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Maxtor Atlas 15K II

Product Manual

September 6, 2005

PN: 000001910

Revision 3

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Before You Begin

Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engi-

neers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives. Drive repair should be per-

formed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact the Maxtor Customer Service Center at

800-2MAXTOR or 303-678-2045.

CAUTION: Maxtor 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.

1 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.

2 BEFORE removing drives from their packing material, allow them to reach room temperature. 3 During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive. 4 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.

5 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. (P68 only)

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

required should the drive ever need repair.

Regulatory Statements

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,

pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection

against harmful interference in a residential installation. Any modifications of this device - unless

expressly approved by the manufacturer - can void the user’s authority to operate this equipment

under Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This

device may not cause harmful interference and (2) This device must accept any interference that

may cause undesirable operation.

This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and

used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

Howerver, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this

equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be deter-

mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfer-

ence by one or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

NOTE: Additional information on the need to interconnect the device with shielded (data) cables or the need

for special devices, such as ferrite beads on cables, is required if such means of interference suppression was used

in the qualification test for the device. This information will vary from device to device and needs to be obtained

from the EMC group or product manager.

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Chapter 1

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

1.1 AUDIENCE ............................................................................................. 1-1

1.2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION........................................................................ 1-1

1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS......................................................... 1-2

1.4 REFERENCES .......................................................................................... 1-3

Chapter 2

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................................................. 2-1

2.2 KEY FEATURES....................................................................................... 2-1

2.3 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STANDARDS ................................................ 2-4

2.4 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................... 2-4

Chapter 3

INSTALLATION

3.1 SAFETY, HANDLING, & ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION ............ 3-1

3.1.1 Safety Precautions .......................................................................... 3-1

3.1.2 Handling ........................................................................................ 3-1

3.1.3 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection ............................................ 3-2

3.2 SPACE REQUIREMENTS........................................................................... 3-3

3.2.1 Shock Feet .................................................................................... 3-4

3.3 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................... 3-4

3.4 HARDWARE OPTIONS ............................................................................. 3-6

3.4.1 Configuration Jumpers and Connections ............................................ 3-6

3.4.2 Jumper Options on the 68-Pin Wide PCB .......................................... 3-6

3.4.2.1 Write Protection .....................................................................3-8

3.4.2.2 Delay Spin (DS), Stagger Spin (SS)........................................... 3-9

3.4.2.3 Single-Ended Operation - Force SE (Disable LVD)........................ 3-9

3.4.2.4 Remote Busy and Default Displays ........................................... 3-9

3.4.3 SCA-2 80-Pin Connector Versions .................................................. 3-10

3.4.3.1 Termination for the 80-Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions .............. 3-10

3.4.3.2 SCSI ID for SCA-2 Version .................................................... 3-11

3.4.3.3 Spin Up for the 80-Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions.................... 3-12

3.4.3.4 Activity LED for SCA-2 Connector Versions............................. 3-13

3.5 INTERFACE CONNECTOR (J1) ................................................................ 3-14

3.5.1 68-Pin Wide SCSI Connector - LVD ................................................. 3-16

3.5.1.1 68-Pin Wide Mating Connector .............................................. 3-16

3.5.2 80-Pin SCA-2 SCSI Connector - LVD ............................................... 3-17

3.5.2.1 80-Pin SCA-2 Mating Connectors........................................... 3-18

3.5.3 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended SCSI Connector ....................................... 3-19

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3.5.4 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended SCSI Connector .................................... 3-20

3.6 DRIVE MOUNTING and installation.......................................................... 3-21

3.6.1 Orientation .................................................................................. 3-21

3.6.2 Mounting Screw Clearance ............................................................ 3-22

3.6.3 Mounting .................................................................................... 3-23

3.6.4 Ventilation .................................................................................. 3-23

Chapter 4

SPECIFICATIONS

4.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMARY ..................................................................... 4-1

4.2 FORMATTED CAPACITY ......................................................................... 4-3

4.3 DATA TRANSFER RATES ........................................................................ 4-4

4.4 TIMING SPECIFICATIONS ........................................................................ 4-4

4.5 POWER ................................................................................................. 4-5

4.5.1 Power Sequencing ......................................................................... 4-5

4.5.2 Power Reset Limits ......................................................................... 4-5

4.5.3 Drive Power Dissipation .................................................................. 4-6

4.6 ACOUSTICS .......................................................................................... 4-7

4.6.1 Acoustic Tonal Quality .................................................................... 4-7

4.7 MECHANICAL ........................................................................................ 4-8

4.8 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS............................................................... 4-8

4.9 ELECTROMAGNETIC CONDITIONS ........................................................... 4-9

4.9.1 EMI/RFI Susceptibility ..................................................................... 4-9

4.9.2 ESD .............................................................................................. 4-9

4.9.3 Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields .......................................................... 4-9

4.10 SHOCK AND VIBRATION ........................................................................ 4-9

4.11 RELIABILITY ........................................................................................ 4-10

4.12 DISK ERRORS...................................................................................... 4-10

Chapter 5

SCSI Description

5.1 Overview of the SCSI Command Descriptions ............................................ 5-1

5.2 Command Descriptor Block ...................................................................... 5-4

5.3 Status/Error Reporting ............................................................................. 5-6

5.4 Linked Commands .................................................................................. 5-8

5.5 DATA Transfer Command Components ..................................................... 5-8

5.6 SCSI COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS ........................................................... 5-10

5.7 CHANGE OPERATING DEFINITION (40h) ................................................. 5-11

5.8 FORMAT UNIT Command (04h).............................................................. 5-12

5.8.1 Five Forms of FORMAT UNIT Commands ........................................ 5-14

5.8.2 FORMAT UNIT Parameter List ........................................................ 5-14

5.8.2.1 FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header ......................................... 5-15

5.8.2.2 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descritpor-Block Format ....................... 5-16

5.8.2.3 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor — Physical Sector and Bytes From In-

dex Format..................................................................................... 5-16

5.8.2.4 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor ........................ 5-16

5.9 INQUIRY Command (12h) ...................................................................... 5-18

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5.9.1 Standard Inquiry Data Page ............................................................ 5-19

5.9.2 Vital Product Data Pages ............................................................... 5-21

5.9.2.1 Supported Vital Product Data Pages Page (00h) ....................... 5-21

5.9.2.2 Unit Serial Number Page (80h) ............................................... 5-21

5.9.2.3 Implemented Operating Definition Page (81h) .......................... 5-22

5.9.2.4 ASCII Implemented Operating Definition Page (82h) ................. 5-23

5.9.2.5 Device Identification Page (83h) (SCSI-3 ONLY) ....................... 5-23

5.9.2.6 Command Support Data Pages ..................................................... 5-25

5.10 LOG SELECT Command (4Ch) ................................................................ 5-29

5.11 LOG SENSE Command (4Dh) ................................................................. 5-30

5.11.1 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block ........................................ 5-31

5.11.2 LOG SENSE Log Pages ................................................................ 5-32

5.12 MODE SELECT (6) Command (15h) ........................................................ 5-34

5.12.1 Initiator-Changeable Mode Pages .................................................. 5-35

5.12.2 Mode Page Types ....................................................................... 5-36

5.12.3 Mode Parameter List ................................................................... 5-37

5.12.4 Categories of Changeable Pages ................................................... 5-39

5.12.5 Unit Attention Condition Page (00h) .............................................. 5-40

5.12.6 Read-Write Error Recover Page (01h) ............................................. 5-41

5.12.7 Disconnect–Reconnect Page (02h) ................................................ 5-43

5.12.8 Verify Error Recovery Page (07h) .................................................. 5-45

5.12.9 Caching Page (08h) ..................................................................... 5-46

5.12.10 Control Mode Page (0Ah) ........................................................... 5-49

5.12.11 Notch and Partition Page (0Ch) ................................................... 5-51

5.12.12 Port Control Mode Page (19h) .................................................... 5-53

5.12.12.1 Margin Control Subpage (Sub Page 1 of Mode Page 19 ......... 5-55

5.12.12.2 Saved Training Configuration Values Subpage (Sub Page 2 of Mode

Page 19) ........................................................................................ 5-56

5.12.12.3 Negotiated Settings Subpage (Sub Page 3 of Mode Page 19) .5-57

5.12.12.4 Report Transfer Capabilities Subpage - (Sub Page 4 of Mode Page 19)

..................................................................................................... 5-59

5.12.13 Information Exceptions Control Page (1Ch) .................................. 5-60

5.13 MODE SELECT (10) Command (55h)....................................................... 5-63

5.14 MODE SENSE (6) Command (1Ah).......................................................... 5-65

5.14.1 Read-Only Mode Pages ................................................................ 5-67

5.14.2 Format Device Page (03h) ............................................................ 5-68

5.14.3 Rigid Disk Geometry Page (04h) ................................................... 5-69

5.15 MODE SENSE (10) Command (5Ah) ........................................................ 5-71

5.16 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Command (5Eh)....................................... 5-73

5.17 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command (5Fh) ................................... 5-81

5.18 READ (6) Command (08h) ..................................................................... 5-91

5.19 READ (10) Command (28h) ................................................................... 5-92

5.20 READ BUFFER Command (3Ch) .............................................................. 5-93

5.21 READ CAPACITY Command (25h) .......................................................... 5-95

5.22 READ DEFECT DATA Command (10) (37h).............................................. 5-96

5.23 READ DEFECT DATA Command (12) (B7h).............................................. 5-99

5.24 READ LONG Command (3Eh) ............................................................... 5-101

5.25 READ SKIP MASK Command (E8h) ........................................................ 5-102

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5.26 REASSIGN BLOCKS Command (07h) ..................................................... 5-103

5.27 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command (1Ch) .................................. 5-104

5.27.1 Supported Diagnostics Pages Page (00h) ......................................5-105

5.27.2 Translate Address Page (40h) .....................................................5-105

5.28 RELEASE (6) Command (17h) ............................................................... 5-107

5.29 RELEASE (10) Command (57h) ............................................................. 5-108

5.30 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A3h) ........................................ 5-109

5.31 REPORT LUNS Command (A0h) ............................................................ 5-111

5.32 REQUEST SENSE Command (03h) ........................................................ 5-112

5.32.1 Sense Data Availability ..............................................................5-113

5.32.2 Status Reporting .......................................................................5-114

5.32.3 Sense Data Format for Error Code 70h and Error Code 71h ............5-115

5.33 RESERVE (6) Command (16h)............................................................... 5-135

5.34 RESERVE (10) Command (56h)............................................................. 5-136

5.35 REZERO UNIT Command (01h) ............................................................. 5-138

5.36 SEEK (6) Command (0Bh) .................................................................... 5-139

5.37 SEEK (10) Command (2Bh)................................................................... 5-140

5.38 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command (1Dh) ..................................................... 5-141

5.38.1 Supported Diagnostic Page List ...................................................5-143

5.38.2 Translate Address Page ..............................................................5-144

5.39 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A4h) .............................................. 5-145

5.40 START STOP UNIT Command (1Bh) ...................................................... 5-146

5.41 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command (35h) ................................................ 5-147

5.42 TEST UNIT READY Command (00h) ...................................................... 5-148

5.43 VERIFY Command (2Fh)....................................................................... 5-149

5.44 WRITE (6) Command (0Ah) .................................................................. 5-150

5.45 WRITE (10) Command (2Ah) ................................................................ 5-151

5.46 WRITE AND VERIFY Command (2Eh)..................................................... 5-152

5.47 WRITE BUFFER Command (3Bh) ........................................................... 5-153

5.48 WRITE SAME COMMAND .....................................................................5-155

5.49 WRITE SKIP MASK COMMAND(EAh) .....................................................5-156

5.50 WRITE SAME COMMAND .....................................................................5-156

5.51 WRITE LONG Command (3Fh) .............................................................. 5-158

Chapter 6

FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS

6.1 KEY FEATURES ...................................................................................... 6-1

6.2 WRITE-BACK CACHING........................................................................... 6-2

6.3 ZERO LATENCY READ/WRITE .................................................................. 6-3

6.4 DISCONNECT-RECONNECT ..................................................................... 6-3

6.5 TRACK AND CYLINDER SKEWING ............................................................ 6-3

6.6 AVERAGE ACCESS TIME......................................................................... 6-3

6.7 EMBEDDED SERVO SYSTEM ................................................................... 6-3

6.8 DATA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY ............................................................ 6-4

6.8.1 Media Error Protection .................................................................... 6-4

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6.8.2 Transfer Error Protection .................................................................. 6-4

6.8.3 Addressing Error Protection ..............................................................6-4

6.8.4 Data Sector Reallocation Error Protection ...........................................6-4

6.8.5 Data Verification ............................................................................. 6-5

6.9 TAGGED COMMAND QUEUING ................................................................ 6-5

6.10 COMMAND REORDERING........................................................................ 6-5

6.11 BANDED RECORDING ............................................................................. 6-5

6.12 DIAGNOSTICS ....................................................................................... 6-6

6.12.1 Power On Self Test (POST) ............................................................6-6

6.12.2 Periodic Self-Adjustments .............................................................. 6-6

6.12.3 Host Diagnostics ..........................................................................6-7

6.12.4 Log Sense ....................................................................................6-7

6.13 ERROR RECOVERY ................................................................................. 6-7

6.13.1 Seek Error Recovery ...................................................................... 6-7

6.13.2 Data Read Errors ........................................................................... 6-7

6.13.3 Reallocation of Bad Blocks ............................................................. 6-7

6.14 THE ULTRA160 and ULTRA320 LOW VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL (LVD)

SCSI INTERFACE ..................................................................................... 6-8

6.14.1 DIFFSENS .................................................................................... 6-9

6.14.2 DIFFSENS SWITCHING ..................................................................6-9

6.14.3 DT AND ST CLOCKING ............................................................... 6-10

6.14.4 CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECKING ............................................... 6-11

6.14.5 DOMAIN VALIDATION ................................................................ 6-11

6.14.6 Adaptive Active Filter (AAF) ......................................................... 6-11

6.14.7 Transmitter Pre-Compensation with Cutback .................................. 6-12

6.14.8 Free Running Clock (FRC) ............................................................ 6-12

6.14.9 Skew Compensation ................................................................... 6-12

6.14.10 Information Unit Transfers ......................................................... 6-12

6.15 HOT PLUGGING/REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF SCSI DEVICES ................. 6-12

6.15.1 System Considerations ................................................................ 6-13

6.15.2 APPLICABLE SCSI PHYSICAL DOCUMENTS ................................... 6-14

Appendix A

QUICK REFERENCE

A.1 SCSI-2/SCSI-3 Equivalent Terminology...................................................... A-1

A.2 SCSI Commands and Messages ............................................................... A-2

A.3 SCSI Pages............................................................................................ A-3

A.4 Sense Keys ........................................................................................... A-5

A.5 Status Codes......................................................................................... A-5

Appendix B

NEGOTIATED RATE INFORMATION PAGE REFERENCE

B.1 TRANSFER PERIOD FACTOR FIELD ........................................................... B-1

B.2 Settings for the QAS, DT, and IU fields ...................................................... B-2

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List of Figures

Figure 3-1 Dimensions for the Maxtor Atlas 15K II Hard Disk Drives ................. 3-3

Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly ................................................................. 3-5

Figure 3-3 Jumper Locations on the 68-Pin Wide SCSI Drive PCB..................... 3-7

Figure 3-4 Pin Locations on SCA-2 Connector ................................................ 3-11

Figure 3-5 J1 Interface Connector Configurations ............................................ 3-14

Figure 3-6 Mounting Dimensions Maxtor Atlas 15K II Drives ........................... 3-22

Figure 3-7 Mounting Screw Clearance for Maxtor Atlas 15K II Drive ................ 3-23

Figure 3-8 Lengthwise Airflow Cooling........................................................... 3-24

Figure 3-9 Crosswise Airflow Cooling ............................................................. 3-25

Figure 6-1 ST and DT CLocking.................................................................... 6-11

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Table 3-1 SCSI ID Selection on Option Connector (68-Pin SCSI Connector Drives). 3-8 Table 3-2 SCSI ID Pin Assignments (SCA-2 Connector Versions of the Disk Drive). 3-12

Table 3-3 Spin Up on Power On Options................................................................. 3-13

Table 3-4 68-Pin Wide LVD Pin Assignments........................................................... 3-16

Table 3-5 80-Pin SCA-2 LVD Pin Assignments ........................................................ 3-17

Table 3-6 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended Pin Assignments.............................................. 3-19

Table 3-7 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended Pin Assignments ........................................... 3-20

Table 4-1 Specifications............................................................................................... 4-1

Table 4-2 Formatted Capacity ..................................................................................... 4-3

Table 4-3 Timing Specifications for Maxtor Atlas 15K II............................................. 4-4

Table 4-4 Power Supply Voltages................................................................................ 4-5

Table 4-5 Power Reset Limits

Table 4-6 Power Dissipation in Various Modes (Low-Profile Drives) .......................... 4-6

Table 4-7 Acoustical Characteristics—Sound Power per ISO 7779 .............................. 4-7

Table 4-8 Environmental Specifications ....................................................................... 4-8

Table 4-9 Shock and Vibration Specifications .............................................................. 4-9

Table 4-10 Error Rates................................................................................................ 4-11

Table 5-1 Supported SCSI Commands ........................................................................ 5-1

Table 5-2 Typical (6-Byte) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format......................... 5-3

Table 5-3 Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions........................................... 5-4

Table 5-4 Typical (6-Byte) Command Descriptor Block - Data Format....................... 5-5

Table 5-5 Command Descriptor Block Control Field-Field Descriptions ..................... 5-6

Table 5-6 Status Codes................................................................................................ 5-7

Table 5-7 Length Fields............................................................................................... 5-8

Table 5-8 DATA-Phase Command Contents .............................................................. 5-9

Table 5-9 CHANGE DEFINITION Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ....... 5-11

Table 5-10 CHANGE DEFINITION-Field Descriptions ........................................... 5-11

Table 5-11 FORMAT UNIT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .................... 5-13

Table 5-12 FORMAT UNIT Command-Field Descriptions....................................... 5-13

Table 5-13 FORMAT UNIT Command Supported Options...................................... 5-14

