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- Page 1 A RD RI V E RO D UC T A N UA L DiamondMax 6800 ™ 92720U8, 92040U6, 91700U5 91360U4, 91020U3, 90845U3 and 90650U2...
- Page 2 DiamondMax™ 6800 92720U8, 92040U6, 91700U5, 91360U4, 91020U3, 90845U3 and 90650U2 Part #1416 All material contained herein Copyright © 1999 Maxtor Corporation. DiamondMax™, DiamondMax™ 4320, DiamondMax™ 6800, DiamondMax™ Plus 5120 and MaxFax™ are trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. No Quibble ® Service is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation.
- Page 3 Before You Begin Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax™ 6800 AT hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of DiamondMax 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.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
DIAMONDMAX 6800 PRODUCT MANUAL Contents Section 1 — Introduction Maxtor Corporation 1 - 1 Products 1 - 1 Support 1 - 1 Manual Organization 1 - 1 Abbreviations 1 - 1 Conventions 1 - 2 Key Words 1 - 2... - Page 5 DIAMONDMAX 6800 PRODUCT MANUAL Section 3 — Product Specifications Models and Capacities 3 - 1 Drive Configuration 3 - 1 Performance Specifications 3 - 1 Physical Dimensions 3 - 2 Power Requirements 3 - 3 Power Mode Definitions 3 - 3...
- Page 6 DIAMONDMAX 6800 PRODUCT MANUAL Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) 4 - 5 OS Requirements for Large Capacity Hard Drives 4 - 5 Hard Drive Identification 4 - 6 Identifying IDE Devices on the Interface 4 - 6 Jumper Settings 4 - 6...
- Page 7 DIAMONDMAX 6800 PRODUCT MANUAL Device Control Register 6 - 5 Digital Input Register 6 - 5 Reset and Interrupt Handling 6 - 6 Section 7 — Interface Commands Command Summary 7 - 1 Read Commands 7 - 2 Read Sector(s)
- Page 8 DIAMONDMAX 6800 PRODUCT MANUAL Figures Figure Title Page 2 - 1 PCBA Jumper Location and Configuration 2 - 6 3 - 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions 3 - 2 4 - 1 Multi-pack Shipping Container 4 - 2 4 - 2...
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Page 9: Section 1 - Introduction
5,400 RPM desktop hard drives, DiamondMax™ 4320 series hard drives deliver industry-leading capacity, performance and value for many PC applications. Support No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment to total customer ® satisfaction and our No Quibble Service guarantee. -
Page 10: Conventions
DIAMONDMAX PLUS 5120 – INTRODUCTION Conventions If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being correct. Key Words The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE). -
Page 11: Section 2 - Product Description
SECTION 2 Product Description Maxtor DiamondMax™ 6800 AT disk drives are 1-inch high, 3.5-inch diameter random access storage devices which incorporate an on-board ATA-4/Ultra DMA 66 controller. High capacity is achieved by a balanced combination of high areal recording density and the latest data encoding and servo techniques. -
Page 12: Product Features
DiamondMax 6800 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. -
Page 13: Logical Block Addressing
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Logical Block Addressing The Logical Block Address (LBA) mode can only be utilized in systems that support this form of translation. The cylinder, head and sector geometry of the drive, as presented to the host, differs from the actual physical geometry. -
Page 14: Cache Management
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Cache Management Buffer Segmentation The data buffer is organized into two segments: the data buffer and the micro controller scratch pad. The data buffer is dynamically allocated for read and write data depending on the commands received. A variable number of read and write buffers may exist at the same time. Read-Ahead Mode Normally, this mode is active. -
Page 15: Major Hda Components
(depending on the model), read pre-amplification and write drive circuitry. 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 6800 drives. -
Page 16: Subsystem Configuration
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Subsystem Configuration 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. -
Page 17: Section 3 - Product Specifications
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 3 Product Specifications Models and Capacities Drive Configuration n i l Performance Specifications 3 – 1... -
Page 18: Physical Dimensions
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Physical Dimensions 1.028 max [25.9 mm] 6 x 6-32 1.638 ± .005 1.122 ± .02 .25 ± .01 UNC Tap [41.61 mm] [28.4 mm] 4.000 ± .01 [101.6 mm] 5.787 max [146.6 mm] 4 x 6-32 1.75 ± .02 1.625 ±... -
Page 19: Power Requirements
This is the lowest power state – with the interface set to inactive. A software or hardware reset is required to return the drive to the 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. Environmental Limits... -
Page 20: Shock And Vibration
NDF), but does not include inventory credit returns. Quality Acceptance Rate < 500 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. -
Page 21: Emc/Emi
Canada. 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. -
Page 22: Section 4 - Handling And Installation
There are a number of system BIOS’s currently in use which do not support hard drives with more than 4095 cylinders (2.1 gigabytes). This section contains information describing the conditions which may identify this limitation. In order to obtain the full capacity of your Maxtor drive, you will need to follow the recommended installation instructions. -
Page 23: Unpacking And Inspection
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 –... -
Page 24: Repacking
Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A) Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B) Repacking If a Maxtor drive requires return, repack it using Maxtor packing materials, including the antistatic bag. Physical Installation Recommended Mounting Configuration The DiamondMax™ drive design allows greater shock tolerance than that afforded by larger, heavier drives. -
Page 25: Before You Begin
Periodic backup of important data is always a good idea. Whenever your computer is on, there is the potential for losing data on your hard drive. This is especially true when running disk utilities or any software that directly manipulates your files. Maxtor recommends that you make a backup copy of the files on any existing hard drives. If required, this data may then be copied to the Maxtor hard drive after it has been installed in your computer. -
Page 26: General Requirements
Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) UDMA mode on a Maxtor hard drive will only activate when the drive is installed in a system with full UDMA capability, i.e., a mother board or interface card with the UDMA chips and the associated UDMA software drivers. -
Page 27: Systems Using Cable Select
