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- Page 1 A RD RO D UC T A N UA L DiamondMax VL 17 ™ 91741U4, 91301U3, 90871U2, and 90431U1 RI V E...
- Page 2 ® MaxFax™ are trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. No Quibble Service is a registered trademark of Maxtor Corporation. Other brands or products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Contents and specifications subject to change without notice. All rights reserved.
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Page 4: Before You Begin
Before You Begin Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax™ VL 17 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. -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Air Filtration System Microprocessor Subsystem Configuration Dual Drive Support Cable Select Option Jumper Location/Configuration 4092 Cylinder Limitation DIAMONDMAX VL 17 PRODUCT MANUAL 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 1 - 2... - Page 6 DIAMONDMAX VL 17 PRODUCT MANUAL Section 3 — Product Specifications Models and Capacities Drive Configuration Performance Specifications Physical Dimensions Power Requirements Power Mode Definitions Spin-up Seek Read/Write Idle Standby Sleep EPA Energy Star Compliance Environmental Limits Shock and Vibration Reliability Specifications...
- Page 7 Power Mode Commands Initialization Commands Seek, Format, and Diagnostic Commands S.M.A.R.T. Commands Summary Control Diagnostic Registers Alternate Status Register DIAMONDMAX VL 17 PRODUCT MANUAL 4 - 5 4 - 5 4 - 6 4 - 6 4 - 6 4 - 6...
- Page 8 DIAMONDMAX VL 17 PRODUCT MANUAL Device Control Register Digital Input Register Reset and Interrupt Handling Section 7 — Interface Commands Command Summary Read Commands Read Sector(s) Read Verify Sector(s) Read Sector Buffer Read DMA Read Multiple Set Multiple Write Commands...
- Page 9 Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 - 12 Host Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 - 13 Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst DIAMONDMAX VL 17 PRODUCT MANUAL Page 2 - 6 3 - 2 4 - 2...
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Page 10: Section 1 - Introduction
Support No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment to total customer satisfaction and our No Quibble (http://www.maxtor.com) – puts you in touch with either technical support or customer service. We’ll provide you the information you need quickly, accurately and in the form you prefer –... -
Page 11: Conventions
DIAMONDMAX VL 17 – 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 12: Section 2 - Product Description
- using an integrated motor/spindle design - allow up to four disks in a 3.5-inch package. The new DiamondMax™ VL 17 (Value Line) series from Maxtor are 1- and 2-disk products expressly designed for entry-level comercial systems and consumer electronics applications where disk storage value is paramount. -
Page 13: Product Features
Supports multi-word Direct Memory Access (DMA) EISA Type B mode transfers. Sector Address Translation All DiamondMax VL 17 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). -
Page 14: Logical Block Addressing
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 15: Software Ecc Correction
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Software ECC Correction 22 symbols, single burst, guaranteed Automatic Park and Lock Operation Immediately following power down, dynamic braking of the spinning disks delays momentarily allowing the read/write heads to move to an inner mechanical stop. A small fixed magnet holds the rotary actuator in place as the disk spins down. -
Page 16: Major Hda Components
DiamondMax VL 17 drives. Air Filtration System All DiamondMax VL 17 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. -
Page 17: 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 18: Section 3 - Product Specifications
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 3 Product Specifications Models and Capacities Drive Configuration Performance Specifications 3 – 1... -
Page 19: Physical Dimensions
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Physical Dimensions 6 x 6-32 UNC Tap 4 x 6-32 UNC Tap 3 – 2 1.638 ± .005 [41.61 mm] 4.000 ± .01 [101.6 mm] 5.787 max [146.6 mm] 1.75 ± .02 1.625 ± .02 Figure 3 - 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions 1.028 max [25.9 mm]... -
Page 20: 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 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 –... -
Page 21: Shock And Vibration
ARR includes all reasons for returns (failures, handling damage, NDF), but does not include inventory credit returns. 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 22: 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 23: 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 24: 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. 4 – 2... -
Page 25: Repacking
Figure 4 - 2 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A) 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 26: 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 27: 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 28: 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 29: 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 30: 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 31: 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 32: 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 33: Section 5 - At Interface Description
AT Interface Description Interface Connector All DiamondMax™ VL 17 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 34: Pin Description Table
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION Pin Description Table 5 – 2... -
Page 35: Pio Timing
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION PIO Timing Figure 5 - 2 PIO Data Transfer To/From Device 5 – 3... -
Page 36: Dma Timing
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMA Timing Figure 5 - 3 Multi-word DMA Data Transfer 5 – 4... -
Page 37: Ultra Dma Timing Parameters
Ultra DMA Timing DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) DSTROBE (device) DD(15:0) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Initiating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst ZIORDY Figure 5 - 4 AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 5... -
