Maxtor DIAMONDMAX VL20 User Manual

DiamondMax® VL 2092041U4, 91531U3 and 91021U2All material contained herein Copyright © 1999 Maxtor Corporation.MaxFax™ is a trademark of Maxtor Corp

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION2 – 1SECTION 2Product DescriptionMaxtor DiamondMax® VL 20 AT disk drives are 1-inch high, 3.5-inch diameter random access storage d

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION2 – 2Product FeaturesFunctional / InterfaceMaxtor DiamondMax VL 20 hard drives contain all necessary mechanical and electronic part

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION2 – 3Logical Block AddressingThe Logical Block Address (LBA) mode can only be utilized in systems that support this form of transla

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION2 – 4Cache ManagementBuffer SegmentationThe data buffer is organized into two segments: the data buffer and the micro controller sc

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION2 – 5Major HDA ComponentsDrive MechanismA brush-less DC direct drive motor rotates the spindle at 5,400 RPM (±0.1%). The dynamicall

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION2 – 6Figure 2-1PCBA Jumper Location and ConfigurationCylinder Limitation Jumper DescriptionOn some older BIOS', primarily thos

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS3 – 1SECTION 3Product SpecificationsModels and CapacitiesPerformance SpecificationsLEDOM4U140293U135192U12019ecafretnI/rellortno

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS3 – 2Physical Dimensions1.028 max[25.9 mm].25 ± .011.122 ± .02[28.4 mm]1.638 ± .005[41.61 mm]1.625 ± .024.000 ± .01[101.6 mm]1.7

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS3 – 3Power RequirementsPower Mode DefinitionsSpin-upThe drive is spinning up following initial application of power and has not

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS3 – 4Reliability SpecificationsAnnual Return Rate< 1.0% Annual Return Rate (ARR) indicates the average against productsshippe

Before You BeginThank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax® VL 20 AT hard disk drives. This manual providestechnical information for OEM en

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS3 – 5EMC/EMIRadiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC ComplianceThe hard disk drive mechanism is designed as a subassembly

INSTALLATION4 – 1SECTION 4Handling and InstallationPre-formatted DriveThis Maxtor hard drive has been formatted at the factory. Do not use a low-level

INSTALLATION4 – 2Unpacking and InspectionRetain any packing material for reuse. Inspect the shipping container for evidence of damage in transit. Noti

INSTALLATION4 – 3Figure 4 - 2Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A)Figure 4 - 3Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B)RepackingIf a Maxtor drive

INSTALLATION4 – 41 Before You BeginIMPORTANT – PLEASE READ!Please read this Installation Sheet completely before installing the Maxtor hard drive. It

INSTALLATION4 – 53 Hard Drive IdentificationIDE stands for Integrated Drive Electronics and EIDE is Enhanced IDE. The IDE or EIDE interface is designe

INSTALLATION4 – 64 Mounting Drive in SystemTurn the computer OFF, disconnect the power cord and remove the cover. Refer to the computer user’s manual

INSTALLATION4 – 75 Attaching Interface and Power CablesIn order for the computer to recognize that the Maxtor hard drive is in the system, the power c

INSTALLATION4 – 87 System SetupThe following procedures are designed for systems using the DOS 5.0 (or higher), Windows 95 and Windows 98 operating sy

INSTALLATION4 – 9drive parameters must be set using the User Definable Type (UDT).Set the Cylinder, Head and Sector values with the values listed on t

DIAMONDMAX VL 20 PRODUCT MANUALiContentsSection 1 — IntroductionMaxtor Corporation 1 - 1Products 1 - 1Support 1 - 1Manual Organization 1 - 1Abbreviati

INSTALLATION4 – 103 If the BIOS was set to AUTO DETECT, follow the instructions in Section 7 to prepare the hard drive using the MaxBlast installation

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 1SECTION 5AT Interface DescriptionInterface ConnectorAll DiamondMax® VL 20 AT drives have a 40-pin ATA interface connector

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 2Pin Description TableEMANNIPNIPO/IEMANLANGISNOITPIRCSEDLANGIS-TESER10I teseRtsoH .retfaevitcanidnapurewopgnirudevitcA.met

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 3SRETEMARAPGNIMIT0EDOM1EDOM2EDOM3EDOM4EDOM0t)nim(emiTelcyCsn006sn383sn042sn081sn0211t)nim(putes-WOID/-ROIDotdilavsserddAsn

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 4DMA TimingSRETEMARAPGNIMIT0EDOM1EDOM2EDOM0t)nim(emiTelcyCsn084sn051sn021CtyaledQRAMDotKCAMDDt)nim(-WOID/-ROIDsn512sn08sn0

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 5Ultra DMA TimingSRETEMARAPGNIMIT )sdnocesonannisemitlla( 0EDOM1EDOM2EDOM3EDOM4EDOMNIMXAMNIMXAMNIMXAMNIMXAMNIMXAMtCYCemiTe

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 6Figure 5 - 5Sustained Ultra DMA Data In BursttDVHDSTROBEat deviceDD(15:0)at deviceDSTROBEat hostDD(15:0)at hosttDVHtCYCtC

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 7tAZtIORDYZCRCDMARQ(device)DMACK-(host)STOP(host)HDMARDY-(host)DSTROBE(device)DD(15:0)DA0, DA1, DA2,CS0-, CS1-tACKtLItMLIt

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 8tDHtDStDVHHSTROBEat hostDD(15:0)at hostHSTROBEat deviceDD(15:0)at devicetDVHtCYCtCYCtDVStDVStDStDHt2CYCtDHtDVHt2CYCDMARQ(

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 9DMARQ(device)DMACK-(host)STOP(host)DDMARDY-(device)HSTROBE(host)DD(15:0)(host)tSRtRFStRPFigure 5 - 11Device Pausing an Ul

