diff -r 62dee0c98d53 -r 2a7854eab8c1 src/dev/sparc/mm_disk.cc
--- a/src/dev/sparc/mm_disk.cc	Tue Sep 13 12:06:13 2011 -0500
+++ b/src/dev/sparc/mm_disk.cc	Fri Nov 25 11:40:22 2011 +0000
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
         break;
       case sizeof(uint16_t):
         memcpy(&d16, diskData + (accessAddr % SectorSize), 2);
-        pkt->set(htobe(d32));
+        pkt->set(htobe(d16));
         DPRINTF(IdeDisk, "reading word %#x value= %#x\n", accessAddr, d16);
         break;
       case sizeof(uint32_t):