Maxtor QUICKVIEW 300 User Manual

Maxtor Quickview 300

80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA

Product Manual

May 24, 2005

Part Number: 000001922

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Before You Begin

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

OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives. Drive

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

Product Support Center at 1-800-2MAXTOR.

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.

BEFORE unpacking or handling a drive, take all proper electro-static discharge (ESD) precau-

tions, including personnel and equipment grounding. Stand-alone drives are sensitive to ESD

damage.

BEFORE removing drives from their packing material, allow them to reach room tempera-

ture.

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

Once a drive is removed from the Maxtor shipping container, IMMEDIATELY secure the

drive through its mounting holes within a chassis. Otherwise, store the drive on a padded,

grounded, antistatic surface.

NEVER switch DC power onto the drive by plugging an electrically live DC source cable into

the drive's connector. NEVER connect a live bus to the drive's interface connector.

ELECTRICAL GROUNDING - For proper operation, the drive must be securely fastened to a

device bay that provides a suitable electrical ground to the drive base plate.

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

should the drive ever need repair.Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual pro-

vides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use

of Maxtor hard drives. Drive repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair

information, contact the Maxtor Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 1-303-678-2015.

Corporate Headquarters:

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Milpitas, California 95035

Tel: 408-894-5000

Fax: 408-362-4740

Table of Content

Chapter 1

Introduction

1.1 MAXTOR CORPORATION ................................................................................ 1-1

1.2 AUDIENCE............................................................................................................. 1-1

1.3 MANUAL ORGANIZATION................................................................................ 1-2

1.4 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS ........................................................... 1-2

1.5 REFERENCES........................................................................................................1-4

Chapter 2

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

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

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

2.3 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STANDARDS .................................................. 2-3

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

Chapter 3

INSTALLATION

3.1 SPACE REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................... 3-1

3.2 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS........................................................................... 3-2

3.3 HARDWARE OPTIONS ....................................................................................... 3-4

3.3.1 PATA Interface Connector ............................................................................... 3-4

3.3.2 PATA BUS ADAPTER ................................................................................... 3-9

3.4 COMBINATION CONNECTOR (J1)................................................................... 3-9

3.4.1 DC Power (J1, Section A) .............................................................................. 3-11

3.4.2 External Drive Activity LED .......................................................................... 3-11

3.4.3 PATA Bus Interface Connector (J1, Section C) .............................................. 3-11

3.5 MOUNTING......................................................................................................... 3-12

3.5.1 Orientation ..................................................................................................... 3-12

3.5.2 Clearance ....................................................................................................... 3-14

3.5.3 Ventilation ..................................................................................................... 3-14

3.6 FOR SYSTEMS WITH AN PATA ADAPTER BOARD..................................... 3-14

3.6.1 Adapter Board Installation ............................................................................... 3-14

3.6.1.1 Connecting the Adapter Board and the Drive................................................. 3-15

3.7 TECHNIQUES IN DRIVE CONFIGURATION................................................ 3-16

3.7.1 Operating system limitations ................................................................................... 3-16

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3.8 SYSTEM STARTUP AND OPERATION ........................................................... 3-18

Chapter 4

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

4.1 Models and Capacities ............................................................................................... 4-1

4.2 Drive Configuration .................................................................................................. 4-1

4.3 Performance Specifications.................................................................................. 4-2,4-3

4.4 Physical Dimensions .................................................................................................. 4-3

4.5 Power Requirements (80/100/120/160/200GB)....................................................... 4-4

4.5.1 Power Requirement (250/300GB).............................................................................4-4

4.5.2 Voltage Tolerance......................................................................................................4-4

4.6 Power Mode Definitions ........................................................................................... 4-5

4.7 EPA Energy Star Compliance .................................................................................... 4-5

4.8 Environmental Limits ................................................................................................ 4-6

4.9 Shock and Vibration .................................................................................................. 4-8

4.10 Reliability Specifications............................................................................................ 4-9

4.11 EMC/EMI ................................................................................................................ 4-9

4.11.1 Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance .........................4-9

4.11.2 Canadian Emissions Statement ........................................................................4-10

4.12 Safety Regulatory Compliance................................................................................. 4-10

Chapter 5

ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS

5.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 5-1

5.2 MECHANICAL INTERFACE ................................................................................ 5-1

5.2.1 Signal Cable and Connector ..............................................................................5-1

5.3 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE................................................................................... 5-1

5.3.1 PATA Bus Interface ..........................................................................................5-1

5.4 REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING ..................................................................... 5-2

5.5 COMMAND INTERFACE..................................................................................... 5-2

5.5.1 General Feature Set ...........................................................................................5-2

5.5.2 Supported Commands ......................................................................................5-2

Chapter 6

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

6.1 Product Support/Technical Assistance/Customer Service .......................................... 6-1

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Appendix A

BREAKING THE 137 GIGABYTE STORAGE BARRIER 1

A.1 Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier ............................................................... A-1

A.1.1 History ............................................................................................................ A-1

A.1.2 Solving the 137 Gigabyte Capacity Barrier ....................................................... A-3

A.1.3 How is the Extension Implemented? ................................................................ A-3

A.1.4 What Do the Drives Need to Meet the Spec? .................................................. A-3

A.1.5 What Else is Involved? ..................................................................................... A-3

A.1.6 What is the Next Barrier? ................................................................................ A-4

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List of Figures

Figure 3-1 Mechanical Dimensions of the Quickview 300 Hard Drive .......................... 3-1

Figure 3-2 20-Pack Shipping Container ......................................................................... 3-3

Figure 3-3 Jumper Locations on the PATA Interface Connector .................................... 3-4

Figure 3-4 AT Connector and Jumper Location ............................................................ 3-8

Figure 3-5 J1 DC Power and PATA Bus Combination Connector .............................. 3-10

Figure 3-6 Mounting Dimensions for the Quickview 300 Hard Drives ........................ 3-12

Figure 3-7 Mounting Screw Clearance for the Quickview 300 Hard Drive .................. 3-13

Figure 3-8 Drive Power Supply and PATA Bus Interface Cables ................................. 3-15

Figure 4-1 Basplate Temperature Measurement Location ................................................... 4-7

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List of Tables

Table 3-1 AT Jumper Options.............................................................................................. 3-5

Table 3-2 Cylinder Limitation Jumper (CLJ).......................................................................... 3-7

Table 3-3 J1 Power Connector, Section A .......................................................................... 3-11

Table 3-4 Logical Addressing Format ................................................................................... 3-17

Table 5-1 Supported Commands........................................................................................... 5-2

Table 5-2 Identify Drive Command Parameters .................................................................... 5-6

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Chapter 1

Introduction

1.1

Maxtor Corporation

Maxtor corporation is one of the world’s largest suppliers of hard disk

drive products-products that help store the digital world for millions of

users. Maxtor products serve a range of markets, including personal and

entertainment, small office/home office, mid-sized business and

enterprise

Products

Maxtor storage products include drives and accessories for PC’s,

workstations, RAID products, enterprise applications, enterprise servers,

high-end systems, consumer electronics and personal storage.

Support

Maxtor provides a variety of consumer support options, all designed to

make sure the user gets fast, helpful, accurate information to help resolve

any difficulties. These options include a broad, searchable knowledge

base of FAQ’s, product manuals, installation guides, information on

previously resolved problems, software downloads, and contact by

phone or E-mail with a support person. For more information, visit

www.maxtor.com/en/support.

1.2

Audience

The Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA product

manual is intended for installers, developers, consumer electronics and

personal computer original equipment manufacturers (CE/PC,OEM),and

distributors. The manual provides information about installation,

principles of operation, interface command implementation, and

maintenance.

The Maxtor family of drives provide a high-quality, low cost, market

leading 100GB per disk products to serve consumer electronics market.

