Table 22 describes the effect of the SK bit on the
Read Deleted Data command execution and
results.
Read Deleted Data
This command is the same as the Read Data
command, only it operates on sectors that contain
a Deleted Data Address Mark at the beginning of a
Data Field.
Except where noted in Table 22, the C or R value
of the sector address is automatically incremented
(see Table 23).
TABLE 26 - SKIP BIT VS. READ DELETED DATA COMMAND
DATA ADDRESS
MARK TYPE
ENCOUNTERED
SK BIT
VALUE
RESULTS
SECTOR CM BIT OF DESCRIPTION OF
READ?
ST2 SET?
RESULTS
0
Normal Data
Yes
Yes
Address not
incremented. Next
sector not
searched for.
Normal
termination.
Normal
0
1
Deleted Data
Normal Data
Yes
No
No
Yes
termination. Sector
not read
("skipped").
Normal
1
Deleted Data
Yes
No
termination.
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