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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Revisions Manual No. 1516 EC N O. SEC TION DESC RIPTION D ATE 80549F Ini tial release. 11/17/2000...
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Begin ou Begin Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives. Drive repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact the Maxtor Customer Service Center at 800- 2MAXTOR or 408-922-2085.
Support Support Support No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment to total customer satisfaction and our No Quibble Service ® guarantee. One call – or a visit to our home page on the Internet (www.maxtor.com) –...
INTRODUCTION Conventions Conventions Conventions Conventions Conventions If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being correct. Key Words Key Words Key Words Key Words Key Words The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE).
Supports EPA Energy Star Standards (Green PC Friendly) with ATA powering savings commands Auto park and lock actuator mechanism Low power consumption S.M.A.R.T. Capability Note: Maxtor defines one megabyte as 10E6 or one million bytes and one gigabyte as 10E9 or one billion bytes. 2 – 1...
Sector Address Translation Sector Address Translation All Maxtor hard drives feature a universal translate mode. In an AT/EISA-class system, the drive may be configured to any specified combination of cylinders, heads and sectors (within the range of the drive's formatted capacity). Maxtor hard drives power-up in a translate mode:...
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The LBA is checked for violating the drive capacity. If it does not, the LBA is converted to physical drive cylinder, head and sector values. The physical address is then used to access or store the data on the disk and for other drive related operations.
Air Filtration System Air Filtration System All Maxtor hard drives are assembled in a Class 100 controlled environment. Over the life of the drive, a 0.1 micron filter and breather filter located within the sealed head disk assembly (HDA) maintain a clean environment to the heads and disks.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Subsystem Configuration Subsystem Configuration Subsystem Configuration Subsystem Configuration Subsystem Configuration Dual Drive Support Dual Drive Support Dual Drive Support Dual Drive Support Dual Drive Support Two drives may be accessed via a common interface cable, using the same range of I/O addresses. The drives are jumpered as device 0 or 1 (Master/Slave), and are selected by the drive select bit in the Device/Head register of the task file.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 3 Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Models and Capacities Models and Capacities Models and Capacities Models and Capacities Models and Capacities MODE L S 5T 060 H 6 5T 040 H 4 5T 030 H 3 5T 020 H 2 5T 010 H 1...
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions (maximum) PARAM ETER STAN D ARD MET RIC Height 1.028 i nches 26.1 mi lli meters Length 5.787 i nches 147 mill imeters W i dth 4.02 inches 102.1 mill imeters W ei ght 1.3 pounds...
EPA Energy Star Compliance EPA Energy Star Compliance EPA Energy Star Compliance 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. Environmental Limits Environmental Limits...
Quality Acceptance Rate Quality Acceptance Rate < 1,000 DPPM The quality acceptance rate indicates the percentage of Maxtor products successfully installed by our customers, and/or the number of defective parts per million (DPPM) encountered during the entire installation process. Start/Stop Cycles...
Safety Regulatory Compliance 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.
Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) To avoid some of the problems associated with ESD, Maxtor advises that anyone handling a disk drive use a wrist strap with an attached wire connected to an earth ground. Failure to observe these precautions voids the product warranty.
As they are removed, inspect drives for evidence of shipping damage or loose hardware. If a drive is damaged (and no container damage is evident), notify Maxtor immediately for drive disposition. Figure 4 - 1 Multi-pack Shipping Container 4 –...
Recommended Mounting Configuration Recommended Mounting Configuration The Maxtor hard drive design allows greater shock tolerance than that afforded by larger, heavier drives. The drive may be mounted in any attitude using four size 6-32 screws with 1/8-inch maximum penetration and a maximum torque of 5-inch pounds.
Maxtor recommends that you make a backup copy of the files on any existing hard drives prior to installing the new drive. If required, this data may then be copied to the Maxtor hard drive after it has been installed in the computer. Refer to your computer user’s manual for detailed data backup instructions.
Attach an IDE interface connector to J1 on the Maxtor drive. Attach a power connector to J2 on the Maxtor drive. This connector is keyed and will only fit one way. Check all other cable connections before you power up.
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Interface Connector Interface Connector Interface Connector All Maxtor hard drives have a 40-pin ATA interface connector mounted on the PCBA. The drive may connect directly to the host; or it can also accommodate a cable connection (maximum cable length: 18 inches).
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AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Pin Description Table Pin Description Table Pin Description Table Pin Description Table Pin Description Table PIN NAME SIGNAL NAME SIGNAL DESC RIPTION RESET - Hos t Reset Reset si gnal from the host s ystem. Acti ve during power up and inacti ve after. D D0 Host Data Bus 16 bit bi-directional data bus between host and dri ve.
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AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION PIO Timing PIO Timing PIO Timing PIO Timing PIO Timing T IM IN G PARAMET ERS MODE 0 MODE 1 MODE 2 MODE 3 MODE 4 Cycle Time (min) 600 ns 383 ns 240 ns 180 ns 120 ns Address vali d to DIOR-/D IOW - setup (min) 70 ns...