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MANUAL ORGANIZATION

This manual is organized into the following chapters:

• Chapter 1 – Introduction

• Chapter 2 – General Description

• Chapter 3 – Installation

• Chapter 4 – Product Specifications

• Chapter 5 – ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands

• Chapter 6 – Service and Support

1.4

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

• ATA

• Bels

• bpi

advanced technology attachment

sound power units

bits per inch

• DA

Double Amplitude(represents pk-pk shaker

displacement)

• dB

decibels

• dBA

• DPS

• ECC

decibels, A weighted

Data Protection System

error correcting code

• G rms G root mean square

• Hz

hertz

• KB

kilobytes

• Kfci

• LSB

• mA

• MB

thousands of flux changes per inch

least significant bit

milliamperes

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)

• Mb/s

megabits per second

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• MB/s megabytes per second

• MHz

• ms

megahertz

milliseconds

most significant bit

millivolts

• MSB

• mV

• ns

nanoseconds

• PATA Parallel ATA

• PC

• SPS

• tpi

• µs

• V

Personal Computer

Shock Protection System

tracks per inch

microseconds

volts

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: Interface commands are listed in all capitals. An

example is WRITE DMA.

• Register Names: Registers are given in this manual with initial

capitals. An example is the Alternate Status Register.

• 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_H.

• Signal Negation: A signal name that is defined as active low

is listed with a minus sign following the signal. An example is

RD–.

• Messages: A message that is sent from the drive to the host

is listed in all capitals. An example is ILLEGAL COMMAND.

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Naming Conventions:

• Host: In general, the system in which the drive resides is

referred to as the host.

1.5

REFERENCES

For additional information about the ATA interface, refer to the latest

revision of the draft standard on the internet at http://www.t13.org/

using the link under “1410D AT Attachment - 6 with Packet Interface

(ATA/ATAPI - 6)and (ATA/ATAPI -7).”

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Chapter 2

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This chapter summarizes the general functions and key features of the

Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA hard disk

drives, as well as the applicable standards and regulations.

2.1

PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Maxtor’s Quickview 300 PATA hard disk drives are part of a family of

high performance, 1-inch-high hard disk drives manufactured to meet the

highest product quality standards.

These hard disk drives use nonremovable, 3 1/2-inch hard disks and

are available with the PATA interface.

The Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA hard disk

drives feature an embedded hard disk drive controller, and use PATA

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 Quickview 300 hard disk drives incorporate

leading edge technologies such as Ultra ATA/133, Advanced Cache

Management, Shock Protection System™ (SPS), Data Protection System

(DPS) and Quiet Drive Technology (QDT). These enhanced technologies

enable Maxtor to produce a family of high-performance, high-reliability

drives.

2.2

KEY FEATURES

The Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA hard disk

drives include the following key features:

General

• Low profile, 1-inch height

• Industry standard 3 1/2-inch form factor

• ATA/ATAPI-7 compliant

• Real Time operating system compliant

• Windows NT2000, XP, Server and Media Center Certifications.

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• Emulation of IBM PC AT task file register, and all AT fixed disk

commands

Performance

• Average seek time of <9.0 ms (increased in Quiet Mode)

• Average rotational latency of 4.17 ms

• New Ultra ATA interface with Maxtor-patented Ultra ATA/133

protocol supporting burst data transfer rates of 133MB/s

• 8MB and 16MB Cache buffer

• Look-ahead DiskCache feature with continuous prefetch and

WriteCache write-buffering capabilities

• AutoTask Register update, Multi-block AutoRead, and Multi-block

AutoWrite features in a custom ASIC

• Read-on-arrival firmware

• Quadruple-burst ECC, and double burst ECC on-the-fly

• 1:1 interleave on read/write operations

• Support of all standard PATA data transfer modes with PIO mode

4 and multiword DMA mode 2, and Ultra DMA modes 0, 1, 2, 3,

4, 5 and 6

• Adaptive cache segmentation

• FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing Motors)

Reliability

• Automatic retry on read errors

• 320-bit, non-interleaved Reed-Solomon Error Correcting Code

(ECC), with cross checking correction up to fifteen separate bursts

of 10 bits each totalling up to 150 bits in length

• S.M.A.R.T. 4 (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology)

• Transparent media defect mapping

• High performance, in-line defective sector skipping

• Reassignment of defective sectors discovered in the field, without

reformatting

• Shock Protection System to reduce handling induced failures

• Data Protection System to verify drive integrity

• Quiet Drive Technology (QDT)

• Demonstrated at high temperatures

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Versatility

• Quiet mode

• Power saving modes

• Downloadable firmware

• Cable select feature

• Ability to daisy-chain two drives on the interface

2.3

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STANDARDS

Maxtor Corporation’s disk drive products meet all domestic and

international product safety regulatory compliance requirements.

Maxtor’s disk drive products conform to the following specifically marked

Product Safety Standards:

• Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standard 1950. This

certificate is a category certification pertaining to all 3.5-inch

series drives models.

• Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standard C.22.2 No.

1950. This certificate is a category certification pertaining to

all 3.5-inch series drives models.

• TUV Rheinland Standard EN60 950. This certificate is a

category certification pertaining to all 3.5-inch series drives

models.

• This product meets the EC Directive on Waste Electrical and

Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and the EC Directive on the

Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical

and Electronic Equipment (RoHS)

Product EMI/EMS Qualifications:

• CE Mark authorization is granted by TUV Rheinland in

compliance with our qualifying under EN 55022:1994 and EN

50082-1:1997.

• C-Tick Mark is an Australian authorization marked noted on

Maxtor’s disk drive products. The mark proves conformity to

the regulatory compliance document AS/NZS 3548: 1995

and BS EN 55022: 1995.

• 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.

• Approval from Taiwan BSMI. Number: 3892A638

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Chapter 3

INSTALLATION

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

Maxtor Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA hard

disk drive prior to operation. It also explains how to start up and operate

the drive.

3.1

SPACE REQUIREMENTS

The Quickview 300 hard disk drives are shipped without a faceplate.

Figure 3-1 shows the external dimensions of the Quickview 300 PATA

drives.

Figure 3-1 Mechanical Dimensions of Quickview 300 Hard Disk Drive

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3.2

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. It is highly recommended

that Maxtor Quickview 300 drives are not stacked or placed on

any hard surface after they are unpacked. Such handling could

cause media damage.

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 dam-

age to the drive, do not use a sharp instrument to open the ESD

bag and do not touch PCB components. Save the packing mate-

rials 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 Quickview 300 20-Pack Shipping Container

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3.3

HARDWARE OPTIONS

3.3.1

PATA Interface Connector

The configuration of a Quickview 300 PATA hard disk drive depends on

the host system in which it is to be installed. This section describes the

hardware options that you must take into account prior to installation.

Figure 3-3 Jumper Locations on the PATA Interface Connector

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The configuration of the following three jumpers controls the drive’s five

modes of operation:

• CS –

• DS –

Cable Select

Drive Select

• CLJ– Cylinder Limitation Jumper

• POSB - Power on standby (Remote Command)

The AT PCB has two jumper locations provided to configure the drive in

a system. The default configuration for the drive as shipped from the

factory is with a jumper across the CS location, and open positions in

the DS and CLJ positions.

Table 3-1 defines the operation of the master/slave jumpers and their

function relative to pin 28 on the interface. 1 indicates that the specified

jumper is installed; 0 indicates that the jumper is not installed.

Table 3-1 AT Jumper Options

PIN 28

PIN 42

PIN 44

DESCRIPTION

Drive is configured as a slave

Gnd

Drive is configured as Master (Device 0) when

attached to the end of a 80 conductor Ultra

ATA cable

Drive is configured as a Master

Open

Drive is configured as a Slave (Device 1) when

attached to the middle of a 80 conductor Ultra

ATA cable

Drive is configured as a Master with an attached

slave that does not support DASP

Drive will not spin up as normal drive and

become ready on a few seconds after power if

jumpers on pin 42 and pin 44 are set.

