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NAME

CMD_STOP
stop a drive, if possible.

FUNCTION

This command causes the drive to attempt spinning down the motor, park the drive heads and enter an idle state.

INPUTS

io_Device
preset by the call to OpenDevice()

io_Unit
preset by the call to OpenDevice()

io_Command
CMD_STOP

io_Flags
0 or IOF_QUICK

RESULT

io_Error
0 for success, or an error code as defined in <devices/trackdisk.h>

NOTES

Drives may or may not react on this command. A possible reaction is that the drive spins down its motor and parks its drive head. A CMD_START is then required to return the drive into an operational stage.