Table 5-14 FORMAT UNIT Parameter List-Data Format.......................................... 5-14

Table 5-15 FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header-Data Format................................... 5-15

Table 5-16 FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header-Field Descriptions .......................... 5-15

Table 5-17 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor-Block Format .................................. 5-16

Table 5-18 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor- Physical Sector and Bytes

From Index Format ................................................................................... 5-16

Table 5-19 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor-Data Format ............... 5-16

............................................................................................................. 4-5

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Table 5-20 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor-Field Descriptions ...... 5-17

Table 5-21 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Type ............................................ 5-17

Table 5-22 INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format............................... 5-18

Table 5-23 INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions ...................... 5-18

Table 5-24 Standard Inquiry Data Page-Data Format ................................................... 5-19

Table 5-25 Standard Inquiry Data Page-Field Descriptions........................................... 5-20

Table 5-26 Supported Vital Product Data Pages-Data Format ...................................... 5-21

Table 5-27 Vital Product Data-Page Codes.................................................................. 5-21

Table 5-28 Unit Serial Number Page-Data Format ...................................................... 5-21

Table 5-29 Unit Serial Number Page-Field Descriptions.............................................. 5-22

Table 5-30 Implemented Operating Definition Page-Data Format............................... 5-22

Table 5-31 Implemented Operating Definition Page-Field Descriptions....................... 5-22

Table 5-32 ASCII Implemented Operating Definition Page - Data Format.................. 5-23

Table 5-33 Device Identification Page - Data Format .................................................. 5-23

Table 5-34 Device Identification Page - Field Description ........................................... 5-25

Table 5-35 Command Support Data Page-Data Format ............................................... 5-25

Table 5-36 Command Support Data Page-Field Descriptions....................................... 5-26

Table 5-37 Command Support Data Page Command or Operation Codes................... 5-27

Table 5-38 LOG SELECT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ......................... 5-29

Table 5-39 LOG SELECT Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions................. 5-29

Table 5-40 Disk Drive Log Pages ................................................................................ 5-30

Table 5-41 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Data Format............................ 5-31

Table 5-42 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions ................... 5-31

Table 5-43 LOG SENSE Log Page Format-Data Format ............................................. 5-32

Table 5-44 LOG SENSE Log Page Format-Field Descriptions..................................... 5-32

Table 5-45 Generic Log Parameter-Data Format ......................................................... 5-32

Table 5-46 Generic Log Parameter-Field Descriptions ................................................. 5-33

Table 5-47 MODE SELECT (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ................ 5-34

Table 5-48 MODE SELECT (6) Command Field Descriptions ................................... 5-34

Table 5-49 Initiator-Changeable Mode Pages .............................................................. 5-35

Table 5-50 Mode Page Types ...................................................................................... 5-36

Table 5-51 Mode Parameter List-Data Format ............................................................. 5-37

Table 5-52 Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions..................................................... 5-37

Table 5-53 Mode Parameter Header (6-Byte)-Data Format ......................................... 5-37

Table 5-54 Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions.............................................. 5-37

Table 5-55 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format ........................................ 5-38

Table 5-56 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions ................................ 5-38

Table 5-57 Categories of Changeable Pages ................................................................. 5-39

Table 5-58 Unit Attention Condition Page (Page 0) .................................................... 5-40

Table 5-59 Unit Attention Condition Page (Page 0) .................................................... 5-40

Table 5-60 Read-Write Error Recovery Page-(Page 1)................................................ 5-41

Table 5-61 Read-Write Error Recovery Page - Field Descriptions .............................. 5-41

Table 5-62 Disconnect–Reconnect Page (Page 2) ........................................................ 5-43

Table 5-63 Disconnect-Reconnect-Field Descriptions (Page 2).................................... 5-43

Table 5-64 Verify Error Recovery Page-(Page 7)......................................................... 5-45

Table 5-65 Verify Error Recovery Page-Field Descriptions (Page 7) ............................ 5-45

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Table 5-66 Caching Page-(Page 8) .............................................................................. 5-46

Table 5-67 Caching Page - Field Descriptions ............................................................. 5-46

Table 5-68 Control Mode Page - Data Format (Page 0Ah).......................................... 5-49

Table 5-69 Control Mode Page-Field Descriptions...................................................... 5-49

Table 5-70 Notch and Partition Page-(Page 0Ch)........................................................ 5-51

Table 5-71 Notch and Partition Page-Field Descriptions ............................................. 5-51

Table 5-72 Port Control Page Short Format................................................................ 5-53

Table 5-73 Port Control Page Long Format ................................................................ 5-54

Table 5-74 Margin Control Subpage (01h) .................................................................. 5-55

Table 5-75 Field Descriptions...................................................................................... 5-55

Table 5-76 Saved Training Configuration Subpage (02h)............................................. 5-56

Table 5-77 Negotiated Settings Subpage (03h)............................................................. 5-57

Table 5-78 Transceiver Period Factor........................................................................... 5-57

Table 5-79 Transceiver Mode ..................................................................................... 5-58

Table 5-80 Report Transfer Capabilities Subpage (4) ................................................... 5-59

Table 5-81 Field Descriptions...................................................................................... 5-59

Table 5-82 Information Exceptions Control Page-(Page 1Ch) ..................................... 5-60

Table 5-83 Information Exceptions Control Page-Field Descriptions (Page 1Ch) ........ 5-60

Table 5-84 Codes Used by the MRIE Field ................................................................ 5-61

Table 5-85 MODE SELECT (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .............. 5-63

Table 5-86 Mode Parameter Header (10-Byte)-Data Format ....................................... 5-63

Table 5-87 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format ........................................ 5-63

Table 5-88 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions................................ 5-64

Table 5-89 MODE SENSE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .................. 5-65

Table 5-90 MODE SENSE Command-Field Descriptions .......................................... 5-65

Table 5-91 Mode Parameter Header (6 Byte)-Data Format.......................................... 5-65

Table 5-92 Mode Parameter Header and Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions............. 5-66

Table 5-93 Read-Only Mode Pages ............................................................................ 5-67

Table 5-94 Format Device Page-(Page 3) .................................................................... 5-68

Table 5-95 Format Device Page-Field Descriptions (Page 3)........................................ 5-68

Table 5-96 Rigid Disk Geometry Page-(Page 4).......................................................... 5-69

Table 5-97 Rigid Disk Geometry Page-Field Descriptions (Page 4) ............................. 5-69

Table 5-98 MODE SENSE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................. 5-71

Table 5-99 Mode Parameter Header (10 Byte)-Data Format........................................ 5-71

Table 5-100 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format ........................................ 5-71

Table 5-101 Mode Parameter Header & Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions................ 5-72

Table 5-102 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Command Descriptor

Block-Data Format.................................................................................... 5-73

Table 5-103 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Command-Field Descriptions ......... 5-74

Table 5-104 Read Keys Parameters-Data Format........................................................... 5-74

Table 5-105 Read Keys Parameters-Field Descriptions .................................................. 5-75

Table 5-106 Read Reservations Parameters-Data Format .............................................. 5-75

Table 5-107 Read Reservations Parameters-Field Descriptions...................................... 5-76

Table 5-108 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reservations

Descriptor-Data Format............................................................................. 5-77

Table 5-109 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reservations

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Descriptor-Field Descriptions..................................................................... 5-77

Table 5-110 Persistent Reservation Type Codes and Their Meanings ............................ 5-78

Table 5-111 When Do Conflicts Between Existing Reservations and New

Reservations Exist? .................................................................................... 5-80

Table 5-112 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command Descriptor

Block-Data Format .................................................................................... 5-82

Table 5-113 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command-Field Descriptions ..... 5-84

Table 5-114 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command’s Service

Action Descriptions ................................................................................... 5-83

Table 5-115 Persistent Reservation Type Codes and Their Meanings ............................ 5-86

Table 5-116 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Parameter List-Data Format........ 5-87

Table 5-117 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Parameter List-Field Descriptions 5-89

Table 5-118 Device Server Interpretation of Service and Scope Value .......................... 5-90

Table 5-119 READ (6) Command-Data Format ........................................................... 5-91

Table 5-120 READ (6) Command-Field Descriptions ................................................... 5-91

Table 5-121 READ (10) Command-Data Format.......................................................... 5-92

Table 5-122 READ (10) Command-Field Descriptions ................................................. 5-92

Table 5-123 READ BUFFER Command-Data Format................................................. 5-93

Table 5-124 READ BUFFER Command-Field Descriptions ........................................ 5-94

Table 5-125 READ CAPACITY Command-Data Format ............................................ 5-95

Table 5-126 READ CAPACITY Command-Field Descriptions.................................... 5-95

Table 5-127 READ CAPACITY Returned Data-Data Format ..................................... 5-95

Table 5-128 READ DEFECT DATA (10) Command-Data Format.............................. 5-96

Table 5-129 READ DEFECT DATA (10) Command-Field Description ...................... 5-97

Table 5-130 Defect Descriptor-Block Format................................................................ 5-97

Table 5-131 Defect Descriptor-Bytes From Index Format, or Physical Sector Format.... 5-98

Table 5-132 Defect List Header -Data Format ............................................................... 5-98

Table 5-133 Defect List Header-Field Descriptions........................................................ 5-98

Table 5-134 READ DEFECT DATA (12) Command-Data Format.............................. 5-99

Table 5-135 READ DEFECT DATA (12) Command-Field Description ...................... 5-99

Table 5-136 Defect Descriptor-Block Format.............................................................. 5-100

Table 5-137 Defect Descriptor-Bytes From Index Format, or Physical Sector Format.. 5-100

Table 5-138 Defect List Header-Data Format .............................................................. 5-100

Table 5-139 Defect List Header-Field Descriptions...................................................... 5-100

Table 5-140 READ LONG Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ....................... 5-101

Table 5-141 READ LONG Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions............... 5-101

Table 5-142 READ LONG Command-Returned Data............................................... 5-101

Table 5-143 READ SKIP MASK Command-Data Format........................................... 5-102

Table 5-144 READ SKIP MASK Command-Field Description....................................5-102

Table 5-145 REASSIGN BLOCKS Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ........... 5-103

Table 5-146 REASSIGN BLOCKS Defect List Header-Data Format.......................... 5-103

Table 5-147 REASSIGN BLOCKS Defect List Header-Field Description................... 5-103

Table 5-148 REASSIGN BLOCKS Defect Descriptor-Data Format............................ 5-103

Table 5-149 Diagnostic Pages Supported by The Drives .............................................. 5-104

Table 5-150 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command Descriptor

Block-Data Format .................................................................................. 5-104

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Table 5-151 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command Descriptor

Block-Field Descriptions ......................................................................... 5-104

Table 5-152 Supported Diagnostics Pages Page-Data Format....................................... 5-105

Table 5-153 Translate Address Page-Data Format........................................................ 5-106

Table 5-154 Translate Address Page-Field Descriptions ............................................... 5-106

Table 5-155 RELEASE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ........................ 5-107

Table 5-156 RELEASE (6) Command -Field Descriptions .......................................... 5-107

Table 5-157 RELEASE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ...................... 5-108

Table 5-158 RELEASE (10) Command-Field Descriptions ......................................... 5-108

Table 5-159 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor

Block-Data Format.................................................................................. 5-109

Table 5-160 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor

Block-Field Descriptions ......................................................................... 5-109

Table 5-161 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Data Format............. 5-109

Table 5-162 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Field Descriptions..... 5-109

Table 5-163 REPORT LUNS Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................... 5-111

Table 5-164 REPORT LUNS Command Descriptor Block-Field Description ........... 5-111

Table 5-165 LUN Reporting Parameter List -Data Format ......................................... 5-111

Table 5-166 REQUEST SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ............... 5-112

Table 5-167 REQUEST SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Field Description ........ 5-112

Table 5-168 Sense Data Format for Error Code 70h or 71h-Data Format.................... 5-115

Table 5-169 Sense Data Fields (Error Code 70h)-Field Descriptions ............................ 5-116

Table 5-170 Supported Sense Keys.............................................................................. 5-117

Table 5-171 Sense Key Information Field Contents..................................................... 5-118

Table 5-172 Supported Additional Sense Codes and Sense Code Qualifiers (in Hex)... 5-119

Table 5-173 Sense-Key Specific Field Contents........................................................... 5-132

Table 5-174 ILLEGAL REQUEST Sense Key Field Pointer Bytes\Data Format......... 5-133

Table 5-175 ILLEGAL REQUEST Sense Key Field Pointer Bytes\Field Descriptions 5-133

Table 5-176 NOT READY Sense Key - Progress Indication Bytes\Data Format ........ 5-133

Table 5-177 NOT READY Sense Key - Progress Indication Bytes\Field Descriptions 5-133 Table 5-178 MEDIUM ERROR or RECOVERED ERROR Sense Key - Retry

Count-Data Format................................................................................. 5-134

Table 5-179 MEDIUM ERROR or RECOVERED ERROR Sense Key -

Retry Count ............................................................................................................... 5-134

Table 5-180 RESERVE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ....................... 5-135

Table 5-181 RESERVE (6) Command-Field Descriptions .......................................... 5-135

Table 5-182 RESERVE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ..................... 5-136

Table 5-183 RESERVE (10) Command-Field Descriptions ....................................... 5-136

Table 5-184 Extent Descriptors-Data Format .............................................................. 5-137

Table 5-185 Reservation Types................................................................................... 5-137

Table 5-186 Parameter List When LongID and Extent Bits = 1-Data Format .............. 5-137

Table 5-187 RESERVE (10) ID Only Parameter List-Data Format............................. 5-137

Table 5-188 REZERO UNIT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................... 5-138

Table 5-189 SEEK (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................................ 5-139

Table 5-190 SEEK (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format.............................. 5-140

Table 5-191 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .......... 5-141

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Table 5-192 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command-Field Descriptions ............................. 5-141

Table 5-193 Supported Diagnostic Page List-Data Format ........................................... 5-143

Table 5-194 Translate Address Page-Data Format ........................................................ 5-144

Table 5-195 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor Block-Data Format . 5-145 Table 5-196 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor

Block-Field Descriptions.......................................................................... 5-145

Table 5-197 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Data Format....................... 5-145

Table 5-198 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Field Descriptions .............. 5-145

Table 5-199 START STOP UNIT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format............ 5-146

Table 5-200 START STOP UNIT Command-Field Descriptions .............................. 5-146

Table 5-201 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command Descriptor Block-Data Format... 5-147

Table 5-202 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command-Field Descriptions ..................... 5-147

Table 5-203 TEST UNIT READY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ........... 5-148

Table 5-204 VERIFY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ................................ 5-149

Table 5-205 VERIFY Command-Field Descriptions ................................................... 5-149

Table 5-206 WRITE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ............................ 5-150

Table 5-207 WRITE (6) Command-Field Descriptions............................................... 5-150

Table 5-208 WRITE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .......................... 5-151

Table 5-209 WRITE (10) Command-Field Descriptions ............................................. 5-151

Table 5-210 WRITE AND VERIFY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format......... 5-152

Table 5-211 WRITE AND VERIFY Command-Field Descriptions ........................... 5-152

Table 5-212 WRITE BUFFER Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ................. 5-153

Table 5-213 WRITE BUFFER Command-Field Descriptions .................................... 5-154

Table 5-214 WRITE SAME Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ....................... 5-155

Table 5-215 WRITE SAME Field Description............................................................. 5-155

Table 5-216 WRITE SKIP MASK Command (EAh) ...................................................5-156

Table 5-217 WRITE SKIP MASK Command Field Description..................................5-156

Table 5-218 WRITE SAME Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ....................... 5-156

Table 5-219 WRITE SAME Field Description............................................................. 5-157

Table 5-220 WRITE LONG Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ..................... 5-158

Table 5-221 WRITE LONG Command-Field Descriptions........................................ 5-158

Table A-1 SCSI-2/SCSI-3 Equivalent Terminology.................................................... A-1

Table A-2 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Commands ...................................................... A-2

Table A-3 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Messages .......................................................... A-3

Table A-4 SCSI-3 Quick Reference - Pages................................................................ A-3

Table A-5 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Sense Keys....................................................... A-5

Table A-6 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Status Codes .................................................... A-5

Table B-1 Transfer Period Factor Field Values When PARL = 1 ................................ B-1

Table B-2 Transfer Period Factor Field Values When PARL = 0 ................................ B-2

Table B-3 Settings for the QAS, DT, and IU Fields of the Negotiated Rate Information

Page (INQUIRY Command) ..................................................................... B-3

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This chapter gives an overview of the contents of this manual, including the intended audience, how the manual is organized, terminology and conventions, and references.

1.1 AUDIENCE

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II Product Manual is intended for reference by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that are integrating the disk drive into a system or subsystem, developers, and disk drive installers. Its primary audience is the OEM technical staff that makes disk drive purchase and configuration decisions, and system integrators that are responsible for the SCSI interface. This manual is not intended for end-users and is not a users manual or an installation guide. The manual provides information about installation, interface command implementation, maintenance, and gives the general specifications of the drive.

1.2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION

Chapter 1

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual is organized into the following chapters:

• Chapter 1 – About This Manual

• Chapter 2 – General Description

• Chapter 3 – Installation

• Chapter 4 – Specifications

• Chapter 5 – SCSI Description

• Chapter 6 – Feature Descriptions

• Appendix A – Quick Reference

• Appendix B – Negotiated Page Information Page Reference

• Glossary

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1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS

In the Glossary at the back of this manual, you can find definitions for many of the terms used in this manual. In addition, the following abbreviations are used in this manual:

• ASIC application-specific integrated circuit

• Kbpi thousands of bits per inch

•dB decibels

• dBA decibels, A weighted

• ECC error correcting code

• Kfci thousands of flux changes per inch

•Gbit gigabit

•GB gigabyte

•Hz hertz

•KB kilobytes

• LSB least significant bit

•LVDS low voltage differential SCSI

•mA milliamperes

• MB megabytes (1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes when referring to disk transfer rates or storage capacities and 1,048,576 bytes in all other cases)

• Mbit/s megabits per second

• MB/s megabytes per second

• MHz megahertz

•ms milliseconds

• MSB most significant bit

• mV millivolts

• ns nanoseconds

• SCSI Small Computer System Interface

• tpi tracks per inch

• µ smicroseconds

•V volts

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The typographical and naming conventions used in this manual are listed below. Conventions that are unique to a specific table appear in the notes that follow that table.

