DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GBSerial ATAFebruary 16, 2006Part Number: 000001914
IntroductionDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 1-1 Chapter 1Introduction1.1 Maxtor CorporationMaxtor corporation is one of the worl
Introduction1-2 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA1.3 MANUAL ORGANIZATIONThis manual is organized into the following chapters:• Cha
IntroductionDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 1-3• Mb/s megabits per second• MB/s megabytes per second• MHz megahertz• ms millise
Introduction1-4 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA• Host: In general, the system in which the drive resides is referred to as the h
General DescriptionDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 2-1Chapter 2GENERAL DESCRIPTIONThis chapter summarizes the general functions
General Description2-2 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA• Reduced pin count enables RAID scalability• Complete software and drive
General DescriptionDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 2-3Versatility• Power saving modes• Downloadable firmware• Ability to daisy-
General Description2-4 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA
InstallationDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3-1 Chapter 3INSTALLATIONThis chapter explains how to unpack, configure, mount, and
Installation3-2 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA3.2 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Grounded wrist straps should be worn when opening
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InstallationDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3-3Figure 3-2 shows the shipping container for a single DiamondMax 10 Serial ATA ha
Installation3-4 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATAFigure 3-3 20-Pack Shipping Container3.3 Hardware Options3.3.1 SATA (Serial ATA
InstallationDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3-5Figure 3-4 Data Transfer Rate Jumper Pin OptionsFigure 3-5 Serial ATA Interfac
Installation3-6 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA3.3.2 SATA BUS ADAPTERThere are two ways you can configure a system to allow the
InstallationDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3-7Table 3-1 Device plug connector pin definition Signal segmentS1 Ground 2nd M
Installation3-8 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATAAll pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (.050”) pitch. • The comments on th
InstallationDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3-9Figure 3-6 Mounting Dimensions
Installation3-10 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA
InstallationDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3-11Figure 3-7 Mounting Screw Clearance’s for the DiamondMax 10 SATA Disk DriveFig
Installation3-12 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATAdrive controller, install the adapter board. Again, make sure that you have set
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InstallationDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3-13Figure 3-10 Completing the Drive Installation
Installation3-14 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA3.5 Before you StartUnlike standard ATA drives, Serial ATA drives do not requir
InstallationDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3-15Whenever possible the Maxtor DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial
Installation3-16 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATATable 3-2 Logical Addressing FormatNote: Capacity may be restricted to 8.4GB
Product SpecificationsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 4-1Chapter 4PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS4.1 Models and Capacities4.2 Drive Conf
Product Specifications4-2 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA4.3 Performance SpecificationsAreal Den-sity (Gbits/in2 max, ID/OD)75/
Product SpecificationsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 4-34.4 Physical DimensionsData Buffer Size (MB)/Type8 MB 16MBDrive Ready
Product Specifications4-4 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA4.5 Power Requirements (Avg) 1 and 2 Disks4.5.1 Power Requirements (Av
Product SpecificationsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 4-54.6 Power Mode DefinitionsSpin-upThe drive is spinning up following in
Product Specifications4-6 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA4.8 Environmental LimitsNotes:1. Margin Demonstrated implies the produ
Before You BeginThank you for your interest in Maxtor Serial ATA hard disk drives. This manual provides technical infor-mation for OEM engineers and s
Product SpecificationsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 4-74.9 Shock and VibrationPARAMETER OPERATING NON-OPERATINGMechanical Sho
Product Specifications4-8 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA4.10 Reliability SpecificationsAnnualized Return Rate<1.0% Annualiz
Product SpecificationsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 4-94.11.2 Canadian Emissions StatementThis digital apparatus does not exc
Product Specifications4-10 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-1Chapter 5ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDSThis chapter des
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands5-2 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA5.5 COMMAND INTERFACE5.5.1 General Feature SetThe µProcesso
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-3READ LONG 22h, 23hREAD FPDMA QUEUED 60hREAD MULTIPLE C4hREA
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands5-4 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATASET MULTIPLE MODE C6hSLEEP 99h, E6hSMART DISABLE OPERATIONS
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-5Note: 1. As defined in the ATA/ATAPI-7 standard.Identify Dr
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands5-6 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA9 Retired10-19 Serial number (20 ASCII characters)20-21 Re
Table of ContentsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA iTable of ContentChapter 1Introduction1.1 MAXTOR CORPORATION ...
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-753 15-3: Reserved2: 1 = the fields reported in word 88 are
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands5-8 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA67 Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control15-
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-981 Minor version number0000h or FFFFh = device does not rep
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands5-10 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA83 7: See Address Offset Reserved Area Boot, INCITS TR27:2
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-1185 7: 1 = release interrupt enabled6: 1 = look-ahead enabl
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands5-12 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA87 6: 1 = WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT com
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-1393 Hardware reset result. The contents of bits (12:0) of
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands5-14 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA94 15-8: Vendor’s recommended acoustic management value.7
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-15128 Security status15-9: Reserved8: Security level 0 = Hig
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands5-16 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA
Table of Contentsii DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 3.8 FOR SYSTEMS WITH A MOTHERBOARD ATA/SATA ADAPTER... 3-203.
Service and SupportDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/300GB Serial ATA 6-1Chapter 6SERVICE AND SUPPORT6.1 GETTING HELPBefore contacting Maxtor Support,
Service and Support6-2 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/300GB Serial ATA
Breaking the 137GB Storage BarrierDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA A-1Appendix ABREAKING THE 137 GIGABYTE STOR-AGE BARRIERThis
Breaking the 137GB Storage BarrierA-2 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATAPast barriers often frustrated people trying to add a new
Breaking the 137GB Storage BarrierDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA A-3A.1.2 Solving the 137 Gigabyte Capacity BarrierAs describ
Breaking the 137GB Storage BarrierA-4 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATAThe BIOS companies will also have to perform some work to
Breaking the 137GB Storage BarrierDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA A-5Appendix C: Resources• Maxtor “Big Drive” web site for re
Breaking the 137GB Storage BarrierA-6 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA
GlossaryDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial AT G-1AACCESS – (v) Read, write, or update information on some storage medium, such as a d
GlossaryG-2 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATCAPACITY – The amount of information that can be stored on a disk drive. The data is
List of FiguresDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA iFigure 3-1 DiamondMax 10 Serial ATA Hard Drive Dimensions ...
GlossaryDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial AT G-3EECC – Acronym for error correction code. The recording of extra verifying informati
GlossaryG-4 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATover a magnesium or aluminum platter. Because hard disks spin more rapidly than flop
GlossaryDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial AT G-5which the read/write heads are waiting for the data to rotate into position so that
GlossaryG-6 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATMTTR – Mean Time To Repair. The average time it takes to repair a drive that has fai
GlossaryDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial AT G-7REMOVABLE DISK – Generally said of disk drives where the disk itself is meant to be
GlossaryG-8 DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATSTEPPER – A type of motor that moves in discrete amounts for each input electrical p
IndexDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA I-1Aabbreviations 1-1adapter board 2-4, 3-20Ccable Select 3-7cable select (CS) jumper
Table of ContentsDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA v List of TablesTable 3-1 Device plug connector pin definition ...
Table of ContentsviDiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA
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