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During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive. 4 4 4 4 4 Once a drive is removed from the Maxtor shipping container, IMMEDIATELY secure the drive through its mounting holes within a chassis. Otherwise, store the drive on a padded, grounded, antistatic surface.
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 (http://www.maxtor.com) –...
DIAMONDMAX PLUS 40 – 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).
Maxtor's latest advancements in electronic packaging and integration methods have lowered the drive's power consumption and increased its reliability. Advanced giant magneto-resistive read/write heads and a state-of-the-art head/disk assembly - using an integrated motor/spindle design - allow up to four disks in a 3.5-inch package.
DiamondMax Plus 40 drives power-up in a translate mode: (*) The fields LZone (Landing Zone) and WPcom (Write Pre-comp) are not used by the Maxtor hard drive and the values may be either 0 or the values set by the BIOS. All capacities listed in the above table are based on 10 or one million bytes.
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.
Read/Write Heads and Media Read/Write Heads and Media Low mass, low force giant magneto-resistive read/write heads record data on 3.5-inch diameter disks. Maxtor uses a sputtered thin film medium on all disks for DiamondMax Plus 40 drives. Air Filtration System...
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 o i l l i b o i l Drive Configuration Drive Configuration Drive Configuration Drive Configuration...
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions (maximum) i l l i i l l i i l l i o l i 1.028 max [26.1 mm max 6 x 6-32 1.638 ± .010 1.122 ± .020 .25 ±...
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 –...
Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B) Repacking Repacking Repacking Repacking Repacking If a Maxtor drive requires return, repack it using Maxtor packing materials, including the antistatic bag. Physical Installation Physical Installation Physical Installation Physical Installation Physical Installation Recommended Mounting Configuration...
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.
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION SECTION 5 A A A A A T Interface Description T Interface Description T Interface Description T Interface Description T Interface Description Interface Connector Interface Connector Interface Connector Interface Connector Interface Connector All DiamondMax ® Plus 40 AT drives have a 40-pin ATA interface connector mounted on the PCBA. The drive may connect directly to the host;...
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.
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.
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;...
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: Alternate Status Register Alternate Status Register Alternate Status Register Alternate Status Register Alternate Status Register Contains the same information as the Status register in the Task File.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.
INTERFACE COMMANDS Set Feature Commands Set Feature Commands Set Feature Commands Set Feature Commands Set Feature Commands Set Features Mode Set Features Mode Set Features Mode Set Features Mode Set Features Mode Enables or disables features supported by the drive. When the drive receives this command it: 1.
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 When enabling the Automatic Power Down sequence, the value placed in the Sector Count register is multiplied by five seconds to obtain the Time-out Interval value. If no drive commands are received from the host within the Time-out Interval, the drive automatically enters the STANDBY mode. The minimum value is 5 seconds.
INTERFACE COMMANDS Initialization Commands Initialization Commands Initialization Commands Initialization Commands Initialization Commands Identify Drive Identify Drive Identify Drive Identify Drive Identify Drive Allows the host to receive parameter information from the drive. When the command is received, the drive: 1. Sets BSY, 2.
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.
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.
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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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.