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HARD DRIVE P RODUCT MANUAL

DiamondMax™Plus 6800

92732U8, 92049U6, 91707U5 91366U4, 91024U3, 90683U2

DiamondMax™ Plus 6800

92732U8, 92049U6, 91707U5, 91366U4 91024U3 and 90683U2

Part #1418/A

All material contained herein Copyright © 1999 Maxtor Corporation. DiamondMax™, DiamondMax™ 6800, DiamondMax™ Plus 6800, DiamondMax™ Plus 5120 and 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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Research and Development Engineering Center

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Tel: 303-651-6000 Fax: 303-678-2165

Revisions Manual No. 1418

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Before Y ou Begin

Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax™ Plus 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.

the Maxtor Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 408-922-2085.

Before unpacking the hard drive, please review Sections 1 through 4.

Drive repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact

CAUTION

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 6800 hard drives are precision products. Failure to

follow these precautions and guidelines outlined here may lead to

product failure, damage and invalidation of all warranties.

2 3

BEFORE unpacking or handling a drive, take all proper electro-static discharge (ESD) precautions, including personnel and equipment grounding. Stand-alone drives are sensitive to ESD damage.

BEFORE removing drives from their packing material, allow them to reach room temperature.

During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive.

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.

NEVER switch DC power onto the drive by plugging an electrically live DC source cable into the drive's connector. NEVER connect a live bus to the drive's interface connector.

Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-installed drive labels.

They contain information required should the drive ever need repair.

DIAMONDMAX PLUS 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

Numbering 1 - 2

Signal Conventions 1 - 2

Section 2 — Product Description

The DiamondMax™ Plus 6800 Product Features 2 - 2

Functional/Interface 2 - 2

Zone Density Recording 2 - 2 Read/Write Multiple Mode 2 - 2 UltraDMA - Mode 2 2 - 2 Multi-word DMA (EISA Type B) - Mode 2 2 - 2 Sector Address Translation 2 - 2 Logical Block Addressing 2 - 3 Defect Management Zone 2 - 3 On-the-Fly Hardware Error Correction Code (ECC) 2 - 3 Software ECC Correction 2 - 3 Automatic Head Park and Lock Operation 2 - 3

Cache Management 2 - 4

Buffer Segmentation 2 - 4

Read-Ahead Mode 2 - 4

Automatic Write Reallocation (AWR) 2 - 4

Write Cache Stacking 2 - 4 Major HDA Components 2 - 5

Drive Mechanism 2 - 5

Rotary Actuator 2 - 5

Read/Write Electronics 2 - 5

Read/Write Heads and Media 2 - 5

Air Filtration System 2 - 5

Microprocessor 2 - 5 Subsystem Configuration 2 - 6

Dual Drive Support 2 - 6

Cable Select Option 2 - 6 Jumper Location/Configuration 2 - 6

4092 Cylinder Limitation 2 - 6

DIAMONDMAX PLUS 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

Spin-up 3 - 3 Seek 3 - 3 Read/Write 3 - 3 Idle 3 - 3 Standby 3 - 3

Sleep 3 - 3 EPA Energy Star Compliance 3 - 3 Environmental Limits 3 - 3 Shock and Vibration 3 - 4 Reliability Specifications 3 - 4

Annual Return Rate 3 - 4

Quality Acceptance Rate 3 - 4

Start/Stop Cycles 3 - 4

Data Reliability 3 - 4

Component Design Life 3 - 4 EMC/EMI 3 - 5

EMC Compliance 3 - 5

Canadian Emissions Statement 3 - 5 Safety Regulatory Compliance 3 - 5

Section 4 — Handling and Installation

Pre-formatted Drive 4 - 1 Important Notice 4 - 1 Hard Drive Handling Precautions 4 - 1 Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) 4 - 1 Unpacking and Inspection 4 - 2 Repacking 4 - 3 Physical Installation 4 - 3 Before You Begin 4 - 4

Please Read 4 - 4

Handling Precautions 4 - 4

Tools for Installation 4 - 4

Drive Identification Information 4 - 4

Capacity Barriers 4 - 4

Protecting Your Existing Data 4 - 4 General Requirements 4 - 5

System Hardware Requirements 4 - 5

BIOS Requirements 4 - 5

DIAMONDMAX PLUS 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 Systems Using Cable Select 4 - 6

Relationship to Other IDE Devices 4 - 6 Mounting Drive in System 4 - 7 Attaching Interface and Power Cables 4 - 7 Attaching System Cables 4 - 7 System Setup 4 - 8

Setting the BIOS (CMOS) 4 - 8

BIOS (CMOS) Parameters 4 - 8 Hard Drive Preparation 4 - 10 System Hangs During Boot 4 - 12

Section 5 — AT Interface Description

Interface Connector 5 - 1 Pin Description Summary 5 - 1 Pin Description Table 5 - 2 PIO Timing 5 - 3 DMA Timing 5 - 4 Ultra DMA Timing Parameters 5 - 5

Section 6 — Host Software Interface

Task File Registers 6 - 1

Data Register 6 - 1

Error Register 6 - 1

Features Register 6 - 1

Sector Count Register 6 - 2

Sector Number Register 6 - 2

Cylinder Number Registers 6 - 2

Device/Head Register 6 - 2

Status Register 6 - 2 Command Register 6 - 3

Read Commands 6 - 3

Write Commands 6 - 3

Mode Set/Check Commands 6 - 3

Power Mode Commands 6 - 3

Initialization Commands 6 - 3

Seek, Format, and Diagnostic Commands 6 - 3

S.M.A.R.T. Commands 6 - 3 Summary 6 - 4 Control Diagnostic Registers 6 - 5

Alternate Status Register 6 - 5

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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) 7 - 2 Read Verify Sector(s) 7 - 2 Read Sector Buffer 7 - 2 Read DMA 7 - 3 Read Multiple 7 - 3 Set Multiple 7 - 3

Write Commands 7 - 4

Write Sector(s) 7 - 4 Write Verify Sector(s) 7 - 4 Write Sector Buffer 7 - 4 Write DMA 7 - 5 Write Multiple 7 - 5 Ultra DMA 7 - 5

Set Feature Commands 7 - 5

Set Features Mode 7 - 5

Power Mode Commands 7 - 7

Standby Immediate 7 - 7 Idle Immediate 7 - 7 Standby 7 - 7 Idle 7 - 7 Check Power Mode 7 - 7 Set Sleep Mode 7 - 7 Default Power-on Condition 7 - 7

Initialization Commands 7 - 9

Identify Drive 7 - 9

Initialize Drive Parameters 7 - 12 Seek, Format, and Diagnostic Commands 7 - 13 S.M.A.R.T. Command Set 7 - 14

Section 8 — Service and Support

Service Policy 8 - 1 No Quibble Service 8 - 1 Support 8 - 1

Glossary

Glossary GL - 1

DIAMONDMAX PLUS 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 Single-pack Shipping Container (Option A) 4 - 3 4 - 3 Single-pack Shipping Container (Option B) 4 - 3 4 - 4 Master, Slave and Cable Select Settings 4 - 5 4 - 5 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets and Rails 4 - 6 4 - 6 IDE Interface and Power Cabling Detail 4 - 7 4 - 7 Master, Slave and Cable Select Settings 4 - 10 5 - 1 Data Connector 5 - 1 5 - 2 PIO Data Transfer to/from Device 5 - 3 5 - 3 Multi-word DMA Data Transfer 5 - 4 5 - 4 Initiating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst 5 - 5 5 - 5 Sustained Ultra DMA Data In Burst 5 - 6 5 - 6 Host Pausing an Ultra DMA Data In Burst 5 - 6 5 - 7 Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst 5 - 7 5 - 8 Host Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst 5 - 7 5 - 9 Initiating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 - 8 5 - 10 Sustained Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 - 8 5 - 11 Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 - 9 5 - 12 Host Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 - 9 5 - 13 Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst 5 - 10

DIAMONDMAX PLUS 5120 – INTRODUCTION

SECTION 1

Introduction

Maxtor Corporation

Maxtor Corporation has been providing high-quality computer storage products since 1982. Along the way, we’ve seen many changes in data storage needs. Not long ago, only a handful of specific users needed more than a couple hundred megabytes of storage. Today, downloading from the Internet and CD-ROMs, multimedia, networking and advanced office applications are driving storage needs even higher. Even home PC applications need capacities measured in gigabytes, not megabytes.

Products

Maxtor’s products meet those demanding storage capacity requirements with room to spare. They feature proven compatibility and reliability. While DiamondMax™ Plus 6800 is the latest addition to our family of high performance 7,200 RPM desktop hard drives, DiamondMax™ 6800 series hard drives deliver industryleading 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 (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 – a fax, a downloaded file or a conversation with a representative.

