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On Sun, 9 Dec 2001 12:25:17 -0800, Eschmann, Michael K wrote: >When a "Set Features" command is sent to an ATA drive and returns an error >code, is there ever a reason to do (or not do) a soft reset on the drive >before other commands are allowed by the drive? Tradition says the host does a Soft Reset, etc, following any error. I happend to think it is time for T13 to go beyond this and define what errors are and how they are indicated and what the host is expected to do about an error. >If a drive doesn't process >further commands, is this a "Bad Drive" or is this a "Bad Host" scenario for >not sending the soft reset? For SET FEATURES? Sounds like a BAD DRIVE to me. What is the SET FEATURES subcommand? *** Hale Landis *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Niwot, CO USA *** www.ata-atapi.com *** Subscribe/Unsubscribe instructions can be found at www.t13.org.
