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14.7 Format Unit (F7h: Vendor Specific)
Command Block Output Registers
Command Block Input Registers
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
- - - -
-
-
-
- Sector
Count
- - - - - -
-
-
LBA
Low
- - - -
-
-
-
- LBA
Low
- - - - - -
-
-
LBA
Mid
- - - -
-
-
-
- LBA
Mid
- - - - - -
-
-
LBA High
- - - -
-
-
-
- LBA
High
- - - - - -
-
-
Device
-
-
- -
-
-
-
- Device
- - - - - -
-
-
Command
1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 Status
...See
Below...
Error Register
Status Register
7 8 9 10 3 2 1 0
7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
CRC UNC 0
IDN
0 ABT T0N
AM
N
BSY RDY
DF DSC DRQ
COR IDX
ERR
0 0 0 V 0 V 0 0
0 V 0 V - 0 0 V
Figure 32 Format Unit Command (F7h)
The Format Unit command initializes all user data sectors after merging reassigned sector location
into the defect information of the device and clearing the reassign information. Both new reassign
information and new defect information are available right after this command completion, and are
information and new defect information are available right after this command completion, and are
also used on next power on reset. Both previous information are erased from the device by this
command.
Note that the Format Unit command initializes from LBA 0 to Native MAX LBA. Host MAX LBA set
command.
Note that the Format Unit command initializes from LBA 0 to Native MAX LBA. Host MAX LBA set
by Initialize Drive Parameter or Set MAX ADDRESS command is ignored. So the protected area by
Set MAX ADDRESS commands is also initialized.
The security erase prepare command should be completed immediately prior to the Format Unit
The security erase prepare command should be completed immediately prior to the Format Unit
command. If the device receives a Format Unit command without a prior Security Erase Prepare
command the device aborts the Format Unit command.
If Feature register is NOT 11h, the device returns Abort error to the host.
This command does not request to data transfer.
command the device aborts the Format Unit command.
If Feature register is NOT 11h, the device returns Abort error to the host.
This command does not request to data transfer.
Output Parameters To The Device
Feature
Feature
Destination code for this command
11H Merge reassigned location into the defect information
The execution time of this command is shown below.
HTS541616J9SA00
81 min
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71 min
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42 min
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22 min