"Svend Olaf Mikkelsen" <svolaf RemoveThis @inet.uni2.dk> wrote in message news:402e92d4.88190@dtext.news.tele.dk
> On Sat, 14 Feb 2004 13:12:39 +0000 (UTC), "Pace"
> <pace123 RemoveThis @REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Is there anyway to enable AAM for Seagate 7200.7 PATA?
> > I know the SATA versions have AAM disabled but I've read
> > that PATA works fine.
> > I've tried Hitachi's Feature Tool but doesn't seem to work.
>
> At some point I considered if AAM was disabled using the
> Device Configuration Overlay feature set, but no.
>
> I have from my Identify program:
>
> 27 Model number (40 ASCII characters)
> ST340016A
Barracuda ATA IV
>
> Device Configuration Identify data structure:
>
> 0 0x0001 Data structure revision
> 1 0x0007 Multiword DMA modes supported
> 2 0x003F Ultra DMA modes supported
> 3 0xB56F Maximum LBA word 0
> 4 0x04A8 Maximum LBA word 1
> 5 0x0000 Maximum LBA word 2
> 6 0x0000 Maximum LBA word 3
> Maximum LBA: 78165359
> 7 0x00CF Command set/feature supported
> SMART feature set supported
> SMART self-test supported
> SMART error log supported
> Security feature set supported
> Automatic acoustic management supported
> Host protected Area feature set supported
> 255 0x75A5 Integrity word
>
> And for a newer disk:
>
> 27 Model number (40 ASCII characters)
> ST3160023A
Barracuda 7200.7
>
> Device Configuration Identify data structure:
>
> 0 0x0001 Data structure revision
> 1 0x0007 Multiword DMA modes supported
> 2 0x003F Ultra DMA modes supported
> 3 0x9EAF Maximum LBA word 0
> 4 0x12A1 Maximum LBA word 1
> 5 0x0000 Maximum LBA word 2
> 6 0x0000 Maximum LBA word 3
> Maximum LBA: 312581807
> 7 0x018F Command set/feature supported
> SMART feature set supported
> SMART self-test supported
> SMART error log supported
> Security feature set supported
> Host protected Area feature set supported
> 48-bit Addressing feature set supported
> 255 0x84A5 Integrity word
>
Suggestion:
for comparitive purposes it may come handy to use a standard
layout and (also) list the non supported items as "not supported".
> I do not know the model names, except for the ST numbers, but they are
> both PATA disks.
The S-ATA versions apparently are STxxxxxxxAS<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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