Service guarantee. One call – or a visit to our home page on the Internet

Manual Organization

This hard disk drive reference manual is organized in the following method:

❏ Section 1 – Introduction ❏ Section 2 – Description ❏ Section 3 – Specifications ❏ Section 4 – Installation ❏ Section 5 – AT Interface ❏ Section 6 – Host Software Interface ❏ Section 7 – Interface Commands ❏ Section 8 – Service and Support ❏ Appendix – Glossary

Abbreviations

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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). 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).

Numbering

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.

Signal Conventions

Signal names are shown in all uppercase type. All signals are either high active or low active signals. A dash character (-) at the end of a signal name

indicates that the signal is low active. A low active signal is true when it is below ViL and is false when it is above ViH. A signal without a dash at the end indicates that the signal is high active. A high active signal is true when it is above ViH and is false when it is below ViL.

When a signal is asserted, it means the signal is driven by an active circuit to its true state. When a signal is negated, it means the signal is driven by an active circuit to its false state. When a signal is released, it means the signal is not actively driven to any state. Some signals have bias

circuitry that pull the signal to either a true or false state when no signal driver is actively asserting or negating the signal. These instances are noted under the description of the signal.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

SECTION 2

Product Description

Maxtor DiamondMax™ Plus 6800 AT disk drives are 1-inch high, 3.5-inch diameter random access storage devices which incorporate an on-board ATA-5/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.

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.

Exceptionally high data transfer rates, 7,200 RPM spin speed and < 9.0 ms access times make these performance series disk drives especially well-suited to high-end desktop and server applications.

DiamondMax Plus 6800 Key Features

ANSI ATA-5 compliant PIO Mode 4 interface (Enhanced IDE) Supports Ultra DMA Mode 4 for up to 66.7 MB/sec data transfers 2 MB buffer with multi-adaptive cache manager 7,200 RPM spin speed < 9.0 ms seek time Zone density and I.D.-less recording Outstanding shock resistance at 250 Gs High durability with 50K constant start/stop cycles Advanced multi-burst on-the-fly Error Correction Code (ECC) Extended data integrity with ECC protected data and fault tolerant servo synchronization fields Supports EPA Energy Star Standards (Green PC Friendly) with ATA powering savings commands Auto park and lock actuator mechanism Low power consumption S.M.A.R.T. Capability

Note: Maxtor defines one megabyte as 106 or one million bytes and one gigabyte as 109 or one billion bytes.

2 – 1

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Product Features

Functional / Interface

Maxtor DiamondMax™ Plus 6800 hard drives contain all necessary mechanical and electronic parts to interpret control signals and commands from an AT-compatible host computer. See Section 3 Product Specifications, for complete drive specifications.

Zone Density Recording

The disk capacity is increased with bit density management – common with Zone Density Recording. Each disk surface is divided into 16 circumferential zones. All tracks within a given zone contain a constant number of data sectors. The number of data sectors per track varies in different zones; the outermost zone contains the largest number of data sectors and the innermost contains the fewest.

Read/Write Multiple Mode

This mode is implemented per ANSI ATA/ATAPI-5 specification. Read/Write Multiple allows the host to transfer a set number of sectors without an interrupt request between them, reducing transfer process overhead and improving host performance.

UltraDMA - Mode 4

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 6800 hard drives fully comply with the new ANSI Ultra DMA protocol, which greatly improves overall AT interface performance by significantly improving burst and sustained data throughput.

Multi-word DMA (EISA Type B) - Mode 2

Supports multi-word Direct Memory Access (DMA) EISA Type B mode transfers.

Sector Address Translation

All DiamondMax Plus 6800 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). DiamondMax Plus 6800 drives power-up in a translate mode:

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8U23729649,256136)*()*(865,963,35BM523,72 6U94029907,936136)*()*(276,620,04BM394,02 5U70719190,336136)*()*(827,533,33BM870,71 4U66319374,626136)*()*(487,486,62BM266,31 3U42019458,916136)*()*(238,210,02BM642,01 2U38609632,316136)*()*(888,143,31BM138,6

(*) 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 106 or one million bytes.

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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. The host AT computer may access a drive of set parameters: number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track, plus cylinder, head and sector addresses. However, the drive can’t use these host parameters directly because of zoned recording techniques. The drive translates the host parameters to a set of logical internal addresses for data access.

The host drive geometry parameters are mapped into an LBA based on this formula:

LBA = (HSCA - 1) + HHDA x HSPT + HNHD x HSPT x HCYA (1)

where HSCA = Host Sector Address, HHDA = Host Head Address

= (HSCA - 1) + HSPT x (HHDA + HNHD x HCYA) (2)

HCYA = Host Cylinder Address, HNHD = Host Number of Heads HSPT = Host Sectors per Track

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.

Defect Management Zone (DMZ)

Each drive model has a fixed number of spare sectors per drive, all of which are located at the end of the drive. Upon detection of a bad sector that has been reassigned, the next sequential sector is used.

For example, if sector 3 is flagged, data that would have been stored there is “pushed down” and recorded in sector 4. Sector 4 then effectively becomes sector 3, as sequential sectors are “pushed down” across the entire drive. The first spare sector makes up for the loss of sector 3, and so maintains the sequential order of data. This push down method assures maximum performance.

On-the-Fly Hardware Error Correction Code (ECC)

5 symbols, single burst, guaranteed

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. The rotary actuator is released only when power is again applied.

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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. Following a read request, disk read-ahead begins on the first sector and continues sequentially until the allocated buffer is full. If a read request is received during the read-ahead operation, the buffer is examined to determine if the request is in the cache. If a cache hit occurs, readahead mode continues without interruption and the host transfer begins immediately.

Automatic Write Reallocation (AWR)

This feature is part of the write cache and reduces the risk of data loss during deferred write operations. If a disk error occurs during the disk write process, the disk task stops and the suspect sector is reallocated to a pool of alternate sectors located at the end of the drive. Following reallocation, the disk write task continues until it is complete.

Write Cache Stacking

Normally, this mode is active. Write cache mode accepts the host write data into the buffer until the buffer is full or the host transfer is complete. A command complete interrupt is generated at the end of the transfer.

A disk write task begins to store the host data to disk. Host write commands continue to be accepted and data transferred to the buffer until either the write command stack is full or the data buffer is full. The drive may reorder write commands to optimize drive throughput.

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Major HDA Components

Drive Mechanism

A brush-less DC direct drive motor rotates the spindle at 7,200 RPM (±0.1%). The dynamically balanced motor/spindle assembly ensures minimal mechanical run-out to the disks. A dynamic brake provides a fast stop to the spindle motor upon power removal. The speed tolerance includes motor performance and motor circuit tolerances.

Rotary Actuator

All DiamondMax™ Plus 6800 drives employ a rotary voice coil actuator which consists of a moving coil, an actuator arm assembly and stationary magnets. The actuator moves on a low-mass, low-friction center shaft. The low friction contributes to fast access times and low power consumption.

Read/Write Electronics

An integrated circuit mounted within the sealed head disk assembly (near the read/write heads) provides up to eight head selection (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 Plus 6800 drives.

Air Filtration System

All DiamondMax Plus 6800 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. DiamondMax Plus 6800 drives are designed to operate in a typical office environment with minimum environmental control.

Microprocessor

The microprocessor controls the following functions for the drive electronics:

Command execution Cache management Data correction and error recovery Diagnostic execution Data sequencing Head positioning (including error recovery) Host interface Index detection Spin speed control Seeks Servo S.M.A.R.T.

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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.

All Task File registers are written in parallel to both drives. The interface processor on each drive decides whether a command written to it should be executed; this depends on the type of command and which drive is selected. Only the drive selected executes the command and activates the data bus in response to host I/O reads; the drive not selected remains inactive.

A master/slave relationship exists between the two drives: device 0 is the master and device 1 the slave. When J50 is closed (factory default, figure 2-1), the drive assumes the role of master; when open, the drive acts as a slave. In single drive configurations, J50 must be closed.

Cable Select Option

CSEL (cable select) is an optional feature per ANSI ATA specification. Drives configured in a multiple drive system are identified by CSEL’s value:

– If CSEL is grounded, then the drive address is 0. – If CSEL is open, then the drive address is 1.

Jumper Location/Configuration

Darkened jumper pins indicate factory-installed (default) shunts.

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On some older BIOS', primarily those that auto-configure the disk drive, a hang may occur when the drive cylinder value exceeds 4096. The 4092 Cylinder Limitation jumper reduces the capacity in the Identify Drive to 4092 allowing large capacity drives to work with older BIOS'. A software driver is required to access the full capacity of the drive.

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Product Specifications

Models and Capacities

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Physical Dimensions

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Outline and Mounting Dimensions

Power Requirements

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Power Mode Definitions

Spin-up

The drive is spinning up following initial application of power and has not yet reached full speed.

Seek

A random access operation by the disk drive.