(Feature = 7,CMD = 0xEF Hex to spin up

drive)

Note: In Table 3-1, a 0 indicates that the jumper is removed,

a 1 indicates that the jumper is installed, and an X indi-

cates that the jumper setting does not matter.

3.3.1.1 Cable Select (CS) Jumper

When a Quickview 300 PATA hard disk drive and another PATA hard

disk drive are daisy-chained together, they can be configured as Master

or Slave either by the CS or DS jumpers. To configure the drive as a

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Master or Slave with the CS feature, the CS jumper is installed (1). The

drive's position on the 80 pin conductor Ultra ATA data cable then

determines whether the drive is a Master (Device 0) or a Slave (Device

1). If the drive is connected to the end of the Ultra (cable Select) data

cable the drive is a Master. If the drive is connected to the middle

connection it is set as a Slave.

Once you install the CS jumper, the drive is configured as a Master or

Slave by the state of the Cable Select signal: pin 28 of the PATA bus

connector. Please note that pin 28 is a vendor-specific pin that Maxtor

is using for a specific purpose. More than one function is allocated to

CS, according to the PATA CAM specification (see reference to this

specification in Chapter 1). If pin 28 is a 0 (grounded), the drive is

configured as a Master. If it is a 1 (high), the drive is configured as a

Slave. In order to configure two drives in a Master/Slave relationship

using the CS jumper, you need to use a cable that provides the proper

signal level at pin 28 of the PATA bus connector. This allows two drives

to operate in a Master/Slave relationship according to the drive cable

placement.

The Quickview 300 PATA hard disk drives are shipped from the factory

as a Master (Device 0 - CS jumper installed). To configure a drive as a

Slave (Device 1- DS scheme), the CS jumper must be removed. In this

configuration, the spare jumper removed from the CS position may be

stored on the PK jumper pins.

3.3.1.2 Drive Select (DS) Jumper

You can also daisy-chain two drives on the PATA bus interface by using

their Drive Select (DS) jumpers. To use the DS feature, the CS jumper

must not be installed.

To configure a drive as the Master (Device 0), a jumper must be installed

on the DS pins.

Note: The order in which drives are connected in a daisy chain

has no significance.

3.3.1.3 Master Jumper Configuration

In combination with the current DS or CS jumper settings, the Slave

Present (SP) jumper can be implemented if necessary as follows:

The CS position doubles as the Slave present on this drive.

• When the drive is configured as a Master (DS jumper installed

or CS jumper installed, and the Cable Select signal is set to

(0), adding an additional jumper (both jumpers DS and CS now

installed) will indicate to the drive that a Slave drive is

present. This Master with Slave Present jumper configuration

should be installed on the Master drive only if the Slave drive

does not use the Drive Active/Slave Present (DASP–) signal

to indicate its presence.

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3.3.1.4 Power On Standby

Upon power on, the drive will not spin up and will be in a power saving mode,

irrespective of the other jumper settings.

To spin up the drive, issue a Set Feature (OxEF) command with a sub-code 7.

In the power saving mode, the drive will reject all other commands.

Jumpers Setup

Drive will spin up as normal drive and become ready in a few seconds after power

up if the jumpers on pin 42 and pin 44 were not set.

3.3.1.5 Cylinder Limitation Jumper (CLJ)

For user capacities below 66,055,248 sectors (32GB), inserting the CLJ

jumper limits the Number of Cylinders field 1 to a value of 16,383, as

reported in IDENTIFY DEVICE data word. This allows software drivers

to determine that the actual capacity is larger than indicated by the

maximum CHS, requiring LBA addressing to use the full capacity.

A summary of these effects for the Maxtor Quickview 300 hard drives

is shown in the following table:

CLJ JUMPER OUT

C=16,383

H=16

S=63

80GB

LBA=160,086,528

C=16,383

H=16

100GB

S=63

LBA=195,813,072

C=16,383

H=16

120GB

S=63

LBA=240,121,728

C=16,383

H=16

160GB

S=63

LBA=320,173,056

C=16,383

H=16

200GB

S=63

LBA=398,297,088

C = 16383

H = 16

250GB

S = 63

LBA = 490,234,752

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C = 16383

H = 16

S = 63

300GB

LBA = 586,114,704

Table 3-2 Cylinder Limitation Jumper (CLJ)

Figure 3-4 AT Connector and Jumper Location

Pin 42 Pin 44

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3.3.2

PATA BUS ADAPTER

There are two ways you can configure a system to allow the Maxtor

hard disk drives to communicate over the PATA bus of an IBM or IBM-

compatible PC:

1. Connect the drive to a 40-pin PATA bus connector (if available) on

the motherboard of the PC.

2. Install an IDE-compatible adapter board in the PC, and connect

the drive to the adapter board.

3.3.2.1 40-Pin PATA Bus Connector

Most motherboards have a built-in 40-pin PATA bus connector that is

compatible with the 40-pin PATA interface of the Quickview 300 80/

100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA hard disk drives. If the

motherboard has an PATA connector, simply connect a 80-pin

conductor ribbon cable between the drive and the motherboard.

You should also refer to the motherboard instruction manual to ensure

signal compatibility.

3.3.2.2 Adapter Board

If your PC motherboard does not contain a built-in 40-pin PATA bus

interface connector, you must install an PATA bus adapter board and

connecting cable to allow the drive to interface with the motherboard.

Please carefully read the instruction manual that comes with your

adapter board, as well as Chapter 5 of this manual to ensure signal

compatibility between the adapter board and the drive. Also, make sure

that the adapter board jumper settings are appropriate.

3.4

COMBINATION CONNECTOR (J1)

J1 is a three-in-one combination connector. The drive’s DC power can

be applied to section A. The PATA bus interface (40-pin) uses section

C. The connector is mounted on the back edge of the printed-circuit

board (PCB), as shown in Figure 3-5.

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Center

Key Slot

Pin 1

J1 IDE (40-Pin)/DC (4-Pin)

Combination Connector

4-Pin DC Power

(J1 Section A)

40-Pin IDE

(J1 Section C)

Pin 1

Pin 44

Pin 42

Pin 40

Figure 3-5 J1 DC Power and PATA Bus Combination Connector

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3.4.1

DC Power (J1, Section A)

The recommended mating connectors for the +5 VDC and +12 VDC

input power are listed in Table 3-3.

Table 3-3 J1 Power Connector, Section A

NUMBER

VOLTAGE

LEVEL

MATING CONNECTOR TYPE AND PART NUMBER

(OR EQUIVALENT)

J1 Section A (4-Pin):

+12 VDC

4-Pin Connector:

AMP P/N 1-480424-0

Loose piece contacts:

AMP P/N VS 60619-4

Strip contacts:

Ground

Return for

+12 VDC

AMP P/N VS 61117-4

Ground

Return for

+5 VDC

Note: Labels indicate the pin numbers on the connector. Pins 2

and 3 of section A are the +5 and +12 volt returns and

are connected together on the drive.

3.4.2

3.4.3

External Drive Activity LED

An external drive activity LED may be connected to the DASP-I/O pin 39

on J1. For more details, see the pin description in Table 5-1.

PATA Bus Interface Connector (J1, Section C)

On the Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA hard

disk drives, the PATA bus interface cable connector (J1, section C) is a

40-pin Universal Header, as shown in Figure 3-5.

To prevent the possibility of incorrect installation, the connector has

been keyed by removing Pin 20. This ensures that a connector cannot

be installed upside down.

See Chapter 5, “PATA Bus Interface and PATA Commands,” for more

detailed information about the required signals. Refer to Table 5-1 for

the pin assignments of the PATA bus connector (J1, section C).

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Installation

3.5

Mounting

3.5.1

Orientation

The mounting holes on the Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/

300GB PATA hard disk drives allow the drive to be mounted in any

orientation. Figure 3-7 an d Figure 3-6 show the location of the three

mounting holes on each side of the drive. The drive can also be mounted

using the four mounting hole locations on the PCB side of the drive.

