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Notes [12] [13]: (continued)
If the sense key is NOT READY and the SKSV bit is one, the sense-key specific field shall be defined as
shown in Table 5.1.1-4c. These fields are only defined for the FORMAT UNIT command with the Immed bit
set to one.
Table 5.1.1-4c. Format Progress Indication Bytes
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Byte(s)
15
SKSV
Reserved
16
MSB
Progress Indication
17
LSB
The progress indication field is a percent complete indication in which the returned value is the numerator
that has 65536 (10000h) as its denominator. The progress indication shall be based upon the total format
operation including any certification or initialization operations.
Support or non-support for format progress indication is given in section 11.4 of each drive Product Manual
(Volume 1).
Note [14]: Bytes 18-n not presently used.
Table 5.1.1-5 lists the Sense Keys in the extended sense data format that are used by the disc drive.
Table 5.1.1-6 lists the Extended Sense, Additional Sense and Additional Sense Qualifier Codes. Table 5.1.1-
6 is for reference only, as not all drives listed on the cover of this manual support all of the codes listed.
