Fujitsu MBC2073RC User Manual

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Command Specifications 
 
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C141-C013 
4.3   Format Commands 
4.3.1  FORMAT UNIT (04)  
 
 
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FmtData  CmpLst 
Defect List Format 
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This command initializes (formats) the entire area of the disk media that can be 
accessed from the INIT (User Space).  At the same time, the HDD also 
implements defect management processing, allocating alternate blocks for 
defective portions of the disk media in accordance with the specifications in this 
command. 
Furthermore, when the disk media is initialized with any of the following format 
attributes changed, the INIT must issue the MODE SELECT or MODE SELECT 
EXTENDED command before issuing this command and specify those format 
attributes in advance. 
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Logical data block length 
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Logical data block count