Note: It is highly recommended that the drive is hard mounted

on to the chassis of the system being used for general

operation, as well as for test purposes. Failure to hard

mount the drive can result in erroneous errors during

testing.

Drives can be mounted in any orientation. Normal posi-

tion is with the PCB facing down.

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

recommended.

Figure 3-6 Mounting Dimensions for the Maxtor Quickview 300 Hard Drives

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Figure 3-7 Mounting Screw Clearance for the Maxtor Quickview 300 Hard Disk Drives

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

ceed the specified 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 be-

tween the PCB and the screws in the mounting holes. To

avoid stripping the mounting hole threads, the maximum

torque applied to the screws must not exceed 8 inch-pounds.

A maximum screw length of 0.25 inches may be used.

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3.5.2

Clearance

Clearance from the drive to any other surface (except mounting

surfaces) must be a minimum of 1.25 mm (0.05 inches).

3.5.3

3.5.4

Ventilation

The Maxtor Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA

hard disk drives operate without a cooling fan, provided the base casting

temperature as measured where the motor is attached to the base

casting does not exceed 158° F (70° C).

For Systems With A Motherboard PATA Adapter

You can install the Maxtor Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/

300GB PATA hard disk drives in an AT-compatible system that contains

a 40-pin PATA bus connector on the motherboard.

To connect the drive to the motherboard, use a 80 conductor ribbon

cable 18 inches in length or shorter. Ensure that pin 1 of the drive is

connected to pin 1 of the motherboard connector.

3.6

For Systems With An PATA Adapter Board

To install the 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA hard disk drive

in an AT-compatible system without a 40-pin PATA bus connector on

its motherboard, you need a third-party IDE-compatible adapter board.

3.6.1

Adapter Board Installation

Carefully read the manual that accompanies your adapter board before

installing it. Make sure that all the jumpers are set properly and that

there are no address or signal conflicts. You must also investigate to see

if your AT-compatible system contains a combination floppy and hard

disk controller board. If it does, you must disable the hard disk drive

controller functions on that controller board before proceeding.

Once you have disabled the hard disk drive controller functions on the

floppy/hard drive controller, install the adapter board. Again, make sure

that you have set all jumper straps on the adapter board to avoid

addressing and signal conflicts.

Note: For Sections 3.5.4 thru 3.6, power should be turned off

on the host system before installing the drive.

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3.6.1.1 Connecting the Adapter Board and the Drive

Use a 40-pin cable to connect the drive to the board.

See figure 3-8 to connect the drive to the board:

1. Insert the 80-pin conductor cable into the mating connector of the adapter

board. Make sure that pin 1 of the connector matches with pin 1 on the

cable.

2. Insert the other end of the cable into the header on the drive.

When inserting this end of the cable, make sure that pin 1 of the

cable connects to pin 1 of the drive connector.

Figure 3-8 Drive Power Supply and PATA Bus Interface Cables

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Installation

3.7

TECHNIQUES IN DRIVE CONFIGURATION

Operating system limitations

3.7.1

Most popular operating systems available today have additional

limitations which affect the use of large capacity drives. However, these

limitations can not be corrected on the BIOS and it is up to the operating

system manufacturers to release improved versions to address these

problems.

Table 3-4 Logical Addressing Format

MODELS

INTERFACE

MAX LBA

CAPACITY

6L080PO

6L100PO

6L120PO

6L160P0

6L200P0

6L250R0

6L300R0

ATA/133

160,086,528

195,813,072

240,121,728

320,173,056

398,297,088

490,234,752

586,114,704

80GB

100GB

120GB

160GB

200GB

250GB

300GB

To match the logical specifications of the drive to the drive type of a

particular BIOS, consult the system’s drive-type table. This table

specifies the number of cylinders, heads, and sectors for a particular

drive type.

Boot the system using the operating system installation disk—for

example, MS-DOS—then follow the installation instructions in the

operating system manual.

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Chapter 4

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

4.1

Models and Capacities

MODELS

6L080PO

80GB

6L100PO

100GB

6L120PO

6L160P0

6L200P0

200GB

6L250R0

250GB

6L300R0

300GB

Formatted

Capacity

(GB LBA

Mode)

120GB

160GB

GB means 1 billion bytes.

Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment.

4.2

Drive Configuration

MODELS

80GB

100GB

120GB

160GB

200GB

250GB

300GB

Sectors

per Drive

(max LBA)

160,086,528 195,813,072 240,121,728 320,173,056 398,297,088

490,234,752

586,114,704

Inte-

grated

Interface

Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 (ATA-5/ATA-6),

Maxtor Ultra ATA/

133 (ATA-5/ATA-6)

Record-

ing

Method

RLL EEPR4

Embedded

192

Servo

Type

Number

of Servo

Sectors

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Product Specifications

MODELS

80GB

100GB

120GB

160GB

200GB

250GB

300GB

Data

Zones per

Surface

Data Sec-

tors per

Track (ID/

OD)

645/1224

Areal

Density

(Gbits/in

75/60.8

max, ID/

OD)

Record-

ing Den-

sity (kbpi,

ID/OD)

ID = 728

OD = 624

Track

Density

(ktpi)

95 ktpi

4.3

Performance Specifications

MODELS

80GB

100GB

120GB

160GB

200GB

250GB

300GB

Seek Times (typical read, ms)

0.8

Track-to-Track

Average (normal seek)

≤ 9.0

≤ 20.0

4.17

Full Stroke (normal seek)

Average Latency (ms)

Controller Overhead (ms)

< 0.3

7200

Rotation Speed (RPM

±0.1%)

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MODELS

80GB

100GB

120GB

160GB

200GB

250GB

300GB

Data Transfer Speed (MByte/sec max)

133

To/From Interface

(Maxtor Ultra ATA/133,

up to)

To/From Media (ID/OD up

to nn.n, where nn.n is the

maximum transfer rate

possible)

ID = 333

OD = 619

Sustained (ID/OD up to

nn.n, where nn.n is the

maximum transfer rate

possible)

ID = 30.8

OD = 58.9

Data Buffer Size (MB)/

Type

8 MB

16 MB

Drive Ready Time (typical

sec)

< 8.0

4.4

Physical Dimensions

PARAMETER

VALUE

Height (maximum in mm)

Width (typical mm)

26.10

101.6

147

Depth (maximum in mm)

Weight (maximum in grams)

630

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4.5

Power Requirements for 80/100/120/160/200GB (Typical)

MODE

12V (mA)

1667

5V (mA)

617

POWER (W)

23.1

Spin-up (peak)

Max

2400

1000

33.8

Seek

849

426

322

449

484

155

153

12.4

7.5

4.6

1.3

Read/Write

Idle

Standby

Sleep

4.5.1

Power Requirements for 250GB/300GB (Typical)

MODE

12V (mA)

1660

5V (mA)

632

POWER (W)

23.1

Spin-up (peak)

Max

2400

1000

33.8

Seek

997

567

452

459

494

182

179

14.3

9.3

6.3

1.4

Read/Write

Idle

Standby

Sleep

4.5.2

Voltage Tolerance

VOLTAGE TOLERANCE

5V +5%

12V +10%

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4.6

Power Mode Definitions

Spin-up

The drive is spinning up following initial application of power and has

not yet reached full speed.

Seek

A random access operation by the drive.

Read/Write

Data is being read from or written to the drive.

Idle

The drive is spinning, the actuator is parked and powered off and all

other circuitry is powered on.

The drive is capable of responding to read commands within 40 ms.

Standby

The motor is not spinning. The drive will leave this mode upon receipt

of a command that requires disk access. The time-out value for this

mode is programmable. The buffer is active to accept write data.

Sleep

This is the lowest power state – with the interface set to inactive. A

software or hardware reset is required to return the drive to the Standby

state.