INSTALLATION Before installing the drive in the computer, you must determine how the jumpers on the Maxtor hard drive are to be set for your system based upon the use of the Maxtor hard drive as either a Master or Slave device. Maxtor hard drives are shipped with the Master jumper setting enabled. -
Page 28: Attaching Interface And Power Cables
1 Attach an available IDE interface connector to J1 on the Maxtor hard drive. The striped or colored edge of the IDE interface cable indicates pin 1. Pin 1 on the IDE interface cable connector must match pin 1 on the Maxtor hard drive IDE interface connector –... -
Page 29: System Setup
To do this, run the system SETUP (BIOS) program. The Maxtor hard drive must be identified to the system through the BIOS and it must be registered in the BIOS based upon its position relative to the other IDE devices connected to the system and recorded in the BIOS. -
Page 30: Hard Drive Preparation
Set the Cylinder, Head and Sector values with the values listed on the drive label. The drive label is located on the top cover of the drive. The fields LZone (Landing Zone) and WPcom (Write Pre-comp) are not used by the Maxtor hard drive. These fields may be set to 0 or by the values assigned by the BIOS. -
Page 31: System Hangs During Boot
If other BIOS settings were used, access the system BIOS SETUP program and set the parameters to a User Definable Type with 4,092 cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectors per track for the Maxtor hard drive. Then follow the instructions for setting the BIOS in Section 7 then Section 8 to prepare the hard drive with MaxBlast software. -
Page 32: Section 5 - At Interface Description
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION SECTION 5 AT Interface Description Interface Connector All DiamondMax™ 6800 AT 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 (max cable length: 18 inches). -
Page 33: Pin Description Table
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Pin Description Table 5 – 2... -
Page 34: Pio Timing
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION PIO Timing Figure 5 - 2 PIO Data Transfer To/From Device 5 – 3... -
Page 35: Dma Timing
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMA Timing Figure 5 - 3 Multi-word DMA Data Transfer 5 – 4... -
Page 36: Ultra Dma Timing Parameters
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Ultra DMA Timing DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) ZIORDY DSTROBE (device) DD(15:0) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Figure 5 - 4 Initiating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst 5 – 5... -
Page 37: Sustained Ultra Dma Data In Burst
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 –... -
Page 38: Device Terminating An Ultra Dma Data In Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) IORDYZ DSTROBE (device) DD(15:0) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Figure 5 - 7 Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) IORDYZ DSTROBE (device) -
Page 39: Initiating An Ultra Dma Data Out Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) ZIORDY DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Figure 5 - 9 Initiating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 2CYC 2CYC HSTROBE at host DD(15:0) at host HSTROBE at device DD(15:0) -
Page 40: Device Pausing An Ultra Dma Data Out Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) Figure 5 - 11 Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) IORDYZ DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Figure 5 - 12... -
Page 41: Device Terminating An Ultra Dma Data Out Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) IORDYZ DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Figure 5 - 13 Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 – 10... -
Page 42: Section 6 - Host Software Interface
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE SECTION 6 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. -
Page 43: Sector Count Register
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 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. -
Page 44: Command Register
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 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;... -
Page 45: Summary
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE Summary COMMAND NAME COMMAND CODE PARAMETERS USED Recalibrate Read Sector(s) Read DMA Write Sector(s) Write DMA Write Verify Sector(s) Read Verify Sector(s) Format Track Seek Execute Diagnostic Initialize Parameters Read Sector Buffer Write Sector Buffer Identify Drive Set Features Read Multiple Write Multiple... -
Page 46: Control Diagnostic Registers
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE Control Diagnostic Registers These I/O port addresses reference three Control/Diagnostic registers: I/O PORT READ WRITE 3F6h Alternate Status Fixed Disk Control 3F7h Digital Input Not used Alternate Status Register Contains the same information as the Status register in the Task File. However, this register may be read at any time without clearing a pending interrupt. -
Page 47: Reset And Interrupt Handling
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE Reset and Interrupt 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. A reset also causes a set of the Busy bit in the Status register. -
Page 48: Interface Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS SECTION 7 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 Sector(s) Read Verify Sector(s) Read Sector Buffer Read DMA Multi-word DMA Ultra DMA Read Multiple... -
Page 49: Read Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS Read Commands 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. -
Page 50: Read Dma
INTERFACE COMMANDS 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. -
Page 51: Write Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS 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. The drives support block sizes of 2, 4, 8 and 16 sectors. When this command is received, the controller sets BSY and examines the Sector Count register contents. -
Page 52: Write Dma
INTERFACE COMMANDS 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. The Long bit and Retry bit is not valid. Command execution differs from Write Sector(s) because: 1. -
Page 53: Set Feature Commands
Disable reverting to power-on defaults Disable write cache AAh* Enable read look-ahead feature BBh* 4 bytes of Maxtor specific data appended on Read Long/Write Long commands Enable reverting to power-on defaults * Enabled at power up by default. 7 – 6... -
Page 54: Power Mode Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS Power Mode Commands 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. If the drive is already spun down, the spin down sequence is not executed. - Page 55 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.
