Page 2 - C A U T I O N; Once a drive is removed from the Maxtor shipping container,
Before Y Before Y Before Y Before Y Before You Begin ou Begin ou Begin ou Begin ou Begin Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineersand systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives. Drive repair shoul...
Page 7 - F i g u r e
v Figures Figures Figures Figures Figures F i g u r e Title Page 2 - 1 PCBA Jumper Location and Configuration 2 - 6 3 - 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions 3 - 2 4 - 1 Multi-pack Shipping Container 4 - 2 4 - 2 Single-pack Shipping Container (Option A) 4 - 3 4 - 3 Single-pack Shipping Container (Option...
Page 8 - SECTION 1; Introduction; and
INTRODUCTION 1 – 1 SECTION 1 Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Maxtor Corporation Maxtor Corporation Maxtor Corporation Maxtor Corporation Maxtor Corporation Maxtor Corporation has been providing high-quality computer storage products since 1982. Along the way,we’ve se...
Page 9 - Conventions; Numbers that are; not; Signal names are shown in all uppercase type.
INTRODUCTION 1 – 2 Conventions Conventions Conventions Conventions Conventions If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being correct. Key Words Key Words Key Words Key Words Key Words The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal name...
Page 10 - SECTION 2; Key Features
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 1 SECTION 2 Product Product Product Product Product Description Description Description Description Description Maxtor hard disk drives are 3.5-inch diameter random access storage devices which incorporate an on-board UltraATA/100 controller. High capacity is achieved by a ba...
Page 11 - Functional / Interface
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 2 Product Product Product Product Product Features Features Features Features Features Functional / Interface Functional / Interface Functional / Interface Functional / Interface Functional / Interface Maxtor hard drives contain all necessary mechanical and electronic parts t...
Page 12 - Cache Management
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 3 Defect Management Zone (DMZ) Defect Management Zone (DMZ) Defect Management Zone (DMZ) Defect Management Zone (DMZ) Defect Management Zone (DMZ) Each drive model has a fixed number of spare sectors per drive, all of which are located at the end of thedrive. Upon detection o...
Page 13 - Major HDA Components
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 4 Major HDA Components Major HDA Components Major HDA Components Major HDA Components Major HDA Components Drive Mechanism Drive Mechanism Drive Mechanism Drive Mechanism Drive Mechanism A brush-less DC direct drive motor rotates the spindle at 5400 RPM (±0.1%). The dynamical...
Page 14 - PCBA Jumper Location and Configuration
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 5 J U MP E R C ON F IGU R AT ION Ma st e r / S la ve O nly d ri ve i n si n g le dr i v e s ys te m* M a ste r d r i ve i n d u a l dr i ve s ys t e m* S la ve d r i ve i n d ua l d ri ve s ys t e m CC O C a bl e S e l e ct Di s a b le d * E na b le d O C C yli n d er L i mi ...
Page 15 - SECTION 3; Product Specifications
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 1 SECTION 3 Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Product Specifications Models and Capacities Models and Capacities Models and Capacities Models and Capacities Models and Capacities Performance Specifications Performan...
Page 16 - Physical Dimensions; Outline and Mounting Dimensions
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 2 Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions Physical Dimensions P ARAM E TE R V ALU E He i g h t (m ax m m ) 1 7 .5 Wi d t h ( t yp i c al m m ) 1 0 1 . 6 L e ng t h (m ax m m ) 1 4 6 . 6 We i g h t (m ax k g ) 0 . 4 5 3 Figure 3 - 1 O...
Page 17 - A random access operation by the disk drive.
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 3 Power Requirements Power Requirements Power Requirements Power Requirements Power Requirements Power Mode Definitions Power Mode Definitions Power Mode Definitions Power Mode Definitions Power Mode Definitions Spin-up Spin-up Spin-up Spin-up Spin-up The drive is spinning...
Page 18 - years
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 4 Reliability Specifications Reliability Specifications Reliability Specifications Reliability Specifications Reliability Specifications Annual Return Rate Annual Return Rate Annual Return Rate Annual Return Rate Annual Return Rate < 0 . 5 % Annual Return Rate (ARR) ind...
Page 19 - Safety Regulatory Compliance
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 5 EMC/EMI EMC/EMI EMC/EMI EMC/EMI EMC/EMI Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance...
