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    © No v ember 1, 2 001 Maxtor Cor poration. All r ights r eser v ed. Pr inted in U . S.A. This publ ic ation could include tech nical inaccuracies or typo graphica l errors. Chan ges ar e per iodically made to th e in for matio n herein – which will be incorporated in r e vised edit ions of th e pu bli cation. Ma x t or ma y mak e changes or impr ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 3

    This produc t or document is pr otected b y copy r ight and distr ibu ted under li cences r estr ict ing its use , cop y- ing, dis tr ibut ing, and dec om pil ation. No part of this pr oduct or document ma y be r epr oduced in an y for m by an y means wit hout p r ior w r itt en authorization o f Maxto r and it s licensors, if an y . RESTRICTED RIG ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 4

    Thank y ou for y our inter est i n Maxtor ha rd disk dr iv es. This man ual pr ov ides tec hnical in for matio n for OEM engineers and systems i nteg ra tor s r egar ding the in stalla tion and use of Maxtor ha r d dr iv es. Dr i v e r epair should be performed only at an aut hor ized r epai r center . F or re pair infor mati on, cont act the Maxto ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 5

    Ma xtor D 5 40X-4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/6 0.0/8 0.0 GB AT v 1.1 AUDIEN CE ............ .......... ..................... .................... .......... ..................... ............... 1-1 1.2 MANUAL OR GA NIZATION .............. .................... ..................... .......... ............... 1-1 1.3 TERM INO LO G Y AND CONVE NT ION S ........... ...

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    Table of Contents vi Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 3.9 TEC HNIQUES IN DRIVE CONFI GURA TION .................... ..................... ....... 3-16 3.9.1 The 528-Meg abytes Barrier ...... ........... .................... ..................... .................. 3-16 3.9.2 The 8.4-Gigabytes Barrier .................... ....... ...

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    T abl e of Con t ents Ma xtor D 5 40X-4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/6 0.0/8 0.0 GB AT vii 5.2.6 Servo Processor ............................. .......... .................... ..................... .......... ...... 5- 8 5.2.7 Read/W rite Interface .................... .................... ..................... .......... ................ 5-8 5.2.8 ATA Interface Co ...

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    vii i Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0/ 80. 0 G B AT Figure 3-1 Mechanical Dimensions of Maxtor D540X-4K Hard D isk Drive ........... ...... 3- 1 Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly ............ .......... .................... ..................... ................ 3-2 Figure 3-3 Drive Packing Assembly of a Polypropylene 20-Pack Container ....... ...

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    Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0/ 80. 0 G B AT ix Table 3-1 AT Jumper O ptions .................... ..................... .................... ..................... .......... .. 3 -5 Table 3-2 J1 Power Connector, Section A .. ..................... .......... ..................... .................... 3-12 Table 3-3 Logical Addressing Format .. ...

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    Table of Contents x Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 . 4/ 40 . 0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T ...

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    Max to r D 540 X- 4K 20.4 /40 .0 / 60 . 0/ 80 . 0 GB A T 1-1 This chapte r gives an overview of the content s of this manual, i ncluding the intende d audienc e, how the ma nual is organiz ed, t erminol ogy an d convent ions, and ref erence s. Th e Maxt or D 540 X-4 K 20.4 /40.0 /60 .0/80 .0 G B AT P rodu ct M anu al is in tend ed for several audie ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 12

    About This Manual 1-2 Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B AT • ATA advanced tec hnol og y atta chment • bpi bits per inch • dB decibels • dBA decibels, A weighted • DPS Data Protec tion System • SP S Sho ck Pr otec tio n Syst em • EC C err o r co rrec ting code • Kfci thousands of flux changes per inc h • Hz he r tz ? ...

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    Max to r D 540 X- 4K 20.4 /40 .0 / 60 . 0/ 80 . 0 GB A T 1-3 • Para meters: Para meters are given as ini tial capitals when spelled out, and are given as all capitals wh en abbre viated . Examples are P ref etch Enable (PE), and Cach e Enab le (CE). • Hex adecimal N otation: The hexadecimal n otation is given in 9-point subscript form. An examp ...

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    About This Manual 1-4 Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B AT ...

