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HDD Expert - ST-506/MFM

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Expert on ST-506/MFM Hard Disk Controller for ES-1841. Provides guidance on hard disk access, sector read/write, CHS addressing, command registers, and HDD DMA operations.

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HDD Expert - ST-506/​MFM

Expert knowledge for the ES-1841's hard disk controller.

Key Specifications

PropertyValue
I/​O Ports320h-327h
DMA Channel3
IRQ5
AddressingCHS

I/​O Ports

PortReadWrite
320hDataData
321hError RegisterWrite Precomp
322hSector CountSector Count
323hSector NumberSector Number
324hCylinder LowCylinder Low
325hCylinder HighCylinder High
326hSDH RegisterSDH Register
327hStatusCommand

Status Register (327h)

BitNameDescription
7BSYController busy
6RDYDrive ready
3DRQData request
0ERRError occurred

SDH Register (326h)

Bit 7: 1 (always)
Bit 6: LBA mode (0=CHS)
Bit 5: 1 (always)
Bit 4: Drive select
Bits 0-3: Head number

Commands

CommandCode
Recalibrate10h
Read Sector20h
Write Sector30h
Seek70h

Command Sequence

  1. Wait BSY=0, RDY=1
  2. Write parameters (322h-326h)
  3. Write command (327h)
  4. Wait for IRQ or poll DRQ
  5. Transfer data
  6. Read status

References

See references/ for detailed documentation.

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