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1 identify device command – Seagate Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA ST9250311CS User Manual

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Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

4.3.1

Identify Device command

The Identify Device command (command code EC

H

) transfers information about the drive to the host following

power up. The data is organized as a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in the table on
page 27. All reserved bits or words should be set to zero. Parameters listed with an “x” are drive-specific or
vary with the state of the drive.

The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be included in the Serial ATA specifica-
tion.

Word

Description

Value

0

Configuration information:

• Bit 15: 0 = ATA; 1 = ATAPI

• Bit 7: removable media

• Bit 6: removable controller

• Bit 0: reserved

0C5A

H

1

Number of logical cylinders

16,383

2

ATA-reserved

0000

H

3

Number of logical heads

16

4

Retired

0000

H

5

Retired

0000

H

6

Number of logical sectors per logical track: 63

003F

H

7–9

Retired

0000

H

10–19

Serial number: (20 ASCII characters, 0000

H

= none)

ASCII

20

Retired

0000

H

21

Retired

0400

H

22

Obsolete

0000

H

23–26

Firmware revision (8 ASCII character string, padded with

blanks to end of string)

x.xx

27–46

Drive model number: (40 ASCII characters, padded with

blanks to end of string)

ST9250311CS

ST91603110CS

47

(Bits 7–0) Maximum sectors per interrupt on Read multi-

ple and Write multiple (16)

8010

H

48

Reserved

0000

H

49

Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may be

disabled

2F00

H

50

ATA-reserved

0000

H

51

PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode

0200

H

52

Retired

0200

H

53

Words 54–58, 64–70 and 88 are valid

0007

H

54

Number of current logical cylinders

xxxx

H

55

Number of current logical heads

xxxx

H

56

Number of current logical sectors per logical track

xxxx

H

57–58

Current capacity in sectors

xxxx

H