Page 2 - Before You Begin; Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax; C A U T I O N; product failure, damage and invalidation of all warranties.; Once a drive is removed from the Maxtor shipping container,
Before You Begin Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax ® 60 AT hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of DiamondMax harddrives. Drive repair should be performed only at an authorized rep...
Page 3 - Contents
DIAMONDMAX 60 PRODUCT MANUAL i Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Section 1 Section 1 Section 1 Section 1 Section 1 — Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Introduction Maxtor Corporation 1 - 1 Products 1 - 1 Support 1 - 1 Manual Organization 1 - 1 Abbreviations 1 - 1 Convent...
Page 7 - Figures; F i g u r e
DIAMONDMAX 60 PRODUCT MANUAL 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-pa...
Page 8 - SECTION 1; Maxtor Corporation; Products; DiamondMax; Support; No Quibble Service; Manual Organization
DIAMONDMAX 60 – INTRODUCTION 1 – 1 SECTION 1 Introduction Maxtor Corporation Maxtor Corporation has been providing high-quality computer storage products since 1982. Along the way,we’ve seen many changes in data storage needs. Not long ago, only a handful of specific users needed more thana couple h...
Page 9 - Conventions; Key Words; Numbers that are; not; Signal Conventions; Signal names are shown in all uppercase type.
DIAMONDMAX 60 – INTRODUCTION 1 – 2 Conventions If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being correct. Key Words The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are in all uppercase type(e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE). Fields containing onl...
Page 10 - SECTION 2; Maxtor DiamondMax; DiamondMax 60 Key Features; Note: Maxtor defines one megabyte as 10
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 1 SECTION 2 Product Description Maxtor DiamondMax ® 60 AT disk drives are 1-inch high, 3.5-inch diameter random access storage devices which incorporate an on-board ATA-5/Ultra DMA 100 controller. High capacity is achieved by a balanced combinationof high areal recording dens...
Page 11 - Product Features; Functional / Interface; Zone Density Recording; or one million bytes.; Logical Block Addressing
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 2 Product Features Functional / Interface Maxtor DiamondMax 60 hard drives contain all necessary mechanical and electronic parts to interpret controlsignals and commands from an AT-compatible host computer. See Section 3 Product Specifications, for completedrive specification...
Page 12 - Software ECC Correction; Cache Management; Buffer Segmentation
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 3 The LBA is checked for violating the drive capacity. If it does not, the LBA is converted to physical drivecylinder, head and sector values. The physical address is then used to access or store the data on the disk andfor other drive related operations. Defect Management Zo...
Page 13 - Major HDA Components
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 4 Major HDA Components Drive Mechanism A brush-less DC direct drive motor rotates the spindle at 5,400 RPM (±0.1%). The dynamically balancedmotor/spindle assembly ensures minimal mechanical run-out to the disks. A dynamic brake provides a faststop to the spindle motor upon po...
Page 14 - PCBA Jumper Location and Configuration; Cylinder Limitation Jumper Description; Dual Drive Support; Jumper Location / Configuration
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 5 J U M P E R C O N F I G U R A T I O N J 5 0 J 4 8 J 4 6 J 4 4 J 4 2 Master/Slave O n l y d r i v e i n s i n g l e d r i v e s y s t e m * M a s t e r d r i v e i n d u a l d r i v e s y s t e m * S l a v e d r i v e i n d u a l d r i v e s y s t e m CCO C a b l e S e l e c...
Page 15 - SECTION 3; Models and Capacities; Drive Configuration
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 1 SECTION 3 Product Specifications Models and Capacities Performance Specifications M O D E L 9 6 1 4 7 H 8 9 4 6 1 0 H 6 9 3 0 7 3 H 4 9 2 3 0 5 H 3 9 1 5 3 6 H 2 I n t e g r a t e d I n t e r f a c e A T A - 5 / U l t r a D M A E n c o d i n g M e t h o d E 2 P R 4 R L L...
Page 16 - Outline and Mounting Dimensions
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 2 Physical Dimensions (maximum) Figure 3 - 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions P A R A M E T E R S T A N D A R D M E T R I C H e i g h t 1 . 0 2 8 i n c h e s 2 6 . 1 m i l l i m e t e r s L e n g t h 5 . 7 8 7 i n c h e s 1 4 7 m i l l i m e t e r s W i d t h 4 . 0 0 i n c ...
Page 17 - Power Requirements; Seek; A random access operation by the disk drive.; Idle; EPA Energy Star Compliance
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 3 Power Requirements Power Mode Definitions Spin-up The drive is spinning up following initial application of power and has not yet reached full speed. Seek A random access operation by the disk drive. Read/Write Data is being read from or written to the drive. Idle The dr...