Typographical Conventions:

• Names of Bits: Bit names are presented in initial capitals. An example is the Host Software Reset Bit.

• Commands: Firmware commands are listed as all capitals. An example is MODE SELECT.

• Parameters: Parameters are given as initial capitals when spelled out, and are given as all capitals when abbreviated. Examples are Prefetch Enable (PE) and Cache Enable (CE).

• Hexadecimal Notation: The hexadecimal notation is given in 9-point subscript form. An example is 30

• Signal Negation: A signal that is non-active or is in its non-asserted state.

• Messages: A message that is sent from the drive to the host is listed in all capitals. An example is BUS DEVICE RESET.

Naming Conventions:

• Host: In general, the system in which the drive resides is referred to as the host.

• Computer Voice: This refers to items you type at the computer keyboard. These items are listed in 10-point, all capitals, Courier font. An example is FORMAT.

1.4 REFERENCES

For additional information about the SCSI interface, refer to:

• ANSI Small Computer System Interface-2 (SCSI-2) Specification, ANSI X3T9.2/86-109, Revision 10k.

• ANSI Small Computer System Interface-3 (SCSI-3) Specification, ANSI X3T10, August 1994.

• SPI-4 Spec Revision 10

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This chapter summarizes the general functions and key features of the Maxtor Atlas 15K II family of hard disk drives, as well as the applicable standards and regulations.

2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drives are part of a family of high performance, 1-inchhigh hard disk drives manufactured to meet the highest product quality standards. There are currently three models in the Maxtor Atlas 15K series, with capacities of

36.7, 73.5, and 147.1 gigabytes (GB). These hard disk drives use nonremovable,

70 mm diameter hard disks and are available with the following SCSI configurations:

• Ultra320 SCSI, Ultra3, Ultra SCSI 68-pin Wide (16-bit)

• Ultra320 SCSI, Ultra3, Ultra SCSI 80-pin SCA-2 (16-bit)

Chapter 2

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Ultra320 Supports all legacy SCSI interfaces.

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drives feature an embedded SCSI drive controller and use SCSI commands to optimize system performance. Because the drive manages media defects and error recovery internally, these operations are fully transparent to the user.

The innovative design of the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drives enables Maxtor to produce a family of low-cost, high-performance, high-reliability drives.

2.2 KEY FEATURES

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive includes the following key features:

General

• Formatted storage capacity of 36.7GB (1 disk, 2 head), 73.5 GB (2 disk, 4

heads), and 147.1 GB (4 disks, 8 heads)

• Low profile, 1-inch height

• Industry standard 3 1/2-inch form factor

• Embedded SCSI controller

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Performance

• Average seek times 3.0 ms (1D), 3.1ms (2D) and 3.4 ms (4D) for reads

• Average seek times 3.4 ms (1D), 3.5 ms (2D), and 3.8 (4D) for writes

• 15,000 RPM rotational speed

• Average rotational latency of 2.0 ms

• 8 MB CACHE buffer (ECC protected). Look-ahead DisCache feature with continuous prefetch and WriteCache write-buffering capabilities

• Read-on-arrival firmware

• Tagged Command Queuing with Reordering

•ECC on-the-fly

• Highly automated SCSI protocol (including Auto Read/Write)

• 1:1 interleave on read/write operations

• High performance Ultra320 SCSI interface

• SCSI-2, and SCSI-3 supported

• Ultra-2 SCSI-3, Ultra-3 LVDS transfer rates supported

• Fast Ultra and Ultra-2 SCSI transfer rates supported (SCSI-3 compliant)

• S.M.A.R.T. 2 (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)

• SCSI bus active negation drivers

• Data transfer rate of up to 6.0 MB/s asynchronous, 40 MB/s Ultra SCSI, 80 MB/s Ultra2 SCSI, 160 MB/s Ultra160 SCSI, and 320 MB/s Ultra320 SCSI.

• SCSI bus fairness

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• MaXAdaptTM

~ Adaptive Active Filtering (AAF) ~ Rotational Vibration Compensation (RVC) ~ Adaptive Bias Estimation (ABE) ~ Virtual Cache Line (VCL)

• Ultra 320 Performance Enhancements

~ Adaptive Active Filter (AAF) ~ Transmitter Pre-Compensation with Cutback ~ Double Transition (DT) Data Transfers ~ Free Running Clock (FRC) ~ Skew Compensation ~ Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) ~ Domain Validation

General Description

~ Information Unit (IU) Transfers ~ Quick Arbitration and Selection (QAS) ~ Asynchronous Information Protection (AIP) ~ SCSI Bus Fairness ~Flow Control

Reliability

• Automatic retry on read errors

• 360-bit, interleaved Reed-Solomon Error Correcting Code (ECC), with cross checking correction up to three separate bursts of 32 bits each totalling up to 96 bits in length

• Self-diagnostic firmware

• Transparent media defect mapping

• High performance, in-line defective sector skipping

• Reassignment of defective sectors discovered in the field, without reformatting

• Thermal Sensing monitors the drive temperature to ensure on-going drive reliability

• Shock Protection System III (SPS III) protects the drive against specific types of handling events that could cause damage to the drive.

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Versatility

• Downloadable firmware

• Plug-and-Play SCSI

• SCSI-2, Ultra160 SCSI, and Ultra320 SCSI compatibility

2.3 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STANDARDS

Maxtor Corporation’s disk drive products meet all domestic and international electromagnetic emissions and immunity requirements. Maxtor’s disk drive products conform to the following EMI/EMC standards:

• Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standard 1950 3rd edition. This certificate is category UL recognized pertaining to all 3.5 inch series drives.

• Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standard C.22.2 No. 950. This certificate is a category c-UL recognized pertaining to all 3.5 of 5.25 inch series drives.

• TUV Rheinland Standard EN60 950. This certificate is a category certification pertaining to all 3.5 inch series drives.

Product EMI/EMC Qualifications:

• CE Mark (Europe) is a self declaration as per Directive 89/336, EN55022: 1998 (Emissions) and EN55024: 1998 (Immunity).

• C-Tick Mark (Australia/New Zealand) is a Self Declaration as per AS/ NZS3548: 1998.

• BSMI Mark (Taiwan) is a Self Declaration as per CNS 13438: 1998.

• MIC Mark (Korea) is a Certificate of registration for SCSI disk drives.

• Maxtor’s disk drives are designed as a separate subassembly that conforms to the FCC Rules for Radiated and Conducted emissions, Part 15 Subpart J; Class B when installed in a given computer system.

• Maxtor drives conform to Canadian EMC Standard IECS-003.

2.4 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive is compatible with host computers and controllers that provide a 68-pin Wide, or 80-pin SCA-2 interface. A 50-pin to 68pin adapter is required to use the 68-pin Wide drive in a 50-pin cabling configuration.

Termination is required on the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drives as they do not support on-board SCSI termination.

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Chapter 3

INSTALLATION

This chapter explains how to unpack, configure, mount, and connect the

Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive prior to operation. It also explains how to start up and operate the drive.

3.1 SAFETY, HANDLING, & ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION

3.1.1 Safety Precautions

For your safety, follow all safety procedures described here and in other sections of the manual.

• Remove power from the computer system (or expansion unit) before installing or removing the drive to prevent the possibility of electrical shock or damage to the drive. Unplug the unit containing the drive to provide an added measure of safety.

• Read, understand, and observe all label warnings.

3.1.2 Handling

Damage to the drive can occur as the result of careless handling, vibration, shock, or electrostatic discharge (ESD). Always handle the drive with care to avoid damage to the precision internal components.

CAUTION: A 1/4-inch drop onto a hard surface can damage the drive.

Follow these guidelines to avoid damage to the drive:

• Always observe prescribed ESD precautions.

• Keep the drive in its anti-static bag until ready to install.

• Always use a properly fitted wrist strap or other suitable ESD protection when handling the drive.

• Hold drive only by its sides. Do not touch any components on the PCBA.

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• Always handle the drive carefully and gently. A drop of 1/4 inch onto a bench or desktop can damage a drive.

• Do not bump, jar, or drop the drive. Use care when transporting the drive.

• Always gently place the drive flat, PCB side down, on an appropriate ESDprotected work surface to avoid the drive being accidentally knocked over.

• Do not pack other materials with the drive in its shielded bag.

• Place the drive in the anti-static bag before placing in shipping container.

• Do not stack objects on the drive.

• Never force the drive or the mounting brackets into the drive bay.

• Do not expose the drive to moisture.

• Do not damage any seals on the drive; doing so may void the warranty.

3.1.3 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection

Various electrical components within the disk drive are sensitive to static electricity and Electrostatic Discharge (ESD). Even a static buildup or discharge that is too slight to feel can be sufficient to destroy or degrade a component's operation.

To minimize the possibility of ESD-related damage to the drive, we strongly recommend using both, a properly installed workstation anti-static mat and a properly installed ESD wrist strap. When correctly installed, these devices reduce the buildup of static electricity which might harm the drive.

• Observe the following precautions to avoid ESD-related problems:

• Use a properly installed anti-static pad on your work surface.

• Always use a properly fitted and grounded wrist strap or other suitable ESD protection when handling the drive and observe proper ESD grounding techniques.

• Hold the drive only by its sides. Do not touch any components on the PCBA.

• Leave the drive in its anti-static bag until you are ready to install it in the system.

• Place the drive on a properly grounded anti-static work surface pad when it is out of its protective anti-static bag.

• Do not use the bag as a substitute for the work surface anti-static pad. The outside of the bag may not have the same anti-static properties as the inside. It could actually increase the possibility of ESD problems.

• Do not use any test equipment to check components on the electronics module. There are no user-serviceable components on the drive.

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3.2 SPACE REQUIREMENTS

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive is shipped without a faceplate and comes in the following SCSI interface configurations:

• 68-pin Wide SCSI

• 80-pin SCA-2 SCSI

Figure 3-1 shows the mechanical dimensions of each of the drives.

Installation

Figure 3-1 Dimensions for the Maxtor Atlas 15K II Hard Disk Drives

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3.2.1 Shock Feet

Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drives are outfitted with plastic shock feet on the bottom edge of the base casting, near the corners, beneath the side mounting holes (translucent), and near the corners of the top cover next to the screws (black). The shock feet give an additional level of isolation to prevent the head and disk damage that occasionally occurs during unpacking, staging, and installation. The shock feet attenuate the short-pulse shocks that occur when placing the drive on a hard surface.To provide optimal protection the shock feet are designed to exceed the form factor when uncompressed.

3.3 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION: The maximum limits for physical shock can be exceeded if

the drive is not handled properly. Special care should be

taken not to bump or drop the drive.

1. Open the shipping container and remove the packing assembly that contains the drive.

2. Remove the drive from the packing assembly.

CAUTION: During shipment and handling, the antistatic electrostatic dis-

charge (ESD) bag prevents electronic component damage due to electrostatic discharge. To avoid accidental damage to the drive, do not use a sharp instrument to open the ESD bag. Save the packing materials for possible future use.

3. When you are ready to install the drive, remove it from the ESD bag.

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Figure 3-2 shows the packing assembly for a single Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive. Shipping containers for a 20-pack are available for multiple drive shipments.

Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly

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3.4 HARDWARE OPTIONS

3.4.1 Configuration Jumpers and Connections

This section includes setup and configuration information for Maxtor Atlas 15K II drives. These disk drives include

• The 16-bit multimode Ultra320 SCSI, wide version with 68-pin SCSI connector,

• The 16-bit multimode Ultra320 SCSI, version with SCA-2 80-pin connector.

Specific individual settings for each drive type are described in Sections 3.5.1 through 3.5.4.

CAUTION: Before you begin, review the Safety, ESD, and Handling precau-

tions described at the beginning of this manual to avoid personal injury or damage to equipment.

3.4.2 Jumper Options on the 68-Pin Wide PCB

This section describes how to configure the jumpers on Maxtor Atlas 15K II disks with 68-pin SCSI interface connectors. The following features are jumperselectable:

• SCSI ID (0), (1),( 2), (3) – SCSI Bus Device Identification

• Delay Spin

• Single-Ended, Disable LVD

• Busy Out (Remote LED)

• Write Protect

•Stagger Spin

Note: The disk drive does not support on-board SCSI termination.

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The configuration of a Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive depends on the host system in which it is to be installed. Figure 3-3 shows the printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies for 68-pin SCSI configurations, indicating the jumpers that control some of these options.

4-Pin Power Connector

12-Pin Option Connector

68-Pin SCSI Connector

Figure 3-3 Jumper Locations on the 68-Pin Wide SCSI Drive PCB

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Table 3-1 SCSI ID Selection on Option Connector (68-Pin SCSI Connector Drives)

SCSI ID

Pin Pair 7/8 Pin Pair 5/6 Pin Pair 3/4 Pin Pair 1/2

00 0 0 0

11 0 0 0

20 1 0 0

31 1 0 0

40 0 1 0

51 0 1 0

60 1 1 0

71 1 1 0

80 0 0 1

91 0 0 1

10 0 1 0 1

11 1 1 0 1

12 0 0 1 1

13 1 0 1 1

14 0 1 1 1

15 1 1 1 1

Jumper Location – J3 Option Header

Note: 0 = No Jumper, 1 = Jumper Installed

Configure the drive for remote (external) SCSI ID selection by removing the SCSI ID jumpers (if present) from the referenced SCSI ID pins. Then connect the leads from the external selection switch to the referenced pins. Observe the following guidelines while doing so:

• ID bit 0, at Pin 8, is the Least Significant Bit.

• SCSI ID bits 0, 1, 2, and 3 (pins 8, 6, 4, and 2, respectively) are active LOW signals. That is, the bit is a 1 if the corresponding remote switch is closed to ground or jumper installed.

• Use pins 1, 3, 5 and 7 as the associated ground returns for ID bits 3, 2, 1, and 0, respectively.

3.4.2.1 Write Protection

To configure Write Protection for the drive, install a jumper across pin pair 11/12 on the J3 Option Header. To disable Write Protection on the drive, remove the jumper.

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3.4.2.2 Delay Spin (DS), Stagger Spin (SS)

Maxtor Atlas 15K II drives have three Spin Up modes:

Option 1 (No jumpers installed):

Spin u p im m edi a tel y wh e n po w er i s ap p lie d . Ve r if y tha t no ju mp e r is i nst a ll e d across the Delay Spin pin pair of the J3 Option Header.

Option 2 (Delay Spin jumper installed):

Spin up on START STOP UNIT command: Install the jumper across pin pair 15/16 (GND/Delay Spin) on the J3 Option Header.

3.4.2.3 Single-Ended Operation – Force SE (Disable LVD)

Install a jumper across pin pair 17/18 (SE) on the J3 Option Header to operate the disk drive as a single-ended device. Remove the SE jumper for LVD operation and monitoring of the DIFFSENS signal.

3.4.2.4 Remote Busy and Fault Displays

Busy and Fault status of the drive can be monitored remotely by connecting a remote (external) Busy and/or remote Fault display LEDs.

Installation

Remote Busy LED

On the J3 Option Header, connect the cathode side of the remote Busy LED to

pin 9, Busy Out. Connect the anode side of the LED to pin 10, +5V.

Remote Fault LED

On the J1 Option Connector, connect the cathode side of the remote Fault LED to pin 2, Fault LED. Connect the anode side of the LED to pin 11, +5V.

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3.4.3 SCA-2 80-Pin Connector Versions

This section describes the SCA-2 (Single Connector Attachment) 80-pin connector for Maxtor Atlas 15K II drives with the following features:

• SCSI ID

•Spin Up

• Activity LED displays

Use Figure 3-4 to locate the appropriate pins for configuring the drive. Note that

Figure 3-4 does not call out each of the 80 pins on the connector, but rather illustrates the layout of the pins.

Note: The SCA-2 Connector version of the disk drives does not provide

the following jumper configuration: TERMPWR, Active Termination, or Write Protection.

3.4.3.1 Termination for the 80-Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions

CAUTION: These versions of Maxtor Atlas 15K II disk drives cannot be

configured to provide bus termination. Therefore, be sure to properly terminate the SCSI bus on which this drive is installed.

Note: Refer to your system or SCSI controller documentation regard-

ing any additional recommendations regarding drive placement on the SCSI bus and SCSI bus termination.

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3.4.3.2 SCSI ID for SCA-2 Versions

Each SCSI device on the bus must have a unique SCSI ID number assigned to it. The drive can be configured for SCSI ID numbers that range from 0 through 15.

Configure the SCSI ID by providing the proper open or ground signal inputs to the referenced pins of the drive’s 80-pin new version SCA-2 connector (Figure 3-4). Refer to Table 3-2 for SCSI ID pin assignments.

Note: Refer to your system or SCSI controller documentation for spe-

cific recommendations about assigning SCSI ID numbers for your specific system.

Installation

Figure 3-4 Pin Locations on SCA-2 Connector

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Table 3-2 SCSI ID Pin Assignments (SCA-2 Connector Versions of the Disk Drive)

SCSI ID

ID3 - Pin 80 ID2 - Pin 40 ID1 - Pin 79 ID0 - Pin 39

00 0 0 0

10 0 0 1

20 0 1 0

30 0 1 1

40 1 0 0

50 1 0 1

60 1 1 0

70 1 1 1

81 0 0 0

91 0 0 1

10 1 0 1 0

11 1 0 1 1

12 1 1 0 0

13 1 1 0 1

14 1 1 1 0

15 1 1 1 1

Location on SCA Connector

Note: 0 indicates an open circuit and 1 indicates ground.

3.4.3.3 Spin Up for the 80-Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions

Maxtor Atlas 15K II drives have three Spin Up modes:

Option 1 Spin up occurs immediately when power is applied.

Option 2 Drive spin up occurs after a predetermined delay following power on.

Set the delay parameters with the MODE SELECT Command, Maxtor (Vendor) Special Function Control Page (39h).The delay is equal to a user-specified multiplier multiplied by the numerical SCSI ID of the drive. This will give a staggered spin-up in multiple-drive installations.

Option 3 Drive spin up is controlled by the START STOP UNIT command.

