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DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT Product Manual May 13, 2005 Revision 1 Part Number: 000001876...
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This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically made to the information herein – which will be incorporated in revised editions of the publication. Maxtor may make changes or improvements in the product(s) described in this publication at any time and without notice.
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You can dowload Maxtor publications directly from Maxtor at, www.maxtor.com Part Number: 000001876 Before You Begin: Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives.
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Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-installed drive labels. They contain information required should the drive ever need repair.Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual pro- vides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives.
3.9 SHOCK AND VIBRATION ..............3-5 3.10 RELIABILITY SPECIFICATIONS............3-6 3.11 EMC/EMI ..................3-7 3.11.1 RADIATED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EMISSIONS - EMC COMPLI- ANCE..................3-7 3.11.2 CANADIAN EMISSIONS STATEMENT ........3-7 3.12 SAFETY REGULATORY COMPLIANCE ..........3-7 3.13 RoHS COMPLIANCE ................3-7 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 20/30/40GB AT...
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5.2.1 SIGNAL CABLE AND CONNECTOR ..........5-1 5.3 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE ..............5-1 5.3.1 ATA BUS INTERFACE ...............5-1 5.4 REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING ............5-2 5.5 COMMAND INTERFACE ..............5-2 5.5.1 GENERAL FEATURE SET ............5-2 5.5.2 SUPPORTED COMMANDS ............5-2 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 20/30/40GB AT...
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Table of Contents Chapter 6 SERVICE AND SUPPORT 6.1 PRODUCT SUPPORT/TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE/CUSTOMER SERVICE. 6-1 Glossary....................G-1 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 20/30/40GB AT...
Figure 4-7 Mounting Dimensions ............4-10 Figure 4-8 J1 DC Power and ATA Bus Combination Connector ....4-11 Figure 4-9 Drive Power Supply and ATA Bus Interface Cables ....4-14 Figure 4-10 Completing the Drive Installation .......... 4-15 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
Chapter 1 Introduction Maxtor Corporation Maxtor corporation is one of the world’s largest suppliers of hard disk drive products-products that help store the digital world for millions of users. Maxtor products serve a range of markets, including personal and entertainment, small office/home office, mid-sized business and...
• mA milliamperes • 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 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 20/30/40GB AT...
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• Host: In general, the system in which the drive resides is referred to as the host. • Computer Voice: This refers to items you type at the computer keyboard. These items are listed in 10-point, all capitals, Courier font. An example is FORMAT C:/S. Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 20/30/40GB AT...
For additional information about the ATA interface, refer to the latest revision of the draft standard on the internet at http://www.t13/ using the link under “1410DAT Attachment - 6 with Packet Interface (ATA/ATAPI - 6).” Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 8 20/30/40GB AT...
Chapter 2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Maxtor drive leadership continues wit the DiamondMax Plus 8 drive - the first single- head, single platter, 7200RPM product. DiamondMax Plus 8 drives combine performance and value making a perfect choice for mainstream consumer or commercial/business desktop users.
Performance • 10.0 ms seek time • Average rotational latency of 4.17ms • New Ultra ATA interface with Maxtor-patented Ultra ATA/133 protocol supporting burst data transfer rates of 133MB/s. • 2 MB buffer with 1.9MB (approximate) Advance Cache Management (ACM).
The mark proves conformity to the regulatory compliance document AS/NZS 3548: 1995 and BS EN 55022: 1995. • Maxtor’s disk drives are designed as a separate subassembly that conforms to the FCC Rules for Radiated and Conducted emissions, Part 15 Subpart J; Class B when installed in a given computer system.
Integrated Interface Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 (ATA-5/ATA-6) Recording Method PRML Servo Type Embedded Number of Servo Sectors Data Zones per Surface Data Sectors per Track (ID/OD) 450/720, 612/990, 720/1140 Areal Density (Gbits/in max, ID/OD) 33.9/25.6, 46.6/36.1, 63.2/49.7 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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Product Specifications MODELS 20GB 30GB 40GB Flux Density (kfci, ID/OD) OD=352/496/583 ID = 465/639/743 Recording Density (kbpi, ID/OD) ID = 446/613/713 OD = 338/476/560 Track Density (ktpi) 75.9/75.9/88.7 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
Standby state. EPA Energy Star Compliance Maxtor Corporation supports the goals of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program to reduce the electrical power consumption of computer equipment.
ARR specification for any OEM requiring those values in their purchase specification. 2. The testing performed by Maxtor is consistent with ISO 7779. Variation in acoustic levels from the idle specification may occur due to offline activity according to the SMART specification and/ or atmospheric conditions.
The CE Marking indicates conformity with the European Union Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) when the disk mechanism is installed in a typical personal computer. Maxtor recommends that testing and analysis for EMC compliance be performed with the disk mechanism installed within the user's end-use application.
Safety Regulatory Compliance All Maxtor hard drives comply with relevant product safety standards such as CE, CUL, TUV and UL rules and regulations. As delivered, Maxtor hard drives are designed for system integration before they are used. 3.13 RoHS Compliance...
