SD Memory Card SpecificationsPart 2 FILE SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONVersion 1.0February 2000SD GroupMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (MEI)SanDisk CorporationToshiba Corporation Standard Microsystems Standard MicrosystemsSD Memory Card Specifications / Part 2. File System Specification Version 1.0Conditions for publicationPublisher and Copyright HolderSD Group(MEI, SanDisk, Toshiba)ConfidentialityThis document shall be treated as confidential under the Non Disclosure Agreement which hasbeen signed by the obtainer. Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited without prior writtenpermission of SD Group.ExemptionNone will be liable for any damages from use of this document.DO NOT COPY 2000 SD Group (MEI, SanDisk, Toshiba).FS-0CONFIDENTIAL Standard MicrosystemsSD Memory Card Specifications / Part 2. File System Specification Version 1.0This page is intentionally left blank.DO NOT COPY 2000 SD Group (MEI, SanDisk, Toshiba).CONFIDENTIAL Standard MicrosystemsSD Memory Card Specifications / Part 2. File System Specification Version 1.0 Part2 FILE SYSTEM SPECIFICATION1. General . FS-11.1 Scope . 11.2 Normative References . 21.3 Definitions. 31.3.1 byte. 31.3.2 defective sector . 31.3.3 descriptor . 31.3.4 file. 31.3.5 sector / block. 31.3.6 partition. 31.3.7 user. 31.3.8 volume. 31.4 Notations . 41.4.1 Numerical notation . 41.4.2 Arithmetic notation. 41.4.3 Character strings. 41.4.4 List of acronyms . 41.5 Data types . 51.5.1 Numerical values in one-byte fields. 51.5.2 Numerical values in two-byte fields. 51.5.3 Numerical va