Configure the desired spin up option (Table 3-3) by setting the state of the DELAY_SPIN (Pin 38) and STAGGER_SPIN (Pin 78) inputs on the 80-pin SCA2 connector (Figure 3-4). The states of these signals are set by using either hardwired connections at the backplane or backplane logic.

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Table 3-3 Spin Up on Power On Options

Option STAGGER_SPIN (Pin 78) DELAY_SPIN (Pin 38)

Option 1 – Spin Up When Power is Applied Open Open

Option 2 – Spin Up After Delay Ground Open

Option 3 – Spin Up on START Command Open Ground

Reserved Ground Ground

3.4.3.4 Activity LED for SCA-2 Connector Versions

The drive provides the output BUSY_OUT signal to power a user-supplied activity LED.

The output indicates the drive is performing a SCSI operation. To use this output, connect a user-supplied LED cathode to the BUSY_OUT connection, pin 77 on the SCA Connector (Figure 3-4). The LED anode must be attached to the proper +5 VDC supply through an appropriate current-limiting resistor.

Installation

Maxtor Atlas 15K II 3-13

Installation

3.5 INTERFACE CONNECTOR (J1)

The configuration of J1 is different for the 68-pin and 80-pin SCSI variations.

Figure 3-5 shows the various connector styles.

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Installation

Figure 3-5 J1 Interface Connector Configurations

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Installation

3.5.1 68-Pin Wide SCSI Connector - LVD

Table 3-4 68-Pin Wide LVD Pin Assignments

SIGNAL

NAME

CONNECTOR

CONTACT

NUMBER

CABLE CONDUCTOR

NUMBER

CONNECTOR

CONTACT

NUMBER

SIGNAL

NAME

+DB (12) 1 1 2 35 –DB (12) +DB (13) 2 3 4 36 –DB (13) +DB (14) 3 5 6 37 –DB (14) +DB (15) 4 7 8 38 –DB (15) +DB (P1) 5 9 10 39 –DB (P1)

+DB (0) 6 11 12 40 –DB (0) +DB (1) 7 13 14 41 –DB (1) +DB (2) 8 15 16 42 –DB (2) +DB (3) 9 17 18 43 –DB (3) +DB (4)10192044–DB (4) +DB (5) 11 21 22 45 –DB (5) +DB (6)12232446–DB (6) +DB (7)13252647–DB (7) +DB (P)14272848–DB (P)

GROUND 15 29 30 49 GROUND

DIFFSENS16313250GROUND TERMPWR17333451TERMPWR TERMPWR18353652TERMPWR

RESERVED 19 37 38 53 RESERVED

GROUND 20 39 40 54 GROUND

+ATN 21 41 42 55 –ATN

GROUND 22 43 44 56 GROUND

+BSY 23 45 46 57 –BSY +ACK 24 47 48 58 –ACK +RST 25 49 50 59 –RST

+MSG 26 51 52 60 –MSG

+SEL 27 53 54 61 –SEL

+C/D 28 55 56 62 –C/D

+REQ 29 57 58 63 –REQ

+I/O 30 59 60 64 –I/O +DB (8)31616265–DB (8) +DB (9)32636466–DB (9)

+DB (10) 33 65 66 67 –DB (10) +DB (11) 34 67 68 68 –DB (11)

Note: The conductor number refers to the conductor position when

using 0.635 mm (0.025 inch) centerline flat ribbon cable. Other cable types may be used to implement equivalent contact assignments.

3.5.1.1 68-Pin Wide Mating Connector

The cable plug connector that mates with the 68-pin hard disk drive connector is the AMP AMPLIMITE .050 Series III, part number 749925-5.

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3.5.2 80-Pin SCA-2 SCSI Connector - LVD

Table 3-5 80-Pin SCA-2 LVD Pin Assignments

Installation

80-PIN CONNECTOR CONTACT

AND SIGNAL NAME

12V CHARGE 1 NOT

12V 2 12V GROUND 42

CABLE

CONDUCTOR

NUMBER

APPLICABLE

80-PIN CONNECTOR CONTACT

AND SIGNAL NAME

12V GROUND 41

12V 3 12V GROUND 43

12 V 4 MATED 1 44

OPT 3.3 VOLTS 5 OPT 3.3V CHARGE 45

OPT 3.3 VOLTS 6 DIFFSNS 46

-DB (11) 7 +DB (11) 47

-DB (10) 8 +DB (10) 48

-DB (9) 9 +DB (9) 49

-DB (8) 10 +DB (8) 50

-I/O 11 +I/O 51

-REQ 12 +REQ 52

--C/D 13 +C/D 53

SEL 14 +SEL 54

-MSG 15 +MSG 55

-RST 16 +RST 56

-ACK 17 +ACK 57

-BSY 18 +BSY 58

-ATN 19 +ATN 59

-DB (P0) 20 +DB (P0) 60

-DB (7) 21 +DB (7) 61

-DB (6) 22 +DB (6) 62

-DB (5) 23 +DB (5) 63

-DB (4) 24 +DB (4) 64

-DB (3) 25 +DB (3) 65

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–DB (2) 26 +DB (2) 66 –DB (1) 27 +DB (1) 67 –DB (0) 28 +DB (0) 68

–DB (P1) 29 +DB (P1) 69

–DB (15) 30 +DB (15) 70 –DB (14) 31 +DB (14) 71 –DB (13) 32 +DB (13) 72 –DB (12) 33 +DB (12) 73

5V 34 MATED 2 74 5V 35 5V GROUND 75

5V CHARGE 36 5V GROUND 76

SPINDLE SYNC 37 ACTIVE LED OUT 77

RMT START 38 DLYD_START 78

SCSI ID (0) 39 SCSI ID (1) 79 SCSI ID (2) 40 SCSI ID (3) 80

3.5.2.1 80-Pin SCA-2 Mating Connectors

The compatible 80-pin mating connectors are:

• Right-angle receptacle, AMP CHAMP, .050 Series I, part number 787535-1.

• Vertical receptacle, AMP CHAMP .050 Series I, part number 787311-2.

• Vertical receptacle, BERG part number 71780-001.

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3.5.3 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended SCSI Connector

Table 3-6 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended Pin Assignments

Installation

SIGNAL

NAME

CONNECTOR

CONTACT

NUMBER

CABLE CONDUCTOR

NUMBER

CONNECTOR

CONTACT

NUMBER

SIGNAL

NAME

GROUND 1 1 2 35 –DB (12) GROUND 2 3 4 36 –DB (13) GROUND 3 5 6 37 –DB (14) GROUND 4 7 8 38 –DB (15) GROUND 5 9 10 39 –DB (P1) GROUND 6 11 12 40 –DB (0) GROUND 7 13 14 41 –DB (1) GROUND 8 15 16 42 –DB (2) GROUND 9 17 18 43 –DB (3) GROUND 10 19 20 44 –DB (4) GROUND 11 21 22 45 –DB (5) GROUND 12 23 24 46 –DB (6) GROUND 13 25 26 47 –DB (7) GROUND 14 27 28 48 –DB (P) GROUND 15 29 30 49 GROUND GROUND 16 31 32 50 GROUND

RESERVED 19 37 38 53 RESERVED

GROUND 20 39 40 54 GROUND GROUND 21 41 42 55 –ATN GROUND 22 43 44 56 GROUND GROUND 23 45 46 57 –BSY GROUND 24 47 48 58 –ACK GROUND 25 49 50 59 –RST GROUND 26 51 52 60 –MSG GROUND 27 53 54 61 –SEL GROUND 28 55 56 62 –C/D GROUND 29 57 58 63 –REQ GROUND 30 59 60 64 –I/O GROUND 31 61 62 65 –DB (8) GROUND 32 63 64 66 –DB (9) GROUND 33 65 66 67 –DB (10) GROUND 34 67 68 68 –DB (11)

Note:

1. The minus sign next to a signal indicates active low.

2. The conductor number refers to the conductor position when using 0.635 mm (0.025 inch) centerline flat ribbon cable. Other cable types may be used to implement equivalent contact assignments.

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3.5.4 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended SCSI Connector

Table 3-7 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended Pin Assignments

80-PIN CONNECTOR CONTACT

AND SIGNAL NAME

12V CHARGE 1 NOT APPLICABLE 12V GROUND 41

12V 2 12V GROUND 42 12V 3 12V GROUND 43

12 V 4 MATED 1 44

OPT 3.3 VOLTS 5 OPT 3.3V CHARGE 45

OPT 3.3 VOLTS 6 GROUND 46

–DB (11) 7 GROUND 47

–DB (10) 8 GROUND 48

–DB (9) 9 GROUND 49 –DB (8) 10 GROUND 50

–I/O 11 GROUND 51

–REQ 12 GROUND 52

–C/D 13 GROUND 53 –SEL 14 GROUND 54

–MSG 15 GROUND 55

–RST 16 GROUND 56 –ACK 17 GROUND 57 –BSY 18 GROUND 58

–ATN 19 GROUND 59

–DB (P0) 20 GROUND 60

–DB (7) 21 GROUND 61 –DB (6) 22 GROUND 62 –DB (5) 23 GROUND 63 –DB (4) 24 GROUND 64 –DB (3) 25 GROUND 65 –DB (2) 26 GROUND 66 –DB (1) 27 GROUND 67

–DB (0) 28 GROUND 68 –DB (P1) 29 GROUND 69 –DB (15) 30 GROUND 70 –DB (14) 31 GROUND 71 –DB (13) 32 GROUND 72 –DB (12) 33 GROUND 1

5V 34 MATED 2 74 5V 35 5V GROUND 75

5V CHARGE 36 5V GROUND 76

SPINDLE SYNC 37 ACTIVE LED OUT 77

RMT START 38 DLYD_START 78

SCSI ID (0) 39 SCSI ID (1) 79 SCSI ID (2) 40 SCSI ID (3) 80

CABLE

CONDUCTOR

NUMBER

80-PIN CONNECTOR CONTACT

AND SIGNAL NAME

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3.6 DRIVE MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION

Drive mounting orientation, clearance, and ventilation requirements are described in the following subsections.

3.6.1 Orientation

The mounting holes on the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive allow the drive to be mounted in any orientation. Figure 3-6 shows the location of the three mounting holes on each side of the drive. The drives also can be mounted using the four mounting hole locations on the PCB side.

All dimensions are in millimeters. For mounting, #6-32 UNC screws are recommended.

Installation

Figure 3-6 Mounting Dimensions Maxtor Atlas 15K II Drives

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Installation

3.6.2 Mounting Screw Clearance

The printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) is very close to the mounting holes. Figure 3-7 specifies the clearance between the screws in the mounting holes and the PCBA. Do not use mounting screws longer than the maximum lengths specified in Figure 3-7. The specified screw length allows full use of the mounting-hole threads, while avoiding damaging or placing unwanted stress on the PCBA. Clearance from the drive to any other surface (except mounting surfaces) must be a minimum of 1.25 mm (0.05 inches).

Figure 3-7 Mounting Screw Clearance for Maxtor Atlas 15K II Drive

CAUTION: The PCB is very close to the mounting holes. Do not exceed the speci-

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fied length for the mounting screws. The specified screw length allows full use of the mounting-hole threads, while avoiding damaging or placing

unwanted stress on the PCB.

Figure 3-7 specifies the minimum clearance between the PCB and the screws in the mounting holes. The maximum torque applied to the screws must not exceed 8.6 inch-pounds.

3.6.3 Mounting

For the best results during performance benchmark testing, it is highly recommended that the drive be mounted firmly in a system or fixture, rather than sitting unconstrained on a tabletop. If it is necessary to do early testing of the drive while it is unconstrained, the drive should rest on a flat, smooth, semi-cushioned surface (similar to a mousepad). The drive should not be operated on a hard surface—this avoids performance degradations due to the higher incidence of recovered errors.

3.6.4 Ventilation

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive may operate with or without a cooling fan provided that the maximum HDA temperature as measured on the drives’s top cover does not exceed 131×F (60×C). Drive reliability and warranty will be limited if the drive is exposed to temperatures greater than 60×C. Figures 3-9 and 3-10 show airflow recommended for adequate cooling. Clearance from the drive to any other surface above and below the drive must be a minimum of 1.25mm (1/16 inch). Maxtor leaves the design and application of cooling and clearance for the disk drive to the User, but the drive must maintain a case temperature at or below 60×C.

Installation

Above Unit

Below Unit

Figure 3-8 Lengthwise Airflow Cooling

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Above Unit

Below Unit

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Figure 3-9 Crosswise Airflow Cooling

This chapter gives a detailed description of the physical, electrical, and environmental characteristics of the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drives.

4.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMARY

Table 4-1 Specifications

Chapter 4

SPECIFICATIONS

MAXTOR

DESCRIPTION

Non-RoHS Model Numbers:

RoHS Models Numbers:

Formatted Capacity 36.7 GB 73.5 GB 147.1 GB

Nominal rotational speed (rpm)

Number of Disks 1 2 4

Number of R/W heads 2 4 8

Data Organization:

Zones per surface 16 16 16

Track density 88k tpi 88k tpi 88k tpi

User Data Cylinders 48,242 48,242 48,242

Sectors per track:

Inside zone 624 624 624

Outside zone 832 832 832

Total User Sectors 71,833,095 143,666,191 287,332,383

Bytes per sector 512- 524 512- 524 512 - 524

Recording

ATLAS 15K II

36.7 GB

8E036J0

8E036L0

8K036J0

8K036L0

15,016 15,016 15,016

MAXTOR

ATLAS 15K II

73.5 GB

8E073J0

8E073L0

8K073J0

8K073L0

MAXTOR

ATLAS 15K II

147.1GB

8E147J0

8E147L0

8K147J0

8K147L0

Maxtor Atlas 15K II 4-1

Specifications

MAXTOR

DESCRIPTION

ATLAS 15K II

36.7 GB

Recording technology PRML 60/63

encoding

MAXTOR

ATLAS 15K II

73.5 GB

PRML 60/63

encoding

MAXTOR

ATLAS 15K II

147.1GB

PRML 60/63

encoding

Maximum linear density 782k fci 782k fci 782k fci

Maximum effective areal density

65 Gbits/in

Servo Mechanical Timing Specifications:

Sequential Head Switch

Time

Sequential Cylinder Switch

Time

Random4 Average Seek (Read)

Random

Average Seek

(Write)

Full Stroke

SCSI ‘Hard’ Reset Time

Power on to Drive Ready

Seek (Read) ≤ 8.0 ms

22 ms typical

.3 ms read

0.5ms write

0.25 ms read

0.4 ms write

.3 ms read

0.5 msec write

0.25 ms read

0.4 ms write

.3 ms read

0.5 msec write

0.25 ms read

0.4 ms write

3.0 ms typical 3.5 ms typical 3.4 ms typical

3.4 ms typical 3.8 ms typical 3.8 ms typical

typical

25 sec maximum

≤ 8.0 ms

typical

22 ms typical

25 sec maximum

≤ 8.0 ms

typical

22 ms typical

25 sec maximum

25 sec typical 25 sec typical 25 sec typical

Data transfer Rates:

Sequential Throughput Read/Write

98 MB/s

maximum

98 MB/s

maximum

98 MB/s

maximum

Buffer Size 8 MB 8 MB 8 MB

Reliability:

Seek error rate

Unrecoverable error rate

Error correction method (with cross check)

<10 in 10

<1 in 10

45 Bytes Reed-

Solomon with

XCHK

<10 in 10

<1 in 10

45 Bytes Reed-

Solomon with

XCHK

<10 in 10

<1 in 10

45 Bytes Reed-

Solomon with

XCHK

Contact Start/Stop Cycles 50,000 min. 50,000 min. 50,000 min.

Auto head-park method Magnetic latch Magnetic latch Magnetic latch

Note: Seek time is defined as the time required for the actuator to seek

to a new position and settle on a track. It is measured by averaging the execution time of a minimum of 1000 operations of the indicated type as shown in Table 4-1. The seek times include head settling time, but do not include command overhead time, time spent reading or writing data, or rotational latency delays. Unless otherwise specified, read/seek command settling criteria

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is assumed.

Specifications

Maxtor Atlas 15K II 4-3

Specifications

1. Typical specifications assume 25°C ambient temperature, nominal supply voltages and no applied shock or vibration. Maximum specifications assume worst case extremes of operating temperature,

humidity, and supply voltages.

2. Sequential Head Switch time is the time from the conclusion of the last

sector of a track to the beginning of the first logical sector on the next track of the same cylinder. It includes sequencer overhead for write setup on head and cylinder switch.

3. Sequential Cylinder Switch time is the time from the conclusion of the last

sector of a cylinder to the first logical sector on the next cylinder. It includes sequencer overhead for write setup on head and cylinder switch.

4. Random LBA.

5. Full Stroke seek is defined as a seek from cylinder 0 to maximum cylinder

or vice versa. It may include one head switch.

6. SCSI ‘Hard’ Reset time is the time from Reset to Selection.

7. At power on start-up error algorithms are used. These recovery routines

may extend the time to Drive Ready by as much as 30 seconds.

8. Refer to Section 4.11, “DISK ERRORS” for details on error rate

definitions.

4.2 FORMATTED CAPACITY

At the factory, the Maxtor Atlas 15K II receives a low-level format that creates the actual tracks and sectors on the drive. Table 4-2 shows the capacity resulting from this process. Formatting done at the user level for operation with DOS, UNIX, or other operating systems, will result in less capacity than the physical capacity shown.

Table 4-2 Formatted Capacity

MAXTOR

ATLAS 15K II

36.7 GB

Formatted Capacity 36.7 GB 73.5 GB 147.1 GB

Number of 514-524

byte

sectors available

69,486,183 139,463,602 279,041,740

MAXTOR

ATLAS 15K II

73.5 GB

MAXTOR

ATLAS 15K II

147.1GB

512 Byte Sectors 71,833,095 143,666,191 287,332,383

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4.3 DATA TRANSFER RATES

Data is transferred from the disk to the read buffer at a rate of up to 74.5 MB/s in bursts. Data is transferred from the read buffer to the SCSI bus at a rate of up to 6 MB/s in the asynchronous mode, or at peak rates up to 160 or 320 MB/s in the synchronous mode. For more detailed information on interface timing, refer to Chapter 6.

4.4 TIMING SPECIFICATIONS

Table 4-3 illustrates the timing specifications of the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive.