Chapter 4 INSTALLATION This chapter explains how to unpack, configure, mount, and connect the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT hard disk drive prior to operation. It also explains how to start up and operate the drive. SPACE REQUIREMENTS The Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 hard disk drives are shipped without a faceplate.
Special care should be taken not to bump or drop the drive. It is highly recommended that Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 drives are not stacked or placed on any hard surface after they are unpacked. Such handling could cause media damage.
Installation Figure 4-2 shows the packing assembly for a single Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 hard disk drive. A 20 and 25-pack shipping container is available for multiple drive shipments. Single-Pack Shipping Container Figure 4-2 DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
Figure 4-3 HARDWARE OPTIONS The configuration of a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT hard disk drive depends on the host system in which it is to be installed. This section describes the hardware options that you must take into account prior to installation.
CS, PK and AC positions. Table 4-1 defines the operation of the master/slave jumpers and their function relative to pin 28 on the interface. 1 indicates that the specified jumper is installed; 0 indicates that the jumper is not installed. DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
4.3.1 Cable Select (CS) Jumper When a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT hard disk drive and another ATA hard disk drive are daisy-chained together, they can be configured as Master or Slave either by the CS or DS jumpers. To configure the drive as a Master or Slave with the CS feature, the CS jumper is installed (1).
Jumper Parking (PK) Position The PK position is used as a holding place for the jumper for a slave drive in systems that do not support Cable Select. The pins used for the parking position are vendor unique. DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
CHS, requiring LBA addressing to use the full capacity. A summary of these effects for the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 drives is shown in the following table: AC JUMPER OUT...
PCB and the screws in the mounting holes. The Maxtor hard drive design allows greater shock tolerance than that afforded by larger, heavi- er drives. The drive may be mounted in any attitude using four size 6-32 screws with 3 mm maximum penetration and a maximum torque of 5-inch pounds.
Installation 4.4.1 Orientation The mounting holes on the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT hard disk drives allow the drive to be mounted in any orientation. Figure 4-6 show the location of the three mounting holes on each side of the drive.
Installation 4.4.2 Ventilation The Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT hard disk drives operate without a cooling fan, provided the ambient air temperature does not exceed 131×F (55×C) at any point along the drive form factor envelope. COMBINATION CONNECTOR (J1) J1 is a three-in-one combination connector. The drive’s DC power can be applied to section A.
J1. For more details, see the pin description in Table 6-1. 4.5.3 ATA Bus Interface Connector (J1, Section C) On the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT hard disk drives, the ATA bus interface cable connector (J1, section C) is a 40-pin Universal Header, as shown in Figure 4-7.
1 of the motherboard connector. FOR SYSTEMS WITH AN ATA ADAPTER BOARD To install the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT hard disk drive in an AT-compatible system without a 40-pin ATA bus connector on its motherboard, you need a third-party IDE-compatible adapter board.
Figure 4-9. ATA-Bus Key Slot Interface Connector Pin 1 40-Pin Header ATA-Bus Interface Cable DC Power Connector Power Supply Cable (3-Pin or 4-Pin) Bevel Drive Power Supply and ATA Bus Interface Cables Figure 4-9 4-14 DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
This will reduce the effective capacity of the drive to 528Mbytes. Whenever possible the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT drive should be used on systems that support LBA translation to ensure the use of the entire capacity of the disk drive. If that is not possible the following are some techniques that can be used to overcome this barrier.
(64 bits) resulting in 9.4 Terrabytes of accessible space. Whenever possible the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT drive should be used on systems with BIOS that support Int 13 extensions. If that is not possible the following are some techniques that can be used to overcome this barrier: Use a third party software that supplements the BIOS and adds Int 13 extension support.
Installation SYSTEM STARTUP AND OPERATION Once you have installed the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT hard disk drive, and adapter board (if required) in the host system, you are ready to partition and format the drive for operation. To set up the drive correctly, follow these steps: 1.
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For the 20, 30 and 40 GB: Logical Cylinders x Logical Heads x Logical Sectors/Track x 512 = 8,455,200,768 Boot the system using the operating system installation disk— for example, MS-DOS—then follow the installation instructions in the operating system manual. 4-18 DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
The dimensions and specifications of the unitized connector comply with Annex. A in the ATA/ATAPI standard. The Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 drives require the use of an 80 conductor cable (ATA/ATAPI-6, Annex. A, Figure A.4 and description) to support the drive’s Ultra DMA capability.
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands consumption for the overall system. REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING The Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 hard disk drives allow their host systems to address the full set of command and control registers as specified in clause 7 of the ATA/ ATAPI-6 standard.
