Maxtor 10K V - Manual (Page 206)

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5.44 WRITE (6) Command (0Ah)
The WRITE (6) command requests that the drive write initiator-supplied data to the
medium.
The Command Descriptor Block for the WRITE (6) command is shown in Table 5-
206; Table 5-207 describes the data fields.
Table 5-206
WRITE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format
Table 5-207
WRITE (6) Command-Field Descriptions
Bit
Byte
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
0 Operation Code (0Ah)
1 Reserved Logical Block Address
2 - 3 Logical Block Address
4 Transfer Length
5 Control
Field Description
Logical Block
Address
The address of the first logical block where the Write operation will occur.
Transfer Length
The number of contiguous logical blocks of data to transfer. A transfer length of 0
indicates 256 logical blocks are to be transferred. Any other value indicates the ac-
tual number of logical blocks that will be transferred.