Sense Key |
Name |
Description |
00h |
NO SENSE |
Indicates that there is no specific sense key information to be reported for the designated device. This would be the case for a successful command. |
01h |
RECOVERED ERROR |
Indicates that the last command completed
successfully with some recovery action performed |
02h |
NOT READY |
Indicates that the device addressed cannot be accessed. Operator intervention may be required to correct this condition. |
03h |
MEDIUM ERROR |
Indicates that the command terminated with a non-recovered error condition that was probably caused by a flaw in the medium or an error in the recorded data. |
04h |
HARDWARE ERROR |
Indicates that the device has detected a hardware failure (e.g. controller or device failure, parity error, etc) while performing the command or during a self-test. |
05h |
ILLEGAL REQUEST |
Indicates that there was an illegal parameter in the Command Descriptor Block or in the additional parameters supplied as data for some commands (e.g. MODE SELECT) |
06h |
UNIT ATTENTION |
Indicates that either the disc or the drive operating parameters may have been changed (by a MODE SELECT command from another initiator or reset) since the last command was issued by this initiator. |
08h |
BLANK CHECK |
Indicates that the drive encountered blank medium or format-defined end of data indication while reading or the drive encountered a non-blank medium while writing. |
0Bh |
ABORTED COMMAND |
Indicates that the device aborted the command. The host may be able to recover by trying the command again. |
0Dh |
VOLUME OVERFLOW |
Indicates that the device has reached the end-of-volume during a write or read operation. |