Read/Write

Data is being read from or written to the drive.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Idle

The drive is spinning, the actuator is parked and powered off and all other circuitry is powered on. The drive is capable of responding to read commands within 40 ms.

Standby

The spin motor is not spinning. The drive will leave this mode upon receipt of a command that requires disk access. The time-out value for this mode is programmable. The buffer is active to accept write data.

Sleep

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

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

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Reliability Specifications

Annual Return Rate

< 1.0% Annual Return Rate (ARR) indicates the average against products

Quality Acceptance Rate

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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

50,000 (minimum) This indicates the minimum cycles for reliable start/stop function at a

≥ 60% confidence level.

Data Reliability

< 1 per 10

bits read Data errors (non-recoverable). Average data error rate allowed with all

error recovery features activated.

Component Design Life

5 years (minimum) Component design life is defined as a.) the time period before

identified wear-out mechanisms impact the failure rate, or b.) the time period up to the wear-out point when useful component life expires.

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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

EMC/EMI

Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance

The hard disk drive mechanism is designed as a subassembly for installation into a suitable enclosure and is therefore not subject to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules (47CFR15) or the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations. Although not required, the disk mechanism has been tested within a suitable end-use product and found to comply with Class B limits of the FCC Rules and Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

The CE Marking indicates conformity with the European Union Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) when the disk mechanism is installed in a typical personal computer. Maxtor recommends that testing and analysis for EMC compliance be performed with the disk mechanism installed within the user's end-use application.

Canadian Emissions Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian department of communications.

Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruit radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de Class B prescrites dans le reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des communications du 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.

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SECTION 4

Handling and Installation

Pre-formatted Drive

This Maxtor hard drive has been formatted at the factory. Do not use a low-level formatting program.

Important Notice

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.

Hard Drive Handling Precautions

◆ During handling, board assembly (PCBA).

◆ Hard drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage. Use proper ESD practices by grounding yourself and the computer system the hard drive will be installed in.

NEVER

drop, jar, or bump a drive. Handle the drive by its sides and avoid touching the printed circuit

INSTALLATION

◆ Allow the hard drive to reach room temperature

◆

NEVER

switch DC power onto the drive by plugging an electrically live DC source cable into the drive's connector.

NEVER

connect a live connector to the hard drive's IDE interface connector.

BEFORE

installing it in your computer system.

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.

Manufacturers frequently experience “unsolved” component/hardware malfunctions often caused by ESD. To reduce the incidence of ESD-related problems, Maxtor recommends that any electronics manufacturing plans include a comprehensive ESD program, the basic elements and functions of which are outlined here:

ESD Program Element ESD Program Function Management Institute and maintain Chief coordinator Organize and enforce Multi-department committee Evaluate and improve Employee training Educate and inform

ESD program supplies typically include: wrist- and foot-worn grounding straps; counter-top and floor antistatic matting; wrist strap testers; ESD video and training materials. Sources for such supplies include:

Static Control Systems – 3M Charleswater 225-4S, 3M Center 93 Border St. St. Paul, MN 55144 West Newton, MA 02165-9990

Maxtor also offers a complete video training package, “Care and Handling of Maxtor Disk Drives.” Contact your Maxtor representative for details.

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INSTALLATION

Unpacking and Inspection

Retain any packing material for reuse. Inspect the shipping container for evidence of damage in transit. Notify the carrier immediately in case of damage to the shipping container.

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.

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Figure 4 - 1

Multi-pack Shipping Container

INSTALLATION

Figure 4 - 2

Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A)

Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B)

Figure 4 - 3

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. The drive may be mounted in any attitude using four size 6-32 screws with 1/8-inch maximum penetration and a maximum torque of 5-inch pounds. See Figure 3-1 for mounting dimensions. Allow adequate ventilation to the drive to ensure reliable operation.

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INSTALLATION

1 Before Y ou Begin

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ!

Please read this Installation Sheet completely before installing the Maxtor hard drive. It gives general information for installing a Maxtor hard drive in a typical computer system.

If you don’t understand the installation steps, have a qualified computer technician install the hard drive.

Handling Precautions

Allow the hard drive to reach room temperature Hard drives are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage.

Handle the drive by its sides.

NEVER

drop, jar, or bump the drive.

DON’T

connect/disconnect any drive cables when the power is on.

DON’T

use any low-level formatting software on this drive.

DO NOT

touch the printed circuit board assembly.

System Requirements

BEFORE

installing it in your computer system.

• IDE/AT interface

• 486 processor or higher

• Operating System Requirements

• For drives less than or equal to 8.4 GB: DOS 5.0 or higher

• For drives larger than 8.4 GB:

√ Installing as Boot drive (Primary Master) requires full installation set of Windows 95 or higher (not upgrade). √ Installing as non-Boot drive (Primary Slave, Secondary Master or Slave) requires that Windows 95 or higher be installed on the Boot drive.

Tools for Installation

The following tools are needed to complete the installation of your Maxtor hard drive:

• A small Phillips head screw driver

• Small needle-nose pliers or tweezers

• Your computer user’s manual

• Operating system software

Drive Identification Information

Copy the following information from the label on the top cover of the Maxtor hard drive for future reference: Model Number _____________________ Serial Number _____________________ Cylinders ______________ Heads _____________ Sectors _______________ HDA Uplevel ______________ PCBA Uplevel _____________ Unique Uplevel _______________

Capacity Barriers

Due to operating system limitations, DOS cannot access the full capacity of drives larger than 8.4 GB. The Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or equivalent (full installation), NOT a Windows 95 upgrade from DOS (Windows 3.1 or 3.11), is required to obtain the full capacity of any hard drive larger than 8.4 GB.

Protecting Your Existing Data

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. Refer to your computer user’s manual for detailed data backup instructions.

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INSTALLATION

2 General Requirements

System Hardware Requirements

The minimum system Maxtor recommends for drives 8.4 GB or less is a 486 DX 66 MHz system. For drives larger than 8.4 GB, we recommend a Pentium-class system.

BIOS Requirements

System BIOS dated prior to September 1997 do not support drives greater than 8.4 GB. To obtain the full capacity of a drive larger than 8.4 GB, upgrade the BIOS, install a BIOS enhancer card or use the MaxBlast installation software (version 9.06 or newer).

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.

OS Requirements for Large Capacity Hard Drives

A full installation of the Windows 95 operating system is required for hard drives larger than 8.4 GB when the drive is a Primary Master. An upgrade to Windows 95 from Windows 3.11 and/or the DOS operating system will not support drive capacities greater than 8.4 GB when the drive is a Primary Master.

3 Hard Drive Identification

IDE stands for Integrated Drive Electronics and EIDE is Enhanced IDE. The IDE or EIDE interface is designed to support two devices – typically hard drives – on a single ribbon cable through one 40 pin connector on the mother board or interface card.

Some mother boards and interface cards may have a second IDE/EIDE connector to support two additional IDE devices. The IDE/EIDE interface is identified as a primary or secondary interface. In systems with only a single connector on the mother board or interface card, it is the primary IDE/EIDE interface. To add a second IDE/EIDE interface requires a special interface card. In systems with two connectors on the mother board or interface card, one is the primary and the other as the secondary.

The primary interface must be used for at least one IDE device before connecting any devices to the secondary IDE interface. Ribbon cable lengths are limited to 18 inches and have two or three 40 pin connectors. This cable is referred to as a parallel cable and IDE devices may be

connected anywhere on the cable. One of the connectors is attached to the IDE connector on the mother board or interface card and the remaining connector(s) are available for the IDE devices.

Identifying IDE Devices on the Interface

Each device must be identified as either the Master or Slave device on that interface (cable). Each cable must have a Master before it can have a Slave device on the cable. There cannot be two Master or two Slave devices on the same cable.

IDE devices use jumpers to designate the Master/Slave identification of the device. Each manufacturer may have its own jumpering scheme to identify the device as a Master or Slave and its relationship to other IDE devices attached to the same cable.

Jumper Settings

A jumper is a small piece of plastic that slides over a pair of configuration pins on the drive to activate a specific function. The jumper illustration below shows three valid jumper settings for Maxtor hard drives – Master, Slave and Cable Select. Maxtor hard drives can be set as either a Master or a Slave device. There are no other jumpers to set when the Maxtor drive is installed on the same ribbon cable with another IDE device.

Rear View of Maxtor Hard Drive

Master, Slave and Cable Select Settings

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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.

IMPORTANT: If a Maxtor hard drive is being added to a system on the same cable with an existing IDE device, it may be necessary to re-configure the jumpers on the existing device to insure that the system will properly recognize both devices. Information regarding the correct jumper configurations on other IDE devices is available in their product documentation or from the manufacturer of that device.

Systems Using Cable Select

IMPORTANT – Most systems do not use this feature. Unless you are sure that your computer system supports Cable Select, do not set up the drive with this feature enabled.

