Hitachi HUS154530VLF400 User Manual

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Hitachi Ultrastar 15K450 (FC-AL) Hard Disk Drive Specification
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19.42  START STOP UNIT (1B)
Table 230: START STOP UNIT (1B)
The START STOP UNIT command is used to spin up or stop the spindle motor.
Immed bit is to specify
0       status is to be returned at the end of the operation.
1       Good status shall always be returned immediately after command has been received. The TEST UNIT 
READY command may be used to determine when the drive becomes ready after a spin-up.
Power Conditions is not supported by the drive and must be set to 0.
LoEj is not supported by the drive and must be set to 0.
Start bit is to specify:
0       stop the spindle
1       start the spindle
Note:
Once the drive has become ready (after a power on), the START STOP UNIT command can be used without any 
errors regardless of the state of the motor: stopped or spinning.
Byte
Bit
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
      Command Code = 1Bh
1
Reserved = 0
Reserved = 0
Immed
2-3
Reserved = 0
4
Power Conditions = 0
Reserved=0
LoEj
= 0
Start
5
VU = 0
Reserved = 0
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