7K320 (SATA) OEM Specification
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Command data structure:
Data format of each command data structure is shown below.
Description
Bytes
Offset
Device Control register
1
00h
Features register (7:0) (see Note)
1
01h
Features register (15:8)
1
02h
Sector count register (7:0)
1
03h
Sector count register (15:8)
1
04h
Sector number register (7:0)
1
05h
Sector number register (15:8)
1
06h
Cylinder Low register (7:0)
1
07h
Cylinder Low register (15:8)
1
08h
Cylinder High register (7:0)
1
09h
Cylinder High register (15:8)
1
0Ah
Device register
1
0Bh
Command register
1
0Ch
Reserved
1
0Dh
Timestamp (milliseconds from Power-on)
4
0Eh
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Note: bits (7:0) refer to the most recently written contents of the register. Bits (15:8) refer to the
contents of the register prior to the most recent write to the register.
Table 78 Command data structure
Error data structure:
Data format of error data structure is shown below.
Description
Bytes
Offset
Reserved
1
00h
Error register
1
01h
Sector count register (7:0) (see Note)
1
02h
Sector count register (15:8) (see Note)
1
03h
Sector number register (7:0)
1
04h
Sector number register (15:8)
1
05h
Cylinder Low register (7:0)
1
06h
Cylinder Low register (15:8)
1
07h
Cylinder High register (7:0)
1
08h
Cylinder High register (15:8)
1
09h
Device register
1
0Ah
Status register
1
0Bh
Extended error data (vendor specific)
19
0Ch
State
1
1Fh
Life timestamp (hours)
2
20h
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Note: bits (7:0) refer to the contents if the register is read with bit 7 of the Device Control register
cleared to zero. Bits (15:8) refer to the contents if the register is read with bit 7 of the Device Control
register set to one.
Table 79 Error data structure