Page 20 - SECTION 4; Handling and Installation; Hard Drive Handling Precautions
INSTALLATION 4 – 1 SECTION 4 Handling and Installation Handling and Installation Handling and Installation Handling and Installation Handling and Installation Hard Drive Handling Precautions Hard Drive Handling Precautions Hard Drive Handling Precautions Hard Drive Handling Precautions Hard Drive Ha...
Page 21 - Unpacking and Inspection; Multi-pack Shipping Container
INSTALLATION 4 – 2 Unpacking and Inspection Unpacking and Inspection Unpacking and Inspection Unpacking and Inspection Unpacking and Inspection Retain any packing material for reuse. Inspect the shipping container for evidence of damage in transit. Notifythe carrier immediately in case of damage to ...
Page 22 - Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A)
INSTALLATION 4 – 3 Figure 4 - 2 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A) Figure 4 - 3 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B) Repacking Repacking Repacking Repacking Repacking If a Maxtor drive requires return, repack it using Maxtor packing materials, including the antistatic bag. Physical Insta...
Page 23 - typical; computer system. If you don’t understand the
INSTALLATION 4 – 4 Before You Begin Before You Begin Before You Begin Before You Begin Before You Begin Important – Please Read Important – Please Read Important – Please Read Important – Please Read Important – Please Read Please read this installation section completely before installing the Maxto...
Page 24 - Striped/colored edge is pin
INSTALLATION 4 – 5 Install the Hard Drive in a Device Bay Install the Hard Drive in a Device Bay Install the Hard Drive in a Device Bay Install the Hard Drive in a Device Bay Install the Hard Drive in a Device Bay Refer to your computer user’s manual for specific mounting information. Be sure to sec...
Page 25 - SECTION 5; AT Interface Description; Data Connector
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 1 SECTION 5 A A A A AT Interface Description T Interface Description T Interface Description T Interface Description T Interface Description Interface Connector Interface Connector Interface Connector Interface Connector Interface Connector All Maxtor hard drives have a ...
Page 26 - Pin Description Table
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 2 Pin Description Table Pin Description Table Pin Description Table Pin Description Table Pin Description Table P IN NAME P IN I/ O S IG NAL NAME S IG NAL DE S C RIP TI O N RE S E T - 01 I Hos t Rese t Re se t si g na l fro m the ho st s yste m. A cti ve d uri ng p o we ...
Page 27 - PIO Timing; PIO Data Transfer To/From Device
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 3 T IM IN G PARAME T E RS MO DE 0 MO DE 1 MO DE 2 MO DE 3 MO DE 4 t 0 Cycle Ti me ( min ) 6 0 0 ns 3 8 3 ns 2 4 0 ns 1 8 0 ns 1 2 0 ns t 1 Ad d re ss va li d t o DI OR-/ D IOW - s e tup ( min ) 7 0 ns 5 0 ns 3 0 ns 3 0 ns 2 5 ns t 2 D IOR- / DIO W- 16 - bi t ( min ) 1 6 ...
Page 28 - DMA Timing; Multi-word DMA Data Transfer
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 4 DMA Timing DMA Timing DMA Timing DMA Timing DMA Timing T IMIN G PARAME T E RS MO DE 0 MO DE 1 MO DE 2 t 0 Cyc le Ti me ( min ) 4 8 0 ns 1 5 0 ns 1 2 0 ns t C DMA C K t o DMA RQ d e lay t D DIO R-/ D IOW- ( min ) 2 1 5 ns 8 0 ns 7 0 ns t E DIO R- da ta a cce ss ( min ) ...
Page 29 - Ultra DMA Timing; Initiating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 5 Ultra DMA Timing Ultra DMA Timing Ultra DMA Timing Ultra DMA Timing Ultra DMA Timing T IM IN G PARAME T E RS (a l l t im e s i n n a no se co n ds ) MO DE 0 MO DE 1 MO DE 2 MO DE 3 MO DE 4 MO DE 5 MIN MA X MIN MA X MIN MA X MIN MA X MIN MA X MIN MA X t CY C Cycle Ti me...
Page 30 - Sustained Ultra DMA Data In Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 6 Figure 5 - 5 Sustained Ultra DMA Data In Burst t DVH DSTROBE at device DD(15:0) at device DSTROBE at host DD(15:0) at host t DVH t CYC t CYC t DVS t DVS t DH t DS t DH t DS t 2CYC t DH t DVH t 2CYC DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) DSTROBE (devic...