Table 4-3 Timing Specifications for Maxtor Atlas 15K II Preliminary

PARAMETER MAXTOR ATLAS 15K II 36.7/73.5/147.1 GB

TYPICAL NOMINAL

Sequential Head Switch Time

Sequential Cylinder Switch Time

Random Average Seek (Read)

Random Average Seek (Write)

Average Rotational Latency 2 ms 2 ms

1/3 Stroke Seek (Read)

Full-Stroke Seek

SCSI “Hard Reset Time”

Power On to Dr ive R eady

Power On to Selection 2.5 seconds 3 seconds

≤ 0.30 ms typical (read)

≤ 0.48 ms typical (write)

≤ 0.25ms typical (read)

≤ 0.40 ms typical (write)

Specifications

3.0 /3.1/ 3.4 ms 3.2 / 3.3 / 3.6 ms

3.4 / 3.5/ 3.8 ms 3.6 / 3.7 / 4.0 ms

<3 ms 3.5 ms

≤ 8.0 ms 9.0 ms

20 ms 20 ms

22 seconds 25 seconds

MAXIMUM

≤ 0.30 ms typical (read)

≤ 0.48 ms typical (write)

≤ 0.25ms typical (read)

≤ 0.40 ms typical (write)

1. Typical specifications assume 25×C ambient temperature, nominal supply voltages, and no applied shock or vibration. Maximum specifications assume worst case extremes of operating temperature, humidity, and supply voltages.

2. Sequential Head Switch Time is the time from the conclusion of the last sector of a track to the beginning of the first logical sector on the next track of the same cylinder.

3. Sequential Cylinder Switch Time is the time from the conclusion of the last sector of a cylinder to the first logical sector on the next cylinder.

4. Random LBA.

5. 1/3 Stroke Seek is defined as any seek of maximum length cylinder/3. 1/ 3 stroke seek may include one head switch.

6. Full Stroke Seek is defined as a seek from cylinder 0 to maximum cylinder or vice versa. Full stroke may include one head switch.

7. SCSI “Hard Reset Time” is the time from Reset to Selection.

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Specifications

8. At power on, startup error algorithms are used and may extend the time to Drive Ready to as long as 30 seconds.

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4.5 POWER

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive operates from two supply voltages:

+12 V +/- 10%@ Spin up, +/- 5% @ Speed

+5 V ±5%

Allowable ripple and noise for each voltage:

+5V 250 mVp-p

+12 V 800 mV p-p (100 Hz to 8 KHz)

4.5.1 Power Sequencing

Specifications

Table 4-4 Power Supply Voltages

MAXTOR ATLAS 15K 36.7/73.5/147.1 GB

250 mV p-p (20 KHz to 20MHz)

450 mV p-p (8KHz to 20KHz)

You may apply the power in any order or manner, or open either the power or power return line with no loss of data or damage to the disk drive. However, data may be lost in the sector being written at the time of power loss. The drive can withstand transient voltages of +10% to –100% from nominal while powering up or down.

4.5.2 Power Reset Limits

When powering up, the drive remains reset (inactive) until both rising Voltage thresholds reset limits are exceeded for 100 ms. When powering down, the drive resets immediately when either supply voltage drops below the falling voltage threshold.

DC VOLTAGE THRESHOLD

+5 V V

+12 V V

Table 4-5 Power Reset Limits

4.35V maximum

10.0V maximum

Threshold

4.175V typical

4.0V minimum

Threshold

9.5V typical

9.0V minimum

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Specifications

4.5.3 Drive Power Dissipation

Table 4-6 lists the drive power dissipation and the corresponding currents for the various modes of operation of the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive.

Table 4-6 Power Dissipation in Various Modes (Low-Profile Drives)

MODE OF

OPERATI

Startup

peak

Idle

Max. Work-

load

TYPICAL AVERAGE CURRENT

(AMP RMS UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED) TYPICAL AVG.

+12 V +5V

36.7 GB73.5 GB147.1GB36.7 GB73.5 GB147.1GB36.7 GB73.5 GB147.1

2.2 A 2.2 A 2.2 A 0.9 A 0.9 A 0.9 A 15.18W 19.67W 21.3W

0.9 A 0.9 A 0.9A 0.5 A 0.5 A .0.5 A <6.8 w <8.4 W

1.2 A 1.2 A 1.2 A 0.6 A 0.6 A 0.6 A

1, 4

POWER

<11.7 W<13.5 W<17.4

(WATTS)

1. Current is RMS except for Startup. Startup current is the peak (> 10 ms) current required during spindle startup. Current measurements do not include power required for SCSI termination.

2. Idle mode is in effect when the drive is not reading, writing, seeking, or executing any commands. A portion of the R/W circuitry is powered down, the motor is up to speed and the Drive Ready condition exists.The actuator resides on the last track accessed.

3. Max Workload: Maximum workload is defined as a random read/write profile with a 50% read and 50% write distribution. The transfer length is 8 blocks (4KB), and a queue depth of 4 is used.

4. Maximum Average Current is defined as mean current plus 3 Standard Deviations.

5. Power requirements reflect nominal values for +12V and +5V power supplies.

<13.0

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4.6 ACOUSTICS

Table 4-7 specifies the acoustical characteristics of the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive. The acoustics is measured in an anechoic chamber with background noise <25 dBA.

Table 4-7 Acoustical Characteristics—Sound Power per ISO 7779

OPERATING MODE SOUND POWER

(TYPICAL/MEAN + 3 SIGMA)

MAXTOR ATLAS 15K 36.7/73.5/147.1 GB

Idle On Track

36.7 GB

73.5 GB

147.1 GB

Seeking Random

36.7 GB

73.5 GB

147.1 GB

3.6 Bels (typical) / 3.8 Bels (Mean + 3 Sigma)

3.8 Bels (typical) / 3.9 Bels (Mean + 3 Sigma)

4.1 Bels (typical) /4.5 Bels (Mean + 3 Sigma)

4.3 Bels (typical) /4.6 Bels (Mean + 3 Sigma)

Specifications

1. The specifications for idle and operating acoustic noise as per ISO Standard 7779, “Engineering Methods for Free Field Conditions Over a Reflecting PLane.” All specifications are sound power level maximum limits, Aweighted, referred to 1 picowatt as indicated in the standard. The drive will be mounted for the test in the manufacturer’s defined nominal position. The unit under test should be supported so that its bottom surface in the test orientation is less than or equal to 6 centimeters from the chamber floor, but not in contact with it. The unit should be supported with small, compliant, well-damped blocks that rest on the floor.

2. The relationship between bels and dBA for sound power is 1 bel = 10dBA.

4.6.1 Acoustic Tonal Quality

A typical drive will have no discrete tones that exceed a tone ratio of 6 dB as measured per ECMA 74,8

Edition, December 2003.

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4.7 MECHANICAL

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drives have the following mechanical characteristics:

Height

: 1.028 in. (26.1 mm) Width: 4.0 in. (101.6 mm) Depth: 5.787 in. (147 mm) Weight (4-disk): 2 lb (908 grams)

All dimensions are exclusive of any optional faceplate.

4.8 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Table 4-8 summarizes the environmental specifications of the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive.

Table 4-8 Environmental Specifications

PARAMETER OPERATING NON-OPERATING

Te m p e r a t u r e

(Non-condensing)

Maximum HDA Temperature 60°C N/A

Temperature Gradient

(Non-condensing)

Humidity

Maximum Wet Bulb

Te m p e r a t u r e

Humidity Gradient 30% per hour 30%per hour

Altitude

5° to 55°C

(41° to 131°F)

20°C/hr maximum 30°C/hr maximum

5% to 95% RH

32°C (89.6°F)

-300 m to 3,048 m

(-1,000 to 10,000 ft.)

-40° to 70°C

(-40° to 158°F)

5% to 95% RH

46°C (114°F)

-300 m to 12,000 m

(-1,000 to 40,000 ft.)

1. No condensation.

2. Altitude is relative to sea level. 1,000 feet = 305 meters.

Except when shock feet are uncompressed (see 3-4, Chapter 3).

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4.9 ELECTROMAGNETIC CONDITIONS

4.9.1 EMI/RFI Susceptibility

3 Volts/meter 80% modulated from 80 to 1000 MHz.

4.9.2 ESD

Drive must function with no data loss or component damage with air discharges of 1 to 15 KV, and contact discharges of 2 to 8 KV in both positive and negative voltages.

4.9.3 Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields

The Maxtor Atlas family of drives meet 3A @ 230V/50Hz specification.

4.10 SHOCK AND VIBRATION

The Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive can withstand levels of shock and vibration applied to any of its three mutually perpendicular axes, or principal base axis, as specified in Table 4-9. A functioning drive can be subjected to specified operating levels of shock and vibration. When a drive has been subjected to specified non-operating levels of shock and vibration, with power to the drive off, there will be no change in performance at power on.

Specifications

When packed in its 1-pack shipping container, the Maxtor Atlas 15K II drive can withstand a drop from 42 inches onto a concrete surface on any of its surfaces, six edges, or three corners. The 20-pack shipping container can withstand a drop from 36 inches onto a concrete surface on any of its surfaces, six edges, or three corners.

Table 4-9 Shock and Vibration Specifications

PARAMETER OPERATING NON-OPERATING

Shock linear (G) 2 ms duration R/W

Shock rotational

2)1

(rad/s

Vibration Swept

Vibration Random

/Hz) 1 G rms

63 /30

7,000 25,000

1.5 G p-p 5—500 Hz

0.008 10—300 Hz

0.0012 300—500 Hz

250 G

2.0 G p-p 5–500 Hz

0.014 10—300 Hz

0.001 300—500 Hz

Note: 1. At ambient temperature and no unrecoverable errors.

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Specifications

4.11 RELIABILITY

Component Life: 5 years

Preventive Maintenance (PM): Not required

Contact Start/Stop: 50,000 cycles at ambient, 35,000 Environments

Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) No greater than 0.58 percent

Drive reliability is closely related to the temperatures the drive is exposed. The AFR is based on an operational design temperature ambient of 86

°F (30°C)

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4.12 DISK ERRORS

Table 4-10 provides the error rates for the Maxtor Atlas 15K II hard disk drive.

ERROR TYPE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ERRORS

Specifications

Table 4-10 Error Rates

Recovered read errors

Uncorrectable read errors

1. Recovered read errors are errors which require retries for data correction. Errors corrected by ECC on-the-fly are not considered recovered read errors. Read on arrival is disabled to meet this specification.

2. Uncorrectable read errors are those that are not correctable using an Error Correcting Code (ECC), or retries within the retry limits specified in the mode pages. The drive terminates the command either when a repeating error pattern occurs, or after both the specified number of retries and application of triple burst error correction fail to correct the error.

3. A seek error occurs when the actuator fails to reach or remain on the requested cylinder, and/or the drive requires the execution of the full calibration routine to locate the requested cylinder.

<10 events per 1012 bits read

1 event per 10

bits read

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SCSI Description

This chapter contains an overview of SCSI command and status processing and a detailed description of the commands supported by the disk drives. The SCSI command system enables the initiator to instruct the drive to perform specific functions.

In this manual, unless otherwise stated, numerical values are given in decimal. Hexadecimal numbers, such as opcodes, are always given with an “h” following, as in 5Ah except when entire data tables are in hexadecimal.

5.1 Overview of the SCSI Command Descriptions

The disk drives support the SCSI-3 commands listed in Table 5-1. The command categories are sequential, normal, and immediate.

Immediate commands are processed when received by the drive. In most cases, these commands do not require drive resources, do not change the state of the drive, and bypass the command queue (unless the command is tagged).

Chapter 5

Sequential commands execute in the order that they arrive (unless accompanied by

a HEAD OF QUEUE tag) and execute to completion before a subsequent command is activated.

Normal commands are allowed to execute concurrently (with the restriction that the drive executes overlappings in the order received). Normal commands are usually I/ O commands

Table 5-1 Supported SCSI Commands

Command Operation Code Category

CHANGE DEFINITION 40h Sequential

FORMAT UNIT 04h Sequential

INQUIRY 12h Immediate

LOG SELECT 4Ch Sequential

LOG SENSE 4Dh Sequential

MODE SELECT (6) 15h Sequential

MODE SELECT (10) 55h Sequential

MODE SENSE (6) 1Ah Sequential

MODE SENSE (10) 5Ah Sequential

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PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN 5Eh Sequential

PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT 5Fh Sequential

READ (6) 08h Normal

READ (10) 28h Normal

READ BUFFER 3Ch Sequential

READ CAPACITY 25h Immediate

READ DEFECT DATA (10) 37h Sequential

READ DEFECT DATA (12) B7h Sequential

READ LONG 3Eh Sequential

REASSIGN BLOCKS 07h Sequential

RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS 1Ch Sequential

RELEASE 17h Sequential

RELEASE (10) 57h Sequential

REPORT LUNS A0h Sequential

REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER A3h Sequential

REQUEST SENSE 03h Immediate

RESERVE 16h Sequential

RESERVE (10) 56h Sequential

REZERO UNIT 01h Sequential

SEEK (6) 0Bh Sequential

SEEK (10) 2Bh Sequential

SEND DIAGNOSTIC 1Dh Sequential

SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER A4h Sequential

START STOP UNIT 1Bh Sequential

SYNCHRONIZE CACHE 35h Sequential

TEST UNIT READY 00h Immediate

VERIFY 2Fh Normal

WRITE (6) 0Ah Normal

WRITE (10) 2Ah Normal

WRITE AND VERIFY 2Eh Normal

WRITE BUFFER 3Bh Sequential

WRITE LONG 3Fh Sequential

WRITE SAME 41h Sequential

Command Operation Code Category

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1. Relative Addressing is not supported by the drive. Therefore, in all I/O commands, the RelAdr bit must be 0.

2. RESERVE and RELEASE are supported, as are third-party reservations. Extent reservations are not supported.

3. The RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS and SEND DIAGNOSTIC DATA commands implement vendor-unique pages to test the drive during the manufacturing process. It is recommended that initiators specify only the non-page format variants of these commands (PF=0), except for page 0x40.

5.2 Command Descriptor Block

An initiator communicates with the drive by sending a 6-, 10-, or 12-byte Command Descriptor Block (CDB) that contains the parameters for the specific command. The SCSI command's operation code is always the first byte in the CDB and a control field is the last byte. For some commands, the CDB is accompanied by a list of parameters sent during the data-out buffer transfer. Table 5-2 shows the format of a typical sixbyte CDB.

SCSI Description

Table 5-2 Typical (6-Byte) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Operation Code

1 Reserved

2 - 3

4 Transfer Length, Parameter List Length, or Allocation Length

5 Control

Note: Reserved fields in CDBs and Parameters have a value of 0; Re-

7654321 0

(MSB)

Logical Block Address

(LBA)

Logical Block Address

(LBA)

served fields in states and other parameters sent to an initiator are set to 0.

Table 5-3 contains a description of the CDB fields.

Table 5-4 describes the data format for a typical CDB.

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Table 5-3 Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions

Field Description

Operation Code The first byte of a SCSI CDB contains an operation code. The operation code of the CDB has

Logical Block Address The 6-byte READ, SEEK, and WRITE Command Descriptor Blocks contain a 21-bit Logical

a Group Code field (bits 7-5) and a Command Code field (bits 4-0). The 3-bit Group Code field provides for eight groups of command codes. The 5-bit Command Code field provides for 32 command codes in each group. A total, therefore, of 256 possible operation codes exist. Operation codes are defined in the SCSI command standards. The group code for CDBs specified therein correspond to the length of the command descriptor as below:

Group Code Meaning

0 6-byte commands

1 10-byte commands

2 10-byte commands

3Reserved

4 16-byte commands

5 12-byte commands

6 Vendor specific

7 Vendor specific

The operation code specifies the command being requested. The list of supported SCSI commands and their operation codes are contained in Table 5-1.

Block Address. The 10-, 12-, and 16- Command Descriptor Blocks contain a 32-bit Logical Block Address.

Commands that require additional parameter data specify the length of the Logical Block Address that is needed. See the specific command descriptions for more detailed information.

Relative Addressing indicates a technique used to determine the next Logical Block Address to be operated on. The drive does not support Relative Addressing, it defaults to a value of 0, which specifies that the Logical Block Address specifies the first logical block of a range of logical blocks to be operated on by the command.

Transfer Length The transfer length field normally specifies the number of sectors to be transferred between the

Parameter List Length The Parameter List Length is used to specify the number of bytes sent during the data-out buffer

Allocation Length The Allocation Length field specifies the maximum number of bytes that the initiator has allo-

Control Field The Control Field is the last byte of every Command Descriptor Block; its format is shown in

initiator and the drive. For several commands, the transfer length indicates the number of bytes (not sectors) to be sent. For these commands, this field may be identified by a different name

Commands that use one byte for the transfer length value allow up to 256 sectors of data to be transferred by one command. A transfer length value of 0 indicates that 256 sectors are to be sent. Transfer length values of 1 through 255 indicate the number of sectors to be transferred.

Commands that use multiple bytes for the transfer length value function differently. A transfer length value of 0 indicates that no data transfer is to occur. Transfer length values of 1 or greater indicate the number of sectors to be transferred.

transfer. This field is typically used for parameters that are sent to a drive (for example, mode, diagnostic, and log parameters). A parameter list length of 0 indicates that no data is to be transferred.

cated for returned data. The Allocation Length is used to limit the amount of data returned to the initiator.

An Allocation Length of 0 indicates that no data is to be transferred from the drive to the initiator. The drive terminates the data-in buffer transfer when the specified number of bytes have been transferred to the initiator or when all available data has been transferred, whichever is less.

Figure 5-2 and described in Table 5-3.

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SCSI Description

Table 5-4 Typical (6-Byte) Command Descriptor Block - Data Format

Bit

76543210

Byte

5 Vendor Specific Reserved NACA Flag Link

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SCSI Description

Table 5-5 contains a description of the CDB control field.

Table 5-5 Command Descriptor Block Control Field-Field Descriptions

Field Description

Vendor Specific Bits These bits must be 0.

NACA Normal Auto-Contingent Allegiance - This bit must be zero to indicate that

Link Bit A Link bit set to one signals that the initiator requests continuation of a task

Flag Bit The Flag bit is used in conjunction with the Link Bit to notify the initiator in

SCSI-2 Contingent Allegiance rules apply.