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    Maxt or D 5 40X-4K 2 0.4/ 40.0/ 60.0 /80.0 G B A T 2- 1 This c hapter summ arize s the gen eral func tions and key fea tures of the Ma xtor D5 40X - 4K 20 .4/4 0.0/6 0.0/ 8 0.0 GB A T h ard dis k d ri v es , as w e ll as the ap p l i c a b le standa r ds and re gulation s. Maxt or ’ s D54 0 X-4K hard disk drives ar e part of a family of high perf ...

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    G eneral Des crip tion 2-2 Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B AT Th e Maxt or D5 40 X-4 K 20.4/4 0.0 /60.0 /80 .0 G B AT hard disk d rive s inclu de th e foll owi ng k ey fe at ure s: Gener al • Formatted stora ge c apa city of 20.4 GB (1 disk, 1 hea d s), 40.0 GB (1 disks, 2 heads), 6 0.0 (2 disks, 3 heads) a nd 80.0 (2 disks, 4 he ...

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    Ge nera l D es cri pti on Maxt or D 5 40X-4K 2 0.4/ 40.0/ 60.0 /80.0 G B A T 2- 3 • High performance, in - line def ective sector s kipping • Reassignme nt of defecti ve sectors di scovered i n the f ield, wit hout ref or ma tti ng • Shock Protectio n System II t o enhance pr otect ion agai nst both operating and non - operat ing shock • Da ...

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    G eneral Des crip tion 2-4 Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B AT Maxt or ’ s dis k drives are des igned as a separate suba ssembly that conforms to t he FCC R ules for Radiated and Condu c te d emissions, Part 15 Subpart J; C lass B when installed in a g iven computer system. The Maxtor D540X- 4K hard disk drives are c ompatible wit ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 19

    Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3-1 This c hapter explains how to unpack, configur e, mount, a nd conn e ct th e Maxtor D5 40X - 4K 20 .4/4 0.0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T h ard disk d rive pr ior t o opera tio n. It also explains h ow to st art up a nd operate t he drive. The Max tor D540X-4K hard disk drive s are shipp ed wit hout a f ac ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 20

    Inst alla ti on 3-2 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/6 0.0/ 80.0 G B AT 1. Open t he shippi ng conta iner and remove the pa cking a ssembly t hat cont ains the dr ive. 2. Remo ve the drive f ro m the packing assembly. 3. When you are ready to i nsta ll the drive, r emove it from the ESD bag. Figure 3 -2 shows the packing assembly for a si ngle Max to ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 21

    Insta llat ion Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3-3 Drive Packing Assembly of a Polypropylene 20-Pack Container Note: The 20 -pack container shoul d be sh ipped in t he sa m e way i t w as received from Maxtor. When individu al drives are shipped from the 20-pack container t hen it sh ould be appro pr iately pa ckaged (not supplied ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 22

    Inst alla ti on 3-4 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/6 0.0/ 80.0 G B AT The configur at ion of a Maxtor D540X-4K 20 .4/40. 0/60.0/8 0.0 GB AT h a rd disk drive depends on the host syst e m in which it is to be installed. This section descri bes th e har dwar e op tio ns tha t you mus t ta ke i nt o accou n t pri or to inst a lla ti on. Figu re 3- 4 s ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 23

    Insta llat ion Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3-5 The confi gurati on of t he foll owing f our jumpe r s co ntrols the dri ve ’ s modes of opera tion: • CS – Ca b l e Se le ct • DS – Driv e Sele ct • PK – Jumper Parki ng Posit ion (Slave mode) • AC – Alternat e Capacit y The AT PCB has t wo jumper lo cations pr o ...

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    Inst alla ti on 3-6 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/6 0.0/ 80.0 G B AT Once yo u in stall the CS jumper, the drive is configured as a Master or Slave by the state of the Ca ble Sel ect signal : pin 28 of the ATA bus conne ctor. P lease not e that pin 28 is a vendo r-specif ic pin that Maxtor i s using for a speci fic purpose. More than one func tion ...