DIAMONDMAX VL 20 PRODUCT MANUALiiSection 3 — Product SpecificationsModels and Capacities 3 - 1Drive Configuration 3 - 1Performance Specifications 3 -

AT INTERFACE DESCRIPTION5 – 10DMARQ(device)DMACK-(host)STOP(host)DDMARDY-(device)HSTROBE(host)DD(15:0)(host)DA0, DA1, DA2,CS0-, CS1-tACKtMLItDVStLItLI

HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE6 – 1SECTION 6Host Software InterfaceThe host communicates with the drive through a set of controller registers accessed via th

HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE6 – 2Sector Count RegisterHolds the number of sectors to be sent during a Read or Write command, and the number of sectors pert

HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE6 – 3Command RegisterContains code for the command to be performed. Additional command information should be written to thetask

HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE6 – 4DESUSRETEMARAPEDOCDNAMMOCEMANDNAMMOC7b6b5b4b3b2b1b0bFCSNSC HDSetarbilaceR 0001xxxx NNNN D)s(rotceSdaeR 00 1000Lx NYYY YAMD

HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE6 – 5Control Diagnostic RegistersThese I/O port addresses reference three Control/Diagnostic registers:TROPO/IDAERETIRWh6F3suta

HOST SOFTWARE INTERFACE6 – 6Reset and Interrupt HandlingReset HandlingOne of three different conditions may cause a reset: power on, hardware reset or

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 1SECTION 7Interface CommandsThe following section describes the commands (and any parameters necessary to execute them),as well

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 2Read CommandsRead Sector(s)Reads from 1 to 256 sectors, as specified in the Command Block, beginning at the specified sector. (

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 3Read DMAMulti-word DMAIdentical to the Read Sector(s) command, except that1. The host initializes a slave-DMA channel prior to

DIAMONDMAX VL 20 PRODUCT MANUALiiiUltra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) 4 - 5OS Requirements for Large Capacity Hard Drives 4 - 5Hard Drive Identification

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 4Set Multiple ModeEnables the controller to perform Read and Write Multiple operations, and establishes the block count forthese

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 5Write MultiplePerforms similarly to the Write Sector(s) command, except that:1. The controller sets BSY immediately upon receip

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 6Set Feature CommandsSet Features ModeEnables or disables features supported by the drive. When the drive receives this command

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 7Power Mode CommandsStandby Immediate – 94h/E0hSpin down and do not change time out value. This command will spin the drive down

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 8When enabling the Automatic Power Down sequence, the value placed in the Sector Count register ismultiplied by five seconds to

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 9Initialization CommandsIdentify DriveAllows the host to receive parameter information from the drive.When the command is receiv

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 10DROWNOITPIRCSEDTNETNOC05devreseR15edomrefsnartatadOIP=8-51desuton=0-725edomrefsnartatadAMD=8-51desuton=0-735devreser=51dilavto

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 11DROWNOITPIRCSEDTNETNOC38 tonnoitacifitontesdnammochFFFFroh0000=48dna38,28sdrowfI.detroppusstesdnammoC.detroppusorezotderaelceb

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 12Initialize Drive ParametersEnables the drive to operate as any logical drive type. The drive will always be in the translate m

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 13Seek, Format and Diagnostic CommandsSeekInitiates a seek to the track, and selects the head specified in the Command block.1.

DIAMONDMAX VL 20 PRODUCT MANUALivDevice Control Register 6 - 5Digital Input Register 6 - 5Reset and Interrupt Handling 6 - 6Section 7 — Interface Comm

INTERFACE COMMANDS7 – 14S.M.A.R.T. Command SetExecute S.M.A.R.T.The Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) command has been im

SERVICE AND SUPPORT8 – 1SECTION 8Service and SupportService and SupportService and SupportService and SupportService and SupportService PolicyService

SERVICE AND SUPPORT8 – 2Asia/Pacific (APAC)Australia Languages supported: EnglishVox + 61 2 9369 3662Fax + 61 2 9369 2082MaxFax + 61 2 9369 4733BBS +

GLOSSARYGL – 1GLOSSARYGlossaryGlossaryGlossaryGlossaryGlossaryAAAAAaccessTo obtain data from, or place data into, RAM, a register,or data storage devi

GLOSSARYGL – 2central processing unit (CPU)The heart of the computer system that executesprogrammed instructions. It includes the arithmetic logicunit

GLOSSARYGL – 3digital magnetic recordingSee magnetic recording.direct accessAccess directly to memory location. (See randomaccess).direct memory acces

GLOSSARYGL – 4frequency responseA measure of how effectively a circuit or device transmitsthe different frequencies applied to it. In disk and tapedri

GLOSSARYGL – 5late windowA data window that has been shifted in a late direction tofacilitate data recovery.latencyA delay encountered in a computer w

GLOSSARYGL – 6PPPPPparallelism1. The condition of two planes or lines being parallel.Important in disk drives because a lack of it in mechanicalassemb

GLOSSARYGL – 7SSSSSsectorA logical segment of information on a particular track. Thesmallest addressable unit of storage on a disk. Tracks aremade of

DIAMONDMAX VL 20 PRODUCT MANUALvFiguresFigure Title Page2 - 1 PCBA Jumper Location and Configuration 2 - 63 - 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions 3 - 2

GLOSSARYGL – 8strobe offset signalA group of digital input signal levels which cause theread PLL and/or data decoder to shift the decodingwindows by f

DIAMONDMAX VL 20 – INTRODUCTION1 – 1SECTION 1IntroductionMaxtor CorporationMaxtor Corporation has been providing high-quality computer storage product

DIAMONDMAX VL 20 – INTRODUCTION1 – 2ConventionsIf there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being correct.Key WordsT