Maxtor DiamondMax Plus9 60GB AT Product Manual page 12

• MB megabytes (1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes when referring
to disk transfer rates or storage capacities and
1,048,576 bytes in all other cases)
• Mb/s megabits per second
• MB/s megabytes per second
• MHz megahertz
• ms milliseconds
• MSB most significant bit
• mV millivolts
• ns nanoseconds
• SATA Serial ATA Interface
• tpi tracks per inch
• µs microseconds
• V volts
The typographical and naming conventions used in this manual are listed below.
Conventions that are unique to a specific table appear in the notes that follow that
table.
Typographical Conventions:
• Names of Bits: Bit names are presented in initial capitals. An
example is the Host Software Reset bit.
• Commands: Interface commands are listed in all capitals. An
example is WRITE LONG.
• Register Names: Registers are given in this manual with initial
capitals. An example is the Alternate Status Register.
• Parameters: Parameters are given as initial capitals when
spelled out, and are given as all capitals when abbreviated.
Examples are Prefetch Enable (PE), and Cache Enable (CE).
• Hexadecimal Notation: The hexadecimal notation is given in
9-point subscript form. An example is 30
• Signal Negation: A signal name that is defined as active low
is listed with a minus sign following the signal. An example is
RD–.
• Messages: A message that is sent from the drive to the host
is listed in all capitals. An example is ILLEGAL COMMAND.
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