Page 31 - Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 7 t AZ t IORDYZ CRC DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) HDMARDY- (host) DSTROBE (device) DD(15:0) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- t ACK t LI t MLI t DVS t LI t ACK t ACK t ZAH t DVH t SS t LI Figure 5 - 7 Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst t DVH CRC t AZ DMARQ ...
Page 32 - Initiating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 8 t DH t DS t DVH HSTROBE at host DD(15:0) at host HSTROBE at device DD(15:0) at device t DVH t CYC t CYC t DVS t DVS t DS t DH t 2CYC t DH t DVH t 2CYC DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- t ...
Page 33 - Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 9 DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) t SR t RFS t RP Figure 5 - 11 Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, C...
Page 34 - Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 10 DMARQ (device) DMACK- (host) STOP (host) DDMARDY- (device) HSTROBE (host) DD(15:0) (host) DA0, DA1, DA2, CS0-, CS1- t ACK t MLI t DVS t LI t LI t ACK CRC t DVH t ACK t IORDYZ t MLI t RP t RFS Figure 5 - 13 Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst
Page 35 - SECTION 6; Host Software Interface; Task File Registers; operational mode
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 1 SECTION 6 Host Software Interface Host Software Interface Host Software Interface Host Software Interface Host Software Interface The host communicates with the drive through a set of controller registers accessed via the host’s I/O ports.These registers divide into two...
Page 36 - Select LBA Mode; – Set to 0 to select the master drive set to 1 to select the slave drive.
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 2 Sector Count Register Sector Count Register Sector Count Register Sector Count Register Sector Count Register Holds the number of sectors to be sent during a Read or Write command, and the number of sectors pertrack during a Format command. A value of zero in this regis...
Page 37 - Command Register
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 3 Command Register Command Register Command Register Command Register Command Register Contains code for the command to be performed. Additional command information should be written to thetask file before the Command register is loaded. When this register is written, the...
Page 38 - Summary
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 4 C O M M A N D N A M E C O M M A N D C O D E P A R A M E T E R S U S E D b 7 b 6 b 5 b 4 b 3 b 2 b 1 b 0 F S C S N C S D H R e c a l i b r a t e 0 0 0 1 x x x x N N N N D R e a d S e c t o r ( s ) 0 0 1 0 0 0 L x N Y Y Y Y R e a d D M A 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 x N Y Y Y Y W r i t ...
Page 39 - Control Diagnostic Registers; Reset
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 5 Control Diagnostic Registers Control Diagnostic Registers Control Diagnostic Registers Control Diagnostic Registers Control Diagnostic Registers These I/O port addresses reference three Control/Diagnostic registers: I /O P OR T R E AD WR ITE 3 F6 h A lt er na te S t a t...
Page 40 - Reset and Interrupt Handling
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 6 Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset Handling Reset Handling Reset Handling Reset Handling Reset Handling One of three different conditions may cause a rese...
Page 41 - SECTION 7; Interface Commands; Write Multiple
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 1 SECTION 7 Interface Commands Interface Commands Interface Commands Interface Commands Interface Commands The following section describes the commands (and any parameters necessary to execute them),as well as Status and Error register bits affected. Read Commands Read Command...
Page 42 - Read Commands; The data field is read into the sector buffer.
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 2 Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands Read Commands Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Read Sector(s) Reads from 1 to 256 sectors, as specified in the Command Block, beginning at the specified sector. (A sectorcount of 0 requests 25...
Page 43 - Ultra DMA
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 3 Read DMA Read DMA Read DMA Read DMA Read DMA Multi-word DMA Identical to the Read Sector(s) command, except that 1. The host initializes a slave-DMA channel prior to issuing the command, 2. Data transfers are qualified by DMARQ and are performed by the slave-DMA channeland 3...
Page 44 - Write Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 4 Set Multiple Mode Set Multiple Mode Set Multiple Mode Set Multiple Mode Set Multiple Mode Enables the controller to perform Read and Write Multiple operations, and establishes the block count forthese commands. Before issuing this command, the Sector Count register should be...
Page 46 - Mode Set/Check Commands; Set Features Mode
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 6 Mode Set/Check Commands Mode Set/Check Commands Mode Set/Check Commands Mode Set/Check Commands Mode Set/Check Commands Set Features Mode Set Features Mode Set Features Mode Set Features Mode Set Features Mode Enables or disables features supported by the drive. When the dri...
Page 48 - Power Mode Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 8 Power Mode Commands Power Mode Commands Power Mode Commands Power Mode Commands Power Mode Commands Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Spin down and do not change time ou...