(I/O Process) across two or more SCSI commands. If the Link bit is one and the flag bit is zero, and the command completes successfully, the drive will continue the task and return a status of INTERMEDIATE and a service response of Linked Command Complete.

If the Link bit and the Flag bit of the Control word are both set to one, and the drive completes a command with a status of INTERMEDIATE, the drive will return a service response of Linked Command Complete (with Flag). Refer to Section 5.4 for Linked Commands description.

an expedient manner that a command has been completed. Aflag bit set to 1 is valid only when the Link Bit is set to 1.

5.3 Status/Error Reporting

SCSI message-level errors are communicated by messages that are defined specifically for that purpose. SCSI command-level errors are communicated by a status that is returned by the drive during the STATUS phase. This phase occurs at the end of each command, unless the command is terminated by one of the following events:

• ABORT TASK SET message

•ABORT TASK message

• TARGET RESET message

•CLEAR QUEUE message

• Unexpected disconnect

The status code is contained in bits 1 through 5 of the status byte. Bits 0, 6, and 7 are reserved. Table 5-6 describes the status codes returned by the drive.

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SCSI Description

Table 5-6 Status Codes

Status Definition Meaning

00h GOOD The drive successfully completed the command.

02h CHECK CONDITION An Auto Contingent Allegiance (ACA) condition occurred.

The drive cannot service the command at the moment, and its Command Descriptor Block has been discarded. The initiator can retry the command at a later time. This status is returned when:

• A non-tagged command is received and the logical unit's command queue is full (all internal command buffers are in use).

08h BUSY

10h INTERMEDIATE

18h RESERVATION CONFLICT

28h TASK SET FULL

• A disconnect privilege was not granted in the IDENTIFY message of a queue-tagged I/O process (Parallel SCSI).

• A disconnect privilege was not granted in the IDENTIFY message of a non-tagged I/O process and a command from another initiator is currently active (Parallel SCSI)

• A command is received while an auto-contingent allegiance condition exists for another initiator.

This status is returned for every command (except the last) in a series of linked commands that was successfully completed. However, if the command is terminated with other that GOOD status (such as CHECK CONDITION, RESERVATION CONFLICT, OR BUSY), the INTERMEDIATE status is not returned and the series of linked commands and the task is ended.

Another initiator has reserved the drive. (This status is never returned for INQUIRY or REQUEST SENSE commands.)

The drive cannot service the command at the moment, and its Command Descriptor Block has been discarded. (Returned for a tagged command when all of the drive's internal command buffers are in use, or when a host sends a tagged command while an Auto Contingent Allegiance condition is pending for that initiator)

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SCSI Description

5.4 Linked Commands

An I/O Process (task) may contain multiple commands that are linked together. The initiator communicates this condition of linked (or unlinked) commands by setting (or clearing) the Link bit of the Command Descriptor Block’s control word. A linked command is one in which the Link bit in the Command Descriptor Block is set. After successful completion of a linked command the drive sends an INTERMEDIATE status, followed by a LINKED COMMAND COMPLETE message. If the Flag bit was set in the Command Descriptor Block, the drive sends an INTERMEDIATE status, followed by a LINKED COMMAND COMPLETE (WITH FLAG) message. The drive then switches the bus to the command phase in order to receive the next command in the linked chain.

All commands in a linked chain are addressed to the same nexus and are part of a single task (I/O process). The drive defers any commands that are not part of the linked chain until the chain is complete. The last command in the chain has the Link bit cleared.

Note: Relative addressing is not supported by the Atlas 15K V disk

drive.

5.5 DATA Transfer Command Components

Many of the SCSI commands cause data to be transferred between the initiator and the drive. The content and characteristics of this data are command-dependent. Table 5-8 lists the information transmitted for all of the commands.

The “Length in CDB” column of Table 5-8 identifies the Command Descriptor Block field used by the drive to determine how much command-related data are to be transferred. The units (bytes or logical blocks) for the different Length fields are implied by the Length Field Name as shown in Table 5-7:

Table 5-7 Length Fields

Field Name Units Implied

Allocation Length Bytes of data the drive is allowed to send to the initiator

Parameter List Length Bytes of data the initiator has available for the drive

Transfer Length Logical data sectors the initiator wants transferred or verified

Byte Transfer Length Bytes of data the initiator wants transferred

The DATA OUT column in Table 5-8 lists the information passed to the drive by the initiator as part of the command. The DATA IN column lists the information sent to the initiator by the drive.

Numbers in parentheses after an item indicate the item’s length in bytes. In some cases, additional length information is communicated during the DATA phase. For example, a FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header contains a Defect List Length field that contains the total length of the Defect Descriptors that follow the Defect List Header. Table 5-8 does not include these cases.

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SCSI Description

Table 5-8 DATA-Phase Command Contents

Command Length in CDB Data Out (To Drive) Data In (To Initiator)

CHANGE DEFINITION

FORMAT UNIT 0

INQUIRY Allocation ---

LOG SELECT

LOG SENSE Allocation --- Log Page

MODE SELECT

MODE SENSE

PERSIST. RES. IN

PERSIST. RES. OUT

READ (6) (10) Transfer --- Data

READ BUFFER Allocation ---

READ CAPACITY Allocation --- READ CAPACITY data (8)

READ DEFECT DATA

READ LONG

REASSIGN BLOCKS

RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS

0-- --

Defect List Header Initialization Pattern (6-8) Defect Descriptors

Standard Inquiry or a Vital Product Data page

Parameter List

(must be 0)

Parameter List

Allocation ---

Byte Transfer

(Must be 578) ---

0 Defect List Header(4) Defect Descriptors

Allocation ---

-- --

Mode Parameter Header (4 Block Descriptor (8 Page(s))

Block Descriptor (8)

READ BUFFER Header (4) Mode-zero Buffer (512) or Section of Drive’s DRAM or READ BUFFER Desc. (4)

• Defect List (Hdr) (4)

• Defect Descriptors

• Data (512)

• LBA Tag (2)

• EDC (2)

• ECC (60)

• Fill (2)

Diagnostic Page

RELEASE 0 --- ---

REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER

REQUEST SENSE Allocation --- Sense Data (18)

RESERVE

REZERO UNIT 0 --- ---

Command Length in CDB Data Out (To Drive) Data In (To Initiator)

SEEK (6)(10) 0 --- ---

SEND DIAGNOSTIC

(Extent List Option not

supported)

Parameter List Diagnostic Page ---

--- ---

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SCSI Description

Command Length in CDB Data Out (To Drive) Data In (To Initiator)

SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER

START STOP UNIT 0 --- ---

SYNCHRONIZE CACHE

TEST UNIT READY 0 --- ---

VERIFY Transfer Data ---

WRITE (6)(10) Transfer Data ---

WRITE AND VERIFY

WRITE BUFFER

WRITE LONG

WRITE SAME

0--- ---

Transfer Data ---

Zeros (4)

Parameter List

Byte Transfer (must be 578)

0 Data (1 logical sector)

Mode-zero buffer (512) or Data to put into DRAM or Microcode image. (successive 16 KB pieces)

• Data (512)

• LBA Tag (2)

• EDC (2)

• ECC (60)

• Fill (2)

---

5.6 SCSI COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS

The SCSI command descriptions that follow this page contain detailed information about the SCSI commands that are supported by the drive. Each description provides a Data Format and Field Descriptions for the Command Descriptor Block for the described command.

The commands are presented in alphabetic order, and each command starts on a new, odd-numbered page.

Common Fields

Several fields that are common to many commands are described here, rather than being repeated throughout the descriptions. These fields include:

Reserved – Reserved bits, fields, bytes, and code values are set aside for future standardization and must be set to 0. If the drive receives a command that contains non-0 bits in a reserved field or a reserved code value, the command is terminated with a CHECK CONDITION status and the sense key set to ILLEGAL REQUEST. However, there are some fields that are not checked for compatibility with older SCSI initiators.

Control – The Link Bit and Flag Bit are supported.

RelAdr – Not supported; must be 0.

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5.7 CHANGE OPERATING DEFINITION (40h)

The CHANGE DEFINITION command shown in Table 5-9 and Table 5-10 set the SCSI compliance for disk drives with parallel SCSI interfaces to one of four different levels: SCSI-1, SCSI-1/CCS, SCSI-2 or SCSI-3.

Table 5-9 CHANGE DEFINITION Command Descriptor Block-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Operation Code (40h)

1 Reserved

2 ReservedSave

3 Rsv’d New Operating Definition

4 - 7 Reserved

8 Parameter Data Length

9 Control

765 4 3210

(0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are legal values for Parallel SCSI Disk Drives)

Table 5-10 CHANGE DEFINITION-Field Descriptions

Field Description

Save

New Operating Definition

Parameter Data Length

Save Parameters. When this field is set to 1, the new operating definition is saved in the drive's non-volatile memory.

The values that can be supplied in the field are listed below: 0 Current Definition 1 SCSI-1 2 SCSI-1/CCS (Common Command Set) 3 SCSI-2 4 SCSI-3 5 SCSI-3 U160 6 SCSI-3 U320

Length, in bytes, of the parameter data.

Must be 0.

SCSI Description

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SCSI Description

5.8 FORMAT UNIT Command (04h)

The FORMAT UNIT command formats the disk's storage media into initiatoraddressable logical blocks according to initiator-defined options. This command ensures that the disk storage media is formatted so that all data sectors are accessible. Any data residing on the disk before this command is invoked is lost. This command repairs damage left by previous WRITE LONG commands. The WRITE LONG command allows the initiator to deliberately corrupt a sector's ECC or EDC.

The FORMAT UNIT command updates the defective sector list, referred to as the Grown Defect List, that is maintained by the drive. As described below, the drive gives the initiator considerable control over this list. If certification is enabled, all initiatoraddressable logical blocks are verified, and bad sectors are reassigned and added to the Grown Defect List.

Note: During FORMAT UNIT command processing, the drive ig-

nores the Read/Write AWRE and ARRE bits (from Error Recovery Mode page) and does auto-revectoring as needed.

The drive is physically formatted when it leaves the manufacturing facility. Therefore, it is not necessary to reformat the drive before using it. If the logical sector size of the drive is changed using the Block Descriptor of the MODE SELECT Command, it is recommended (but not necessary) to reformat the drive.

The Immed bit that can be included in the FORMAT UNIT command parameter list allows the initiator to control whether the drive returns completion status either after fetching and validating the Command Descriptor Block and parameter list or after the FORMAT UNIT command completes. The FORMAT UNIT command parameters are described in Table 5-11 and Table 5-12

The time required for the FORMAT UNIT command to format the disk primarily depends on the capacity of the drive. The number of defects detected and the number of defects already in the Primary and Grown Defect Lists also influence the time required to format the drive. If the Disable Certification bit is set to 1, formatting time is reduced.

Defective sectors on the drive are managed through two lists: the Primary Defect List and the Grown Defect List. The Primary Defect List is created when the drive is manufactured and is the drive's initial defect list. The Primary Defect List is not affected by the FORMAT UNIT command. Sectors listed in it are revectored by the drive. The Grown Defect List contains a list of the sectors that have gone bad since the drive's primary list was generated.

Defects are communicated in a data structure referred to as a Defect Descriptor. The SCSI specification defines several Defect Descriptor formats. The FORMAT UNIT command recognizes defect descriptors in Block format, Bytes From Index format, and Physical Sector format. (There is one exception: a value of FFFFFFFFh in either the defect Bytes From Index field or the Defective Sector Number fields is ignored).

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Table 5-11 FORMAT UNIT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Operation Code (04h)

1 Reserved Fmt Data Cmp

2 Vendor-Specific

3 - 4 Interleave

5 Control

765 4 3210

Table 5-12 FORMAT UNIT Command-Field Descriptions

Field Description

Format Data. When the Format Data value is 1, it indicates that a data-out buffer transfer occurs as part of the command execution. The FORMAT UNIT Parameter list (con-

FmtData

CmpLst

sisting of a Defect List Header and, optionally, a number of Block Format Defect Descriptors) is passed to the device during this phase.

When the Format Data value is 0, the data-out buffer transfer does not occur.

Complete List. When the Complete List value is 1, the drive deletes its current Grown Defect List and starts a new one, containing the Logical Block Numbers listed in the defect list supplied by the initiator during this format operation are added to the list, creating a new Grown Defect List.

SCSI Description

Defect List Format

List

When the Complete List value is 0, the drive adds initiator-supplied and newly found defective Logical Block Numbers to the existing Grown Defective List.

The Defect List Format value specifies the defect descriptor passed by the initiator to the

Defect List Format

Vendor-Specific Not supported. Must be 0.

Interleave Not supported. Ignored by the drive.

drive when the Format Data value is 1. Acceptable values are: 000b (Block [or Sector] Format) 100b (Index Format) 101b (Physical Sector Format)

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SCSI Description

5.8.1 Five Forms of FORMAT UNIT Commands

Five different forms of the FORMAT UNIT command are supported through different combinations of the Format Data bit, Complete List bit, and the information in the Defect List Length field. (Refer to FORMAT UNIT Defect Header List for a description of the Defect List Length field.) The different command forms give the initiator control over the contents of the Grown Defect List. Table 5-13 describes the contents of the Grown Defect List after FORMAT UNIT command execution.

Table 5-13 FORMAT UNIT Command Supported Options

Defect

FmtDat CmpLst

List

Length

00N/A

1 0 0 Same as above.

11 0

10 >0

11 >0

Contents of Grown Defect List after FORMAT UNIT

Command Execution

All sectors found to be bad, but not listed in the Primary Defect List or Grown Defect List, are added to the Grown Defect List.

The existing Grown Defect List is discarded. A new Grown Defect List is generated, containing All sectors found to be bad, but not listed in the Primary Defect List.

The Grown Defect List contains: Original Grown Defect List All sectors found to be bad, but not listed in the Primary Defect List. A list of sectors supplied by the initiator. These sectors are passed in defect descriptors in the data-out buffer transfer that occurs as part of the FORMAT UNIT command.

Same as the case above, except that the current Grown Defect List is discarded before formatting begins.

5.8.2 FORMAT UNIT Parameter List

The FORMAT UNIT Parameter List (Table 5-14) consists of a Defect List Header (Table 5-15) followed by one or more Defect Descriptors. Descriptors are either four bytes or eight bytes in length.

Table 5-14 FORMAT UNIT Parameter List-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 - 3 Defect List Header

765 4 3210

Initialization Pattern Descriptor (if any)

Defect Descriptors (if any)

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5.8.2.1 FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header

The FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header (Table 5-15) provides several optional format control bits to give the initiator more control over the defect lists. Table 5-16 provides descriptions of the data fields in the Defect List Header

Table 5-15 .FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Reserved

1 FOV DPRY DCRT STPF IP DSP Immed VS

2-3 Defect List Length

Table 5-16 FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header-Field Descriptions

Name Description

FOV

DPRY

DCRT

STPF

DSP

Immed

VS Vendor-specific. Must be 0.

Defect List Length

765 43210

The Format Options Valid bit indicates that the remaining option bits in this byte are valid. If this bit is not set, the remaining bits, except Immed, are ignored.

The Disable Primary bit specifies whether the drive should ignore the Primary Defect List during the format to identify defective areas on the media. The drive's default is 0, indicating that the drive should replace sectors found in the Primary Defect List during the format.

The Disable Certification bit specifies whether the drive should certify the media during the format. The drive’s default is 0, indicating that the drive should certify the media.

The Stop Format bit specifies the error conditions under which the drive is to terminate the format. The state of the bit is ignored and the drive acts as if this bit is set. If either the Grown Defect List or the Primary Defect List is not found, the format operation terminates with a CHECK CONDITION status and a sense key of MEDIUM ERROR

The Initialization Pattern bit signals the drive that the FORMAT UNIT Parameter List contains initialization pattern information. An Initialization Pattern bit of 1 indicates that an initialization pattern descriptor (Table 5-17) is included in the FORMAT UNIT parameter list immediately following the Defect List Header. An Initialization Pattern bit of 0 indicates that an initialization pattern descriptor (Table 5-17) is not included in the FORMAT UNIT parameter list, and the drive will use its default initialization pattern of all zeros.

The Disable Saving Parameter prohibits the drive from preserving MODE SELECT parameters received while the Format is in progress. This bit is ignored, and the drive acts as if it were set.

When the Immediate bit is 0, the drive returns a status after the format operation completes. If the disconnect privilege is granted in the accompanying IDENTIFY message, the drive disconnects from the bus after fetching and validating the Command Descriptor Block and the FORMAT UNIT Parameter List. If the disconnect privilege is not granted, the drive stays connected to the bus during the entire FORMAT UNIT command. When the Immediate bit is set to 1, the drive returns a status after the Command Descriptor Block and FORMAT UNIT Parameter List have been fetched and validated. In this case, the drive ignores the IDENTIFY message's disconnect privilege bit and remains connected to the bus while it validates the Command Descriptor Block and Parameter List. It returns the completion status before it disconnects. The drive then proceeds with the format.

Gives the length in bytes of the Defect Descriptors that follow. A value of 0 is valid and means that no Defect Descriptors follow. A CHECK CONDITION status is returned if this value is not a multiple of the defect descriptor size. The Defect List Length is equal to four times the number of defect descriptors if Block format is used, or eight times if Bytes From Index format or Physical Sector format is used.

SCSI Description

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5.8.2.2 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor-Block Format

Each descriptor specifies a 4-byte defective sector address of the sector that contains the defect as shown in Table 5-17.

Table 5-17 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor-Block Format

Bit

Byte

0 - 3 Defective Block Address

5.8.2.3 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor — Physical Sector and Bytes From Index Format

765 4 3210

The Physical Sector defect descriptor specifies the location of a defect that is the length of a sector. The Bytes From Index defect descriptor specifies the location of a defect that is no more than eight bytes long.