Maxtor hard drives support Cable Select. The Cable Select method of drive identification allows the system to identify Master and Slave IDE devices based upon the position (connector) the IDE device is attached to on the interface (ribbon) cable.

A special IDE cable select interface (ribbon) cable is required for systems using the Cable Select feature. Systems that use Cable Select do not support the standard Master/Slave definitions described above and the standard IDE interface (ribbon) cable cannot

be used on these systems. If your system supports this feature, refer to the system user’s manual or contact the system manufacturer for specific procedures for installing hard drives.

On Maxtor hard drives, Cable Select is enabled by installing a jumper on J48.

Relationship to Other IDE Devices

Maxtor recommends that its hard drives be configured as a Master device to any IDE device that is not a hard drive (e.g., CD-ROM’s, Tape drives, Zip Drives etc.).

4 Mounting Drive in System

Turn the computer OFF, disconnect the power cord and remove the cover. Refer to the computer user’s manual for information on removing the cover. Each system manufacturer uses different types of cases, including desktop, mini-tower, full tower and other special configurations. As a result, there are many

different possible mounting locations that could be used. In a typical system case, there are specific 3.5 inch and 5.25 inch bays available for storage devices. When a 3.5 inch mounting bay is available, mounting

brackets are not required. If a 5.25 inch mounting bay is used, mounting brackets will be required to mount the Maxtor hard drive in the system case. Refer to the system manufacturers user’s manual or contact the system manufacturer directly for additional information.

Installing 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets and Rails

If the Maxtor hard drive is being mounted in a 5.25 inch drive bay, the following figure shows how to attach the brackets to the drive. The brackets are not required when mounting in a 3.5 inch drive bay.

Installing in a Device Bay

After the hard drive is prepared with mounting brackets, if required, and the jumpers are set correctly, the drive can be mounted in a device bay and secured. Be sure to secure the drive with all four screws in the device bay. This provides grounding and protection from shock and vibration.

NOTE: Computer systems use different methods for mounting hard drives. Please refer to the computer user’s manual or contact the manufacturer for specific mounting instructions.

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INSTALLATION

5 Attaching Interface and Power Cables

In order for the computer to recognize that the Maxtor hard drive is in the system, the power cable and IDE interface cable must be properly connected. 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 – closest to the drive power connector. It must also match pin 1 on the IDE connector on the mother board or IDE interface card. Refer to the system or interface card user’s manual for identification of pin 1 on their IDE interface connector.

2 Connect an available power connector to J2 on the Maxtor hard drive. This connector is keyed and will only fit in one orientation.

Do not force the connector.

After attaching the IDE interface cable and the power cable to the Maxtor hard drive, verify that all other cables connected to other devices, the mother board or interface card(s) are correctly seated.

Striped/colored edge is pin

6 Attaching System Cables

The computer system the Maxtor hard drive is being installed in will have its own cable placement and connection methods. This means that the location of the IDE interface connectors on the mother board and/or interface card and the orientation of pin one is determined by the manufacturer. Also, older systems and interface cards may have only a single IDE interface connection – limiting the system to two IDE devices. Refer to the system or interface card user’s manual for cable connection and orientation instructions.

Attach the 40-pin IDE interface cable from the Maxtor hard drive to the IDE connector on the mother board or IDE interface card. Insure that the red edge of the ribbon cable is oriented to pin 1 on the interface.

NOTE: When installing a UDMA 66 DiamondMax Hard Drive (model numbers designated with a “U”), an 80 conductor cable must be used. Please use the following connection steps; 1) the blue connector must be attached to the system IDE interface; 2) the gray connector must be attached to Device 1 (slave), and 3) the black connector must be attached to Device 0 (master).

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INSTALLATION

7 System Setup

The following procedures are designed for systems using the DOS 5.0 (or higher), Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating systems. For other operating systems (e.g., Windows NT, OS2, UNIX, LINUX and Novell NetWare), refer to the operating system user’s manual for the BIOS setting and other installation requirements.

For drives with capacities larger than 8.4 GB, the full installation set for Windows 95A or 95B (OSR2), Windows 98 or equivalent, is required. Operating systems that do not support extended interrupt 13 cannot access or format a drive larger than 8.4 GB. This is true regardless of BIOS, mother board or interface card support. DOS based operating systems do not support this interrupt and are limited to a maximum drive size that they can format and access of 8.4 GB. It is not possible to upgrade from a DOS operating system to Windows 95 and obtain the full capacity of a drive larger than 8.4 GB.

Setting the BIOS (CMOS)

The SETUP (BIOS) program identifies the system configuration information (e.g., floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, video, etc.) used to identify devices attached to the computer during system boot. This includes the information about what kind and how many IDE hard drives are attached to the system.

IMPORTANT: Please Note – Major BIOS manufacturers like AMI, Award and Phoenix provide their core BIOS programs to system board manufacturers and OEM’s who have the capability of making modifications to some of the descriptions and definitions to meet their unique requirements. These changes include, but are not limited to, how to access the BIOS, the appearance of the information on the screens and the location of parameters within the BIOS. Refer to the system or BIOS manufacturers documentation or contact the system manufacturer for the correct procedure to enter the BIOS setup program for your computer. Some manufacturers may use their own unique BIOS definitions and configurations and will also have their own methods for accessing and setting the BIOS. If you have a system that uses such a unique BIOS, refer to the system user’s manual or contact the manufacturer for assistance.

WARNING: When entering settings for the Maxtor hard drive, be careful not to change any of the other BIOS settings, or other parts of the system may not work correctly.

BIOS (CMOS) Parameters

In order for the computer system to recognize the new Maxtor hard drive, it is necessary to set the system BIOS with the correct information about the drive. 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.

Most newer BIOS’ provide the descriptions of Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master and Secondary Slave (see section 2) which identify the device configuration and location on an IDE interface and its relationship to the other IDE devices on the same interface or ribbon cable.

Some older BIOS versions do not use this terminology for identification and it may be necessary to refer to the system user’s manual or BIOS documentation to determine where the drive settings should be set in that specific BIOS. If this information is not available, then it will be necessary to contact the system manufacturer for the correct terminology to correctly identify the drives within the system.

The following are the typical steps to be used to set the hard drive parameters in a BIOS:

A Turn the system ON. During the system start-up sequence, run the SETUP (BIOS) program or similar commands to access the system BIOS.

Note: Newer systems will typically display a message (e.g., press DEL to Enter Setup) identifying how to access the SETUP (BIOS) program.

B Once the SETUP (BIOS) program is active, do one of the following to set the BIOS parameters for the Maxtor hard drive.

1 Enter the BIOS menu where the hard drive settings are displayed, select the correct entry (Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary Master or

Secondary Slave or their equivalents) to set the parameters for the Maxtor hard drive. If the SETUP program provides an “AUTO DETECT” capability, use this feature to detect the Maxtor hard drive. If the SETUP program does not have

AUTO DETECT, set the drive parameters as defined in step 2. Typically, this feature is available for each individual IDE device. It may be necessary to exit the BIOS, re-boot the system and re-enter the BIOS before the AUTO DETECT operation will take effect.

IMPORTANT After the SETUP program has detected the hard drive, verify that the Logical Block Addressing (LBA) mode is enabled for the drive - as not all BIOS versions set this feature during the AUTO DETECT process.

Comment: When LBA is enabled, some BIOS programs (typically Award) will change the values of the cylinders and heads by dividing the cylinders by 2, 4, 8 or 16 and multiplying the heads by the same value. This operation will not change the capacity of the hard drive.

If the system correctly detects the drive and does not hang during the boot process, proceed to Section 8. If the system hangs during the POST, proceed to Section 9. If Auto Detect did not find the drive and no error message was presented, proceed to step 2 below.

2 Enter the BIOS menu where the hard drive definitions are displayed and select the appropriate entry (Primary Master, Primary Slave, Secondary

Master or Secondary Slave – or their equivalents) for the Maxtor hard drive. If the SETUP program does not provide an AUTO DETECT capability, the

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INSTALLATION

drive parameters must be set using the User Definable Type (UDT). 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.

Note: Each BIOS manufacturer uses different methods of identifying the UDT. Newer BIOS’ from all manufacturer’s will usually include an entry called “User” or “User 1.” Older BIOS’ vary in the method used to identify the UDT. Following are examples of BIOS UDT: AMI = Type 47, Award = Type 47 and Phoenix = Type 48

Only the cylinder, head and sector values printed on the drive label must be entered. All other values may be zero (0). Set the LBA mode to enabled for this drive. Refer to the system user’s manual or contact the system manufacturer for information on enabling LBA.

If the SETUP program does not provide the UDT, set the BIOS to the drive type with the largest capacity of those listed in the BIOS.

C After the drive parameters are entered, follow the SETUP program procedures to save the settings and exit the SETUP program. After changing BIOS

settings, saving the values and exiting, the SETUP program should force the system to re-boot. If you are not sure how the UDT is defined in the BIOS, refer to the computer user’s manual or contact the system manufacturer.