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SECURITY UNLOCK SEEK SET FEATURES Note 1 SET MAX ADDRESS SET MAX SET PASSWORD SET MAX LOCK SET MAX UNLOCK SET MAX FREEZE LOCK SET MULTIPLE MODE SLEEP 99h, E6h SMART DISABLE OPERATIONS SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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SMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES SMART WRITE LOG STANDBY 96h, E2h STANDBY IMMEDIATE 94h, E0h WRITE BUFFER WRITE DMA CAh, CBh WRITE MULTIPLE WRITE PIO OVERLAP WRITE SECTOR(S) 30h, 31h Note: 1. As defined in the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard. DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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0 = ATA device 14-8: Retired 1 = removable media device Obsolete 5-3: Retired Response incomplete Retired Reserved Obsolete Specific configuration Obsolete Retired Obsolete Reserved for assignment by the CompactFlash Association Retired 10-19 Serial number (20 ASCII characters) DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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1 = DMA supported. 7-0: Retired Capabilities Shall be cleared to zero. Shall be set to one. 13-2: Reserved. Obsolete Shall be set to one to indicate a device specific Standby timer value minimum. 51-52 Obsolete DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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1 = Multiword DMA mode 0 is supported 15-8: Reserved 7-0: PIO modes supported Minimum Multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word 15-0: Cycle time in nanoseconds Manufacturer’s recommended Multiword DMA transfer cycle time 15-0: Cycle time in nanoseconds DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-12 Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-11 Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-10 Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-9 Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-8 Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-7 1 = supports ATA/ATAPI-6 1 = supports ATA/ATAPI-5 1 = supports ATA/ATAPI-4 1 = supports ATA-3 Obsolete Obsolete Reserved DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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1 = mandatory FLUSH CACHE command supported 1 = Device Configuration Overlay feature set supported 1 = 48-bit Address feature set supported 1 = Automatic Acoustic Management feature set supported 1 = SET MAX security extension supported DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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1 = READ/WRITE DMA QUEUED command supported 1 = DOWNLOAD MICROCODE command supported Command set/feature default. Shall be cleared to zero Shall be set to one 13-8: Reserved 1 = WRITE DMA QUEUED FUA EXT command supported DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT 5-11...
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1 = Ultra DMA mode 1 and below are supported 1 = Ultra DMA mode 0 is supported Time required for security erase unit completion Time required for Enhanced security erase completion Current advanced power management value Master Password Revision Code 5-12 DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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These bits indicate how Device 0 determined the device number: 00 = Reserved. 01 = a jumper was used. 10 = the CSEL signal was used. 11 = some other method was used or the method is unknown. Shall be set to one. DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT 5-13...
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Reserved Removable Media Status Notification feature set support 15-2: Reserved 1-0: 00 = Removable Media Status Notification feature set not supported 01 = Removable Media Status Notification feature supported 10 = Reserved 11 = Reserved 5-14 DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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CFA power mode 1 is required for one or more commands implemented by the device CFA power mode 1 disabled 11-0: Maximum current in ma 161-175 Reserved for assignment by the CompactFlash Association 176-205 Current media serial number 206-254 Reserved Integrity word 15-8: Checksum 7-0: Signature DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT 5-15...
Chapter 6 SERVICE AND SUPPORT Product Support/Technical Assistance/Customer Service For Product Service and Support Information please visit our site at: www.maxtor.com for warranty service or www.maxtorkb.com for technical support. DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
BAD BLOCK – A block (usually the size AIRLOCK – A patented Maxtor feature of a sector) that cannot reliably hold that ensures durable and reliable data data because of a media flaw or storage.
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SCSI structure used to communicate positioning information and contains no requests from an initiator (system) to a data. target (drive). DEFECT MANAGEMENT – A method CLEAN ROOM – An environmentally that is implemented to ensure long G-2 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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DISK CONTROLLER – A plug-in board, or embedded circuitry on the drive, that passes information to and from the disk. The Maxtor disk drives all have FAT – Acronym for file allocation table. controllers embedded on the drive A data table stored on the outer edge printed-circuit board.
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See also low-level industry standard. For example, most formatting. Maxtor disk drives use a 3 1/2-inch form factor. HOME – Reference position track for re-calibration of the actuator, usually the outer track (track 0).
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Disk Manager, the disk to access a full track of data. the drive can be redefined to any Maxtor drives have an interleave of logical parameters necessary to adapt 1:1, so a full track of data can be to the system drive tables.
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For constant and sectors on a disk drive. failure rate systems, MTTF is the inverse of the failure rate. If failure rate PLATED MEDIA – Disks that are G-6 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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This slows disk operations, around to where it can be read by the but raises reliability. read/write head. On the average, it is half of the time needed for a full rotation (about 8 ms.). Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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TRACK – One of the many concentric magnetic circle patterns written on a disk surface as a guide to where to store and read the data. G-8 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...
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The size of a Maxtor drive is expressed in formatted capacity. VOICE COIL – A type of motor used to move the disk read/write head in and out to the right track.
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(SP) jumper space requirements, 4-1 system startup and operation,4-18 2-4, 4-8 IDE-bus interface 4-13 IDE-bus interface connector terminology and conventions, 1-1 jumper configurations unpacking instructions, 4-2 jumper locations jumper options ventalation, 4-12 logical addressing format, 4-19 Maxtor DiamondMax Plus8 20/30/40GB AT...