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! Block mode is the name given to the use of the ATA Read |
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Multiple and Write Multiple commands. These commands generate |
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a single interrupt to the host system for each block of |
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sectors transfered. The traditional Read Sectors and Write |
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sectors transferred. The traditional Read Sectors and Write |
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Sectors commands generate an interrupt to the host for each |
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sector transfered. |
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sector transferred. |
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CAM (Common Access Method) Committee |
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@ -684,14 +684,14 @@ Basic Questions |
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* Read Sectors / Write Sectors -- These commands are the old |
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traditional data transfer commands. These commands generate |
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one interrupt to the host for each sector transfered. These |
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one interrupt to the host for each sector transferred. These |
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are PIO data in and PIO data out commands which use the host |
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processor to transfer the data. |
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* Read Multiple / Write Multiple -- These commands where |
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defined in ATA-1 but were not used very much until recently. |
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These commands generate one interrupt to the host for each |
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block of sectors transfered. The number of sector per block |
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block of sectors transferred. The number of sector per block |
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is generally 4, 8 or 16. However, when 1 sector per block is |
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used, these commands are the same as the Read/Write Sectors |
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commands. These are PIO data in and PIO data out commands |
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