Update with command output:
Command:
hdparm -iCode:
Model=SAMSUNG MZ5PA256HMDR-010DA, FwRev=AXM08W11, SerialNo=S0TBNEAB700271
Config={ Fixed }
RawCHS=16383/16/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=unknown, BuffSize=unknown, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=16383/16/63, CurSects=16514064, LBA=yes, LBAsects=500118192
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:120,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
AdvancedPM=no WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D revision 1: ATA/ATAPI-2,3,4,5,6,7
* signifies the current active mode
Command:
hdparm -ICode:
ATA device, with non-removable media
Model Number: SAMSUNG MZ5PA256HMDR-010DA
Serial Number: S0TBNEAB700271
Firmware Revision: AXM08W11
Transport: Serial, ATA8-AST, SATA 1.0a, SATA II Extensions, SATA Rev 2.5, SATA Rev 2.6
Standards:
Used: ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D revision 1
Supported: 8 7 6 5 & some of 8
Configuration:
Logical max current
cylinders 16383 16383
heads 16 16
sectors/track 63 63
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CHS current addressable sectors: 16514064
LBA user addressable sectors: 268435455
LBA48 user addressable sectors: 500118192
Logical Sector size: 512 bytes
Physical Sector size: 512 bytes
device size with M = 1024*1024: 244198 MBytes
device size with M = 1000*1000: 256060 MBytes (256 GB)
cache/buffer size = unknown
Nominal Media Rotation Rate: Solid State Device
Capabilities:
LBA, IORDY(can be disabled)
Queue depth: 32
Standby timer values: spec'd by Standard, no device specific minimum
R/W multiple sector transfer: Max = 16 Current = 16
DMA: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2 udma0 udma1 udma2 udma3 udma4 udma5 *udma6
Cycle time: min=120ns recommended=120ns
PIO: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
Cycle time: no flow control=120ns IORDY flow control=120ns
Commands/features:
Enabled Supported:
* SMART feature set
* Security Mode feature set
* Power Management feature set
* Write cache
* Look-ahead
* Host Protected Area feature set
* WRITE_BUFFER command
* READ_BUFFER command
* DOWNLOAD_MICROCODE
SET_MAX security extension
* 48-bit Address feature set
* Device Configuration Overlay feature set
* Mandatory FLUSH_CACHE
* FLUSH_CACHE_EXT
* SMART error logging
* SMART self-test
* General Purpose Logging feature set
* WRITE_{DMA|MULTIPLE}_FUA_EXT
Write-Read-Verify feature set
* WRITE_UNCORRECTABLE_EXT command
* {READ,WRITE}_DMA_EXT_GPL commands
* Gen1 signaling speed (1.5Gb/s)
* Gen2 signaling speed (3.0Gb/s)
* Native Command Queueing (NCQ)
* Host-initiated interface power management
* Phy event counters
DMA Setup Auto-Activate optimization
Device-initiated interface power management
* Software settings preservation
* SET MAX SETPASSWORD/UNLOCK DMA commands
* WRITE BUFFER DMA command
* READ BUFFER DMA command
* Data Set Management TRIM supported (limit unknown)
Security:
Master password revision code = 65534
supported
enabled
locked
not frozen
not expired: security count
supported: enhanced erase
Security level maximum
6min for SECURITY ERASE UNIT. 6min for ENHANCED SECURITY ERASE UNIT.
Checksum: correct
Command:
hdparm --verbose --user-master m --security-erase "$(printf '\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20')" /dev/sdaCode:
/dev/sda:
Issuing SECURITY_ERASE command, password=" ", user=master
outgoing cdb: 85 08 0e 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 ec 00
SG_IO: ATA_16 status=0x0, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x0
SG_IO: sb[]: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
incoming_data: 40 00 ff 3f 37 c8 10 00 00 00 00 00 3f 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 30 53 42 54 45 4e 42 41 30 37 32 30 31 37 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 04 00 58 41 30 4d 57 38 31 31 41 53 53 4d 4e 55 20 47 5a 4d 50 35 32 41 36 35 4d 48 52 44 30 2d 30 31 41 44 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 10 80 00 40 00 2f 00 40 00 02 00 02 07 00 ff 3f 10 00 3f 00 10 fc fb 00 10 01 ff ff ff 0f 00 00 07 00 03 00 78 00 78 00 78 00 78 00 00 0e 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1f 00 06 07 04 00 4c 00 40 00 fc 01 1a 00 6b 34 01 7d 63 40 6b 34 01 bc 63 40 7f 40 03 00 03 00 00 00 fe ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 b0 32 cf 1d 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0e 40 0c 40 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 27 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 1f 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 a5 a2
SG_IO: desc[]: 00 00
ATA_16 stat=00 err=00 nsect=00 lbal=00 lbam=00 lbah=00 dev=00
outgoing cdb: 85 06 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 f3 00
SG_IO: ATA_16 status=0x2, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x8
SG_IO: sb[]: 72 01 00 1d 00 00 00 0e 09 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: desc[]: 09 0c 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 50
ATA_16 stat=50 err=00 nsect=00 lbal=00 lbam=00 lbah=00 dev=40
oflags.bits.lob_all=0x8a, flags={ feat nsect command }
oflags.bits.hob_all=0x00, flags={ }
outgoing cdb: 85 0a 06 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 40 f4 00
outgoing_data: 01 00 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: ATA_16 status=0x2, host_status=0x0, driver_status=0x8
SG_IO: sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 04 51 40 00 21 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: bad/missing sense data, sb[]: 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 04 51 40 00 21 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
SG_IO: desc[]: 04 51 40 00 21 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
ATA_16 stat=00 err=00 nsect=04 lbal=00 lbam=00 lbah=00 dev=00
Command;
sg_decode_sense 70 00 05 00 00 00 00 0a 04 51 40 00 21 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00Code:
Fixed format, current; Sense key: Illegal Request
Additional sense: Unaligned write command