BIT NO.
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
BIT NO.
7
6
5
4
3
2
1,0
SYMBOL
CM
DD
WC
BC
MD
TABLE 18 - STATUS REGISTER 2
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Unused. This bit is always "0".
Control Mark Any one of the following:
1. Read Data command - the FDC encountered a
deleted data address mark.
2. Read Deleted Data command - the FDC
encountered a data address mark.
Data Error in The FDC detected a CRC error in the data field.
Data Field
Wrong
The track address from the sector ID field is different
Cylinder
from the track address maintained inside the FDC.
Unused. This bit is always "0".
Unused. This bit is always "0".
Bad Cylinder The track address from the sector ID field is different
from the track address maintained inside the FDC and is
equal to FF hex, which indicates a bad track with a hard
error according to the IBM soft-sectored format.
Missing Data The FDC cannot detect a data address mark or a deleted
Address Mark data address mark.
SYMBOL
WP
T0
HD
DS1,0
TABLE 19 - STATUS REGISTER 3
NAME
DESCRIPTION
Unused. This bit is always "0".
Write
Indicates the status of the WP pin.
Protected
Unused. This bit is always "1".
Track 0
Indicates the status of the TRK0 pin.
Unused. This bit is always "1".
Head Address Indicates the status of the HDSEL pin.
Drive Select Indicates the status of the DS1, DS0 pins.
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