Hitachi hard disk drive specifications
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11.11
Idle (E3h/97h)
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
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
Sector Count
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sector Number
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sector Number
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cylinder Low
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cylinder Low
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cylinder High
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cylinder High
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Device/Head
1
-
1
D
-
-
-
-
Device/Head
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Command
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
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
AMN
BSY
RDY
DF
DSC
DRQ
COR
IDX
ERR
0
0
0
0
0
V
0
0
0
V
0
V
-
0
-
V
Table 89 Idle Command (E3h/97h)
The Idle command causes the device to enter Idle mode immediately, and set auto power down timeout
parameter (standby timer). And then the timer starts counting down.
When the Idle mode is entered, the device is spun up to operating speed. If the device is already spinning, the
spin up sequence is not executed.
During Idle mode the device is spinning and ready to respond to host commands immediately.