4.7

EPA Energy Star Compliance

Maxtor Corporation supports the goals of the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency’s Energy Star program to reduce the electrical power

consumption of computer equipment.

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Product Specifications

4.8

Environmental Limits

NON-OPERATING/

STORAGE

PARAMETER

OPERATING

Temperature

0° C to 70° C

low temperature (-40° C)

(Base Casting)

See Figure 4-1

high temperature (71° C)

per MIL-STD-810E,

method 501.3, climatic

category; hot-induced

conditions.

Thermal Gradient

Relative Humidity

Wet Bulb

25° C per hour (maximum)

5% to 95% (non-condensing)

37.7° C (maximum)

Altitude (relative to sea level)

-650 to 10,000 feet

-650 to 40,000 feet

Acoustic Noise

Idle Mode

Bels

Quiet Seek Mode

Bels

Fluid Bearing

1 Disk

Avg

2.5 Avg

2.6 Avg

2.9 Avg

2.6 Avg

2.7 Avg

3.0 Avg

2 Disk

3 Disk

Notes:

1. The testing performed by Maxtor is consistent with ISO 7779. Variation in

acoustic levels from the idle specification may occur due to offline activity

according to the SMART specification and/or atmospheric conditions.

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Measurment Location

Baseplate Temperature

Figure 4-1 Baseplate Tempurature Measurement Location

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Product Specifications

4.9

Shock and Vibration

PARAMETER

OPERATING

NON-OPERATING

Mechanical Shock

Rotational Shock

R=0.988/shock at 60 Gs;

R= 0.999/shock at 30 Gs

2 msec, 1/2 sine

R=0.90@>= 300G

R=0.95@>= 250G

R=0.99@>= 200G

R=0.988 @ 2000 rad/sec

R=0.95 @ 20K rad/sec ,

1ms input

R=0.90 @ 20K rad/sec ,

1ms input

Rotational Random

Vibration

5 - 2000 Hz

3.60 rad/sec RMS Overall

2 - 300 Hz

96.5 rad/sec RMS

Random Vibration

5 - 2000 Hz

0.44 GRMS Overall

PSD:

7 - 800 Hz at 3.08 GRMS

No Damage

Swept Sine Vibration

(1 octave/minute,

peak amplitude)

10 to 300 Hz

1.0 G (0 to peak) amplitude,

1 octave per minute

301 to 400 Hz

401 to 500 Hz

0.25 G (0 to peak) amplitude,

1 octave per minute

0.0625 G (0 to peak) amplitude,

1 octave per minute

Frequency (Hz) / Acceleration (Gpk)

5 / 0.25”DA

Operating Sine Vibra-

tion 0.25 octave/

min., 5-1500 Hz

8.8 / 0.25”DA

9 / 1.000

100 / 1.000

300 / 0.060

885 / 0.060

890 / 0.100

895 / 0.070

1500 / 0.100

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4.10

Reliability Specifications

Annualized Return Rate

<1.0%

Annualized Return Rate (ARR) indicates the average against

products shipped. ARR includes all reasons for returns

(failures, handling, damage, NDF) but does not include

inventory credit returns.

Start/Stop Cycles

50,000 This indicates the average minimum cycles for reliable start/

stop function.

R=0.9998@ >4500, R=0.9995 @ >7500, R=0.5 @ >= 50000

Data Reliability

<1 per 10e15 bits read

Data errors (non-recoverable). Average data error rate

allowed with all errorrecovery features activated.

Component Design Life

5 years (minimum)

Component design life is defined as:

a.) The time period before identified wear-out mechanisms impact the

failure rate.

b.) The time period up to the wear-out point when useful component life

expires.

4.11

EMC/EMI

4.11.1 Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance

The hard disk drive mechanism is designed as a subassembly for

installation into a suitable enclosure and is therefore not subject to

Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules (47CFR15) or the Canadian

Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations.

Although not required, the disk mechanism has been tested within a

suitable end-use product and found to comply with Class B limits of the

FCC Rules and Regulations of the Canadian Department of

Communications.

The CE Marking indicates conformity with the European Union Low

Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) when the disk mechanism is installed in

a typical personal computer. Maxtor recommends that testing and

analysis for EMC compliance be performed with the disk mechanism

installed within the user's end-use application.

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Product Specifications

4.11.2 Canadian Emissions Statement

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise

emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference

regulations of the Canadian department of communications.

Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruit radioelectriques

depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de Class B

prescrites dans le reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte pa le

ministere des communications du Canada.

4.12

Safety Regulatory Compliance

All Maxtor hard drives comply with relevant product safety standards

such as CE, CUL, TUV and UL rules and regulations. As delivered,

Maxtor hard drives are designed for system integration before they are

used.

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Chapter 5

ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS

This chapter describes the interface between the Quickview 300 hard

disk drives and the PATA bus. The commands that are issued from the

host to control the drive are listed, as well as the electrical and

mechanical characteristics of the interface.

5.1

INTRODUCTION

Maxtor Quickview 300 hard disk drives use the standard ATA/ATAPI

interface. Support of various options in the standard are explained in

the following sections.

5.2

MECHANICAL INTERFACE

Signal Cable and Connector

5.2.1

The Quickview 300 hard disk drive contains a 40-pin unitized

connector for both signal and power connections as well as

configuration jumpers. The dimensions and specifications of the

unitized connector comply with Annex. A in the ATA/ATAPI standard.

The Quickview 300 drives require the use of an 80 conductor cable

(ATA/ATAPI-6, Annex. A, Figure A.4 and description) to support the

drive’s Ultra DMA capability.

5.3

ELECTRICAL INTERFACE

PATA Bus Interface

5.3.1

5.3.1.1 Electrical Characteristics

Signals on the PATA interface are assigned to connector pins according

to Annex. A in the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard for the 80 conductor cable

assembly. The signaling protocol complies with clause 9 and signal timing

complies with clause 10 of the standard.

The Quickview 300 hard disk drives support all Ultra DMA Data Transfer

modes (0 - 5) defined in the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard and are ATA/ATAPI-

7 compliant. In addition, these drives support Mode 6, and can send and

receive data at the full 133MB/s transfer rate.

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ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands

Hosts may assert the RESET- signal for longer than the minimum. When

power is applied with RESET- asserted, the Quickview 300 disk media

will not begin to spin up until RESET- is negated. This may reduce

maximum current consumption for the overall system.

5.4

The Quickview 300 hard disk drives allow their host systems to address

the full set of command and control registers as specified in clause 7 of

the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard.

5.5

COMMAND INTERFACE

General Feature Set

5.5.1

The µProcessor, Disk Controller, and PATA Interface electronics are

contained in a proprietary ASIC developed by Maxtor.

5.5.2

Supported Commands

The Quickview 300 hard disk drives support all the mandatory

commands from the general feature set for devices not supporting the

Packet command feature set. Refer to the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard for a

detailed description of these commands. The IDENTIFY DRIVE command,

however, is elaborated in the section "Identify Drive Command" on

page 6.

Note: 1. As defined in the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard.

Table 5-1 lists the supported commands.