Page 49 - Default Power-on Condition; The drive’s default power on condition is the ACTIVE MODE.
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 9 Default Power-on Condition Default Power-on Condition Default Power-on Condition Default Power-on Condition Default Power-on Condition The drive’s default power on condition is the ACTIVE MODE. Upon receiving a Power Mode command, except the SLEEP MODE command, the drive set...
Page 50 - Initialization Commands; Identify Drive
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 10 Initialization Commands Initialization Commands Initialization Commands Initialization Commands Initialization Commands Identify Drive Identify Drive Identify Drive Identify Drive Identify Drive Allows the host to receive parameter information from the drive.When the comman...
Page 53 - Initialize Drive Parameters; The drive waits for the seek to complete, then the drive:
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 13 Initialize Drive Parameters Initialize Drive Parameters Initialize Drive Parameters Initialize Drive Parameters Initialize Drive Parameters Enables the drive to operate as any logical drive type. The drive will always be in the translate mode becauseof Zone Density Recordin...
Page 54 - Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 14 Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek Seek Seek Seek Seek Initiates a seek to the track, and selects the head specified in...
Page 55 - Key; DAh
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 15 S.M.A.R.T. Command Set S.M.A.R.T. Command Set S.M.A.R.T. Command Set S.M.A.R.T. Command Set S.M.A.R.T. Command Set Execute S.M.A.R.T. Execute S.M.A.R.T. Execute S.M.A.R.T. Execute S.M.A.R.T. Execute S.M.A.R.T. The Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T...
Page 56 - SECTION 8; Service and Support; No Quibble; Technical Assistance/Customer Service
SERVICE AND SUPPORT 8 – 1 SECTION 8 Service and Support Service and Support Service and Support Service and Support Service and Support Service Policy Service Policy Service Policy Service Policy Service Policy If a customer discovers a defect in a Maxtor hard drive, Maxtor will, at its option, repa...
Page 57 - From
SERVICE AND SUPPORT 8 – 2 Asia/Pacific (APAC) Australia Languages supported: English Vox + 61 2 9369 3662 Fax + 61 2 9369 2082 MaxFax + 61 2 9369 4733 BBS + 61 2 9369 4293 Singapore Languages supported: EnglishContact local Maxtor sales office From Dial Australia 1-800-124-328 Hong Kong 800-96-3387 ...
Page 58 - GLOSSARY; Glossary; AA; BBBBB; CCCCC
GLOSSARY GL – 1 GLOSSARY Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary Glossary A AA AA access To obtain data from, or place data into, RAM, a register,or data storage device. access time The interval between the issuing of an access commandand the instant that the target data may be read orwritten. Access ti...
Page 59 - DDDDD
GLOSSARY GL – 2 central processing unit (CPU) The heart of the computer system that executesprogrammed instructions. It includes the arithmetic logicunit (ALU) for performing all math and logic operations, acontrol section for interpreting and executinginstructions, internal memory for temporary sto...
Page 60 - EEEEE; FFFFF
GLOSSARY GL – 3 digital magnetic recording See magnetic recording. direct access Access directly to memory location. (See randomaccess). direct memory access (DMA) A mean of data transfer between the device and hostmemory without processor intervention. directory A listing of files maintained by the...
Page 62 - NN
GLOSSARY GL – 5 late window A data window that has been shifted in a late direction tofacilitate data recovery. latency A delay encountered in a computer when waiting for aspecific response. In a disk drive there is both seeklatency and rotational latency. The time required for theaddressed sector t...
Page 63 - PPPPP
GLOSSARY GL – 6 PPPPP parallelism 1. The condition of two planes or lines being parallel.Important in disk drives because a lack of it in mechanicalassemblies can result in positioning inaccuracy. Moreprecisely: planes-coplanar; lines-colinear. 2. Is the localvariation in disk thickness measured ind...
Page 64 - SSSSS
GLOSSARY GL – 7 SSSSS sector A logical segment of information on a particular track. Thesmallest addressable unit of storage on a disk. Tracks aremade of sectors. sector pulse signal A digital signal pulse present in hard sectored driveswhich indicates the beginning of a sector. Embeddedservo patter...
Page 65 - TTTTT; UUUUU
GLOSSARY GL – 8 strobe offset signal A group of digital input signal levels which cause theread PLL and/or data decoder to shift the decodingwindows by fractional amounts. Often early/late aremodified when two signals are used. TTTTT thin-film head A magnetic transducer manufactured by deposition of...
