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Maxtor ® Quickvie w 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB P A T A Product Manual May 24, 2005 Part Number: 000001922.
May 24, 2005 Maxtor Corp oration. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A. This publication could include technical inaccuracies or typogr aphical errors. Change s are periodically made to the information herein – which w ill be incorporated in revised editi ons of the publication.
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Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-inst alled drive labels. They conta in information required should the drive ever need repair .Thank you fo r your in terest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual pro- vides technical informatio n for OEM engineers and systems integrat ors regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard d rives.
Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA i Table of Content Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 MAXTOR CORPORATION ............ .................... ..................... .................... ....... 1-1 1.2 AUDIENCE ............. .................... .
Table of Contents ii Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300 GB PATA 3.8 SYSTEM STARTUP AND OPERATION ............ .................... ....................... .... 3-18 Chapter 4 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 Models and Capacities .....................
Table of Contents Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PAT A iii Appendix A BREAKING THE 137 GIGABY TE STORAGE BARRIER 1 A.1 Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier ..................... ....................... ................... A-1 A.1.1 History .
Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA iv List of Figures Figure 3-1 Mech anical Dimensions of the Quickview 300 Hard Drive ........... ............... 3-1 Figure 3-2 20-Pack Shipping Container .............. ... .................... .......
Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/2 50/300GB PATA v List of Tables Table 3-1 AT Jumper Options ........... .......... ..................... .................... ..................... ........... 3-5 Table 3-2 Cylinder Limitati on Jumper (CLJ) .........
Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PAT A 1-1 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Maxtor Corporation Maxtor corporation is one of the world’s largest su ppliers of hard disk drive products-products that help store the digital world for millions of users.
Introduction 1-2 Quickview 300 80/100/120/16 0/200/250/300GB PATA 1.3 MANUAL ORGANIZATION This manual is organized in to the following chapters: • Chapter 1 – Introduction • Chapter 2 – Genera.
Introduction Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PAT A 1-3 • MB/s megabytes per second • MHz m egahertz • ms milliseconds • MSB most significant bit • mV millivolts • ns nanoseconds.
Introduction 1-4 Quickview 300 80/100/120/16 0/200/250/300GB PATA Naming Conventions: • Host: In general, the system in which the drive resides is referred to as the host. 1.5 REFERENCES For additional information about the ATA interface, refer to the latest revision of the draft standard on th e internet at http://www.
Quickview 300 80/100/120 /160/200/250/300GB PATA 2-1 Chapter 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION This chapter summarizes the general functions and key features of the Quickview 300 80/100/120/160 /200/250/300GB PATA hard disk drives, as well as the applicable standards and regulations.
General Description 2-2 Quickview 300 80/100/120/16 0/200/250/300GB PATA •E m u l a t i o n o f I B M ® PC AT ® task file register, and all AT fixed disk commands Performance • Average seek time of <9.0 ms (increased in Quiet Mode) • Average rotational latency of 4.
General Description Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 2-3 Versatility • Quiet mode • Power saving modes • Downloadable firmware • Cable select feature • Ability to daisy-chain two drives on the interface 2.
Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250 /300GB PATA 3-1 Chapter 3 INSTALLATION This chapter explains how to unpack, configure, mount, and connect the Maxtor Quickview 300 80/100/120/160 /200/250/300GB PATA hard disk drive prior to operation. It also explains how to start up and operate the drive.
Installation 3-2 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3.2 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1. Open the shipping container and remove the packing assembly that contains the drive. 2. Remove the drive from the packing assembly. 3. When you are ready to install the drive, remove it from the ESD bag.
Installation Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3-3 Figure 3-2 Quickview 300 20-Pack Shipping Container.
Installation 3-4 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3.3 HARDWARE OPTIONS 3.3.1 PATA Interface Connector The configuration of a Quickview 300 PATA hard disk drive depends on the host system in which it is to be installed. This section describes the hardware options that you must take into account prior to installation.