Each descriptor is comprised of the bytes shown in Table 5-18. The Cylinder Number of Defect is the most significant part of the address, and the Defective Sector Number or Defect Bytes From Index is the least significant part of the address. A value of FFFFFFFFh in bytes 4 to 7 is ignored

Table 5-18 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor- Physical Sector and Bytes

From Index Format

Bit

Byte

0 - 2 Cylinder Number of Defect

3 Head Number of Defect

4 - 7

765 43210

Defective Sector Number

Defect Bytes from Index

5.8.2.4 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor

The Initialization Pattern option specifies that the logical blocks on the drive medium will contain a specified initialization pattern. The Initialization Pattern descriptor is sent to the drive as part of the FORMAT UNIT parameter list. Table 5-19 describes the Initialization Pattern descriptors. The contents of the descriptor fields are described in Table 5-20 and the types in Table 5-21.

Table 5-19 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 IP Modifier = 0 Reserved

1IP Type

2 - 3 IP Length

4 - n IP

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Table 5-20 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor-Field Descriptions

Name Description

IP Modifier The Initialization Pattern Modifier must be 0.

IP Type

IP Length

IP Initialization Pattern.

The Initialization Pattern Type field (Table 5-21) indicates the type of pattern the drive uses to initialize each logical sector within the initiator-accessible portion of the medium. All bytes within a logical sector are written with the initialization pattern.

The Initialization Pattern Length field indicates the number of bytes contained in the Initialization Pattern. The valid lengths (when IP Type = 1) are two or four bytes.

Table 5-21 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Type

Initialization Pattern Type Description

00h

01h

02h – FFh

Use default pattern.

Repeat the initialization pattern as required to fill the logical sector.

Reserved.

NOTES:

1. If the Initialization Pattern Length is not 0, the drive terminates the command with CHECK CONDITION status. The sense key is set to ILLEGAL REQUEST, and the additional sense code is set to INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST.

SCSI Description

2. If the Initialization Pattern Length is 0, the drive terminates the command with

CHECK CONDITION status. The sense key is set to ILLEGAL REQUEST, and the additional sense code is set to INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST.

3. If the Initialization Pattern Type is not 0 or 1, the drive terminates the command

with a CHECK CONDITION status. The Sense Key is set to ILLEGAL REQUEST, and the Additional Sense Code is set to INVALID FIELD IN PARAMETER LIST.

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5.9 INQUIRY Command (12h)

The INQUIRY command allows the initiator to determine the kind of SCSI devices attached to its SCSI bus. It causes a device that is attached to a SCSI bus to return information about itself. The drive identifies itself as a Direct Access Storage Device that implements the applicable interfacing protocol. The drive does not need to access its storage medium to respond to the inquiry. The INQUIRY commands are described in Table 5-22 and Table 5-23.

The drive can provide two categories of data in response to an INQUIRY command: Standard Inquiry Data and Vital Product Data. Standard Inquiry Data contains basic data about the drive, and Vital Product Data comprises several pages of additional data. Each Vital Product Data page requires a separate INQUIRY command from the initiator. An INQUIRY command is not affected by, nor does it clear, a Unit Attention condition.

Table 5-22 INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Operation Code (12h)

1 Reserved CmdDt EVPD

2 Page Code or Operation Code

3 Reserved

4 Allocation Length

5 Control

765 4 3210

Table 5-23 INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions

Field Description

CmdDt

EVPD

Page Code or

Operation Code

Allocation Length

Command Support Data. If CmdDt = 0 and EVPD (see below) = 0, the drive returns the Standard Inquiry Data. If CmdDt = 1 with EVPD = 0, the drive returns the Command Data specified by Page Code/Operation.

Enable Vital Product Data. If EVPD = 0 and CmdDt (see above) = 0, the drive returns the Standard Inquiry Data. If EVPD = 1and CmdDt = 0, the drive returns the Vital Product Data Page specified by Page Code/Operation Code.

Specifies the Vital Product Data Page or Command Support Data which is to be returned by the drive when EVPD is set. Specifies the SCSI Operation Code for command support data to be returned by the drive when CmdDt is set. A CHECK CONDITION status is returned if this field specifies an unsupported Page or Operation Code or if both EVPD and CmdDt are set. Table 5-27 lists the Page Codes for the Vital Product Pages supported by the drive. Table 5-36 lists the operation codes for the CmdDt information supported by the drive.

Specifies the number of bytes of inquiry information the drive is allowed to return to the initiator during the command's data-in buffer transfer. Error status is not returned if the value in this field truncates the requested information.

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5.9.1 Standard Inquiry Data Page

The Standard Inquiry Data Page is returned by the drive in response to the INQUIRY command if EVPD = 0. The data format is described inTable 5-24 and the fields are described in Table 5-25.

Table 5-24 Standard Inquiry Data Page-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Peripheral Qualifier = 0

2 ISO Version = 0 ECMA Version = 0

3AERCTrmTsk

4 Additional Length = 5Bh

5 Reserved

6 Rsv’d Rsv’d Port MultiP Mchngr

765 4321 0

RMB = 0

Device Type Modifier = 0

Norm ACA

Peripheral Device Type = 0 (Direct Access Device)

ANSI Version = 3 (SCSI-3)

Rsv’d Response Data Format = 2

Obsolete

SCSI Description

Addr16

7RelAdr

8 - 15 Vendor Identification “MAXTOR”

16 - 31 Product Identification

32 - 35 Product Revision Level

36 - 47 Drive Serial Number

48 - 51 Reserved

52 - 53 SCSI Hardware Revision Number

54 Disk Controller Hardware Revision Number

55 Electronics Pass Number

56 Reserved Clocking QAS IUS

57 - 95 Reserved

Obsolete

Wbus16

Sync Linked

Obsolete

Cmd Que

SftRe

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Table 5-25 Standard Inquiry Data Page-Field Descriptions

Field Name Value Description

Peripheral Qualifier 0 Non-zero if initiator selects an invalid logical unit.

Peripheral Device 0 0 indicates that this is a Direct Access Device.

ANSI Version 3 ANSI SCSI Level 3 (SCSI-3) is supported.

AERC 0 Asynchronous Event Reporting is not supported.

NormACA 0 Does not support setting NACA in CDB Control word.

Port 0 Only used when MultiP = 1.

MultiP 0 This field set to 1 if it is a multiport device.

Mchngr 0 Not embedded in or attached to a medium changer

Addr16 0/1 16-bit wide SCSI address

TrmTSK 0 TERMINATE TASK Function is not supported

Response Data Format

RelAdr 0 Relative Addressing is not supported.

WBus 16 0 or 1

Sync 1 The drive supports Synchronous Data Transfers.

Linked 1 Linked Commands are supported.

CmdQue 1 The drive supports Tagged Command Queuing

SftRe 0

VS 0 Vendor Specific

Product Identification

Clocking 11

QAS 1 (U160)

IUS 1 (U320)

2 This Standard Inquiry Data is in the format specified in the International Standard.

The WBus bit is 1 if the drive supports 16-bit data transfer. The bit is 0 if the drive only supports 8-bit transfer.

The drive implements the hard reset option in response to assertion of the SCSI Bus reset line.

The

value in

this field

is:

ATLAS15K2_36WLS, ATLAS15K2_73WLS, ATLAS15K2_147WLS

ATLAS15K2_36SCA, ATLAS15K2_73SCA, ATLAS15K2_147SCA

The contents of this field define the setting of the double-edge clocking option (See Chapter 6). Note that the clocking field does not apply to asynchronous transfers of data. Options available are:

Code

00b 01b

10b 11b

Quick Arbritrate Support. If the value of this field is 1, it indicates that the device server supports the quick arbitrate feature. A value of 0 indicates that the device server does not support this feature. 1 is default setting.

Information Unit Supported. If the value of this field is 1, it indicates that the device server supports information units. A value of 0 indicates that the device server does not support information units. Default is 1.

Description

Indicates the device server supports only Single Transition (ST) Indicates the device server supports only Double Transition (DT) Reserved Indicates the device server supports ST and DT

Note: Vendor Information, Product Identification, and Product

Revision Level are returned as shown in Table 5-22.

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5.9.2 Vital Product Data Pages

The Vital Product Data pages that can be returned by the drive are described in the following paragraphs in the sequence shown in Table 5-27.

5.9.2.1 Supported Vital Product Data Pages Page (00h)

The Supported Vital Product Data Pages page (Table 5-26) provides a directory of the Vital Product Data Pages that are supported by the drive.Table 5-27 lists the supported pages.

Table 5-26 Supported Vital Product Data Pages -Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Peripheral Qualifier = 0 Peripheral Device Type = 0

1 Page Code (00h)

2 Reserved

3 Page Length = 08h

4 - 10 Supported Page List

Page Code Description Size In Bytes

00h Supported Vital Product Pages Page 11

80h Unit Serial Number Page 12

81h Implemented Operating Definition Page 11

82h ASCII Implemented Operating Page 32

83h Device Identification Page 40

765 432 10

Table 5-27 Vital Product Data-Page Codes

SCSI Description

(Direct Access Device)

5.9.2.2 Unit Serial Number Page (80h)

The Unit Serial Number page contains the drive's PCB Serial Number (Table 5-28) and the HDA Serial Number (Table 5-29).

Table 5-28 Unit Serial Number Page-Data Format

Bit

Byte

1 Page Code (80h)

2 Reserved

3 Page Length = 08

4 - 11 HDA Serial Number

765 432 10

Peripheral Qualifier

= 000b

Peripheral Device Type = 000h

(Direct Access Device)

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SCSI Description

Table 5-29 Unit Serial Number Page-Field Descriptions

Field Definition

HDA Serial Number An 8-character ASCII representation of the drive’s HDA serial number

5.9.2.3 Implemented Operating Definition Page (81h)

The Implemented Operating Definition page reflects the current and available operation definitions as described in Table 5-30 and Table 5-31.

Table 5-30 Implemented Operating Definition Page-Data Format

Bit

Byte

765 432 10

0 Peripheral Qualifier

1 Page Code (81h)

2 Reserved

3 Page Length = 07h

4 Rsvd Current Definition

5SavImp

= 1

6SavImp

= 1

7 SavImp

= 1

8 SavImp

= 1

9SavImp

10 SavImp

= 0

Default Definition is SCSI-2 U160 (04h)

Supported-1 Definition is SCSI-3 U320 (06h)

Supported-2 Definition is SCSI-3 U160 (05h)

Supported-3 Definition is SCSI-2 U160 (04h)

Supported-4 Definition is SCSI-2 U80 (03h)

Supported-5 Definition is SCSI-1-CCS (02h)

Peripheral Device Type = 0

(Direct Access Device)

Table 5-31 Implemented Operating Definition Page-Field Descriptions

Field Definition

Save Implemented. If = 0, this bit indicates that the

SavImp

corresponding operation definition cannot be saved. When = 1, this bet indicates that the corresponding

operating definition can be saved.

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5.9.2.4 ASCII Implemented Operating Definition Page (82h)

The ASCII Implemented Operating Definition page returns the character string's length (1Bh) in byte 4, followed by the appropriate character string (“SCSI-3, SCSI2, SCSI-1/CCS” in bytes 5 through 31 for Parallel SCSI. This is described in Table 5-32.

Table 5-32 ASCII Implemented Operating Definition Page - Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Peripheral Qualifier = 0 Peripheral Device Type = 0

1 Page Code (82h)

2 Reserved

3 Page Length = 1Ch

4 ASCII String Length = 1Bh

5 - 31 “SCSI-3, SCSI-2, SCSI-1/CCS” + byte of 0

765 432 10

5.9.2.5 Device Identification Page (83h) (SCSI-3 ONLY)

The Device Identification Page provides the means to retrieve zero or more identification descriptors that apply to the logical unit (Table 5-33 and Table 5-34).

SCSI Description

(Direct Access Device)

Table 5-33 Device Identification Page - Data Format

Bit

Byte

1 Page Code (83h)

2 Reserved

3 Page Length (24h for SCSI)

4 Reserved Code Set (1)

5 Reserved Association (0) Identifier Type (2)

6 Reserved

7 Identifier Length (8h)

8 – 15 EUI-64 (Value Stored in Configuration Page 30h)

16 Reserved Code Set (2)

17 Reserved Association (0) Identifier Type (1)

18 Reserved

19 Identifier Length (14h)

20 – 27 Vendor Identifier (“Maxtor “)

28 – 39 Drive Serial Number

765 432 10

Peripheral Qualifier

(0)

Peripheral Device Type (0)

(Direct Access Device)

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SCSI Description

Field Definition

Code Set

Association

Identifier Type

Table 5-34 Device Identification Page - Field Description

This field specifies the code set used for the Identifier field. Applicable values are: Value Description 0h Reserved 1h The Identifier field contains binary values 2h The Identifier field contains ASCII graphic codes (code values 20h through 7Eh) 3h – Fh Reserved

This field specifies the entity with which the Identifier field is associated. Applicable values are: Value Description 0h The Identifier field is associated with the addressed physical or logical device. 1h The identifier field is associated with the port that received the request. 2h – 3h Reserved

This field specifies the format and assignment authority for the identifier. Values in this field are: Value Description 0h No assignment authority was used; there is no guarantee that the identifier is globally unique (vendor-specific). 1h The first 8 bytes of the Identifier field represent the Vendor ID. 2h The Identifier field contains an IEEE Extended Unique Identifier, 64-bit (EUI-64). The Identifier Length field (Byte 7) is set to 8. 3h Not applicable; for Fibre Channel devices. 4h Not applicable; if the Association value = 1h, the value of the Identifier contains a 4-byte, binary number that identifies the port relative to the other ports in the device. 5h - Fh Reserved

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5.9.2.6 Command Support Data Pages

An application client can request command support data by setting the CmdDt bit of the INQUIRY command to 1, and specifying the SCSI operation code of the Command Descriptor Block (CDB) for which it wants information. Format of the command support data and definitions of the fields follow in Table 5-35, Table 5-36, and Table 5-37.

Table 5-35 Command Support Data Page-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Peripheral Qualifier

1 Reserved Support

2 ISO Version ECMA Version ANSI-Approved Version

3 – 4 Reserved

5 CDB Size (m – 5)

6 – m

765 432 10

= 0

SCSI Description

Peripheral Device Type = 0

(Direct Access Device)

(MSB)

CDB Usage Data

(LSB)

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Table 5-36 Command Support Data Page-Field Descriptions

Field Description

Support

ISO-Version Must be 0.

ECMA-Version Must be 0.

ANSI-Approved

Version

CDB Size This field contains the number of bytes in the CDB for the Operation Code being requested and

CDB Usage Data

The value of the Support field describes the type of support that the disk drive provides for Command Support Data.

Value

000b

001b

010b Reserved

011b

100b Vendor-Specific

101b

110b Vendor-Specific

111b Reserved

Minimum operating definition for supported command.

the size of the CDB Usage Data in the data that is returned in response to the INQUIRY.

This field contains information about the CDB for the Operation Code being queried. Note that the first byte of the CDB Usage Data contains the OpCode for the operation specified. All of the other bytes of the CDB Usage Data contain a map for bits in the CDB of the OpCode specified.

Description

Data about the requested SCSI operation code is not currently available. In this case, all data after Byte 1 is undefined.

The device does not support the SCSI operation code requested. In this case, all data after Byte 1 is undefined

The device supports the SCSI operation code in conformance with the SCSI standard.

The device supports the SCSI operation code, but in a vendor-specific manner

Note: The bits in the map have a 1-to-1 correspondence to the CDB for the OpCode being queried. That is, if the

de vice sens es a bit as the e ntire f ield o r as part of t he field of the operation, the map in CDB Usage Data contains a 1 in the corresponding bit position. If the device ignores a bit or declares a bit as “reserved” in the CDB for the OpCode being queried, the map has a 0 in that corresponding bit position. Refer to Table 5-36 for a list of the data returned for each of the OpCode values that can be sent in the INQUIRY command.

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SCSI Description

Table 5-37 Command Support Data Page Command or Operation Codes

Hex Data Returned When INQUIRY is Received and CmdDt Bit

= 1

OpCode Command Support

00h

01h REZERO UNIT 03 01 06 01E000000003

03h REQUEST SENSE 03 01 06 03E00000FF03

04h FORMAT UNIT 03 01 06 04FFFFFFFF03

07h

08h READ (6) 03 01 06 08FFFFFFFF03

0Ah WRITE (6) 03 01 06 0AFFFFFFFF03

0Bh SEEK (6) 03 01 06 0BFFFFFF0003

12h INQUIRY 03 01 06 12E3FF00FF03

15h

16h RESERVE (6) 03 01 06 16FEFFFFFF03

17h RELEASE (6) 03 01 06 17FEFF000003

1Ah MODE SENSE (6) 03 01 06 1AE8FF00FF03

1Bh

1Ch

1Dh

25h

28h READ (10) 03 01 0A

2Ah WRITE (10) 03 01 0A

2Bh SEEK (10) 03 01 0A

2Eh

2Fh VERIFY 03 01 0A

35h SYNCH. CACHE 03 01 0A

37h

3Bh

3Ch READ BUFFER 03 01 0A

3Eh READ LONG 03 01 0A

TEST UNIT

READY

REASSIGN

BLOCKS

MODE

SELECT (6)

START STOP

UNIT

REC. DIAG.

RESULTS

END

DIAGNOSTIC

READ

CAPACITY

WRITE AND

VERIFY

READ DEFECT

DATA

WRITE

BUFFER

03 01 06 00E000000003

03 01 06 070E00000003

03 01 06 15F10000FF03

03 01 06 1BE100000103

03 01 06 1CE1FFFFFF03

03 01 06 1DF700FFFF03

03 01 0A

ANSI

Version

CDB

Length

CDB Size Usage

Data

25E0FFFFFFFF0000

0103

28F8FFFFFFFF00FF

FF03

2AF8FFFFFFFF00FF

FF03

2BE0FFFFFFFF0000

0003

2EF2FFFFFFFF00FF

FF03

2FF2FFFFFFFF00FF

FF03

35E0FFFFFFFF00FF

FF03

37E01F00000000FFF

F03

3BEFFFFFFE00FFFF

FF03

3CEFFFFFFFFFFFF

FFF03

3EE2FFFFFFFF00FF

FF03

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SCSI Description

Hex Data Returned When INQUIRY is Received and CmdDt Bit

= 1

3Fh WRITE LONG 03 01 0A

40h CHANGE DEF. 03 01 0A

41h WRITE SAME 03 01 0A

4Ch LOG SELECT 03 01 0A

4Dh LOG SENSE 03 01 0A 4DE1FF00000000FF

55h MODE SELECT

(10)

56h RESERVE (10) 03 03 0A 5610FFFF000000FFF

57h RELEASE (10) 03 03 0A 5710FFFF000000FFF

5Ah MODE SENSE (10) 03 01 0A 5AE8FF00000000FF

5Eh PERSIST.

