Disable Address Offset Feature removes the address offset and sets the size of the drive reported by the
Identify Device command back to the size specified in the last nonvolatile Set Max Address command.
Before Enable Address Offset Mode
A reserved area has been created using a nonvolatile Set Max command.
Accessible
(User Area)
LBA 0
After Enable Address Offset Mode
After Set Max Address Command using the Value Returned by Read Max Address
Any commands which access sectors across the LBA M–R are aborted with error.
Figure 86. Device address map before and after Set Feature
9.17.2 Identify Device Data
Identify Device data word 83 bit 7 indicates the device supports the Address Offset Feature.
Identify Device data word 86 bit 7 indicates the device is in Address Offset mode.
9.17.3 Exceptions in Address Offset Mode
Any commands which access sectors across the original native maximum LBA are rejected with error
even if the access protection is removed by an Set Max Address command.
The Read Look Ahead operation is not carried out even when enabled by Set Feature command.
Non-Accessible
(System reserved
area)
LBA R
Accessible
(System reserved
area)
LBA 0
Accessible
(System reserved
area)
LBA 0
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LBA M
Non-Accessible
(User area)
LBA M–R
Accessible
(User area)
LBA M–R
LBA M
LBA M