Maxtor ATLAS 10K III - Manual (Page 108)

SCSI Description
5-44 Maxtor Atlas 10K III
 /QFG 2CTCOGVGT .KUV
Table 5-55 shows the format of the Mode Parameter List that is passed by the initiator
to the drive during the command’s data-out buffer transfer. Table 5-56 describes the
fields. Table 5-57 and Table 5-58 provides a description of the data format and fields
of the Mode Parameter Header. Table 5-59 and Table 5-60 describe the format and
field descriptions for the Mode Parameter Block Descriptor.
Table 5-55 Mode Parameter List-Data Format
Table 5-56 Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions
Table 5-57 Mode Parameter Header (6-Byte)-Data Format
Table 5-58 Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions
$KV
$[VG
       
0 – 3 Mode Parameter Header
4 – 11
Block Descriptor
(optional)
4 – n
or
12 – n
Page(s)
(optional)
(KGNF &GUETKRVKQP
Mode Parameter Header
Contains information about the remainder of
the parameter list and is always present (see
Table 5-57 and Table 5-58).
Block Descriptor
Allows the initiator to set the drive’s Logical
Block Size and number of Logical Block Ad-
dresses (see Table 5-59 and Table 5-60).
Page(s)
The page code(s) of the pages that are a part of
this command.
$KV
$[VG
       
0 Mode Data Length
1 Medium Type
2 Device-Specific Parameter
3 Block Descriptor Length
(KGNF &GUETKRVKQP
Mode Data Length Reserved. Must be 0.
Medium Type Ignored by the drive.
Device-specific Parameter Ignored by the drive.
Block Descriptor Length
Zero (0) if no Block Descriptor is supplied. The
length is eight (8) if a Block Descriptor is sup-
plied.