Installation Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3-5 The configuration of the follow ing thr ee jumpers controls the drive’s five modes of operation: • CS – Cable Select • DS – .
Installation 3-6 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA Master or Slave with the CS feature, the CS jumper is installed (1). The drive's position on the 80 pin cond uctor Ultra ATA data cable then determines whether the drive is a Master (Device 0) or a Slave (Device 1).
Installation Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3-7 3.3.1.4 Power On Standby Upon power on, the drive will not spin up and will be i n a power saving mode, irrespective of the ot her jumper settings. To spin up the drive, issue a Set Feat ure (OxEF) command with a sub-code 7.
Installation 3-8 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA Table 3-2 Cylinder Limitati on Jumper (CLJ) Figure 3-4 AT Connector and Jumper Location 300GB C = 16383 H = 16 S = 63 LBA = 586,114,70.
Installation Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3-9 3.3.2 PATA BUS ADAPTER There are two ways you can configur e a system to allow the Maxtor hard disk drives to communicate over the PATA bus o f an IBM or IBM- compatible PC: 1. Connect the drive to a 40-pin PATA bus connector (if available) on the motherboard of the PC.
Installation 3-10 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250 /300GB PATA Figure 3-5 J1 DC Power and PATA Bus Combination Connector J1 IDE (40-Pin)/DC (4-Pin) Combination Connector Pin 1 Center Key Slot 432 .
Installation Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3-11 3.4.1 DC Power (J1, Section A) The recommended mating connector s for the +5 VDC and +12 VDC input power are listed in Table 3-3. Table 3-3 J1 Power Connector, Section A Note: Labels indicate the pin numbers on the connector.
Installation 3-12 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250 /300GB PATA 3.5 Mounting 3.5.1 Orientation The mounting holes on the Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200 /250/ 300GB PATA hard disk drives allow the drive to be mounted in any orientation. Figure 3-7 and Figu re 3-6 show the location of the three mounting holes on each side of the drive.
Installation Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3-13 Figure 3-7 Mounting Screw Clearance for the Maxtor Quickview 300 Hard Disk Drives CAUTION: The PCB is very close to the mounting holes. Do not ex- ceed the specified length for the mounting screws.
Installation 3-14 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250 /300GB PATA 3.5.2 Clearance Clearance from the drive to any other surface (except mounting surfaces) must be a minimum of 1.
Installation Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 3-15 3.6.1.1 Connecting the Adap ter Board and the Drive Use a 40-pin cable to connect the drive to the board. See figure 3-8 to connect the drive to the board: 1. Insert the 80-pin conductor cable into the mating connect or of the adapter board.
Installation 3-16 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250 /300GB PATA 3.7 TECHNIQUES IN DRIVE CONFIGURATION 3.7.1 Operating system limitations Most popular operating systems available today have additional limitations which affect the use of large capacity drives.
Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 4-1 Chapter 4 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 4.1 Models and Capacities 4.2 Drive Configuration MODELS 6L080PO 6L100PO 6L120PO 6L160P0 6L200P0 6L250R0 6L300R0 Formatted Capacity (GB LBA Mode) 80GB 100GB 120GB 160GB 200GB 250GB 300GB GB means 1 billion bytes.
Product Specifications 4-2 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 4.3 Performance Specifications Data Zones per Surface 16 Data Sec- tors per Track (ID/ OD) 645/1224 Areal Density (Gbits/in 2 max, ID/ OD) 75/60.
Product Specifications Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA 4-3 4.4 Physical Dimensions Data Transfer Speed (MByte/sec max) To/From Interface (Maxtor Ultra ATA/133, up to) 133 To/From Media (ID/OD up to nn.n, where nn.n is the maximum transfer rate possible) ID = 333 OD = 619 Sustained (ID/OD up to nn.
Product Specifications 4-4 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 4.5 Power Requirements fo r 80/100/120/160/ 200GB (Typical) 4.5.1 Power Requirements for 250GB/300GB (Typical) 4.5.2 Voltage Tolerance MODE 12V (mA) 5V (mA) POWER (W) Spin-up (peak) 1667 617 23.