8 Hard Drive Preparation

To finish the installation, the drive must be partitioned and formatted. Hard drive partitioning and formatting may be done with the operating system software or with MaxBlast installation software. Select A or B below to complete the preparation of the Maxtor hard drive.

NOTE:Drive letter assignment is controlled by the operating system and not by the BIOS or MaxBlast. The operating system assigns drive letters to all devices as follows: (1) to all hard drives and their partitions; (2) to all other devices like CD-ROM’s and tape drives. When adding an additional hard drive to the system, the drive letters will be automatically changed by the operating system.

A Preparing the hard drive using the operating system software. IMPORTANT Due to operating system limitations, DOS operating systems cannot access the full capacity of drives larger than 8.4 GB. The Windows 95 full

installation, not an upgrade from DOS, operating system or equivalent is required to obtain the full capacity of any drive larger than 8.4 GB. If the system or interface card correctly supports the Maxtor hard drive, the drive may be partitioned and formatted using the operating system software. If the

cylinder limitation jumper (J46) is installed or the BIOS does not support the hard drive, the MaxBlast installation software (option B below) must be used to prepare the hard drive.

NOTE: All versions of DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS and Windows 95A (FAT 16 support) have a partition size limitation of 2.1 GB. For drives larger than 2.1 GB, the drive must be divided into partitions that do not exceed the 2.1 GB limitation. Windows 95B (OSR2) does not have this limitation. Windows NT, OS2, UNIX, LINUX and Novell NetWare may have different limitations but please refer to their documentation or contact the manufacturer to verify their support or limitations.

For detailed operating system installation assistance, refer to the system manufacturers user’s manual, the operating system user’s manual or contact the manufacturer directly.

B Preparing the hard drive using MaxBlast installation software.

1 Boot the system with the bootable MaxBlast software installation diskette. 2 The MaxBlast installation software will load and the first screen of the program will display. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the hard drive

installation.

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INSTALLATION

9 System Hangs During Boot

If the system hangs during the boot process after installing the Maxtor hard drive – either before or after setting the system BIOS – the system many have a BIOS with a cylinder limitation. This may occur for hard drives that exceed 2.1 GB. If this happens, do the following:

1 Turn the system OFF. 2 Install the cylinder limitation jumper (J46) on the drive. The figure below shows the Maxtor hard drive configured as a Master or Slave device with the

cylinder limitation jumper installed.

IMPORTANT: When the Cylinder Limitation jumper (J46) is installed, the Maxtor hard drive must be prepared using MaxBlast installation software.

3 If the BIOS was set to AUTO DETECT, follow the instructions in Section 7 to prepare the hard drive using the MaxBlast installation software.

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.

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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).

Figure 5-1

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5 – 2

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

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5 – 3

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

DMA Timing

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AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

DMARQ

(device)

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(host)

STOP (host)

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(host)

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(device)

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DA0, DA1, DA2,

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ENV

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DVH

5 – 5

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

DSTROBE

at device

DD(15:0) at device

DSTROBE

at host

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(host)

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Figure 5 - 5

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RFS

5 – 6

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AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

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Host Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst

5 – 7

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

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Sustained Ultra DMA Data Out Burst

5 – 8

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(host)

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(device)

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(host)

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(host)

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Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

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(device)

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(host)

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5 – 9

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION

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ACK

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ACK

5 – 10

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.

Task File Registers

The Task File consists of eight registers used to control fixed disk operations. The host accesses each register by the I/O port address shown in this Task File register map:

TROPO/IDAERETIRW

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Data Register

Provides access to the drive’s sector buffer for read and write operations. With the exception of ECC byte transfers (which, during Read long and Write long commands, are 8 bits wide), data transfers through the Data register are all 16 bits wide.

Error Register

A read-only register containing specific information regarding the previous command. Data interpretation differs depending on whether the controller is in operational or diagnostic mode. A power up, reset, software reset, or receipt of a diagnostic command sets the controller into diagnostic mode. This mode invalidates contents of the Status register. The contents of the Error register reflect a completion code.

Issuing any command (apart from a Diagnostic command) places the controller into operational mode. In operational mode, the Error register is valid only when the Error bit in the Status register is set. The bit definitions for operational mode follow:

765432 10

0CCE0 FNDI0TRBA0KTFNMA

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CRC

Interface CRC Data ECC Error Firmware Problem ID Not Found Aborted Command Track 0 Error Address Mark Not Found

ataD

rorrECCE

– An interface CRC error occurred during an Ultra DMA transfer.

– An non-correctable ECC error occurred during a Read Sector command.

– Indicates a firmware problem was detected, (e.g., invalid interrupt, divide overflow).

– Either a matching ID field not found, or a CRC error occurred.

– Invalid commands, write fault, no seek complete, or drive not ready.

– Track 0 was not found during execution of a Restore command.

toN

desU

– The Address Mark could not be found after an ID match.

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dnuoF

Features Register

Enables or disables features through the Set Features command.

6 – 1

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 multisector operation decrements the Sector Count register. If an error occurs during such an operation, this register contains the remaining number of sectors to be transferred.

Sector Number Register

Holds the starting sector number for any disk operation. The register is updated as each sector is processed in a multi-sector operation.

Cylinder Number Registers

Two 8-bit Cylinder Number registers (Low and High) specify the starting cylinder for disk operation.

Device/Head Register

Used to specify the drive and head number to be operated on during any disk operations. Within the context of a Set Parameters command, this register specifies the maximum number of heads on the drive. Bit definitions follow:

765432 10

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evirD

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daeH

tceleS

daeH

tceleS

daeH

tceleS

Select LBA Mode

the Task File register contents are defined as follows for the Read/Write and translate command:

Drive Select Head Select

– Enabling this bit for commands not supported by LBA mode will abort the selected command. When set,

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– Set to 0 to select the master drive; set to 1 to select the slave drive. – Specifies the binary coded address of the head to be selected.

Status Register

Contains results of the last command executed, and the drive’s status. The other seven Task File registers may be read only when bit 7 (BUSY) of the Status register is low. Reading any of the Task File registers when BUSY is high returns the value of the Status register. Reading the Status register also clears any interrupt request to the host. Bit definitions follow:

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Controller Busy

execution. After a command, this bit resets.

Device Ready Device Fault Device Seek Complete Data Request Error

– The Error bit sets when the previous command has completed with a non-recoverable error.

eciveD

ydaeR

– Goes active when a command is written to the Command register, indicating controller task

– Indicates that the drive is ready for commands. If drive ready is not present, all commands abort.

– Indicates the drive’s detection of a write fault condition, causing all commands to abort.

– Indicates that the drive’s sector buffer is ready for data transfer.

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tluaF

– Signifies a seek completion, and that the drive is on track.

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ataD

tseuqeR

rorrE

6 – 2

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; 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) 20h Normal reads; retries enabled

Read Verify Sector(s) 40h Retries enabled

Read Sector Buffer E4h Read Multiple C4h Read DMA C8h

Write Commands

Write Sector(s) 30h Normal writes; retries enabled

Write Verify Sector(s) 3Ch Write Sector Buffer E8h Write Multiple C5h Write DMA CAh

21h Normal reads; retries disabled 22h Read Long; retries enabled 23h Read Long; retries disabled

41h Retries disabled

C9h No retries

31h Normal writes; retries disabled 32h Write Long; retries enabled 33h Write Long; retries disabled

CBh No retries

Mode Set/Check Commands

Set Features EFh Set Multiple Mode C6h

Power Mode Commands

Standby Immediate 94/E0h Stops drive spindle; do not change time-out value Idle Immediate 95/E1h Starts spindle; do not change time-out value Standby 96/E2h Stops spindle; change time-out value Idle 97/E3h Starts spindle; change time-out value Check Power Mode 98/E5h Set Sleep Mode 99/E6h

Initialization Commands

Identify Drive ECh Initialize Drive Parameters 91h Re-calibrate 1xh

Seek, Format, and Diagnostic Commands

Seek 7xh Format Track 50h Execute Drive Diagnostic 90h

S.M.A.R.T. Commands

Execute S.M.A.R.T. B0h

6 – 3

HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE

Summary

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6 – 4

HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE

Control Diagnostic Registers

These I/O port addresses reference three Control/Diagnostic registers:

TROPO/IDAERETIRW

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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. Bit definitions follow:

765432 10

00000 TSRSNEI0

teseRelbanEQRI

Reset – Setting the software Reset bit holds the drive in the reset state. Clearing the bit re-enables the drive. The software Reset bit must be held active for a minimum of 5 µsec.

IRQ Enable

to 1, IRQ14 is tri-stated, and interrupts to the host are disabled. Any pending interrupt occurs when the bit is set to 0. The default state of this bit after power up is 0 (interrupt enabled).