Table 5-1 Supported Commands

Feature

Value(s)

Command

Code

CHECK POWER MODE

E5h

DEVICE CONFIGURATION FREEZE LOCK

DEVICE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFY

DEVICE CONFIGURATION RESTORE

DEVICE CONFIGURATION SET

DOWNLOAD MICROCODE

B1h

92h

90h

C1h

C2h

C0h

C3h

07h, 01h

EXECUTE DRIVE DIAGNOSTIC

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Table 5-1 Supported Commands

Feature

Command

Code

Value(s)

FLUSH CACHE

IDENTIFY DRIVE

IDLE

E7h

ECh

E3h

E1h

00h

E4h

C8h

25h

C4h

F8h

20h

40h

F6h

F3h

F4h

F5H

F1h

F2h

70h

IDLE IMMEDIATE

NOP

READ BUFFER

READ DMA

READ DMA EXT

READ MULTIPLE

READ NATIVE MAX ADDRESS

READ SECTOR(S)

READ VERIFY SECTOR(S)

SECURITY DISABLE PASSWORD

SECURITY ERASE PREPARE

SECURITY ERASE UNIT

SECURITY FREEZE LOCK

SECURITY SET PASSWORD

SECURITY UNLOCK

SEEK

SET FEATURES

EFh

F9h

Note 1

00h

SET MAX ADDRESS

SET MAX SET PASSWORD

SET MAX LOCK

01h

02h

SET MAX UNLOCK

03h

SET MAX FREEZE LOCK

04h

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Table 5-1 Supported Commands

Feature

Value(s)

Command

Code

Command

SET MULTIPLE MODE

SLEEP

C6h

E6h

B0h

E2h

E0h

E8h

CAh

35h

51h

28h

38h

2Ah

3Ah

2Fh

3Fh

C5h

34h

SMART DISABLE OPERATIONS

SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS

SMART ENABLE/DISABLE ATTRIBUTE AUTOSAVE

SMART EXECUTE OFF-LINE IMMEDIATE

SMART READ DATA

SMART READ LOG

D9h

D8h

D2h

D4h

D0h

D5h

DAh

D3h

D6h

SMART RETURN STATUS

SMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES

SMART WRITE LOG

STANDBY

STANDBY IMMEDIATE

WRITE BUFFER

WRITE DMA

WRITE DMA EXT

CONFIGURE STREAM

READ STREAM EXT

WRITE STREAM EXT

READ STREAM DMA EXT

WRITE STREAM DMA EXT

READ LOG EXT

WRITE LOG EXT

WRITE MULTIPLE

WRITE PIO OVERLAP

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Table 5-1 Supported Commands

Feature

Command

Code

Value(s)

WRITE SECTOR(S)

30h

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Identify Drive Command

This command allows the host to receive parameter information from the

drive.

When the command is received, the drive:

1.Sets BSY

2. Stores the required parameter information in the sector buffer

3. Sets the DRQ bit

4. Generates an interrupt

The host may then read the information out of the sector buffer.

Parameter words in the buffer are shown in Table 5-2.

Note: All reserved bits or words should be zeroes.

Table 5-2 Identify Drive Command Parameters

Word

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

General configuration bit-significant information:

15:

14-8:

0 = ATA device

Retired

1 = removable media device

Obsolete

5-3:

Retired

Response incomplete

Retired

Reserved

Obsolete

Specific configuration

Obsolete

4-5

Retired

Obsolete

7-8

Reserved for assignment by the CompactFlash Association

Retired

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Table 5-2 Identify Drive Command Parameters

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Word

10-19

20-21

Serial number (20 ASCII characters)

Retired

Reserved

23-26

27-46

Firmware revision (8 ASCII characters)

Model number (40 ASCII characters)

15-8:

7-0:

80h

00h = Reserved

01h-FFh: = Maximum number of sectors that shall be transferred per interrupt on

READ/WRITE MULTIPLE commands

Reserved

Capabilities

15-14: Reserved for the IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE command.

13:

1 = Standby timer values as specified in this standard are supported.

0 = Standby timer values shall be managed by the device

12:

11:

10:

Reserved for the IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE command.

1 = IORDY supported. 0 = IORDY may be supported

1 = IORDY may be disabled

1 = LBA supported

1 = DMA supported.

7-0:

Retired

Capabilities

15:

14:

13-2:

Shall be cleared to zero.

Shall be set to one.

Reserved.

Obsolete

Shall be set to one to indicate a device specific Standby timer value

minimum.

51-52

Obsolete

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ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands

Table 5-2 Identify Drive Command Parameters

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Word

15-3:

Reserved

1 = the fields reported in word 88 are valid.

0 = the fields reported in word 88 are not valid

1 = the fields reported in words (70:64) are valid.

0 = the fields reported in words (70:64) are not valid

Obsolete

54-58

Obsolete

15-9:

Reserved

1 = Multiple sector setting is valid

7-0:

xxh = Current setting for number of sectors that shall be transferred per

interrupt on R/W Multiple command

60-61

Total number of user addressable sectors

Obsolete

15-11: Reserved

10:

1 = Multiword DMA mode 2 is selected.

0 = Multiword DMA mode 2 is not selected

1 = Multiword DMA mode 1 is selected.

0 = Multiword DMA mode 1 is not selected

1 = Multiword DMA mode 0 is selected.

0 = Multiword DMA mode 0 is not selected

7-3:

Reserved

1 = Multiword DMA mode 2 and below are supported

1 = Multiword DMA mode 1 and below are supported

1 = Multiword DMA mode 0 is supported

Reserved

15-8:

7-0:

PIO modes supported

Minimum Multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word

15-0: Cycle time in nanoseconds

Manufacturer’s recommended Multiword DMA transfer cycle time

15-0: Cycle time in nanoseconds

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Table 5-2 Identify Drive Command Parameters

Word

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control

15-0:

Minimum PIO transfer cycle time with IORDY flow control

15-0: Cycle time in nanoseconds

Cycle time in nanoseconds

69-70

71-74

Reserved (for future command overlap and queuing)

Reserved for IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE command.

Queue depth

15-5:

4-0:

Reserved

Maximum queue depth – 1

76-79

Reserved for Serial ATA

Major version number

0000h or FFFFh = device does not report version

15:

14:

13:

12:

11:

10:

Reserved

Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-14

Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-13

Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-12

Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-11

Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-10

Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-9

Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-8

Reserved for ATA/ATAPI-7

1 = supports ATA/ATAPI-6

1 = supports ATA/ATAPI-5

1 = supports ATA/ATAPI-4

1 = supports ATA-3

Obsolete

Reserved

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Table 5-2 Identify Drive Command Parameters

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Word

Minor version number

0000h or FFFFh = device does not report version.

0001h-FFFEh = see 6.16.41 of ATA/ATAPI-7 specification

Command set supported.

15:

14:

13:

12:

11:

10:

Obsolete

1 = NOP command supported

1 = READ BUFFER command supported

1 = WRITE BUFFER command supported

Obsolete

1 = Host Protected Area feature set supported

1 = DEVICE RESET command supported

1 = SERVICE interrupt supported

1 = release interrupt supported

1 = look-ahead supported

1 = write cache supported

Shall be cleared to zero to indicate that the PACKET Command feature set is

not supported

1 = mandatory Power Management feature set supported

1 = Removable Media feature set supported

1 = Security Mode feature set supported

1 = SMART feature set supported

Command sets supported.

15:

14:

13:

12:

11:

10:

Shall be cleared to zero

Shall be set to on

1 = FLUSH CACHE EXT command supported

1 = mandatory FLUSH CACHE command supported

1 = Device Configuration Overlay feature set supported

1 = 48-bit Address feature set supported

1 = Automatic Acoustic Management feature set supported

1 = SET MAX security extension supported

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Word

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

See Address Offset Reserved Area Boot, INCITS TR27:2001

1 = SET FEATURES subcommand required to spinup after power-up

1 = Power-Up In Standby feature set supported

1 = Removable Media Status Notification feature set supported

1 = Advanced Power Management feature set supported

1 = CFA feature set supported

1 = READ/WRITE DMA QUEUED supported

1 = DOWNLOAD MICROCODE command supported

Command set/feature supported extension.

15:

14:

13-8:

Shall be cleared to zero

Shall be set to one

Reserved

1 = WRITE DMA QUEUED FUA EXT command supported (ATA-7)

1 = WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT commands

supported (ATA-7)

1 = General Purpose Logging feature set supported

1 = Streaming feature set supported (ATA-7)

1 = Media Card Pass Through Command feature set supported

1 = Media serial number supported

1 = SMART self-test supported

1 = SMART error logging supported

Command set/feature enabled.