Page 18 - Reliability Specifications; Annual Return Rate; bits read; Component Design Life; years; Shock and Vibration
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 4 Reliability Specifications Annual Return Rate < 1.0% Annual Return Rate (ARR) indicates the average against products shipped.ARR includes all reasons for returns (failures, handling damage, NDF), butdoes not include inventory credit returns. Quality Acceptance Rate &l...
Page 19 - Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance; Safety Regulatory Compliance
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 5 EMC/EMI Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance The hard disk drive mechanism is designed as a subassembly for installation into a suitable enclosure and istherefore not subject to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules (47CFR15) or the Canadian Department o...
Page 20 - SECTION 4; Hard Drive Handling Precautions; NEVER
INSTALLATION 4 – 1 SECTION 4 Handling and Installation Hard Drive Handling Precautions ◆ If the handling precautions are not followed, damage to the hard drive may result - which may void the warranty. ◆ During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive. Handle the drive by its sides and avoid touch...
Page 21 - Unpacking and Inspection; Multi-pack Shipping Container
INSTALLATION 4 – 2 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 the shipping container. As they are removed, inspect drives for evidence of shipping damage or loose...
Page 22 - Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A); Repacking; Recommended Mounting Configuration; The DiamondMax
INSTALLATION 4 – 3 Figure 4 - 2 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A) Figure 4 - 3 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B) Repacking If a Maxtor drive requires return, repack it using Maxtor packing materials, including the antistatic bag. Physical Installation Recommended Mounting Configurati...
Page 23 - typical; computer system. If you don’t understand the; Hook up
INSTALLATION 4 – 4 Before You Begin Important – Please Read Please read this installation section completely before installing the Maxtor hard drive. It gives generalinformation for installing a Maxtor hard drive in a typical computer system. If you don’t understand the installation steps, have a qu...
Page 24 - Install the Hard Drive in a Device Bay; Start up; IDE Interface and Power Cabling Detail
INSTALLATION 4 – 5 Install the Hard Drive in a Device Bay Refer to your computer user’s manual for specific mounting information. Be sure to secure the drive to thedevice bay with all four screws. Attach the Interface and Power Cables Do not force or rock the connectors into their sockets on the har...
Page 25 - SECTION 5; Interface Connector; All DiamondMax; Data Connector; Pin Description Summary
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 1 SECTION 5 AT Interface Description Interface Connector All DiamondMax ® 60 AT drives have a 40-pin ATA interface connector mounted on the PCBA. The drive may connect directly to the host; or it can also accommodate a cable connection (maximum cablelength: 18 inches). F...
Page 26 - Pin Description Table
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 2 Pin Description Table PIN NAME PIN I/O SIGNAL NAME SIGNAL DESCRIPTION RESET - 01 I Host Reset Reset signal from the host system. Active during power up and inactive after. D D 0 17 I/O Host Data Bus 16 bit bi-directional data bus between host and drive. Lower 8 bits us...
Page 27 - PIO Timing; PIO Data Transfer To/From Device
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 3 T I M I N G P A R A M E T E R S M O D E 0 M O D E 1 M O D E 2 M O D E 3 M O D E 4 t 0 C y c l e T i m e ( m i n ) 600 ns 383 ns 240 ns 180 ns 120 ns t 1 A d d r e s s v a l i d t o D I O R - / D I O W - s e t u p ( m i n ) 70 ns 50 ns 30 ns 30 ns 25 ns t 2 D I O R - / ...
Page 28 - DMA Timing; Multi-word DMA Data Transfer
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 4 DMA Timing T I M I N G P A R A M E T E R S M O D E 0 M O D E 1 M O D E 2 t 0 C y c l e T i m e ( m i n ) 480 ns 150 ns 120 ns t C D M A C K t o D M A R Q d e l a y t D D I O R - / D I O W - ( m i n ) 215 ns 80 ns 70 ns t E D I O R - d a t a a c c e s s ( m i n ) 150 ns...
Page 29 - Ultra DMA Timing; Initiating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 5 Ultra DMA Timing TIMING PARAMETERS (all times in nanoseconds) MODE 0 MODE 1 MODE 2 MODE 3 MODE 4 MIN M A X MIN M A X MIN M A X MIN M A X MIN M A X t CYC Cycle Time (from STROBE edge to STROBE edge) 112 73 54 39 25 t 2 CYC Two cycle time (from rising edge to next rising...
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 (device...
Page 31 - Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst
AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION 5 – 7 t A Z 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 S S t LI Figure 5 - 7 Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst t DVH CRC t A Z DMA...
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 U...
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 - DMARQ
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; Task File Registers; Data Register; operational mode; Features Register; Enables or disables features through the Set Features command.
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 1 SECTION 6 Host Software Interface The host communicates with the drive through a set of controller registers accessed via the host’s I/O ports.These registers divide into two groups: the Task File, used for passing commands and command parameters andthe Control/Diagnost...
Page 36 - Sector Count Register; – Set to 0 to select the master drive set to 1 to select the slave drive.; Status Register; – Signifies a seek completion, and that the drive is on track.
