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Looks like a timing issue just waiting to occur to me. clearing status bits while setting others....hmmmm, I seem to remember some old old issues concerning this sort of behaviour and adding little time delays before checking status registers.....IMO. gary > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: 2004/11/15 Mon AM 11:48:40 EST > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [t13] e04155r0 - DRQ=0 When ERR=1 Feature > > This message is from the T13 list server. > > > > > > > I have some questions about the new proposal > "e04155r0 - DRQ=0 When ERR=1 Feature and Allocation Identify Device > Words Proposal" > http://t13.org/docs2004/e041559r0-DRQ-ERR-and-ID-Words.pdf > > Why do we need this ? > What problem does it really solve ? > Why should we define a feature that allows a BAD DEVICE to do something > stupid > instead of fixing the bad device ? > > Thank You !! > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > Jim Hatfield > ATA Interface Firmware & T13 (ATA/ATAPI) Standards Representative > Seagate Technology LLC > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > s-mail: 389 Disc Drive; Longmont, CO 80503 USA > voice: 720-684-2120 > fax....: 720-684-2711 > ==================================================== > > gary laatsch [EMAIL PROTECTED]
