Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-37
Table 5-52 Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions
Table 5-53 Mode Parameter Header (6-Byte)-Data Format
Table 5-54 Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions
Table 5-55 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format
Field Description
Mode Parameter Header
Contains information about the remainder of the pa-
rameter list and is always present (see Table 5-53 and
Table 5-54).
Block Descriptor
Allows the initiator to set the drive’s Logical Block
Size and number of Logical Block Addresses (see Ta-
ble 5-55 and Table 5-56).
Page(s)
The page code(s) of the pages that are a part of this
command.
Bit
Byte
765 4 3210
0 Mode Data Length
1 Medium Type
2 Device-Specific Parameter
3 Block Descriptor Length
Field Description
Mode Data Length Reserved. Must be 0.
Medium Type Ignored by the drive.
Device-specific Parameter Ignored by the drive.
Block Descriptor Length
Zero (0) if no Block Descriptor is supplied. The length
is eight (8) if a Block Descriptor is supplied.
Bit
Byte
765 4 3210
0 – 3 Number of Blocks
4 Reserved
5 – 7 Block Length
