Hitachi 100GB 7200 RPM HTE721010G9SA00 User Manual

Travelstar E7K100 (SATA) Hard Disk Drive Specification

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The Set Max ADDRESS command overwrites the max LBA/CYL of the drive in a range of actual device capaci-
ties. Once the device receives this command, all accesses beyond that LBA/CYL are rejected by setting the 
ABORT bit in the status register. Identify the device command and Identify the device DMA command returns the 
LBA/CYL which is set via this command as a default value.

This command implement SET MAX security extension commands as subcommands. But regardless of Feature 
register value, the case this command is immediately preceded by a Read Native Max ADDRESS command, it is 
interpreted as a Set Max ADDRESS command.

The Read Native Max ADDRESS command should be issued and completed immediately prior to issuing the Set 
Max ADDRESS command. If it is not, this command is interpreted as a Set Max security extension command 
which is designated by feature register.

If Set Max security mode is in the Locked or Frozen, the Set Max ADDRESS command is aborted. For more infor-
mation, see section 11.9.2 “Set Max security extension commands” on page 79.

In CHS mode LBA High and LBA Mid specify the maximum cylinder number. The Head number of DEVICE and 
LBA Low are ignored. The default value (see default CHS in Identify device information) is used for that.

In LBA mode the Head number of Device, LBA High, LBA Mid and LBA Low specify the max LBA. This com-
mand sets this LBA as the max LBA of the device.

After a successful command completion, Identify Device response words (61:60) shall reflect the maximum 
address set with this command. 

If the 48-bit Address feature set is supported, the value placed in Identify Device response words (103:100) shall be 
the same as the value placed in words (61:60). However, if the device contains greater than 268,435,455 sectors, 
the capacity addressable with 28-bit commands, and the address requested is 268,435,455, the max address shall be 
changed to the native maximum address, the value placed in words (61:60) shall be 268,435,455 and the value 
placed in words (103:100) shall be the native maximum address.

Register

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Register

7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0

Data

- - - - - - - -

Data

- - - - - - - -

Feature

V V V V V V V V

Error

see below

Sector Count

- - - - - - - B

Sector Count

- - - - - - - -

LBA Low

V V V V V V V V

LBA Low

V V V V V V V V

LBA Mid

V V V V V V V V

LBA Mid

V V V V V V V V

LBA High

V V V V V V V V

LBA High

V V V V V V V V

Device

- L - - H H H H

Device

- - - - H H H H

Command

1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1

Status

see below

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

7

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

CRC

UNC

0

IDN

0

ABT

T0N

AMN

BSY RDY

DF

DSC

DRQ

COR IDX

ERR

0

0

0

0

0

V

0

0

0

V

0

-

-

0

-

V