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Page 56: Initialization Commands
Capabilities 15 - 14 = reserved 13 = standby timer (1 = values as specified in this standard are supported, 0 = values are Maxtor specific) 12 = reserved (advanced PIO mode support) 11, 1 = IORDY supported, 0 = IORDY may be supported... - Page 57 INTERFACE COMMANDS WORD CONTENT DESCRIPTION Reserved 15-8 = PIO data transfer mode 7-0 = not used 15-8 = DMA data transfer mode 7-0 = not used 15 = reserved 2, 1 = the fields supported in words 88 are valid, 0 = the fields supported in words 88 are not valid 1, 1 = the fields reports in words 64-70 are valid, 0 = the fields reports in words 64-70 are not valid 0, 1 = the fields reports in words 54-58 are valid, 0 = the fields reports in words 54-58 are not valid Number of current logical cylinders...
- Page 58 1 = Security frozen 1 = Security locked 1 = Security enabled 1 = Security supported 129-130 Reserved Spin at power-up, but 0 is asserted when no spin at power-up is enabled. 132-159 Maxtor-specific (not used) 160-255 Reserved 7 – 11...
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Page 59: Initialize Drive Parameters
INTERFACE COMMANDS 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. -
Page 60: Seek, Format, And Diagnostic Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek Initiates a seek to the track, and selects the head specified in the Command block. 1. Sets BSY in the Status register, 2. Initiates the Seek, 3. Resets BSY and 4. Generates an interrupt. The drive does not wait for the seek to complete before returning the interrupt. -
Page 61: S.m.a.r.t. Command Set
INTERFACE COMMANDS S.M.A.R.T. Command Set 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. -
Page 62: Service Policy
Service and Support Service Policy Repairs to any DiamondMax™ 6800 drive should be made only at an authorized Maxtor repair facility. Any unauthorized repairs or adjustments to the drive void the warranty. To consistently provide our customers with the best possible products and services, Maxtor developed the Total Customer Satisfaction (TCS) program. - Page 63 + 353 1 204 11 22 Asia/Pacific Language support: English Phone + 61 2 9369 4733 Internet Browse the Maxtor home page on Internet, download files from our FTP site. Home Page http://www.maxtor.com Customer Service ® All Maxtor products are backed by No Quibble Service, the benchmark for service and support in the industry.
- Page 64 GLOSSARY GLOSSARY Glossary BLOCK A group of bytes handled, stored, and accessed as a logical data unit, such as an individual file record. ACCESS BUFFER To obtain data from, or place data into, RAM, a register, or data storage device. A temporary data storage area that compensates for a difference in data transfer rates and/or data processing rates between sender and receiver.
- Page 65 GLOSSARY CYLINDER DISK On several disk surfaces sharing a common rotational axis, the aggregate of tracks at a A flat, circular piece of metal (usually aluminum) or plastic (usually mylar) with a given radial position. A set of disk tracks that are simultaneously under the set of read/ magnetic coating upon which information can be recorded.
- Page 66 GLOSSARY FILE ALLOCATION TABLE (FAT) INSIDE DIAMETER Allocates space on the disk for files, one cluster at a time; locks out unusable clusters; The smallest radial position used for the recording and playback of flux reversals on a identifies unused (free) area; and lists a file’s location. With two FAT’s present, the magnetic disk surface.
- Page 67 GLOSSARY LOGICAL ADDRESS OPEN LOOP SERVO A storage location address that may not relate directly to a physical location. Usually A head positioning system that does not use positional information to verify and correct used to request information from a controller, which performs a logical to physical the radial location of the head relative to the track.
- Page 68 GLOSSARY SERVO HEAD A magnetic head designed specifically for accurately reading servo data. SERVO PATTERN RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM) A readback signal that indicates the position of a head relative to a track. Memory designed so that any storage location can be accessed randomly, directly and individually.
- Page 69 GLOSSARY WORD A number of bits, typically a multiple of eight, processed in parallel (in a single operation). Standard word lengths are 8, 16, 32 and 64 bits (1, 2, 4, or 8 bytes). THIN-FILM HEAD WRITE A magnetic transducer manufactured by deposition of magnetic and electrical materials The recording of flux reversals on a magnetic media.
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