Product Specifications Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA 4-5 4.6 Power Mode Definitions Spin-up The drive is spinning up following in itial application of po wer and has not yet reached full speed. Seek A random access operation by the drive.
Product Specifications 4-6 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 4.8 Environmental Limits Notes: 1. The testing performed by Maxtor is co nsistent with ISO 7779. Variation in acoustic levels from the id le specification may occur due to offline activity according to the SMART specif icatio n and/or atmospheric c onditions.
Product Specifications Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA 4-7 Figure 4-1 Baseplate Tempurature Measurement Location Baseplate Temperature Measurment Location.
Product Specifications 4-8 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA 4.9 Shock and Vibration PARAMETER OPERATING NON-OPERA TING Mechanical Shock R=0.9 88/shock at 60 Gs; R= 0.999/shock at 30 Gs 2 msec, 1/2 sine R=0.90@>= 300G R=0.95@>= 250G R=0.
Product Specifications Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA 4-9 4.10 Reliability Specifications Annualized Return Rate <1.0% Annualized Return Rate (ARR) indicates the average against products shipped. ARR includes all reason s for returns (failures, handling, damage, NDF) but do es not include inventory credit returns.
Product Specifications 4-10 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/25 0/300GB PATA 4.11.2 Canadian Emissions Statement This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian department of comm unications.
Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 5-1 Chapter 5 ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS This chapter describes the interface between the Quickview 300 hard disk drives and the PATA bus. The commands that are issued from the host to control the drive are liste d, as well as the electrical and mechanical characteristics of the interface.
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands 5-2 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/30 0GB PATA Hosts may assert the RESET- signal for longer than the minimum. When power is applied with RESET- asserte d, the Quickview 300 disk media will not begin to spin up until RE SET- is negated.
ATA Bus Interface and AT A Commands Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 5-3 FLUSH CACHE E7h IDENTIFY DRIVE ECh IDLE E3h IDLE IMMEDIATE E1h NOP 00h READ BUFFER E4h READ DMA C8h READ DMA EX.
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands 5-4 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/30 0GB PATA SET MULTIPLE MODE C6h SLEEP E6h SMART DISABLE OPERATIONS B0h D9h SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS B0h D8h SMART ENABLE/DI.
ATA Bus Interface and AT A Commands Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 5-5 WRITE SECTOR(S) 30h Table 5-1 Supported Commands Command Command Code Feature Register Value(s).
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands 5-6 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/30 0GB PATA Identify Drive Command This command 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.
ATA Bus Interface and AT A Commands Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 5-7 10-19 Serial number (20 ASCII characters) 20-21 Retired 22 Reserved 23-26 Firmware revision (8 ASCII characters.
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands 5-8 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/30 0GB PATA 53 15-3: Reserved 2: 1 = the fiel ds reported in word 88 ar e valid. 0 = the fie lds reported in word 88 ar e not valid 1: 1 = the fie lds reported in words (70:64) are valid.
ATA Bus Interface and AT A Commands Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 5-9 67 Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control 15-0: Cycle time in nanoseconds 68 Minimum PIO transfer.
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands 5-10 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 81 Minor version number 0000h or FFFFh = device does not report version.
ATA Bus Interface and AT A Commands Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 5-11 83 7: See Address Offset Reserv ed Area Boot, INCITS TR27:2001 6: 1 = SET FEATURES subcommand requi red to spi.
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands 5-12 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 85 7: 1 = release interrupt enabled 6: 1 = look-ahead enabled 5: 1 = write cache enabled 4: Shall be cleared to zero t o indicate that the PACKET Command feature set is not supported .
ATA Bus Interface and AT A Commands Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 5-13 87 6: 1 = WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT commands supported 5: General Purpose Loggin g feature .
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands 5-14 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 93 Hardware reset result. The contents of bits (12:0) of this word shall change only during the execution of a hardware reset 15: Shall be cleared to zero. 14: Shall be set to one.