– Setting the Interrupt Request Enable to 0 enables the IRQ 14 signal to the host. When this bit is set

Digital Input Register

Contains information about the state of the drive. Bit definitions follow:

765432 10

xGW-3SH-2SH-1SH-0SH-1SD-0SD

devreseR

etaG

daeH

3tceleS

daeH

2tceleS

daeH

1tceleS

daeH

0tceleS

evirD

1tceleS

evirD

0tceleS

Bit 7 of the host data bus is not driven when this register is read.

-Write Gate

-Head Select 3 through -Head Select 0

-Drive Select 1

-Drive Select 0

– Reflects the state of the active low write gate signal on the drive.

– Represents the ones complement of the currently selected head number. – Is 0 if drive 1 selected; 1 otherwise. – Is 0 if drive 0 selected; 1 otherwise.

6 – 5

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. The Busy bit does not clear until the reset clears and the drive completes initialization. Completion of a reset operation does not generate a host interrupt.

Task File registers are initialized as follows:

Error 1 Sector Count 1 Sector Number 1 Cylinder Low 0 Cylinder High 0 Drive/Head 0

Interrupt Handling

The drive requests data transfers to and from the host by asserting its IRQ 14 signal. This signal interrupts the host if enabled by bit 1 (IRQ enable) of the Fixed Disk Control register.

Clear this interrupt by reading the Status register, writing the Command register, or by executing a host hardware or software reset.

6 – 6

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

Write Sector(s) Write Verify Sector(s) Write Sector Buffer Write DMA

Multi-word DMA

Ultra DMA Write Multiple

INTERFACE COMMANDS

SECTION 7

Set Feature Commands

Set Features Mode

Power Mode Commands

Standby Immediate Idle Immediate Standby Idle Check Power Mode Set Sleep Mode Default Power-on Condition

Initialization Commands

Identify Drive Initialize Drive Parameters

7 – 1

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. If the drive is not already on the desired track, an implied seek is performed.

Once at the desired track, the drive searches for the data address mark of the requested sector. The data address mark must be recognized within a specified number of bytes, or the Data Address Mark Not Found error will be reported. Assuming the data address mark is found:

1. The data field is read into the sector buffer.

2. Error bits are set (if an error was encountered).

3. The DRQ bit is set.

4. An interrupt is generated.

The DRQ bit is always set, regardless of the presence or absence of an error condition after the sector. Upon command completion, the Command Block registers contain the numbers of the cylinder, head and sector of the last sector read. Back-to-back sector read commands set DRQ and generate an interrupt when the sector buffer is filled at the completion of each sector. The drive is then ready for the data to be read by the host. DRQ is reset and BSY is set immediately when the host empties the sector buffer.

If an error occurs during Read Sector commands, the read terminates at the sector where the error occurred. The host may then read the Command Block to determine the nature of that error, and the sector where it happened. If the error type is a correctable or an non-correctable data error, the flawed data is loaded into the sector buffer.

A Read Long command sets the Long bit in the command code and returns the data and the ECC bytes in the data field of the specified sector. During a Read Long, the drive does not check the ECC bytes to determine if there has been a data error. The Read Long command is limited to single sector requests.

Read Verify Sector(s)

Identical to the Read Sector(s) command, except that:

1. DRQ is never set,

2. No data is transferred back to the host and

3. The long bit is not valid.

7 – 2

INTERFACE COMMANDS

Read DMA

Multi-word DMA

Identical to the Read Sector(s) command, except that

1. The host initializes a slave-DMA channel prior to issuing the command,

2. Data transfers are qualified by DMARQ and are performed by the slave-DMA channel and

3. The drive issues only one interrupt per command to indicate that data transfer has terminated and status is available.

Ultra DMA

With the Ultra DMA Read protocol, the control signal (DSTROBE) that latches data from DD(15:0) is generated by the devices which drives the data onto the bus. Ownership of DD(15:0) and this data strobe signal are given DSTROBE to the drive during an Ultra DMA data in burst.

During an Ultra DMA Read burst, the drive always moves data onto the bus, and, after a sufficient time to allow for propagation delay, cable settling, and setup time, the sender shall generate a DSTROBE edge to latch the data. Both edges of DSTROBE are used for data transfers.

Any unrecoverable error encountered during execution of a Read DMA command terminates data transfer after the transfer of all sectors prior to the sector where the error was detected. The sector in error is not transferred. The drive generates an interrupt to indicate that data transfer has terminated and status is available. The error posting is identical to the Read Sector(s) command.

Read Multiple

Performs similarly to the Read Sector(s) command, except that for each READ MULTIPLE command data transfers are multiple sector blocks and the Long bit is not valid.

Execution is also similar to that of the READ SECTOR(S) command, except that:

1. Several sectors are transferred to the host as a block, without intervening interrupts.

2. DRQ qualification of the transfer is required only at the start of each block, not of each sector.

The block count consists of the number of sectors to be transferred as a block. (The block count is programmed by the Set Multiple Mode command, which must be executed prior to the Read Multiple command.) READ LONG command is limited to single sector requests.

When the Read Multiple command is issued, the Sector Count register contains the number of sectors requested — not the number of blocks or the block count. If the number of sectors is not evenly divisible by the block count, as many full blocks as possible are transferred, followed by a final, partial block transfer. This final, partial block transfer is for N sectors, where N = (sector count) modulo (block count)

The Read Multiple operation will be rejected with an Aborted Command error if attempted:

1. Before the Set Multiple Mode command has been executed, or

2. When Read Multiple commands are disabled.

The controller reports disk errors encountered during Read Multiple commands at the start of the block or partial block transfer. However, DRQ still sets, and the transfer occurs normally, along with the transfer of any corrupt data. Remaining block data from the following the sector in error is not valid.

If the Sector Count register contains 0 when the Set Multiple Mode command is issued, Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands are disabled; no error is returned. Once the appropriate action has been taken, the controller resets BSY and generates an interrupt. At power up, or after a hardware or software reset, Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands are disabled by default.

7 – 3

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. If they contain a valid and supported block count value, that value is loaded for all subsequent Read and Write Multiple commands, and execution of those commands is enabled. An invalid and unsupported block count in the register results in an Aborted Command error and disallows Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.

Write Commands

Write Sector(s)

Writes from 1 to 256 sectors, beginning at a sector specified in the Command Block. (A sector count of 0 requests 256 sectors.)

When the Command register is written, the drive sets the DRQ bit and waits for the host to fill the sector buffer with the data to be written. An interrupt is not generated to start the first buffer fill operation.

Once the buffer is full, the drive resets DRQ, sets BSY, and begins command execution. If the drive is not already on the desired track, an implied seek is performed.

The data loaded in the buffer is written to the data field of the sector, followed by the ECC bytes. Upon command completion, the Command Block registers contain the cylinder, head and sector number of the last sector written. The next time the buffer is ready to be filled during back-to-back Write Sector commands, DRQ is set and an interrupt is generated.

After the host fills the buffer, DRQ is reset and BSY is set. If an error occurs, Write Sector operations terminate at the sector containing the error.

The Command Block registers then contain the numbers of the cylinder, head and sector where the error occurred. The host may read the Command Block to determine the nature of that error, and on which sector it happened. A Write Long may be executed by setting the Long bit in the command code. The Write Long command writes the data and the ECC bytes directly from the sector buffer; the drive itself does not generate the ECC bytes. Restrict Write Long commands to PIO Mode 0.

Write Verify Sector(s)

Identical to the Write Sector(s) command, except that the requested sectors are verified immediately after being written. The verify operation reads (without transferring), and checks for data errors. Any errors encountered during this operation are reported.

Write Sector Buffer

Allows the host to overwrite the contents of the drive’s sector buffer with a selected data pattern. When this command is received, the drive:

1. Sets BSY,

2. Sets up the sector buffer for a write operation,

3. Sets DRQ,

4. Resets BSY and

5. Generates an interrupt.

7 – 4

The host may then write up to 256 words of data to the buffer. A disk write task begins to store the host data to disk. Host write commands continue to be accepted and data transferred to the buffer until either the write command stack is full or the data buffer is full. The drive may reorder write commands to optimize drive throughput.

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. Several sectors transfer to the host as a block without intervening interrupts.

2. DRQ qualification of the transfer is required at the start of the block, not on each sector.

The block count consists of the number of sectors to be transferred as a block and is programmed by the Set Multiple Mode command, which must be executed prior to the Write Multiple command. When the Write Multiple command is issued, the Sector Count register contains the number of sectors requested — not the number of blocks or the block count.

If the number of sectors is not evenly divisible by the block count, as many full blocks as possible are transferred, followed by a final, partial block transfer. This final, partial block transfer is for N sectors, where N = (sector count) modulo (block count)

The Write Multiple operation will be rejected with an Aborted Command error if attempted:

1. Before the Set Multiple Mode command has been executed, or

2. When Write Multiple commands are disabled.

All disk errors encountered during Write Multiple commands report after the attempted disk write of the block or partial block in which the error occurred.

