the returned data includes the Primary Defect List.
GList
Grown Defect List. When the value is 0, the returned data does not include the Grown Defect List.
When the value is 1, the returned data includes the Grown Defect List.
Defect List
Format
This field indicates the format of the descriptors returned. If this differs from the format requested
in the Command Descriptor Block, a recovered error is returned.
Defect List
Length
This field indicates the actual number of bytes that follow the defect list header.