Page 38: Host Pausing An Ultra Dma Data In Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DSTROBE at device DD(15:0) at device DSTROBE at host DD(15:0) at host DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) DSTROBE (device) DD(15:0) (device) 5 – 6 2CYC Figure 5 - 5 Sustained Ultra DMA Data In Burst Figure 5 - 6 Host Pausing an Ultra DMA Data In Burst 2CYC... -
Page 39: Device Terminating An Ultra Dma Data In Burst
DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) DSTROBE (device) DD(15:0) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) DSTROBE (device) DD(15:0) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Host Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst IORDYZ Figure 5 - 7... -
Page 40: Initiating An Ultra Dma Data Out Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- HSTROBE at host DD(15:0) at host HSTROBE at device DD(15:0) at device 5 – 8 ZIORDY Figure 5 - 9 Initiating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 2CYC Figure 5 - 10... -
Page 41: Host Terminating An Ultra Dma Data Out Burst
DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Host Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst Figure 5 - 11 IORDYZ Figure 5 - 12... -
Page 42: Device Terminating An Ultra Dma Data Out Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 – 10 Figure 5 - 13 IORDYZ... -
Page 43: Section 6 - 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. Task File Registers The Task File consists of eight registers used to control fixed disk operations. -
Page 44: 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 45: 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; invalid commands abort. (Detailed information on interface commands is given in Section 7.) Hex values for valid command formats follow: Read Commands Read Sector(s) -
Page 46: Summary
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Page 47: Control Diagnostic Registers
Control Diagnostic Registers These I/O port addresses reference three Control/Diagnostic registers: 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. Device Control Register Contains the software Reset and Enable bit to enable interrupt requests to the host. -
Page 48: 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 49: Section 7 - 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 Sector(s) Read Verify Sector(s) Read Sector Buffer Read DMA Multi-word DMA Ultra DMA Read Multiple Set Multiple Write Commands... -
Page 50: 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 51: 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. -
Page 52: Set Multiple
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 53: Write Dma
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 54: Set Features Mode
INTERFACE COMMANDS Set Feature Commands Set Features Mode Enables or disables features supported by the drive. When the drive receives this command it: 1. Sets BSY, 2. Checks the contents of the Features register, 3. Clears BSY and 4. Generates an interrupt. If the value of the register is not a feature supported by the drive, the command is aborted. -
Page 55: Power Mode 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 56 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 57: Initialization Commands
Initialization Commands Identify Drive Allows the host to receive parameter information from the drive. When the command is received, the drive: 1. Sets BSY, 2. Stores the required parameter information in the sector buffer, 3. Sets the DRQ bit and 4. - Page 58 INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 10...
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Page 60: 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 61: Seek, Format And Diagnostic 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 62: 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 63: Section 8 - Service And Support
Service and Support Service Policy Repairs to any DiamondMax™ VL 17 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 64 Phone Asia/Pacific Phone Internet Browse the Maxtor home page on Internet, download files from our FTP site. Home Page Customer Service All Maxtor products are backed by No Quibble industry. Customer Service is available 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) Monday through Friday.
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Page 65: Glossary
Glossary ACCESS To obtain data from, or place data into, RAM, a register, or data storage device. ACCESS TIME The interval between the issuing of an access command and the instant that the target data may be read or written. Access time includes seek time, latency and controller overhead time. - Page 66 GLOSSARY CYLINDER On several disk surfaces sharing a common rotational axis, the aggregate of tracks at a given radial position. A set of disk tracks that are simultaneously under the set of read/ write heads. This three-dimensional storage volume can be accessed after a single seek. CYLINDER ZERO The outermost cylinder in a drive that can be used for data storage.
- Page 67 FILE ALLOCATION TABLE (FAT) Allocates space on the disk for files, one cluster at a time; locks out unusable clusters; identifies unused (free) area; and lists a file’s location. With two FAT’s present, the second copy ensures consistency and protects against loss of data if one of the sectors on the first FAT is damaged.
- Page 68 GLOSSARY LOGICAL ADDRESS A storage location address that may not relate directly to a physical location. Usually used to request information from a controller, which performs a logical to physical address conversion, and in turn, retrieves the data from a physical location in the mass storage peripheral.
- Page 69 RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (RAM) Memory designed so that any storage location can be accessed randomly, directly and individually. This is contrasted to sequential access devices such as tape drives. READ To access a storage location and obtain previously recorded data. To sense the presence of flux reversals on magnetic media.
- Page 70 GLOSSARY THIN-FILM HEAD A magnetic transducer manufactured by deposition of magnetic and electrical materials on a base material contrasted with prior art mechanical methods. Read/write heads whose read/write element is deposited using integrated circuit techniques rather than being manually wound. THIN-FILM MEDIA See plated thin film media.
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