The write operation ends with the sector in error, even if it was in the middle of a block. When an error occurs, subsequent blocks are not transferred. When DRQ is set at the beginning of each full and partial block, interrupts are generated.

Write DMA

Multi-word DMA

Identical to the Write Sector(s) command, except that:

1. The host initializes a slave-DMA channel prior to issuing the command,

2. Data transfers are qualified by DMARQ and are performed by the slave-DMA channel and

3. The drive issues only one interrupt per command to indicate that data transfer has terminated at status is available.

Ultra DMA

With the Ultra DMA Write protocol, the control signal (HSTROBE) that latches data from DD(15:0) is generated by the devices which drives the data onto the bus. Ownership of DD(15:0) and this data strobe signal are given to the host for an Ultra DMA data out burst.

During an Ultra DMA Write burst, the host always moves data onto the bus, and, after a sufficient time to allow for propagation delay, cable settling, and setup time, the sender shall generate a HSTROBE edge to latch the data. Both edges of HSTROBE are used for data transfers.

Any error encountered during Write DMA execution results in the termination of data transfer. The drive issues an interrupt to indicate that data transfer has terminated and status is available in the error register. The error posting is the same as that of the Write Sector(s) command.

7 – 5

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. The acceptable values in the Features register are defined as follows:

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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.

Idle Immediate – 95h/E1h

Spin up and do not change time out value. This command will spin up the spin motor if the drive is spun down, and cause the drive to enter the IDLE MODE immediately. If the drive is already spinning, the spin up sequence is not executed. The actuator is parked and some circuits are powered off.

Standby – 96h/E2h

Spin down and 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. A non-zero value placed in the sector count register will enable the Automatic Power Down sequence. The timer will begin counting down when the drive returns to the IDLE MODE. A value of zero placed in the sector count register will disable the Automatic Power Down sequence.

Idle – 97h/E3h

Spin up and change time out value. This command will spin-up the spin motor if the drive is spun-down. If the drive is already spinning, the spin up sequence is not executed. A non-zero value placed in the Sector Count register will enable the Automatic Power Down sequence and their timer will begin counting down immediately. A value of zero placed in the Sector Count register will disable the Automatic Power Down sequence. The actuator is parked and some circuits are powered off.

Check Power Mode – 98h/E5h

This command returns a code in the Sector Count register that determines the current Power Mode status of the drive. If the drive is in, going to, or recovering from the STANDBY MODE the drive sets the Sector Count register to OOh. If the drive is in the IDLE MODE or ACTIVE MODE, the drive sets the Sector Count register to FFh.

Set Sleep Mode – 99h/E6h

This command will spin the drive down and cause the drive to enter the SLEEP MODE immediately. If the drive is already spun down, the spin down sequence is not executed.

Note: The only way to recover from SLEEP MODE is with a software reset or a hardware reset.

Default Power-on Condition

The drive’s default power on condition is the ACTIVE MODE. Upon receiving a Power Mode command, except the SLEEP MODE command, the drive sets BSY and

performs the requested power operation. Once the requested Power Mode change has begun, the drive resets BSY and generates an interrupt - without waiting for the drive to spin up or spin down. Upon receiving a SLEEP MODE command the drive is spun down, and when it is stopped, the drive resets BSY and generates an interrupt.

7 – 7

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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While the drive is in STANDBY MODE, any commands received from the host are accepted and executed as they would in normal operation, except that the spin motor is started if required to execute a disk command. Under these conditions, the drive will set BSY when command processing would normally begin and will leave BSY set until the drive comes up to speed and the disk command can be executed. Disk commands issued while the drive is in STANDBY MODE, restarts the Time-out Interval after completing the command. A reset must be issued before attempting to issue any commands while the drive in SLEEP MODE.

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INTERFACE 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. Generates an interrupt.

The host may then read the information out of the sector buffer. Parameter words in the buffer follow. Note that all reserved bits or words should be zeroes.

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INTERFACE COMMANDS

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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. As a result, the drive can operate as any equal to or less than capacity drive type. Do not exceed the total number of sectors available on the drive:

When this command is executed, the drive reads the Sector Counter Register and the Drive Head Register (and so determines the number of the logical sectors per track and maximum logical head number per cylinder and will calculate the number of logical cylinders.)

Upon receipt of the command, the drive:

1. Sets BSY,

2. Saves the parameters,

3. Resets BSY and

4. Generates an interrupt.

To specify maximum heads, write 1 less than the maximum (e.g. write 4 for a 5 head drive). To specify maximum sectors, specify the actual number of sectors (e.g. 17 for a maximum of 17 sectors/track).

The sector count and head values are not checked for validity by this command. If they are invalid, no error will be posted until an illegal access is made by some other command.

Moves the read/write heads from anywhere on the disk to cylinder 0. When this command is received, the drive:

1. Sets BSY and

2. Issues a seek to cylinder zero.

The drive waits for the seek to complete, then the drive:

1. Updates status,

2. Resets BSY and

3. Generates an interrupt.

If the drive cannot reach cylinder 0, the Error bit is set in the Status register, and the Track 0 bit is set in the Error register.

NOTE: If a maximum head and sector number is selected – such that the number of cylinders will exceed 65,535 – then the maximum cylinder value will be reduced to 65, 535.

7 – 12

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. If a new command is issued to a drive during the execution of a Seek command, the drive will wait (with BSY active) for the Seek to complete before executing the new command.

Format Track

Formats the track specified in the Command Block. Shortly after the Command register is written, the drive sets the bit, and waits for the host to fill the sector buffer with the interleave table. When the buffer is full, the drive resets DRQ, sets BSY and begins command execution. If the drive is not already on the desired track, an implied seek is performed. Once at the desired track the data fields are written with all zeroes.

Execute Drive Diagnostic

Commands the drive to implement the internal diagnostic tests. (These tests are executed only upon command receipt; they do not run automatically at power up or after a reset.)

The drive sets BSY immediately upon receiving this command. The following table presents the codes and their descriptions. Note that the value in the Error register should be viewed as a unique 8 bit Code.

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Note: If a slave drive fails diagnostics, the master drive OR’s 80h with its own status, and loads that code into the Error register. If a slave drive passes diagnostics (or a slave is absent), the master drive OR’s 00 with its own status and loads that code into the Error register.

7 – 13

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.

The S.M.A.R.T. sub-commands (listed below) comprise the ATA S.M.A.R.T. feature set that provide access to S.M.A.R.T. attribute values, attribute thresholds and other logging and reporting information.

Prior to writing a S.M.A.R.T. command to the device’s command register, key values must be written by the host into the device’s Cylinder Low and Cylinder High registers, or the command will be aborted. For any S.M.A.R.T. sub-command, if a device register is not specified as being written with a value by the host, then the value in that register is undefined and will be ignored by the device. The key values are:

Key Register

4Fh Cylinder Low (1F4h) C2h Cylinder High (1F5h)

The S.M.A.R.T. sub-commands use a single command code (B0h) and are differentiated from one another by the value placed in the Features register. In order to issue a command, the host must write the subcommand-specific code to the device’s Features register before writing the command code to the command register. The sub-commands and their respective codes are:

D0h S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Value

This feature returns 512 bytes of attribute information to the host.

D1h S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds

D2h Enable/Disable Autosave

D3h S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Value

D4h Perform Off-Line Data Collection

D8h Enable S.M.A.R.T. D9h Disable S.M.A.R.T. DAh S.M.A.R.T. Return Status

This feature returns 512 bytes of warranty failure thresholds to the host.

To enable this feature, set the sector count register to F1h (enable) or 0 (disable). Attribute values are automatically saved to non-volatile storage on the device after five minutes of idle time and before entering idle, sleep or standby modes. This feature is defaulted to “enabled” when S.M.A.R.T. is enabled via the S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations commands. The autosave feature will not impact host system performance and does not need to be disabled.

This feature saves the current attribute values to non-volatile storage.

Data is collected from random seeks, timed pattern seek times and head margin tests.

This feature allows the host to assess the status of a S.M.A.R.T. capable device by comparing all saved attribute values with their corresponding warranty failure thresholds. If no thresholds are exceeded, the drive is declared to have a positive health status. If any warranty failure threshold is exceeded, the drive is declared to have a negative health status. Executing this sub-command results in all attribute values being saved to non-volatile storage on the device.

7 – 14

DBh Enable/Disable Automatic Off-Line

To enable this feature, set the Sector Count register to F1h or 0 to disable.

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

SECTION 8

Service and Support

Service Policy

Repairs to any DiamondMax™ Plus 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. Through the ongoing TCS process, Maxtor employees take direct responsibility for every customer’s level of satisfaction – with Maxtor technology, price, quality, delivery, service and support.

