Abbreviations - Maxtor D540X-4G Product Manual

Introduction
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ATA AT attachment
bpi bits per inch
CHS cylinder - head - sector
db decibels
dBA decibels, A weighted
DMA direct memory access
ECC error correction code
fci flux changes per inch
G acceleration
GB gigabyte
Hz hertz
KB kilobyte
LBA logical block address(ing)
LSB least significant bit
mA milliamperes
If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being
correct.
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The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are
in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE). Fields containing only one bit are
usually referred to as the "name" bit instead of the "name" field.
Names of drive registers begin with a capital letter (e.g., Cylinder High register).
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Numbers that are not followed by a lowercase "b" or "h" are decimal values.
Numbers that are followed by a lowercase "b" (e.g., 01b) are binary values. Numbers
that are followed by a lowercase "h" (e.g., 3Ah) are hexadecimal values.
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MB megabyte
Mbits/sec megabits per second
MB/sec megabytes per second
MHz megahertz
ms millisecond
MSB most significant bit
mV millivolts
ns nanoseconds
PIO programmed input/output
RPM revolutions per minute
tpi tracks per inch
UDMA ultra direct memory
access
µsec microsecond
V volts
W watts
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