Maxtor MaXLine II 300GB User manual

Maxtor MaXLine II 250/300GB

Product Manual

January 2, 2004

Part Number: 1904

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Before You Begin

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

mation 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.

1BEFORE unpacking or handling a drive, take all proper electro-static discharge

(ESD) precautions, including personnel and equipment grounding. Stand-alone

drives are sensitive to ESD damage.

2BEFORE removing drives from their packing material, allow them to reach room

temperature.

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

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

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

the drive on a padded, grounded, antistatic surface.

5NEVER 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 inter-

face connector.

6ELECTRICAL GROUNDING - For proper operation, the drive must be securely fas-

tened 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 infor-

mation required should the drive ever need repair.Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard

disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems inte-

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

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

Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 1-303-678-2015.

Corporate Headquarters:

500 McCarthy Blvd.

Milpitas, California 95035

Tel: 408-894-5000

Fax: 408-362-4740

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Maxtor Corporation ......................................................................... 1-1

1.2 Manual Organization ........................................................................ 1-1

1.3 Abbreviations ................................................................................. 1-2

1.4 Conventions ................................................................................... 1-2

Chapter 2

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Product Description ......................................................................... 2-1

2.2 Key Features .................................................................................. 2-1

2.3 Product Features ............................................................................. 2-2

2.4 Cache Management......................................................................... 2-4

2.5 Major HDA Components................................................................... 2-5

2.6 Subsystem Configuration ................................................................. 2-6

2.7 Cylinder Limitation Jumper Description .............................................. 2-7

Chapter 3

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

3.1 Models and Capacities ..................................................................... 3-1

3.2 Drive Configuration.......................................................................... 3-2

3.3 Performance Specifications............................................................... 3-3

3.4 Physical Dimensions ........................................................................ 3-3

3.5 Power Requirements........................................................................ 3-5

3.6 Power Mode Definitions ................................................................... 3-5

3.7 EPA Energy Star Compliance ............................................................ 3-5

3.8 Environmental Limits........................................................................ 3-6

3.9 Shock and Vibration (TBD) ............................................................... 3-7

3.10 Reliability Specifications.................................................................. 3-8

3.11 EMC/EMI ...................................................................................... 3-9

3.11.1 Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance .......3-9

3.11.2 Canadian Emissions Statement ................................................3-9

3.12 Safety Regulatory Compliance ......................................................... 3-9

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Chapter 4

HANDLING AND INSTALLATION

4.1 Hard Drive Handling Precautions ....................................................... 4-1

4.2 Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) .......................................................... 4-1

4.3 Unpacking and Inspection................................................................. 4-2

4.4 Repacking ...................................................................................... 4-5

4.5 Physical Installation ......................................................................... 4-5

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 ATA 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

Appendix A

BREAKING THE 137 GIGABYTE STORAGE BARRIER

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 2-1 PCBA Jumper Location and Configuration ................................................... 2-7

Figure 3-1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions .............................................................. 3-4

Figure 4-1 Single Pack Shipping Container .................................................................... 4-3

Figure 4-2 20 Pack Shipping Container .......................................................................... 4-4

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Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Maxtor Corporation

Maxtor Corporation has been providing high-quality computer storage

products since 1982. Along the way, we’ve seen many changes in data

storage needs. Not long ago, only a handful of specific users needed more

than a couple hundred megabytes of storage. Today, downloading from

the Internet and CD-ROMs, multimedia, networking and advanced office

applications are driving storage needs even higher. Even home PC

applications need capacities measured in gigabytes, not megabytes.

Support

Maxtor provides a variety of customer 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 Manual Organization

This hard disk drive reference manual is organized in the following

method:

Chapter 1–Introduction

Chapter 2–Product Description

Chapter 3–Product Specifications

Chapter 4–Handling and Installation

Chapter 5–ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands

Chapter 6–Service and Support

Appendix A–Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier

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1.3 Abbreviations

1.4 Conventions

If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted

as being correct.

Key Words

The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as

signal names are in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE). Fields

containing only one bit are usually referred to as the “name” bit instead

of the “name” field.

Names of drive registers begin with a capital letter (e.g., Cylinder High

Abbreviation Description Abbreviation Description

ATA AT attachment MB megabyte

bpi bits per inch Mbits/sec megabits per second

CHS cylinder - head - sector MB/sec megabytes per second

db decibels MHz megahertz

DA double amplitude

(represents pk-pk shaker

displacement)

ms millisecond

dBA decibels, A weighted MSB most significant bit

DMA direct memory access mV millivolts

ECC error correction code ns nanoseconds

fci flux changes per inch PIO programmed input/output

G acceleration RPM revolutions per minute

GB gigabyte tpi tracks per inch

Hz hertz UDMA ultra direct memory

access

KB kilobyte µsec microsecond

LBA logical block address(ing) V volts

LSB least significant bit W watts

mA milliamperes

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Numbering

Numbers that are not followed by a lowercase “b” or “h” are decimal

values. Numbers that are followed by a lowercase “b” (e.g., 01b) are

binary values. Numbers that are followed by a lowercase “h” (e.g., 3Ah)

are hexadecimal values.

Signal Conventions

Signal names are shown in all uppercase type.

All signals are either high active or low active signals. A dash character

(-) at the end of a signal name indicates that the signal is low active. A

low active signal is true when it is below ViL and is false when it is

above ViH. A signal without a dash at the end indicates that the signal is

high active. A high active signal is true when it is above ViH and is false

when it is below ViL.

When a signal is asserted, it means the signal is driven by an active cir-

cuit to its true state.

When a signal is negated, it means the signal is driven by an active cir-

cuit to its false state.

When a signal is released, it means the signal is not actively driven to any

state. Some signals have bias circuitry that pull the signal to either a true

or false state when no signal driver is actively asserting or negating.

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Chapter 2

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Product Overview

MaXLine II hard disk drive is part of a family of highly durable, 1-inch-

high hard disk drives manufactured to meet the highest product quality

standards. These hard drives use non-removable, 3 1/2-inch hard disks

and are available with ATA interfaces.

Maxtor has combined leading edge technologies with the largest ATA

drive storage capacity available today to create the highly durable

MaXLine II hard disk drive. Innovative features and design make it

ideally suited for applications requiring large storage capacity.

2.2 Key Features

• ANSI ATA-5/6 compliant PIO Mode 4 interface (Enhanced

IDE)

• Supports ATA-6 UltraDMA Mode 5 (100 MBytes/sec) and

Maxtor Ultra ATA/133 MBytes/second data transfer rates

• Supports 48-bit addressing

• 2 MB buffer with multi-adaptive cache manager

• 5400 RPM spin speed

• 10 ms seek time

• Zone density and ID-less recording

• Outstanding shock resistance at 300 Gs

• High durability with 50K contact start/stop cycles

• Advanced multi-burst on-the-fly Error Correction Code (ECC)

• Extended data integrity with ECC protected data and fault

tolerant servo synchronization fields

• Supports EPA Energy Star Standards (Green PC Friendly) with

ATA powering savings commands

• Auto park and lock actuator mechanism

• Low power consumption

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