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This manual describes MHV2100AH, MHV2080AH, MHV2060AH,
MHV2040AH model of the MHV Series, 2.5-inch hard disk drives. These drives
have a built-in controller that is compatible with the ATA interface.
This manual describes the specifications and functions of the drives and explains
in detail how to incorporate the drives into user systems. This manual assumes
that the reader has a basic knowledge of hard disk drives and their
implementations in computer systems.
This manual consists of seven chapters and sections explaining the special
terminology and abbreviations used in this manual:
Overview of Manual
CHAPTER 1 Device Overvie w
Preface
This chapter gives an overview of the disk drive and describes their features.
CHAPTER 2 Device Configuration
This chapter describes the internal configurations of the disk drive and the
configuration of the systems in which they operate.
CHAPTER 3 Installa tion Conditions
This chapter describes the external dimensions, installation conditions, and switch
settings of the disk drive.
CHAPTER 4 Theory of Devi ce Operation
This chapter describes the operation theory of the disk drive.
CHAPTER 5 Interface
This chapt er d es cri b es t h e i n t erface s p eci fi cat i o n s o f t h e d i s k dr i v e.
CHAPTER 6 Operations
This chapter describes the operations of the disk drive.
Glossary
The glossary describes the technical terms that need to be understood to read this
manual.
Acronyms and Abbreviations
This section gives the meanings of the definitions used in this manual.
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Conventions for Alert Messages
This manual uses the following conventions to show the alert messages. An alert
message consists of an alert signal and alert statements. The alert signal consists
of an alert symbol and a signal word or just a signal word.
The following are the alert signals and their meanings:
This indicates a hazardous situation could result in
minor or moderate personal injury if the user does
not perform the procedure correctly. This alert
signal also indicates that damages to the product or
other property may occur if the user does not perform
the procedure correctly.
This indicates information that could help the user
use the product more efficiently.
In the text, the alert signal is centered, followed below by the indented message.
A wider line space precedes and follows the alert message to show where the alert
message begins and ends. The following is an example:
(Example)
Data corruption: Avoid mounting the disk drive near strong
magnetic sources such as loud speakers. Ensure that the disk drive
is not affected by external magnetic fields.
The main alert messages in the text are also listed in the “Important Alert Items.”
Operating Environment
This product is designed to be used in offices or computer rooms.
Conventions
An MHV series device is sometimes simply referred to as a "hard disk drive,"
"HDD," "drive," or "device" in this document.
Decimal numbers are represented normally.
Hexadecimal numbers are represented as shown in the following examples:
X'17B9', 17B9h, 17B9
Binary numbers are represented as shown in the following examples: 010 or
010b.
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Attention
Please forward any comments you may have regarding this manual.
To make this manual easier for users to understand, opinions from readers are
needed. Please write your opinions or requests on the Comment at the back of
this manual and forward it to the address described in the sheet.
Liability Exception
“Disk drive defects” refers to defects that involve adjustment, repair, or
replacement.
Fujitsu is not liable for any other disk drive defects, such as those caused by user
misoperation or mishandling, inappropriate operating environments, defects in the
power supply or cable, problems of the host system, or other causes outside the
disk drive.
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Important Aler t Items
Important Alert Messages
The important alert messages in this manual are as follows:
A hazardous situation could result in minor or moderate personal injury if the user does not perform the procedure correctly. Also,
damage to the product or other property, may occur if the user does not
perform the pro ced u re co rrect l y .
Task Alert message Page
Normal Operatio n
Data corruption: Avoid mounting the disk near strong
magnetic sources such as loud speakers. Ensure that the disk
drive is n o t affect ed b y ex t ern al m ag n et i c fi elds.
Damage: Do not press the cover of the disk drive. Pressing
it too hard, the cover and the spindle motor contact, which
may cause damage to the disk drive.
Static: When handling the device, disconnect the body
ground (500 kΩ or greater). Do not touch the printed circuit
Table 5.23 Features register values and settable modes.................................... 5-89
Table 5.24 Contents of SECURITY SET PASSWORD data............................ 5-93
Table 5.25 Relationship between combination of Identifier and
Security level, and operation of the lock function ........................... 5-93
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Table 5.26 Contents of security password...................................................... 5-101
Table 5.27 Command code and parameters ................................................... 5-127
Table 5.28 Recommended series termination for Ultra DMA......................... 5-148
Table 5.29 Ultra DMA data burst timing requirements ................................... 5-152
Table 5.30 Ultra DMA sender and recipient timing requirements................... 5-154
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CHAPTER 1 Device Overview
1.1 Features
1.2 Device Specifications
1.3 Power Requirements
1.4 Environmental Specifications
1.5 Acoustic Noise
1.6 Shock and Vibration
1.7 Reliability
1.8 Error Rate
1.9 Media Defects
1.10 Load/Unload Function
1.11 Advanced Power Management
Overview and featu res are d es cri b ed i n t h i s ch ap t er, and specifi cat i o n s and p o wer
requirement are described.
The disk drive is 2.5-inch hard disk drives with built-in disk controllers. These
disk dri v es us e t h e AT -b us h ard d i s k i nterface protocol and are co m p act an d
reliable.
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1.1 Features
1.1.1 Functions and performance
The following features of the disk drive are described.