15:

14:

13:

12:

11:

10:

Obsolete

1 = NOP command enabled

1 = READ BUFFER command enabled

1 = WRITE BUFFER command enabled

Obsolete

1 = Host Protected Area feature set enabled

1 = DEVICE RESET command enabled

1 = SERVICE interrupt enabled

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CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Word

1 = release interrupt enabled

1 = look-ahead enabled

1 = write cache enabled

Shall be cleared to zero to indicate that the PACKET Command feature set is

not supported.

1 = Power Management feature set enabled

1 = Removable Media feature set enabled

1 = Security Mode feature set enabled

1 = SMART feature set enabled

Command set/feature enabled.

15-14: Reserved

13:

12:

11:

10:

1 = FLUSH CACHE EXT command supported

1 = FLUSH CACHE command supported

1 = Device Configuration Overlay supported

1 = 48-bit Address features set supported

1 = Automatic Acoustic Management feature set enabled

1 = SET MAX security extension enabled by SET MAX SET PASSWORD

See Address Offset Reserved Area Boot, INCITS TR27:2001

1 = SET FEATURES subcommand required to spin-up after power-up

1 = Power-Up In Standby feature set enabled

1 = Removable Media Status Notification feature set enabled

1 = Advanced Power Management feature set enabled

1 = CFA feature set enabled

1 = READ/WRITE DMA QUEUED command supported

1 = DOWNLOAD MICROCODE command supported

Command set/feature default.

15:

14:

13-8:

Shall be cleared to zero

Shall be set to one

Reserved

1 = WRITE DMA QUEUED FUA EXT command supported

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Word

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

1 = WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT commands

supported

General Purpose Logging feature set supported

1 = Valid CONFIGURE STREAM command has been executed

1 = Media Card Pass Through Command feature set enabled

1 = Media serial number is valid

1 = SMART self-test supported

1 = SMART error logging supported

15:

14:

13:

12:

11:

10:

Reserved

1 = Ultra DMA mode 6 is selected. 0 = Ultra DMA mode 6 is not selected

1 = Ultra DMA mode 5 is selected. 0 = Ultra DMA mode 5 is not selected

1 = Ultra DMA mode 4 is selected. 0 = Ultra DMA mode 4 is not selected

1 = Ultra DMA mode 3 is selected. 0 = Ultra DMA mode 3 is not selected

1 = Ultra DMA mode 2 is selected. 0 = Ultra DMA mode 2 is not selected

1 = Ultra DMA mode 1 is selected. 0 = Ultra DMA mode 1 is not selected

1 = Ultra DMA mode 0 is selected. 0 = Ultra DMA mode 0 is not selected

Reserved

1 = Ultra DMA mode 6 and below are supported

1 = Ultra DMA mode 5 and below are supported

1 = Ultra DMA mode 4 and below are supported

1 = Ultra DMA mode 3 and below are supported

1 = Ultra DMA mode 2 and below are supported

1 = Ultra DMA mode 1 and below are supported

1 = Ultra DMA mode 0 is supported

Time required for security erase unit completion

Time required for Enhanced security erase completion

Current advanced power management value

Master Password Revision Code

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Table 5-2 Identify Drive Command Parameters

Word

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Hardware reset result. The contents of bits (12:0) of this word shall change only

during the execution of a hardware reset

15:

14:

13:

Shall be cleared to zero.

Shall be set to one.

1 = device detected CBLID- above ViH. 0 = device detected CBLID- below

ViL

12-8:

Device 1 hardware reset result. Device 0 shall clear these bits to zero.

Device shall set these bits as follows:

12:

11:

Reserved.

0 = Device 1 did not assert PDIAG-.

1 = Device 1 asserted PDIAG-.

10-9: These bits indicate how Device 1 determined the device number:

00 = Reserved.

01 = a jumper was used.

10 = the CSEL signal was used.

11 = some other method was used or the method is unknown.

Shall be set to one.

7-0:

Device 0 hardware reset result. Device 1 shall clear these bits to zero.

Device shall set these bits as follows:

Reserved.

0 = Device 0 does not respond when Device 1 is selected.

1 = Device 0 responds when Device 1 is selected.

0 = Device 0 did not detect the assertion of DASP-.

1 = Device 0 detected the assertion of DASP-

0 = Device 0 did not detect the assertion of PDIAG-.

1 = Device 0 detected the assertion of PDIAG-.

0 = Device 0 failed diagnostics.

1 = Device 0 passed diagnostics.

2-1:

These bits indicate how Device 0 determined the device number:

00 = Reserved.

01 = a jumper was used.

10 = the CSEL signal was used.

11 = some other method was used or the method is unknown.

Shall be set to one.

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Word

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

15-8:

7-0:

Vendor’s recommended acoustic management value.

Current automatic acoustic management value

Stream Minimum Request Size

Stream Transfer Time - DMA/PIO

Stream Access Latency - DMA

Streaming Performance Granularity

Maximum user LBA for 48-bit Address feature set.

Stream Transfer Time – PIO

Reserved

98-99

100-103

104

105

106

Physical sector size

15:

Shall be cleared to zero

14:

Shall be set to one

13:

1 = Device has multiple logical sectors per physical sector.

Reserved

12-4:

3-0:

2 logical sectors per physical sector

107

108-126

127

Inter-seek delay for ISO-7779 acoustic testing in microseconds

Reserved

Removable Media Status Notification feature set support

15-2:

1-0:

Reserved

00 = Removable Media Status Notification feature set not supported

01 = Removable Media Status Notification feature supported

10 = Reserved

11 = Reserved

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Table 5-2 Identify Drive Command Parameters

CONTENT DESCRIPTION

Word

128

Security status

15-9:

Reserved

Security level 0 = High, 1 = Maximum

7-6:

Reserved

1 = Enhanced security erase supported

1 = Security count expired

1 = Security frozen

1 = Security locked

1 = Security enabled

1 = Security supported

129-159

160-254

255

Vendor specific

Reserved

Integrity word

15-8:

7-0:

Checksum

Signature

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Chapter 6

SERVICE AND SUPPORT

6.1

Product Support/Technical Assistance/Customer Service

For Product Service and Support Information please visit our site at:

www.maxtor.com for warranty service or www.maxtorkb.com for

technical support.

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Appendix A

BREAKING THE 137 GIGABYTE STORAGE

BARRIER

This appendix provides information about the 137GB storage barrier. It

discusses the history, cause and the solution to overcome this barrier.

A.1

Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier

Capacity barriers have been a fact of the personal computer world since

its beginnings in the early 1980’s. At least 10 different capacity barriers

have occurred in the storage industry over the last 15 years. The most

notable barriers seen previously have been at 528 megabytes and then at

8.4 gigabytes.

The ANSI NCITS T13 Technical Committee (also known as the ANSI ATA

committee) has broken this barrier by incorporating a proposal from

Maxtor into the ATA/ATAPI-6 draft standard that defines a method for

48-bit addressing on a single drive, giving more than 144 petabytes

(144,000 gigabytes) of storage.

In addition, the proposal from Maxtor that was incorporated into ATA/

ATAPI-6 defines a method for extending the maximum amount of data

that can be transferred per command for ATA devices from 256 sectors

(about 131 kilobytes) to 65,536 sectors (about 33 megabytes). This new

method is particularly useful for applications that use extremely large

files, such as those for A/V or multimedia.

The following sections will describe issues surrounding the 137-gigabyte

barrier and the solution for breaking it.

A.1.1

History

Many of the “barriers” in the past resulted from BIOS and operating

system issues caused by failure to anticipate the remarkable increases in

device storage capacity by the people who designed hard disk structures,

access routines, and operating systems many years ago. They thought,

“Who will ever have xxx much storage?” In some cases, the barriers were

caused by hardware or software bugs not found until hard disks had

grown in size beyond a certain point where the bugs would occur.