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AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMA Timing DMA Timing DMA Timing DMA Timing DMA Timing T IMIN G PARAMET ERS MODE 0 MODE 1 MODE 2 Cycle Ti me (min) 480 ns 150 ns 120 ns DMAC K to DMARQ delay DIOR-/D IOW- (min) 215 ns 80 ns 70 ns...
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AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Ultra DMA Timing Ultra DMA Timing Ultra DMA Timing Ultra DMA Timing Ultra DMA Timing T IM IN G PARAMET ERS (all tim es in nanoseco nds ) MODE 0 MODE 1 MODE 2 MODE 3 MODE 4 MODE 5 Cycle Time (from STROB E edge to STROBE ed ge) 16.8...
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AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 2CYC 2CYC DSTROBE at device DD(15:0) at device DSTROBE at host DD(15:0) at host Figure 5 - 5 Sustained Ultra DMA Data In Burst DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) DSTROBE (device) DD(15:0) (device) Figure 5 - 6 Host Pausing an Ultra DMA Data In Burst 5 –...
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE SECTION 6 Host Software Interface Host Software Interface Host Software Interface Host Software Interface Host Software Interface The host communicates with the drive through a set of controller registers accessed via the host’s I/O ports. These registers divide into two groups: the Task File, used for passing commands and command parameters and the Control/Diagnostic registers.
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HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE Sector Count Register Sector Count Register Sector Count Register Sector Count Register Sector Count Register Holds the number of sectors to be sent during a Read or Write command, and the number of sectors per track during a Format command. A value of zero in this register implies a transfer of 256 sectors. A multi- sector operation decrements the Sector Count register.
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HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE Command Register Command Register Command Register Command Register Command Register Contains code for the command to be performed. Additional command information should be written to the task file before the Command register is loaded. When this register is written, the BUSY bit in the Status register sets, and interrupt request to the host clears;...
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HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE Summary Summary Summary Summary Summary C O M M A N D N A M E C O M M A N D C O D E PA R A M E T E R S U S E D S D H R e c a li br a te R ea d S e c t o r(s )
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HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE Control Diagnostic Registers Control Diagnostic Registers Control Diagnostic Registers Control Diagnostic Registers Control Diagnostic Registers These I/O port addresses reference three Control/Diagnostic registers: I/O POR T R EAD WR ITE 3F6h Alternate Status F ixed Di sk C ontrol 3F7h D igital Input Not us ed...
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HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset Handling Reset Handling Reset Handling Reset Handling Reset Handling One of three different conditions may cause a reset: power on, hardware reset or software reset. All three cause the interface processor to initialize itself and the Task File registers of the interface.
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INTERFACE COMMANDS SECTION 7 Interface Commands Interface Commands Interface Commands Interface Commands Interface Commands The following section describes the commands (and any parameters necessary to execute them), as well as Status and Error register bits affected. Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands...
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Reads from 1 to 256 sectors, as specified in the Command Block, beginning at the specified sector. (A sector count of 0 requests 256 sectors.) Immediately after the Command register is written, the drive sets the BSY bit and begins execution of the command.
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Read DMA Read DMA Read DMA Read DMA Read DMA Multi-word DMA Identical to the Read Sector(s) command, except that The host initializes a slave-DMA channel prior to issuing the command, Data transfers are qualified by DMARQ and are performed by the slave-DMA channel The drive issues only one interrupt per command to indicate that data transfer has terminated and status is available.
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Set Multiple Mode Set Multiple Mode Set Multiple Mode Set Multiple Mode Set Multiple Mode Enables the controller to perform Read and Write Multiple operations, and establishes the block count for these commands. Before issuing this command, the Sector Count register should be loaded with the number of sectors per block.
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Write Multiple Write Multiple Write Multiple Write Multiple Write Multiple Performs similarly to the Write Sector(s) command, except that: 1. The controller sets BSY immediately upon receipt of the command, 2. Data transfers are multiple sector blocks and 3.
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D i sabl e Write Cache Disable Advanced Power Management Enable Read Look-ahead feature 4 bytes of Maxtor speci fic data appended on Read Long/W ri te Long commands D i sable Automati c Acousti c Management CC h Enable reverting to Power-on defaults...
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Read Native Max Address Read Native Max Address Read Native Max Address Read Native Max Address Read Native Max Address This command returns the native maximum address. The native maximum address is the highest address accepted by the drive in the factory default condition. The native maximum address is the maximum address that is valid when using the SET MAX ADDRESS command.
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Power Mode Commands Power Mode Commands Power Mode Commands Power Mode Commands Power Mode Commands Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Spin down and do not change time out value. This command will spin the drive down and cause the drive to enter the STANDBY MODE immediately.
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Default Power-on Condition Default Power-on Condition Default Power-on Condition Default Power-on Condition Default Power-on Condition The drive’s default power on condition is the ACTIVE MODE. Upon receiving a Power Mode command, except the SLEEP MODE command, the drive sets BSY and performs the requested power operation.