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 2 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 register implies a transfer of 256 sectors. A multi-sector operation decrements the Sector Co...
Page 37 - Command Register; Read Commands
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 3 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 BUSY bit in the Statusregister sets, and interrupt request to the h...
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; Alternate Status Register; Reset; Digital Input Register; Bit 7 of the host data bus is not driven when this register is read.
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 5 Control Diagnostic Registers These I/O port addresses reference three Control/Diagnostic registers: I / O P O R T R E A D W R I T E 3 F 6 h A l t e r n a t e S t a t u s F i x e d D i s k C o n t r o l 3 F 7 h Digital Input N o t u s e d Alternate Status Register Contai...
Page 40 - Reset and Interrupt Handling; Reset Handling
HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE 6 – 6 Reset and Interrupt Handling Reset Handling One of three different conditions may cause a reset: power on, hardware reset or software reset. All threecause the interface processor to initialize itself and the Task File registers of the interface. A reset also causes ase...
Page 41 - SECTION 7; Write Multiple; Mode Set/Check Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 1 SECTION 7 Interface Commands The following section describes the commands (and any parameters necessary to execute them),as well as Status and Error register bits affected. Read Commands Read Sector(s)Read Verify Sector(s)Read Sector BufferRead DMA Multi-word DMAUltra DMA Re...
Page 42 - The data field is read into the sector buffer.
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 2 Read Commands 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 256 sectors.) Immediately after the Command register is written, the drive sets the BSYbit and begins execution of the...
Page 43 - Read DMA; Ultra DMA; Read Multiple; Before the Set Multiple Mode command has been executed, or
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 3 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. The drive issues only one interrup...
Page 44 - Set Multiple Mode; Write Commands; Write Sector Buffer
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 4 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 loaded with the numberof sectors per block. The drives support block si...
Page 46 - Set Features Mode
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 6 Mode Set/Check Commands Set Features Mode Enables or disables features supported by the drive. When the drive receives this command it: 1. Sets BSY,2. Checks the contents of the Features register,3. Clears BSY and4. Generates an interrupt. If the value of the register is not...
Page 48 - Power Mode Commands; Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h; Check Power Mode – 98h/E5h
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 8 Power Mode Commands Standby Immediate – 94h/E0h Spin down and do not change time out value. This command will spin the drive down and cause the drive to enter the STANDBY MODE immediately. If the drive is already spun down, the spin down sequence isnot executed. Idle Immedia...
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 The drive’s default power on condition is the ACTIVE MODE. Upon receiving a Power Mode command, except the SLEEP MODE command, the drive sets BSY andperforms the requested power operation. Once the requested Power Mode change has begun, the drivere...
Page 50 - Initialization Commands; Identify Drive
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 10 Initialization Commands Identify Drive Allows the host to receive parameter information from the drive.When the command is received, the drive: 1. Sets BSY,2. Stores the required parameter information in the sector buffer,3. Sets the DRQ bit and4. Generates an interrupt. Th...
Page 53 - Initialize Drive Parameters; The drive waits for the seek to complete, then the drive:
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 13 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 Recording, which varies the number of sectors per track depending on the zone.Through setting the Sector Count Register ...
Page 54 - Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 14 Seek, Format and Diagnostic Commands Seek Initiates a seek to the track, and selects the head specified in the Command block. 1. Sets BSY in the Status register,2. Initiates the Seek,3. Resets BSY and4. Generates an interrupt. The drive does not wait for the seek to complet...
Page 55 - Key; DAh
INTERFACE COMMANDS 7 – 15 S.M.A.R.T. Command Set Execute S.M.A.R.T. The Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) command has been implemented toimprove the data integrity and data availability of hard disk drives. In some cases, a S.M.A.R.T. capable devicewill predict an impend...
Page 56 - SECTION 8; Service Policy; No Quibble; Technical Assistance
SERVICE AND SUPPORT 8 – 1 SECTION 8 Service and Support Service Policy If a customer discovers a defect in a DiamondMax ® 60 drive, Maxtor will, at its option, repair or replace the disk drive at no charge to the customer, provided it is returned during the warranty period. Drives must beproperly pa...
Page 57 - MaxFax; From
SERVICE AND SUPPORT 8 – 2 MaxFax ™ Service Use a touch-tone phone to order Technical Reference Sheets, Drive Specifications, Installation Sheets and otherdocuments from our 24-hour automated fax retrieval system. Requested items are sent to your fax machine. U.S. and Canada Language support: English...
Page 58 - GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY GL – 1 GLOSSARY Glossary A ACCESS T o o b t a i n d a t a f r o m , o r p l a c e d a t a i n t o , R A M , a r e g i s t e r , o r d a t astorage device. ACCESS TIME T h e i n t e r v a l b e t w e e n t h e i s s u i n g o f a n a c c e s s c o m m a n d a n d t h ei n s t a n t t h a t t...
