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a. Header
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Media type
X '00' (default type) must be specified in this field.
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Byte 2
Bits 7 and 4 of this field have meaning only in the header transferred to the INIT by
the MODE SENSE and MODE SENSE EXTENDED commands. The values
specified in these bits are disregarded in the MODE SELECT and MODE SELECT
EXTENDED commands. "0" must always be specified by the INIT in the other bit
positions.
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Block descriptor length
This field indicates the length (block count) of the "Block descriptor" which follows
the header (not including the length of the "Page descriptor"). It is possible to define
only 1 "Block descriptor" to the IDD, and either X '00' or X '08' must be specified in
this field. When X '00' is specified in this field, it indicates that the "Block
descriptor" is not included in the parameter list transferred from the INIT and the
"Page descriptor" follows immediately after the "Header."
b. Block descriptor
The logical attributes of the data format on the disk media are described in the 8-byte long
"Block descriptor."
IMPORTANT
The parameters in the "Block descriptor" are intimately related in
the Format parameters (Page 3) and the Drive parameters (Page
4). If the parameters in the "Block descriptor" are changed, the
INIT should also specify the appropriate values in the Format
parameters (Page 3) and Drive parameters (Page 4) to correct
them.
If only the "Block descriptor" in this command is changed, the
IDD changes the values in the "Sector count/track," Data byte
length/physical sector," "Track skew factor" and "Cylinder skew
factor," as well as the "Cylinder count" value in the drive
parameters (Page 4) in accordance with the contents specified in
the "Block descriptor," and uses the "Current" values as is for the
other parameters.
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