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Barracuda 7200.8 PATA Product Manual, Rev. F
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4.1.3 Set Features command
This command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives
this command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an inter-
rupt. If the value in the register does not represent a feature that the drive supports, the command is aborted.
Power-on default has the read look-ahead and write caching features enabled. The acceptable values for the
Features register are defined as follows:
Note. At power-on, or after a hardware or software reset, the default values of the features are as indi-
cated above.
4.1.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands
S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disc drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the drive moni-
tors predetermined drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines
that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T. makes a status report available to the host. Not all failures are predictable.
S.M.A.R.T. predictability is limited to the attributes the drive can monitor. For more information on S.M.A.R.T.
commands and implementation, see the Draft ATA-7 Standard.
SeaTools diagnostic software activates a built-in drive self-test (DST S.M.A.R.T. command for D4
H
) that elimi-
nates unnecessary drive returns. The diagnostic software ships with all new drives and is also available at:
http://seatools.seagate.com.
02
H
Enable write cache (default).
03
H
Set transfer mode (based on value in Sector Count register).
Sector Count register values:
00
H
Set PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2).
01
H
Set PIO mode to default and disable IORDY (PIO mode 2).
08
H
PIO mode 0
09
H
PIO mode 1
0A
H
PIO mode 2
0B
H
PIO mode 3
0C
H
PIO mode 4 (default)
20
H
Multiword DMA mode 0
21
H
Multiword DMA mode 1
22
H
Multiword DMA mode 2
40
H
Ultra DMA mode 0
41
H
Ultra DMA mode 1
42
H
Ultra DMA mode 2
43
H
Ultra DMA mode 3
44
H
Ultra DMA mode 4
45
H
Ultra DMA mode 5
55
H
Disable read look-ahead (read cache) feature.
82
H
Disable write cache.
AA
H
Enable read look-ahead (read cache) feature (default).
F1
H
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