RES. IN

5Fh PERSIST.

RES. OUT

A0h REPORT LUNS 03 03 0C A00000000000FFFF

03 01 0A 55100000000000FFF

03 03 0A 5E1F0000000000FFF

03 03 0A 5F1FFF00000000FFF

3FE0FFFFFFFF00FF

FF03

40E0017F000000000

003

41E2FFFFFFFF00FF

FF03

4CE3C000000000FF

FF03

F03

FF03

F03

FFFF0003

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5.10 LOG SELECT Command (4Ch)

The drive collects and stores performance data and error summaries in counters. The LOG SELECT command is used to zero these counters. The LOG SELECT command is a complementary command to the LOG SENSE command. The format of the LOG SELECT CDB and a description of the fields follows in Table 5-38 and Table 5-39 respectively.

Table 5-38 LOG SELECT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Operation Code (4Ch)

1 Reserved PCR SP

2 PC Reserved

3 – 6 Reserved

7 – 8 Parameter List Length

9 Control

Table 5-39 LOG SELECT Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions

765 4 3210

Field Description

PCR

PC Page Control. Must be 01b OR 11b.

Parameter

List Length

SCSI Description

Parameter Code Reset. Must be 1. Causes all the implemented counters to be set to 0.

Save Parameters. A value of 1 indicates that certain counters are to be cleared from non-volatile memory.

Must be 0.

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SCSI Description

5.11 LOG SENSE Command (4Dh)

Note: Log Sense data pages require special interpretation and also are

subject to change. For assistance with the Log Sense data pages, contact your Maxtor Applications Engineer.

The drive collects operational information and stores these statistics as log data. Log data are grouped by category into log pages. The LOG SENSE command allows an initiator to retrieve the stored log data. The LOG SENSE command is a complementary command to the LOG SELECT command.

Table Table 5-40 lists the log pages supported by the drive. Contact your Maxtor Applications Engineer for more information.

Table 5-40 Disk Drive Log Pages

Page Code Description

00h Supported Log Pages

01h Buffer Overruns and Underruns

02h Write Error Counter

03h Read Error Counter

05h Verify Error Counter

06h Non-Medium Error Counter Page

07h Last n-Error Events Page

08h Format Status Page

0Dh Temperature Page

0Eh Start-Stop Cycle Counter

0Fh Application Client Page

10h Self Test Results Page

2Fh EWS Status

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5.11.1 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block

The Command Descriptor Block for the LOG SENSE command is shown in Table 5-41. Table 5-42 contains field descriptions.

Table 5-41 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Operation Code (4Dh)

1 Reserved PPC SP

2PC Page Code

3 – 4 Reserved

5 – 6 Parameter Pointer

7 – 8 Allocation Length

9 Control

Table 5-42 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions

Field Description

PPC

Page Code

Parameter Pointer This field is related to the PPC field. This bit must be 0.

Allocation Length

765 4 3210

The Parameter Pointer Control bit controls the type of parameters that can be requested from the drive. This bit must be 0, indicating that all log parameters for the specified page (subject to the allocation length specified) are returned to the initiator.

The Save Pages bit specifies whether the parameters are to be saved. This bit must be 0, indicating that no parameters are to be saved and are reset at power-on or by a TARGET RESET.

The Page Control field defines the type of parameter values to be selected. The field must be 01b indicating that the current values are to be returned. Mode 11b (return default values) is not supported because all counters have a default value of 0.

The value specified as the Page Code determines the page to be returned. Table 5-40 contains a list of supported log pages and their page codes.

This specifies the number of bytes of data that the drive is allowed to pass during the DATA IN phase. The requested page is truncated if its length exceeds the number of bytes specified in this field.

SCSI Description

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SCSI Description

5.11.2 LOG SENSE Log Pages

The log pages that are returned from the drive have a common format that is shown in Table 5-43. Each page contains a 4-byte header followed by one or more log parameters. Refer to Table 5-44. Table 5-45 contains the format for the Generic Log Parameter and Table 5-46 describes the fields.

Table 5-43 LOG SENSE Log Page Format-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Reserved Page Code

1 Reserved

2 – 3 Page Length (n-3)

4 to x+3

n-y+1

to n

765 4321 0

Log Parameter (first)

(length x)

Log Parameter (last)

(length y)

Note:

Length x or y is the sum of parameter header and parameter data

value bytes.

Table 5-44 LOG SENSE Log Page Format-Field Descriptions

Field Description

Page Code The page code as given in Table 5-39.

Page Length

Log Parameter

Table 5-45 Generic Log Parameter-Data Format

Bit Byte

0 – 1 Parameter Code

2 DU DS TSD ETC TMC LBIN LP

3 Page Length (n-3)

4 – n Parameter Value

765 4321 0

The allocation length for the page minus the 4-byte header.

One or more log data entities that are returned as par of a Log Page. Each Log Parameter starts with a 4-byte header followed by one or more bytes of value data. In most cases, the parameter value is a 4-byte longword that contains the present value of an error or performance counter. See Table 5-45 for the format of a generic log parameter.

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Table 5-46 Generic Log Parameter-Field Descriptions

Field Description

A code which uniquely identifies each parameter on a given Log Page. For example, the code 8002h on the Seek Performance Summary page reports the average seek time while

Parameter Code

DU Disable Update. This parameter is 1 when updates are not enabled.

DS Disable Save. This parameter is 1 when parameters are not saved by the drive.

TSD

ETC

TMC

LBIN

Parameter Length Specifies the length, in bytes, of the parameter’s value.

Parameter Value

the same code on the Block Replacement Summary page reports the number of blocks replaced. The following pages in this manual contain the lists of applicable parameters for each Log page.

Target Save Disable. This parameter is 0 indicating that the drive provides a target-specific way of saving parameters.

Enable Threshold Comparison. This parameter is always 0. The drive does not use thresholds for any of its parameters.

Threshold Met Comparison. This parameter is always 0. The drive does not use thresholds for any of its parameters.

List in Binary. This bit only valid if LP = 1. If LP = 1 and LBIN = 0, then the List Parameter is a string of ASCII graphic codes (code values 20h through 7Eh). If LP = 1 and LBIN = 1, then the parameter is a list of binary information.

List Parameter. When 0, indicates that the parameter value for this parameter is a numeric value. When LP is a 1, it indicates that the parameter value is an alphanumeric ASCIIstring list. This parameter is always 0.

Contains the parameter’s current value when the PC field of the LOG SENSE command is 01b.

SCSI Description

Note: The DU, DS, TSD, ETC, TMC, LBIN and LP fields are collec-

tively referred to as the Parameter Control Byte. This byte generally has a value of 0; however, if the page is non-volatile but the drive is not spun up or the GLTSD bit is set in Mode Page 0Ah, then the value would be 20h. If the page is volatile, then the value is 60h.

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SCSI Description

5.12 MODE SELECT (6) Command (15h)

SCSI refers to the drive’s operational parameters as its mode parameters. SCSI groups the mode parameters by function into a set of data structures referred to as mode pages. The MODE SELECT (6) command allows the initiator to modify some of these mode pages and thereby control some of the drive’s operational characteristics. The Save Page (SP) option in the Command Descriptor Block makes the changes permanent. The new mode parameters are then stored in the drive’s non-volatile memory. The MODE SELECT CDB is described in Table 5-47 and a description of the fields in Table 5-48.

Table 5-47 MODE SELECT (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Operation Code (15h)

1 Reserved PF Reserved SP

2 – 3 Reserved

4 Parameter Length List

5 Control

765 4321 0

Table 5-48 MODE SELECT (6) Command Field Descriptions

Data Field Description

Parameter List Length

Page Format. The drive ignores the content of this field and produces a mode parameter list that contains a mode header optionally followed by a sector descriptor and one or more pages that conform to the format shown here.

Save Pages. When SP = 0, the drive performs the specified MODE SELECT operation and does not save any pages. When SP = 1, the drive performs the specified operation and stores all savable pages, (PS =1 on MODE SENSE return) including any sent during the data-out buffer transfer. The changes made when SP = 1 become permanent changes to the drive’s SCSI setup.

This field tells the drive how many bytes of Mode Parameters to fetch in the data-out buffer transfer. A CHECK CONDITION status is returned if this value truncates a page.

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SCSI Description

5.12.1 Initiator-Changeable Mode Pages

Table 5-49 lists the mode pages that are supported by the drive. An initiator can change these pages by supplying them, with the desired changes included, in the MODE SELECT command’s data-out buffer transfer.

The initiator should first use a MODE SENSE command to read the appropriate pages and leave non-changeable values as read when the initiator subsequently writes the changeable pages with the MODE SELECT command. If a non-changeable field contains an invalid value, the drive returns a CHECK CONDITION status.

Table 5-49 Initiator-Changeable Mode Pages

Page Code Page Name Function Size In Bytes

00h Unit Attention Control Page

01h

02h Disconnect-Reconnect Page Bus behavior during data transfers

Read-Write Error Recovery Page

Unit Attention reporting (enables or disables)

Medium Access Error recovery and reporting procedures for READ and WRITE commands

07h

08h

0Ah

0Ch Notch and Partition Page

19h Port Control Page Defines port control parameters 8

19h(1h) Margin Control Margin control values 16

19h(2h)

19h(3h) Negotiated Settings

19h(4h)

1Ah Power Condition Page

1Ch

Verify Error Recovery Page

Caching Page Cache policy 20

Control Mode Page Command processing policy 12

Saved Training

Configuration

Report Transfer Capabilities

Information Exceptions Control Page and operations of specific informational exception conditions.

Medium Access Error recovery and reporting procedures for the VERIFY command

Drive geometry reporting

Saved training

configuration values

Negotiated settings for current I_T Nexus

Transfer capabilities 14

Enable and set time intervals for Idle and Standby modes

Defines methods to control reporting

234

NOTES:

1. This page is not supported by the SCSI-1/CCS Operating Mode.

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SCSI Description

5.12.2 Mode Page Types

The drive maintains three distinct sets of mode pages. They are the current page, the default page, and the saved page. The drive also reports a fourth set of changeable pages.

The page types are defined in Table 5-50.

Table 5-50 Mode Page Types

Page Type Definition

The current mode page set applies to all initiators and defines the drive’s mode. The SCSI-2 specification states that a drive can maintain Mode parameters on a per-initiator basis if it so chooses. The Drives do not support this option.

The current mode page set contains the values supplied in the last MODE SELECT command re-

Current

Default

Saved

Changeable

ceived from an initiator. If no initiator has sent a MODE SELECT command since the drive was last reset or powered up, the current pages contain

• Saved values if saved pages exist (from a previous MODE SELECT command SP parameter).

• Default values if pages have never been saved.

The drives generate a Unit Attention condition for all initiators (except for the one that was the source of the MODE SELECT command) whenever one initiator modifies the Mode parameters.

The default mode page set contains the factory default values that are listed in each page’s description.

The saved mode page set contains values preserved in the drive’s non-volatile memory by a previous SP-modified MODE SELECT command.

The changeable mode page set provides a means for an initiator to determine which pages it is allowed to change and the specific bits within those pages that it is allowed to change. This page set is read-only and is fetched with a MODE SENSE command.

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5.12.3 Mode Parameter List

Table 5-51 shows the format of the Mode Parameter List that is passed by the initiator to the drive during the command’s data-out buffer transfer. Table 5-52 describes the fields. Table 5-53 and Table 5-54 provides a description of the data format and fields of the Mode Parameter Header. Table 5-55 and Table 5-56 describe the format and field descriptions for the Mode Parameter Block Descriptor.

Table 5-51 Mode Parameter List-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 – 3 Mode Parameter Header

4 – 11

4 – n

12 – n

765 4 3210

Table 5-52 Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions

Field Description

Mode Parameter Header

Block Descriptor

Page(s)

SCSI Description

Block Descriptor

(optional)

Page(s)

(optional)

Contains information about the remainder of the parameter list and is always present (see Table 5-53 and Table 5-54).

Allows the initiator to set the drive’s Logical Block Size and number of Logical Block Addresses (see Table 5-55 and Table 5-56).

The page code(s) of the pages that are a part of this command.

Table 5-53 Mode Parameter Header (6-Byte)-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 Mode Data Length

1 Medium Type

2 Device-Specific Parameter

3 Block Descriptor Length

765 4 3210

Table 5-54 Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions

Field Description

Mode Data Length Reserved. Must be 0.

Medium Type Ignored by the drive.

Device-specific Parameter Ignored by the drive.

Block Descriptor Length

Zero (0) if no Block Descriptor is supplied. The length is eight (8) if a Block Descriptor is supplied.

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SCSI Description

Field Description

Number of Blocks

Table 5-55 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format

Bit

Byte

0 – 3 Number of Blocks

4 Reserved

5 – 7 Block Length

765 4 3210

Table 5-56 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions

If the number of blocks is set to zero, the device shall retain its current capacity if the block size has not changed. If the number of blocks is set to zero and the block size has changed, the device shall be set to its maximum capacity when the new block size takes effect.

If the number of blocks is greater than zero and less than or equal to its maximum capacity, the device shall be set to that number of blocks. If the block size has not changed, the device shall not become format corrupted. This capacity setting shall be retained through power cycles, hard resets, logical unit resets and I_T nexus losses:

If the number of blocks field is set to a value greater than the maximum capacity of the device and less than FFFF FFFFh, then the command is terminated with a CHECK CONDITION status. The sense key is set to ILLEGAL REQUEST. The device shall retain its previous block descriptor settings; or

If the number of blocks is set to FFFF FFFFh, the device shall be set to its maximum capacity. If the block size has not changed, the device shall not become format corrupted. This capacity setting shall be retained through power cycles, hard resets, logical unit resets, and I_T nexus losses.

Block Length This field specifies the length, in bytes, of each logical sector.

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5.12.4 Categories of Changeable Pages

The drive’s changeable pages are described on the following pages. The data fields for each of these pages fall into one of the categories described in Table 5-57.

Table 5-57 Categories of Changeable Pages

Category Description

A field in this category can be modified by the MODE SELECT command, can be saved and can

Fully Supported

affect the drives processing. The drive uses the value in the field and, if the SP bit is set, preserves the new value of the field in non-volatile memory on the drive. (The PS bit must have been set when the mode page was returned with a MODE SENSE command.)

SCSI Description

Ignored

A value in this field is never used or validated; it is never looked at by the drive. Ignored fields are not underlined in the Mode Parameter Pages’ figures or tables and are not described in the Field Description tables.

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Seagate ATLAS 15K II User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Table of Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

1.1 AUDIENCE

1.2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION

1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS

1.4 REFERENCES

2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW

2.2 KEY FEATURES

2.3 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STANDARDS

Product EMI/EMC Qualifications:

2.4 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

3.1 SAFETY, HANDLING, & ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION

3.1.1 Safety Precautions

3.1.2 Handling

3.1.3 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection

3.2 SPACE REQUIREMENTS

Figure 3-1 Dimensions for the Maxtor Atlas 15K II Hard Disk Drives

3.2.1 Shock Feet

3.3 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS

Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly

3.4 HARDWARE OPTIONS

3.4.1 Configuration Jumpers and Connections

3.4.2 Jumper Options on the 68-Pin Wide PCB

Figure 3-3 Jumper Locations on the 68-Pin Wide SCSI Drive PCB

Table 3-1 SCSI ID Selection on Option Connector (68-Pin SCSI Connector Drives)

3.4.2.1 Write Protection

3.4.2.2 Delay Spin (DS), Stagger Spin (SS)

Option 1 (No jumpers installed):

Option 2 (Delay Spin jumper installed):

3.4.2.4 Remote Busy and Fault Displays

Remote Busy LED

Remote Fault LED

3.4.3 SCA-2 80-Pin Connector Versions

3.4.3.1 Termination for the 80-Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions

3.4.3.2 SCSI ID for SCA-2 Versions

Figure 3-4 Pin Locations on SCA-2 Connector

Table 3-2 SCSI ID Pin Assignments (SCA-2 Connector Versions of the Disk Drive)

3.4.3.3 Spin Up for the 80-Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions

Table 3-3 Spin Up on Power On Options

3.4.3.4 Activity LED for SCA-2 Connector Versions

3.5 INTERFACE CONNECTOR (J1)

Figure 3-5 J1 Interface Connector Configurations

3.5.1 68-Pin Wide SCSI Connector - LVD

Table 3-4 68-Pin Wide LVD Pin Assignments

3.5.1.1 68-Pin Wide Mating Connector

3.5.2 80-Pin SCA-2 SCSI Connector - LVD

Table 3-5 80-Pin SCA-2 LVD Pin Assignments

3.5.2.1 80-Pin SCA-2 Mating Connectors

3.5.3 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended SCSI Connector

Table 3-6 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended Pin Assignments

3.5.4 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended SCSI Connector

Table 3-7 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended Pin Assignments

3.6 DRIVE MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION

3.6.1 Orientation

Figure 3-6 Mounting Dimensions Maxtor Atlas 15K II Drives

3.6.2 Mounting Screw Clearance

Figure 3-7 Mounting Screw Clearance for Maxtor Atlas 15K II Drive

3.6.3 Mounting

3.6.4 Ventilation

Figure 3-8 Lengthwise Airflow Cooling

Figure 3-9 Crosswise Airflow Cooling

4.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMARY

Table 4-1 Specifications

4.2 FORMATTED CAPACITY

Table 4-2 Formatted Capacity

4.3 DATA TRANSFER RATES

4.4 TIMING SPECIFICATIONS

Table 4-3 Timing Specifications for Maxtor Atlas 15K II Preliminary

4.5 POWER

4.5.1 Power Sequencing

Table 4-4 Power Supply Voltages

4.5.2 Power Reset Limits

4.5.3 Drive Power Dissipation

Table 4-6 Power Dissipation in Various Modes (Low-Profile Drives)

4.6 ACOUSTICS