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Mode select (6) command (15h) (continued) – Quantum 10K II User Manual

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SCSI Description

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Quantum Atlas 10K II Ultra160/m SCSI Hard Disk Drives

MODE SELECT (6) Command (15h) (continued)

Table 5–43 Quantum-Unique Page — Field Descriptions (continued)

Field

Default

Description

ManCal

0

Manual Calibration. When set = 0, the disk drive runs
calibration and diagnostic procedures periodically.
When set = 1, calibrations occur only as a result of a REZERO
UNIT command.
Note that this bit is not saved by MODE SELECT when the value
of the SP field is 1.

DPER

1

Disable Post Error Recovery. When set = 1, disables Post Error
Recovery (refer to Read-Write Error Recovery Page, Section
5.17.3.3).

FAxRE

1

Force AxRE where x = W (WRITE) or R (READ)
When set = 0, the settings of AWRE/ARRE are as set in Mode
Page 01h (Read-Write Error Recovery Page).
When set = 1, Automatic WRITEs or READs are forced, even if
the related fields of Mode Page 01h are = 0.

QDER

0

Quick Disk Error Recovery. When set = 0, disk error recovery
has no 20msec limit.
When set = 1, disk error recovery time allotted is less than
20msec.

DFC

0

Disable Format Certification. If set = 1, format certification is
disabled regardless of the value of the DCRT bit in the FORMAT
Command’s parameter header.

Read Ahead Disable

0

If set = 1, disables READ ahead.

Enable Double Ack

0

If set = 1, disables the double acknowledge filter.

ESPDis

0

ESP Disabled. If this field = 1, ESP (anticipatory READ) is
disabled.

DFRCSU

0

Disable Filling of Revector Cache on Spin-Up. When this field =
1, revectoring cache is not refilled on spin-up.

AIP Gen Disable

0

Asynchronous Information Protection (AIP) Generation
Disabled. When set = 1, AIP generation is disabled.

AIP Check Enabled

0

AIP Checking Enabled. The drive does not support AIP
Checking.

AIP Capable

1

If = 1, indicates drive is capable of AIP.

LogPgB

0

When this field = 0, “total bytes read/written” field on Log
Page 02h and 03h reported as number of bytes. When = 1,
field is reported as number of blocks.

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