No Quibble® Service

Another TCS feature is Maxtor’s No Quibble® Service policy. By minimizing paperwork and processing, No Quibble Service dramatically cuts the turnaround time normally required for repairs and returns.

Here’s how it works:

1. Customer calls 1-800-2MAXTOR for a Return Material Authorization (RMA) number and provides a credit card number,

2. Maxtor ships a replacement drive within 2 business days, and

3. Customer returns the original drive and credit card draft is destroyed.

Support

Technical Assistance

Highly-trained technicians are available 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Mountain Standard Time) Monday through Friday to provide detailed technical support.

U.S. and Canada Language support: English, Spanish

Voice 800-2MAXTOR, press 1 (800-262-9867) E-mail Technical_Assistance@maxtor.com Fax 303-678-2260

Outside U.S. and Canada 303-678-2015 Europe Language support: English, French, German

Voice + 353 1 286 62 22 E-mail Eurotech_Assistance@maxtor.com Fax + 353 1 286 45 77

Asia/Pacific

Voice Contact your local Maxtor Sales Office for assistance E-mail Apactech_Assistance@maxtor.com

Language support: English

MaxInfo Service

Use a touch-tone phone to listen to technical information about Maxtor products and the top Q&A’s from our 24-hour automated voice system.

U.S. and Canada 800-2MAXTOR (800-262-9867)

Press 1, wait for announcement, listen for option

Outside U.S. and Canada 303-678-2015, listen for option

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SERVICE AND SUPPORT

MaxFax™ Service

Use a touch-tone phone to order Technical Reference Sheets, Drive Specifications, Installation Sheets and other documents from our 24-hour automated fax retrieval system. Requested items are sent to your fax machine.

U.S. and Canada Language support: English, Spanish

Phone 800-2MAXTOR, listen for option (800-262-9867) Outside U.S. and Canada 303-678-2618 Europe Language support: English, French, German

Phone + 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 industry. Customer Service is available 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) Monday through Friday.

Service, the benchmark for service and support in the

U.S. and Canada Language support: English, Spanish

Voice 800-2MAXTOR, press 2 (800-262-9867)

E-mail RMA@maxtor.com

Fax 408-922-2085 Europe Language support: English, French, German

Voice + 353 1 286 62 22

E-mail Eurotech_Assistance@maxtor.com

Fax + 353 1 286 14 19 Asia/Pacific Call Singapore Customer Service from the countries listed below.

Customer Service is available 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

(Singapore time is GMT +8).

From Dial

Australia 1-800-124-328 Hong Kong +800-96-3387 Indonesia +001-803-65-6500 Japan +0031-65-3616 South Korea +0078-65-800-6500 Malaysia 1-800-1126 New Zealand +0800-44-6542 Singapore 1-800-481-6788 Taiwan +0080-65-1062 Thailand +001-800-65-6500

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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.

ADDRESS

A number, generally binary, distinguishing a specific member of an ordered set of locations. In disk engineering, the address may consist of drives (unit address), radial positions (cylinder address), or circumferential position (sector address).

ALLOCATION

A process of assigning designated areas of the disk to particular files.

ALTERNATE TRACK

A spare track used in the event that a normal track becomes damaged or is unusable.

ANALOG

A signal or system that does not use digital states to convey information. A signal may have any number of significant states (values), contrasted to digital signals which can only have two states.

ANSI

American National Standards Institute.

APPLICATION PROGRAM

A sequence of programmed instructions that tell the computer how to perform some end-user task, such as accounting or word processing.

AREAL DENSITY

Bit density (bits per inch) multiplied by track density (tracks per inch) or bits per square inch.

ASYMMETRY

A distortion of the readback signal which is shown in different intervals between the positive and negative voltage peaks.

AUXILIARY MEMORY

Memory other than main memory; generally a mass-storage subsystem containing disk drives and backup tape drives, controller(s) and buffer memory (also called peripheral memory).

AVERAGE ACCESS TIME

The average time to make all possible length accesses (seeks).

AVERAGE SEEK TIME

The average time to make all possible length seeks. A typical measure of performance.

BAD BLOCK

A block that cannot store data because of a media flaw.

BIT

An abbreviation for binary digit, of which there are two (0 and 1). A bit is the basic data unit of most digital computers. A bit is usually part of a data byte or word, but bits may be used singly to control or read logic “on-off” functions. The fundamental unit information, often used loosely to refer to a circuit or magnetization state at a particular instant in time.

BIOS

Acronym for Basic Input/Output System. The firmware area of a CPU that controls operations through the system bus and to the attached cards and peripheral devices.

BPI

Acronym for bits per inch. See bit density.

BLOCK

A group of bytes handled, stored, and accessed as a logical data unit, such as an individual file record.

BUFFER

A temporary data storage area that compensates for a difference in data transfer rates and/or data processing rates between sender and receiver.

BUS

A collection of functionally parallel conductors that forms an interconnection between functional blocks in a digital device. A length of parallel conductors that forms a major interconnection route between the computer system CPU (central processing unit) and its peripheral subsystems. Depending on its design, a bus may carry data, addresses, power, and more.

BYTE

An ordered collection of bits treated as a unit. Most often, a byte is understood to consist of eight bits. One byte is necessary to define an alphanumeric character.

CACHE

Random access memory (RAM) used as a buffer between the CPU and the disk drive.

CAPACITY

The amount of data, usually expressed in bytes, which can be stored in a given device or portion of same.

CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT (CPU)

The heart of the computer system that executes programmed instructions. It includes the arithmetic logic unit (ALU) for performing all math and logic operations, a control section for interpreting and executing instructions, internal memory for temporary storage of program variables and other functions.

CHANNEL

A collection of electronic circuits used in the process of writing and reading information to and from magnetic media.

CHARACTER

An ordered collection of bits representing one of a set of predefined symbols. Often the term is used interchangeably with byte, but this is inexact.

CLOSED LOOP

A control technique that enables the positioning system to correct off-track errors in real time. The actual head position is monitored and compared to the ideal track position to determine any position error that might be occurring. This information is then used to produce a correction signal (feedback) that goes to the positioner to correct the error. (See also track following servo).

CLOSED LOOP SERVO

A servo control technique that uses position feedback to correct off-track errors. See Track Following Servo.

CLUSTER

The smallest allocatable unit of disk storage allowed by MS-DOS; each FAT entry represents one cluster.

CONTROLLER

An electronic device for connecting one or more mass storage peripherals (rigid disk drives, tape drives, and optical disk drives) to the input/output circuits of a host computer. Controllers vary in complexity, with more sophisticated units able to buffer and schedule commands, correct data errors, and bypass media defects without host intervention.

CONTROLLER

A miniature CPU dedicated to controlling a peripheral device, such as a disk drive, tape drive, video display terminal, or printer. The controller executes commands from the central processing unit and reissues commands to the peripheral device.

CORRECTABLE ERROR

An error that can be overcome by the use of Error Detection and Correction.

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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.

DATA

An ordered collection of information. In a specific case, it is the information processed by a computer.

DATA SEPARATOR

An electronic circuit which decodes playback data and produces separate clock and data bits. Sometimes incorrectly used to denote data synchronizer.

DATA SYNCHRONIZER

An electronic circuit producing a clock signal that is synchronous with the incoming data stream. This clock signal is then used to decode the recording code being used into user data.

DATA TRANSFER RATE

In a disk or tape drive, the rate at which data is transferred to or from the storage media. It is usually given in thousands of bits per second (Kbit/second) or millions of bits per second (Mbit/second).

DEDICATED LANDING ZONE

A designated radial zone on the disk where contact starting and stopping occur by design.

DEDICATED SERVO

A servo scheme in which a prerecorded pattern on an otherwise unused disk surface provides position information to the servo circuitry by means of a head reading that surface.

DEFECT

A magnetic imperfection in a recording surface.

DEFECT MANAGEMENT

A general methodology of avoiding data errors on a recording surface by avoiding the use of known bad areas of media. Usually defective sectors or tracks are retired and data are written in alternate locations. Several algorithms are possible such as “sector slipping,” or “spare sector per track.”

DEFECT MAP

A list of defects that fall within a pass/fail criteria of a user. This list is usually used by an operating system or a disk drive controller for defect management.

DEFECT SKIPPING

A defect management scheme for avoiding surface defects. It has data written before and after the defect, instead of using alternate tracks or sectors to avoid use of the defective area.

DENSITY

Generally, recording density. See areal, bit, and storage density.

DC ERASE

The method of erasing a track using a DC write/erase current through either a Read/ Write or Erase head.

DIGITAL

Any system that processes digital binary signals (having only values of a 1 or 0; usually in bits and bytes) rather than analog signals (signals that can have many values)

DIGITAL MAGNETIC RECORDING

See magnetic recording.

DIRECT ACCESS

Access directly to memory location. (See random access).

DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS

A mean of data transfer between the device and host memory without processor intervention.

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