Maxtor 10K V - Manual (Page 108)

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5.12.11 Notch and Partition Page (0Ch)
The Notch and Partition page contains parameters for drives that implement a variable
number of sectors per cylinder, and, support this page. Each section of the logical unit
with a different number of sectors is referred to as a notch (or band). Each notch must
span a set of consecutive logical blocks in the logical unit, the notches must not
overlay, and no logical blocks can be excluded from the notches. The data format and
field descriptions are described in Table 5-70 and Table 5-71 respectively.
Table 5-70
Notch and Partition Page-(Page 0Ch)
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 PS Rsvd Page Code (0Ch)
1 Page Length (16h)
2 ND LPN Reserved
3 Reserved
4 – 5 Maximum Number of Notches
6 – 7 Active Notch
8 – 11 Starting Boundary
12 – 15 Ending Boundary
16 – 23 Pages Notched