
For the Write Data case, the FDC activates Write Gate at the beginning of the sync field under the conventional 
mode.  The controller then writes a new sync field, data address mark, data field, and CRC. With the pre-erase head 
of the perpendicular drive, the write head must be activated in the Gap2 field to insure a proper write of the new sync 
field.  For the 1 Mbps perpendicular mode (WGATE = 1, GAP = 1), 38 bytes will be written in the Gap2 space. Since 
the bit density is proportional to the data rate, 19 bytes will be written in the Gap2 field for the 500 Kbps perpendicular 
mode (WGATE = 1, GAP =0). 
It should be noted that none of the alterations in Gap2 size, VCO timing, or Write Gate timing affect normal program 
flow.  The information provided here is just for background purposes and is not needed for normal operation.  Once 
the Perpendicular Mode command is invoked, FDC software behavior from the user standpoint is unchanged. 
The perpendicular mode command is enhanced to allow specific drives to be designated Perpendicular recording 
drives. This enhancement allows data transfers between Conventional and Perpendicular drives without having to 
issue Perpendicular mode commands between the accesses of the different drive types, nor having to change write 
pre-compensation values.   
When both GAP and WGATE bits of the PERPENDICULAR MODE COMMAND are both programmed to “0” 
(Conventional mode), then D0, D1, D2, D3, and D4 can be programmed independently to “1” for that drive to be set 
automatically to Perpendicular mode.  In this mode the following set of conditions also apply: 
1. The GAP2 written to a perpendicular drive during a write operation will depend upon the programmed 
data rate.  
2. The write pre-compensation given to a perpendicular mode drive will be 0ns. 
3. For D0-D3 programmed to “0” for conventional mode drives any data written will be at the currently 
programmed write pre-compensation. 
Note
: 
Bits D0-D3 can only be overwritten when OW is programmed as a “1”.If either GAP or WGATE is a “1” then 
D0-D3 are ignored. 
Software and hardware resets have the following effect on the PERPENDICULAR MODE COMMAND: 
1. “Software” resets (via the DOR or DSR registers) will only clear GAP and WGATE bits to “0”.  D0-D3 are 
unaffected and retain their previous value. 
2. “Hardware”  resets   will   clear   all bits (GAP, WGATE and D0-D3) to “0”, i.e all conventional mode. 
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Table 27  –  Effects of WGATE and GAP Bits 
WGATE 
GAP 
MODE 
LENGTH OF 
GAP2 FORMAT 
FIELD 
PORTION OF 
GAP 2 
WRITTEN BY 
WRITE DATA 
OPERATION 
0 Bytes 
19 Bytes 
0 Bytes 
38 Bytes 
0 
0 
1 
1 
0 
1 
0 
1 
Conventional 
Perpendicular 
(500 Kbps) 
Reserved 
(Conventional) 
Perpendicular 
(1 Mbps) 
22 Bytes 
22 Bytes 
22 Bytes 
41 Bytes 
LOCK 
In order to protect systems with long DMA latencies against older application software that can disable the FIFO the 
LOCK Command has been added.  This command should only be used by the FDC routines, and application 
software should refrain from using it.  If an application calls for the FIFO to be disabled then the CONFIGURE 
command should be used. 
The LOCK command defines whether the EFIFO, FIFOTHR, and PRETRK parameters of the CONFIGURE 
command can be RESET by the DOR and DSR registers.  When the LOCK bit is set to logic “1” all subsequent 
“software RESETS by the DOR and DSR registers will not change the previously set parameters to their default 
values.  All “hardware” RESET from the PCI_RESET# pin will set the LOCK bit to logic “0” and  return the EFIFO, 
FIFOTHR, and PRETRK to their default values.  A status byte is returned immediately after issuing a LOCK 
command.  This byte reflects the value of the LOCK bit set by the command byte.