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3.3
Format Commands
3.3.1
FORMAT UNIT (04)
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
X‘04’
1
LUN
FmtDat
a
CmpLst
Defect List Format
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Interleave factor (MSB)
4
Interleave factor (LSB)
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Flag
Link
This command initializes (formats) the entire area of the disk media that can be accessed from
the INIT (User Space). At the same time, the IDD also implements defect management
processing, allocating alternate blocks for defective portions of the disk media in accordance
with the specifications in this command.
Furthermore, when the disk media is initialized with any of the following format attributes
changed, the INIT must issue the MODE SELECT or MODE SELECT EXTENDED
command before issuing this command and specify those format attributes in advance.
•
Logical Data Block Length
•
Logical Data Block Count
•
User Space Cylinder Count
•
Spare Sector Count for Alternate Blocks