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15 - 14 = reserved 13 = s tandby timer (1 = val ues as speci fied in thi s s tandard are s upported, 0 = values are Maxtor specific ) 12 = reserved (advanc ed PIO mode support)
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INTERFACE COMMANDS -W OR D CONT ENT DESC RIPTION Reserved 51 - 52 Obsolete 15 -3 = reserved 2, 1 = the fi elds supported i n words 88 are vali d, 0 = the fields supported in words 88 are not vali d 1, 1 = the fi elds reports in words 64-70 are vali d, 0 = the fields reports i n words 64-70 are not vali d 0, 1 = the fi elds reports in words 54-58 are vali d, 0 = the fields reports i n words 54-58 are not vali d Number of current logi cal cyli nders...
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1 = Securi ty lock ed 1 = Securi ty enabl ed 1 = Securi ty supported 129-130 reserved Spin at power-up, but 0 is asserted when no spi n at power-up is enabled. 132-159 Maxtor-spec ifi c (not used) 160-255 reserved 7 – 12...
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Initialize Drive Parameters Initialize Drive Parameters Initialize Drive Parameters Initialize Drive Parameters Initialize Drive Parameters Enables the drive to operate as any logical drive type. The drive will always be in the translate mode because of Zone Density Recording, which varies the number of sectors per track depending on the zone. Through setting the Sector Count Register and Drive Head Register, this command lets the host alter the drive's logical configuration.
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INTERFACE COMMANDS Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek Seek Seek Seek Seek Initiates a seek to the track, and selects the head specified in the Command block. 1.
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INTERFACE COMMANDS S.M.A.R.T. Command Set S.M.A.R.T. Command Set S.M.A.R.T. Command Set S.M.A.R.T. Command Set S.M.A.R.T. Command Set Execute S.M.A.R.T. Execute S.M.A.R.T. Execute S.M.A.R.T. Execute S.M.A.R.T. Execute S.M.A.R.T. The Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) command has been implemented to improve the data integrity and data availability of hard disk drives. In some cases, a S.M.A.R.T. capable device will predict an impending failure with sufficient time to allow users to backup their data and replace the drive before data loss or loss of service.
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Service Policy If a customer discovers a defect in a Maxtor hard drive, Maxtor will, at its option, repair or replace the disk drive at no charge to the customer, provided it is returned during the warranty period. Drives must be properly packaged in Maxtor packaging or Maxtor-approved packaging to obtain warranty service.
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Language support: English Phone + 61 2 9369 4733 Internet Internet Internet Internet Internet Browse the Maxtor home page on Internet, download files from our FTP site. Home Page http://www.maxtor.com Customer Service Customer Service Customer Service Customer Service Customer Service ®...
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GLOSSARY GLOSSARY Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary A A A A A Acronym for bits per inch. See bit density. BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK BLOCK ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS ACCESS A group of bytes handled, stored, and accessed as a logical data To obtain data from, or place data into, RAM, a register, or data unit, such as an individual file record.
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GLOSSARY CONTROLLER CONTROLLER CONTROLLER CONTROLLER CONTROLLER DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING A miniature CPU dedicated to controlling a peripheral device, such See magnetic recording. as a disk drive, tape drive, video display terminal, or printer. The controller executes commands from the central processing unit and DIRECT ACCESS DIRECT ACCESS...
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GLOSSARY EXTRA PULSE EXTRA PULSE EXTRA PULSE EXTRA PULSE EXTRA PULSE HEAD DISK ASSEMBLY (HDA) HEAD DISK ASSEMBLY (HDA) HEAD DISK ASSEMBLY (HDA) HEAD DISK ASSEMBLY (HDA) HEAD DISK ASSEMBLY (HDA) Term used in surface certification. It is when a flux field The mechanical portion of a rigid, fixed disk drive.
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GLOSSARY MODIFIED MODIFIED FREQUENCY MODULATION (MMFM) MODIFIED MODIFIED FREQUENCY MODULATION (MMFM) MODIFIED MODIFIED FREQUENCY MODULATION (MMFM) MODIFIED MODIFIED FREQUENCY MODULATION (MMFM) MODIFIED MODIFIED FREQUENCY MODULATION (MMFM) L L L L L A recording code similar to MFM that has a longer run length limited distance.
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GLOSSARY PHASE MARGIN PHASE MARGIN PHASE MARGIN PHASE MARGIN PHASE MARGIN S S S S S Measure in degrees of the amount of difference between excursions from the window center where flux reversals can occur and the edge of the data window. Similar to window margin. SECTOR SECTOR SECTOR...
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GLOSSARY SOFT ERROR SOFT ERROR SOFT ERROR SOFT ERROR SOFT ERROR UN-CORRECTABLE ERROR UN-CORRECTABLE ERROR UN-CORRECTABLE ERROR UN-CORRECTABLE ERROR UN-CORRECTABLE ERROR A data error which can be overcome by rereading the data or An error that is not able to be overcome with Error Detection and repositioning the head.