SYMBOL
SC
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Number of Sectors The number of sectors per track to be initialized by the Format
Per Track
Skip Flag
command. The number of sectors per track to be verified during a
Verify command when EC is set.
SK
When set to 1, sectors containing a deleted data address mark will
automatically be skipped during the execution of Read Data. If Read
Deleted is executed, only sectors with a deleted address mark will be
accessed. When set to "0", the sector is read or written the same as
the read and write commands.
SRT
Step Rate Interval The time interval between step pulses issued by the FDC.
Programmable from 0.5 to 8 milliseconds in increments of 0.5 ms at
the 1 Mbit data rate. Refer to the SPECIFY command for actual
delays.
ST0
ST1
ST2
ST3
Status 0
Status 1
Status 2
Status 3
Write Gate
Registers within the FDC which store status information after a
command has been executed. This status information is available to
the host during the result phase after command execution.
WGATE
Alters timing of WE to allow for pre-erase loads in perpendicular
drives.
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