(1) Compact
The disk drive has up to 2 disks of 65 mm (2.5 inches) diameter, and its height is
9.5 mm (0.374 inch).
(2) Green product
The disk drive is lead (Pb)-free products and the European Parliament and Council
Directive on the Res t ri cti on of t h e use of cert ai n Hazardous S ubs t ances i n
electrical and electronic equipment (the RoHS Directive) compliant.
(3) Large capacity
The disk drive can record up to 50 GB (formatted) on one disk using the RLL
recording method and 30 recording zone technology. The disk drive has a
formatted capacity of 100 GB (MHV2100AH), 80 GB (MHV2080AH), 60 GB
(MHV2060AH) and 40 GB (MHV2040AH) respectively.
(4) High-speed Transfer rate
The disk drive (the MHV Series) has an internal data rate up to 59.4 MB/s. The
disk drive supports an external data rate up to 100 MB/s (U-DMA mode 5).
(5) Average positioning time
Use of a rotary voice coil motor in the head positioning mechanism greatly
increases the positioning speed. The average positioning time is 12 ms (at read).
1.1.2 Adaptability
(1) Power save mode
The power save mode feature for Idle operation, Standby and Sleep modes and
automatically power down by APM function makes the disk drive ideal for mobile
use where power consumption is a factor.
(2) Wide temperature range
The disk drive can be used over a wide temperature range (5 °C to 55 °C).
(3) Low noise and vibration
In Ready status (while the device is waiting for any commands), the Sound Power
level of the disk drives in idle mode is 2.2B [MHV2040AH]/2.6B [MHV2060AH,
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MHV2080AH, MHV2100AH]. The Sound Pressure level is
22dB [MHV2040AH]/28dB [MHV2060AH, MHV2080AH, MHV2100AH], as
measured 0.3 m from the drive in Idle mode.
(4) High resistance against shock
The Load/Unload mechanism is highly resistant against non-operation shock up to
8820 m/s
2
(900G).
1.1.3 Interface
(1) Connection to ATA interface
The disk drive has built-in controllers compatible with the ATA interface.
(2) Data buffer
The disk drive uses 8MB data buffer to transfer data between the host and the disk
media.
In combination with t h e read -ah ead cach e s y s t em d es cri b ed i n i t em (3 ) an d the
write cache describ ed i n item (7), t he b u ffer co nt ributes to efficient I/O
processing.
(3) Read-ahead cache system
After the execution of a disk read command, the disk drive automatically reads the
subsequent data block a nd wr ite s it to the da ta buff e r ( re a d a h e a d ope ra tion) . This
cache system enables fast data access. The next disk read command would normally
cause another disk access. But, if the read ahead data corresponds to the data requested
by the next read command, the data in the buffer can be transferred instead.
(4) Master/slave
The disk d ri v e can b e con n ect ed t o ATA interface as dais y ch ai n con fi g u rat ion.
Drive 0 is a m as t er d ev i ce, drive 1 i s a s l av e d evice.
(5) Error correction and retry by ECC
If a recoverable error occurs , the disk d ri ve itself att em pts error recovery. The
ECC has im p ro ved b uffer erro r co rrect i o n fo r co rrect ab l e dat a erro rs .
(6) Self-diagnosis
The disk drive has a dia gnostic func tion to c h e c k ope ra tion of the c ontr olle r a nd disk
drive. Executing a diagnostic f unc tion of the sma r t c omma nd invoke s se lf - dia gnosis.
(7) Write cache
When the di s k dr i v e recei v es a wri t e co m m an d , the dis k d rive posts t h e co m m an d
completion at completion of transferring data to the data buffer completion of
writing t o t h e d i s k m ed i a. This featu re red u ces t h e acces s time at writing.
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1.2 Device Specifications
1.2.1 Specifications summary
Table 1.1 shows the specifications of the disk drives.
Table 1.1 Specifications (1 of 2)
Format Capacity (*1) 100 GB 80GB 60GB 40GB
Number of Sectors (User) 195,371,568 156,301,488 117,210,240 78,140,160
Bytes per Sector 512 bytes
Rotational Speed 5,400 rpm ± 1%
Average Latency 5.56 ms
Positioning time (read and
(Height × Width × Depth)
Weight 101 g (max) 96 g (max)
*1: 1GB is equal to 1,000,000,000 bytes and 1MB is equal to 1,000,000 bytes.
*2: 1MB is equal to 1,048,576 bytes.
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100 MB/s Max (U-DMA mode5)
9.5 mm × 100.0 mm × 70.0 mm
1.2 Device Specifications
Table 1.1 lists the formatted capacity, number of logical cylinders, number
of heads, and number of sectors of every model for which the CHS mode
has been selected using the BIOS setup utility on the host.
Table 1.1 Specifications (2 of 2)
Model Capacity No. of Cylinder No. of Heads No. of Sectors
Table 1.2 lists the model names and product numbers of the disk drive.
The model name does not necessarily correspond to the product number as listed
in Table 1.2 since some models have been customized and have specifications that
are different from t ho s e fo r t h e s t an dard m o del .
If a disk drive is ordered as a repl acem ent dri ve, the product number mus t be th e
same as that of the dri ve b ei n g rep l aced .
Table 1.2 Examples of mode l names and product numbers