Request sense command (03h) (continued) – Quantum 10K II User Manual
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SCSI Description
Quantum Atlas 10K II Ultra160/m SCSI Hard Disk Drives
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REQUEST SENSE Command (03h) (continued)
Table 5–85 Sense Key Information Field Contents
Command
Sense Key
Field Contents
FORMAT UNIT
RECOVERED ERROR
The address of the first bad sector
encountered during the format operation.
This sector, and all other bad sectors found
during a format operation, are
automatically reallocated by the drive.
ILLEGAL REQUEST
The first illegal defect descriptor
encountered in the Defect Descriptor List.
READ(6)(10)
RECOVERED/MEDIUM ERROR
The address of the first bad sector found
during the read (possible only when
PER=1, DTE=0, and DCR=0.). For a
RECOVERED ERROR, the last Logical Block
Address in the error is returned; for a
MEDIUM ERROR the first Logical Block
Address is returned.
READ LONG
RECOVERED/MEDIUM ERROR
READ(6)(10) error recovery qualifiers apply.
The information field echoes this
command's Logical Block Address field.
ILLEGAL REQUEST
The transfer length residue (requested,
minus correct length) if the transfer length
is wrong. Note: ILI will be set.
REASSIGN BLOCKS
HARDWARE ERROR
The address of the first logical sector is not
reassigned (the drive ran out of spare
sectors).
ILLEGAL REQUEST
The first illegal defect descriptor
encountered in the Defect Descriptor List.
SEEK(6)(10)
ILLEGAL REQUEST
The first invalid sector address detected by
the command.
VERIFY
RECOVERED/MEDIUM ERROR
WRITE(6)(10) error recovery qualifiers
apply. Contains the Logical Block Address
that may have failed the write or verify
(compare) operation. For a RECOVERED
ERROR, the last Logical Block Address in
the error is returned; for a MEDIUM ERROR
the first Logical Block Address is returned.
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