11.24 Read Sector(s) Ext (24h)
Command Block Output Registers
Register
Data Low
Data High
Current
Feature
Previous
Current
Sector Count
Previous
Current
Sector
Number
Previous
Current
Cylinder Low
Previous
Current
Cylinder High
Previous
Device/Head
Command
Error Register
7
6
5
4
CRC
UNC
0
IDN
0
V
0
V
Table 118 Read Sector(s) Ext Command (24h)
The Read Sector(s) Ext command reads from 1 to 65,536 sectors of data from disk media, and then transfers
the data from the device to the host.
The sectors are transferred through the Data Register 16 bits at a time.
If an uncorrectable error occurs, the read will be terminated at the failing sector.
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
1
1
1
D
-
-
-
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
3
2
1
0
ABT
T0N
AMN
0
V
0
Hitachi hard disk drive specifications
Command Block Input Registers
0
Register
-
Data Low
-
Data High
-
Error
-
V
HOB=0
Sector Count
V
HOB=1
V
HOB=0
Sector
Number
V
HOB=1
V
HOB=0
Cylinder Low
V
HOB=1
V
HOB=0
Cylinder High
V
HOB=1
-
Device/Head
0
Status
0
7
6
5
BSY
RDY
DF
0
0
V
0
169
7
6
5
4
3
2
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
...See Below...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
-
-
-
-
-
-
...See Below...
Status Register
4
3
2
1
DSC
DRQ
COR
IDX
V
-
0
-
1
0
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
-
-
0
ERR
V