14.5 Flush Cache Ext (EAh)
Command Block Output Registers
Register
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Error Register
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Table 50 Flush Cache EXT Command (EAh)
This command causes the device to complete writing data from its cache.
The device returns good status after data in the write cache is written to disk media.
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5K250 (SATA) OEM Specification
Command Block Input Registers
Register
Data Low
Data High
Error
Sector Count
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