When using the write
uncorrectable command with the "flagged uncorrectable" (FR=Axh)
mode,
1) Is the drive
allowed to go to the media ? (I can not find any text that says you shall
or you shall not for "flagged uncorrectable".... Pseudo mode is another
thing)
2) If a flagged
uncorrectable sector status is suppose to be returned immediately, where is that
stated ?
3) It is my
understanding that the intention of the "flagged uncorrectable" mode was for the
drive to not access the media and return the status ASAP without error
correction. If that is true, then this would require the "flagged
uncorrectable" sector list to be maintained in the drives
memory.
Where is the maximum
number of of "flagged uncorrectable" sectors defined or is it just assumed
you can create them until the drive returned a 51/04h ?...
But is this number
expected to be 1, 100, 1000 ?
Thanks,
Jeff
Jeff
Wolford
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Storage Interface and Tools -
Business PC Group
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