ATA Bus Interface and AT A Commands Quickview 300 80/10 0/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 5-15 94 15-8: Vendor’s recommended acous tic management value. 7-0: Current automatic aco ustic manageme nt value.
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands 5-16 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB PATA 128 Security status 15-9: Reserved 8: Security level 0 = High, 1 = Maximum 7-6: Reserved 5: 1 = Enhanced securit.
Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/ 250/300GB PATA 6-1 Chapter 6 SERVICE AND SUPPORT 6.1 Product Support/Technical Assistance/Customer Service For Product Service and Support Information please visit our site at: www.maxtor.com for warranty service or www.
Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/2 50/300GB PATA A-1 Appendix A BREAKING THE 137 GIGABYTE STORAGE BARRIER This appendix provides informatio n about the 137GB storage barrier. It discusses the history, cause and the solution to overcome this barrier. A.
Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier A-2 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300 GB PATA of the hard disk was accessible. This inability to access the entire drive is referred to as a “capacity barrier” and it has been seen and overcome many times in the computer and disk drive industry.
Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/2 50/300GB PATA A-3 A.1.2 Solving the 137 Gi gabyte Capacity Barrier As described earlier, the issue causing the 137-gigabyte barrier is the 28- bit addressing method of the original ATA specification.
Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier A-4 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300 GB PATA A.1.5 What Else is Involved? Effort is required from OS vendors to increase storage device addressing up to 48 bits or more. This increase will be a significant challenge for many OS vendors that have 32-bit code models.
Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/2 50/300GB PATA A-5 Appendix B: Big Numbers • 131 kilobytes = 131,000 bytes a little more than 30 pages of text • 33 megabytes =.
Quickview 300 80/100/120/16 0/200/250/300GB PATA G-1 GLOSSARY A ACCESS – (v) Read, write, or update information o n some storage medium, such as a disk. (n) One of these operations. ACCESS TIME – The interval between the time a request for data is made by the system and the time the data is av ailable from the drive.
Glossary G-2 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA BPI – Abbreviation for bits per inch . A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage medi um. Flux changes per inch is also a term commonly used in describing storage density on a magnetic surface.
Glossary Quickview 300 80/100/120/16 0/200/250/300GB PATA G-3 DISK CONTROLLER – A plug-in board, or embedded circuitry on the drive, that passes information to and from the disk. The Maxtor disk drives all have controllers embedded on the drive printed-circ uit board.
Glossary G-4 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA G GIGABYTE (GB) – One billion bytes ( one thousand megabyt es). GUIDE RAILS – Plastic strips attac hed to the sides of a disk drive mounted in an IBM AT and compatible computers so that the drive easily slides into place.
Glossary Quickview 300 80/100/120/16 0/200/250/300GB PATA G-5 K KILOBYTE (Kb) – A unit of measure consisting of 1,024 (2 10 ) bytes. L LANDING ZONE – A position inside the disk’s inner cylinder in a non data area reserved as a place to re st the h eads during the time that power is off.
Glossary G-6 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA MTTR – Mean Time To Repair. The average time it takes to rep air a drive that has failed for some reason. This only takes into consideration the changing of the major sub-assemblies such as circuit board or sealed housing.
Glossary Quickview 300 80/100/120/16 0/200/250/300GB PATA G-7 REMOVABLE DISK – Generally said of disk drives where the disk itself is meant to be removed, and in particul ar of hard disks using disks mounted in cartridges.
Glossary G-8 Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/3 00GB PATA SUBSTRATE – The material the disk platter is made of beneath the magnetic coating. Hard disks are generally made of aluminum or magnesium alloy (or glass, for optical disks) while the su bstrate of floppies is usually mylar.
Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/20 0/250/300GB PATA I-1 INDEX A abbreviations 1-1 adapter board 2-4, 3-20 C cable Select 3-7 cable select (CS) jumper 3-6 clearance 3-19 command descript ions 5-2 connecto.
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