Past barriers often frustrated people trying to add a new hard disk to an

older system when they discovered that not all of the designed capacity

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Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier

of the hard disk was accessible. This inability to access the entire drive is

referred to as a “capacity barrier” and it has been seen and overcome

many times in the computer and disk drive industry.

The 137-gigabyte barrier is the result of the original design specification

for the ATA interface that provided only 28 bits of address for data. This

specification means a hard disk can have a maximum of 268,435,456

sectors of 512 bytes of data which puts the ATA interface maximum at

137.4 gigabytes.

10,000,000

1,000,000

100,000

10,000

1,000

137GB

Win2000

WinME

WinXP

33GB

Win98

Win95(osr2)

8GB

4GB

Win95A

2GB

Win 3.x

5.x

DOS

528MB

4.x

128MB

100

32MB

16MB

3.x

10MB

1980

1985

1990

1995

2000

2005

10 megabytes:early

16 megabytes:

32 megabytes:

128 megabytes:

528 megabytes:

2.1 gigabytes:

4.2 gigabytes:

8.4 gigabytes:

32 gigabytes:

PC/XT limit

FAT 12 limit

DOS 3.x limit

DOS 4.x limit

Early ATA BIOSs without BIOS extensions

DOS file system partition limit

CMOS extended CHS addressing limit (not widely experienced)

BIOS/Int13 24-bit addressing limit

BIOS limit

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A.1.2

Solving the 137 Gigabyte Capacity Barrier

As described earlier, the issue causing the 137-gigabyte barrier is the 28-

bit addressing method of the original ATA specification. A change to

expand this method was required to provide more address bits for the

interface, allowing significant growth for many years to come. A critical

issue in expanding the addressing capability was maintaining

compatibility with the existing installed base of products.

The new ATA standard, ATA/ATAPI-6, resolves this issue by increasing

the maximum number of bits used for addressing from 28 to 48. This

solution increases the maximum capacity of an ATA device to 144

petabytes while maintaining compatibility with current ATA products.

A.1.3

How is the Extension Implemented?

The 48-bit Address feature set provides a method to address devices with

capacities up to approximately 144 petabytes by increasing the number

of bits used to specify logical block addresses (LBAs) from 28 to 48. The

feature set also provides a method to increase the number of sectors that

can be transferred by a single command from 256 to 65,536 by

increasing the number of bits specifying sector count to 16 bits.

New commands specific to this feature set have been defined so that

devices can implement the new feature set in addition to previously

defined commands. Devices implementing the 48-bit Address feature set

commands will also implement commands that use 28-bit addressing in

order to maintain interoperability with older system components. In

addition, 8-bit and 48-bit commands may be intermixed.

The 48-bit Address feature set operates in LBA addressing only. Support

of the 48-bit Address feature set is indicated in the IDENTIFY DEVICE

response data. In a device implementing the 48-bit Address feature set,

the registers used for addressing are, in fact, a two-byte deep FIFO. Each

time one of these registers is written, the new content written is placed

into the “most recently written” location and the previous content of the

“previous content” of the registers by first setting a bit in the Device

Control register to 1 and then reading the desired register.

A.1.4

What Do the Drives Need to Meet the Spec?

The challenge to drive manufacturers is to develop and implement new

interface chips on drives that can accept and decode the new 48-bit

addressing scheme. Many functions of decoding the commands sent to

and from the drive are automated in the silicon of the drive interface

ASIC, and this is where drive manufacturers must update their designs.

Maxtor is the leader in development efforts and is the first to deliver a

product with the capacity and drive technology to deliver greater than

137 gigabytes of capacity.

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A.1.5

What Else is Involved?

Effort is required from OS vendors to increase storage device addressing

up to 48 bits or more. This increase will be a significant challenge for

many OS vendors that have 32-bit code models. Adapting to 48-bit

commands will be easy, but most vendors will stop filling data at the 32-

bit boundary and pad the upper 16 bits with zeros, leaving that space

empty.

The BIOS companies will also have to perform some work to recognize

the increased capacity of the devices attached to the bus and allow the

extended 48-bit commands to pass on to the devices. Boot partitions will

also be an issue for the capacity of the drive if the BIOS does not

recognize the 48-bit addressing scheme at or before the system boots the

OS from the hard drive.

Independent software driver efforts for legacy operating systems

(Windows NT 4, Windows 98, and so on) will need to be implemented to

allow higher-capacity devices to work on installed systems and recognize

the maximum available capacity of the drive over the 137-gigabyte limit.

A.1.6

What is the Next Barrier?

While it is true that the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard defines a method to

provide a total capacity for a device of 144 petabytes, the next limit will

be imposed not by the ATA devices but by many of the popular operating

systems in use today. This limit will be at 2.2 terabytes (2,200

gigabytes). This barrier exists because many of today’s operating

systems are based on 32-bit addressing. These operating systems include

many flavors of Linux, Mac OS 9.x, and Windows 95, 98, ME, NT 4,

2000, and XP (Windows XP/64-bit also has the limit because of leveraged

32-bit code).

This barrier could be real as early as 2004 if current hard drive capacity

rate increases continue along the same growth trends.

Appendix A:

Terminology

• BIOS: (an acronym for Basic Input/Output System design):

The BIOS processes and redirects all data as it is being

accessed and stored.

• FAT: (an acronym for File Allocation Table): The FAT tells the

computer where data has been stored on the hard drive.

• CHS: (an acronym for Cylinders, Heads, and Sectors): The

basic layout components of a hard drive. INT 13h & INT 13h

extensions: protocols used for accessing data on hard drives.

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Appendix B:

Big Numbers

• 131 kilobytes = 131,000 bytes

a little more than 30 pages of text

• 33 megabytes = 33,000,000 bytes

more than 8,000 pages of text or 25 300-page books

• 137 gigabytes = 137,000,000,000 bytes

more than 100,000 books, or the contents of a good library

• 2.2 terabytes = 2,200,000,000,000 bytes

almost 2,000,000 books, or the about content of the Library of

Congress

• 144 petabytes = 144,000,000,000,000,000 bytes

120 billion books – (more than all that man has written)

• 9.4 zettabytes = 9,400,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes

Appendix C:

Resources

• Maxtor “Big Drive” web site for resource information:

http://www.maxtor.com/bigdrive

• ATA/ATAPI-6: http://www.T13.org

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A-5

GLOSSARY

BACKUP – A copy of a file, directory, or

volume on a separate storage device from the

original, for the purpose of retrieval in case the

original is accidentally erased, damaged, or

destroyed.

ACCESS – (v) Read, write, or update

information on some storage medium, such as

a disk. (n) One of these operations.

ACCESS TIME – The interval between the

time a request for data is made by the system

and the time the data is available from the

drive. Access time includes the actual seek

time, rotational latency, and command

processing overhead time. See also seek,

rotational latency, and overhead.

BAD BLOCK – A block (usually the size of

a sector) that cannot reliably hold data because

of a media flaw or damaged format markings.

BAD TRACK TABLE – A label affixed to

the casing of a hard disk drive that tells which

tracks are flawed and cannot hold data. The

listing is typed into the low-level formatting

program when the drive is being installed.

Because Maxtor disk drive’s

defect-management scheme handles all such

flaws automatically, there is no need to

concern yourself with bad track tables.

ACTUATOR– Also known as the positioner.

The internal mechanism that moves the

read/write head to the proper track. The

Maxtor actuator consists of a rotary voice coil

and the head mounting arms. One end of each

head mounting arm attaches to the rotor with

the read/write heads attached at the opposite

end of each arm. As current is applied to the

rotor, it rotates, positioning the heads over the

desired cylinder on the media.

BIT – Abbreviation for binary digit. A binary

digit may have one of two values—1 or 0.

This contrasts with a decimal digit, which

may have a value from 0 to 9. A bit is one of

the logic 1or logic 0 binary settings that make

up a byte of data. See also byte.

ALLOCATION – The process of assigning

particular areas of the disk to particular files.