Seagate STT8000A - Manual (Page 58)

Chapter 5 ATAPI Interface
Page 50 STT8000A Product Manual
Mode Medium Partition Page
The following table describes the Mode Medium Partition Page layout.
Byte Description Value Meaning
0 Page Code 11h Medium Partition Page
1 Page Length 06h 6 Bytes of Information
2,3 Maximum Additional Partitions,
Additional Partitions Defined
00h,00h Not Supported
4 FDP (bit 7), reserved 80h Fixed Data Partitions
5 Medium Format Recognition 03h Format and Partition Recognition
6,7 Reserved 00h,00h —
None of the Medium Partition Page (11h) parameters can be changed.
Mode Capabilities and Mechanical Status Page
The following table describes the Mode Capabilities and Mechanical Status Pages
.Byte Description Value Meaning
0 Page Code 2Ah Capabilities and Mechanical Status Page
1 Page Length 12h 18 Bytes of Information
2,3 Reserved 00h,00h —
4 SPREV (bit 5), RO (bit 0) 20h Space Reverse supported, bit 0 = Write
Protect status
5 QFA (bit 5) 20h QFA supported
6 ECC (bit 6) 40h ECC supported
7 BLK1024 (bit 1), BLK512 (bit 0) 03h 512 byte blocks (1024 if floppy tape)
8,9 Maximum Speed Supported
(Kbytes per second) 600. 1,000 Kbytes/sec Maximum
10,11 Maximum Stored Defect List
Entries 0000h —
12,13 Continuous Transfer Limit (blocks) 0034h 52 blocks per Read/Write command
14,15 Current Speed Selected (Kbytes
per second) NNNN Current transfer rate
16,17 Buffer Size (in 512 bytes) 02D8h 14 frames of 52 blocks = 728
18-19 Reserved 00h —
None of the Mode Capabilities and Mechanical Status Page (2Ah) parameters can
be changed.