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In your example, you will get a different result than your question.

In your question, the result is that you will "open" up the HPA, or gain
access to the LBAs that were previously protected.  What do you mean by
eliminate?

In you IOW example, you will end up with a HPA of the size of your last SET
MAX EXT.

No to you very last question.

Regards,
Darrin




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From: Mukesh Kataria [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 3:38 PM
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Subject: [t13] Does volatile SET MAX "eliminate" HPA


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Hello:

Section 6.20, in d1410 r3a says that "If a Host Protected Area has been
created using the SET MAX ADDRESS command, all SET MAX ADDRESS EXT commands
shall result in command aborted until the Host Protected Area is eliminated
by use of the SET MAX ADDRESS command with the address value returned by the
READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS command"

Question: Will firing a SET MAX (volatile) command [NATIVE MAX] "eliminate"
HPA according to definitions in spec or will it just amount to opening the
HPA?

IOW if I do following:

        1. Create HPA with a SET MAX (non-volatile)
        2. Power reset
        3. Do a SET MAX (volatile) [native max] 
        4. SET MAX EXT (non volatile) 

Will this give me an error as in 8.48.1.6, ABRT "ABRT shall be set to one if
a host protected area has been established by a SET MAX ADDRESS command,"?

Cheers,
Mukesh
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