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    Insta llat ion Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3-7 F or user cap aci ties b elo w 66,0 55 ,248 s ect ors (3 2 GB ), in serti ng t he A C jum pe r limi ts th e Nu mb er o f Cy l in de rs f ie ld t o a v alu e o f 4 ,0 9 2, as r ep or te d in ID EN TIF Y DEVICE data word 1. This a llows sof tware dr ivers to det ermine that t he actu ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 26

    Inst alla ti on 3-8 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/6 0.0/ 80.0 G B AT There are two ways you can configure a system to allow the Maxtor D540X-4K hard di sk dr ive s t o communic ate over t he ATA bus of a n I BM or IBM- compat i bl e PC: 2. Inst al l an IDE-compatib le adapter boar d in the PC, and connect the dr iv e to th e ad apte r b o a rd . M ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 27

    Insta llat ion Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3-9 Drive mount ing ori entation , cleara nce, a nd ventila tion requi rement s are desc ribed in the following subsections . The mounti ng hol es on the Maxt or D5 40X-4K 2 0.4 /40. 0 /60 .0 /80 .0 GB AT ha r d disk driv es allow th e drive to b e mount ed in any orient atio n. Figure ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 28

    Inst alla ti on 3-1 0 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0/ 80. 0 G B AT Mou nti ng Scre w Clea ranc e for t h e M a xtor D 5 40X -4K Hard D is k Dr i ve s The PCB is ver y clo se to t he mounting holes. Do not exce ed the specif ied length for the mounting scr ews. T he specified scr e w leng th allows f ull us e of th e mounting hole thr eads, wh ...

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    Insta llat ion Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3 -11 Clearance from the drive to any other surface (exc ept mounting surfaces) must be a m inimu m of 1 .25 mm (0 .05 inch es) . Th e M a xt or D5 40X -4 K 20 .4/ 4 0.0 /60.0 /80 .0 G B AT h a rd d i s k dri v e s o pe rate without a co oling fa n, pr ovided t he ambient air tempera t ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 30

    Inst alla ti on 3-1 2 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0/ 80. 0 G B AT The recommend ed mating connectors for the +5 VDC and +12 VDC input power are listed in Table 3 -2. J1 Power Connector, Se c t ion A Note: Labels indica te the p in numbers o n the co nnector. Pi ns 2 a nd 3 of section A are the +5 and +12 volt returns and are connected t og e ...

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    Insta llat ion Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3 -13 You can in st all th e Maxt or D540 X- 4K 20 .4/ 40. 0/6 0.0 /8 0.0 GB AT ha rd disk drives in an AT- compatible sy stem th a t cont ains a 40 -pin ATA bu s connector on th e mo the r boa r d. To connect the dri ve to the motherboa rd, u se a 40 conductor r ibbon cabl e (80 condu ...

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    Inst alla ti on 3-1 4 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0/ 80. 0 G B AT Use a 40-pin ribbon ca ble to connect the drive to the board. S e e F igure 3-10. To co nnec t the d ri v e to the b oa rd: 2. Insert t he other end of the cable int o the header on the dr ive. When ins erting this end of the cab le, make s ure that pin 1 of the cable connec t ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 33

    Insta llat ion Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3 -15 Com pleting the Dr ive Install a tion ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 34

    Inst alla ti on 3-1 6 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0/ 80. 0 G B AT Older BI O S that only sup port I nt 13 c ommands f or accessi ng ATA d r ives t hrough DOS based operating systems will be lim ited to use only 1024 cylinders. Th is will reduce the eff e ctive capacity of t he drive to 528 Mby tes. W h e n ev er po ssi b l e th e M axt or D5 ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 35

    Insta llat ion Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 3 -17 Most popul ar operating systems avail able today ha ve additi onal limit a tions whic h affect the use of large capacity drives . However, these limitations c a n not be corrected on the BIOS and i t is up to t he operating system manufacturers to r elease improved versions t o a ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 36

    Inst alla ti on 3-1 8 Ma xtor D5 40X-4 K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0/ 80. 0 G B AT Note: *Capacity may be restr icted to 8.4 GB (or less) du e to system BIOS li m i tations. Check with y our syst em manufacture r to de- termine if y our BIOS su p ports LBA Mo de for hard drives gr eat er than 8.4 GB. Def ault logical cylinde rs is limited to 16 ,38 3 by the ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 37

    Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 G B AT 4-1 This chapt er gives a det ailed description of th e physical, electrical, an d environmen ta l charact erist ics of the Maxtor D540X-4K hard di sk drive s. Tab l e 4- 1 giv e s a sum m ary of the M a x tor D 54 0X- 4K ha rd disk d ri v e s . Specifications Cap aci ty 20. 41 G B 40 .0 3 GB 60 .0 ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 38

    Specifications 4-2 Max to r D 540 X- 4K 20.4 /40 .0 / 60 . 0/ 80 . 0 GB A T 1. Disk to read buffer trans fer rate is zone-de pende nt , instant a ne ous 2. Re f er to Se c tio n 4. 14 , “ DIS K ERRO RS ” fo r details on err or rate d efiniti ons. Recording: Recording tec hnology Multiple Zone Multiple Zone Multiple Zone Multiple Zone Maximum li ...

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    Specifications Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 G B AT 4-3 1. Sp i ndl e s p ee d is 53 88 RP M +/ - 0. 1 %. 2. Disk to read buffer trans fer rate is zone-de pende nt , instant a ne ous 3. Re f er to Se c tio n 4. 14 , “ DIS K ERRO RS ” fo r details on err or rate d efiniti ons. 4. CSS specif ications a ssumes a dut y cycle of one pow ...

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    Specifications 4-4 Max to r D 540 X- 4K 20.4 /40 .0 / 60 . 0/ 80 . 0 GB A T At the fac tory , the M axtor D54 0X- 4K 2 0.4 /40.0 /60 .0/80 .0 G B A T h ard disk dri ves receive a low -level format that creates the actual tr acks and sectors o n t he drive. Table 4-2 shows the capa cit y res ulting f r om this process. Formatting done a t t he use r ...

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    Specifications Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 G B AT 4-5 Table 4 -3 illu strates t he timi ng specif ications of th e Maxtor D540 X-4K hard disk drives. Timing S pecification s 1. Nom inal conditions are as follows: • Nominal temperature 7 7 ° F ( 25 ° C) • No mi n a l s up p ly volt a ges ( 12. 0 V, 5.0 V) • No appli ed shock o ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 42

    Specifications 4-6 Max to r D 540 X- 4K 20.4 /40 .0 / 60 . 0/ 80 . 0 GB A T 7. Standby is the co ndition at which the microproces sor is powered, but not t he HDA. W hen the host sends the drive a shutdown comman d, the drive parks the heads aw ay fro m the data zone, and spins down to a complete stop . 8 . A f ter th i s ti m e i t i s saf e to m ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 43

    Specifications Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 G B AT 4-7 Table 4- 5 list s th e voltages and typical average c orrespon ding c ur rents for the various modes of operat ion of the Maxtor D540X-4K har d disk dr ives. Typical Power and Current Consu mption 1. Cur re nt i s rms excep t f or sta rtup . Sta rtu p cu rre nt is the typ ical p e ...

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    Specifications 4-8 Max to r D 540 X- 4K 20.4 /40 .0 / 60 . 0/ 80 . 0 GB A T 3. I d le mode is in effect when the dr ive is not reading , writing, seeki ng , or executing any commands. A portion of t he R/W circ uitry is p owered down, the motor is up to speed and the Drive Ready condition exists. 4. Maximum seeking is define d as contin uous rando ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 45

    Specifications Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 G B AT 4-9 Height: 1.0 in.(25.4 mm) W id th : 4. 0 i n .( 10 1.6 m m ) Dep th: 5. 75 i n.(14 6. 1 mm ) Wei gh t: Ma xto r D5 40X -4K 4 0. 0 GB AT (2 -Di sk) 1.3 lb Table 4-7 summarizes the environmental specifications of th e Max tor D54 0X-4K hard disk drives. Environm ental Specifications ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 46

    Specifications 4-1 0 M ax t o r D540 X- 4K 20. 4 /40 .0 /60 .0/80 .0 GB A T The Maxt or D540 X-4 K 20. 4/ 40. 0/ 60. 0/ 80. 0 GB AT ha rd dis k dr ive s can wi t hst and levels of shock an d vibration a pplied to any of its three mutually perpendicular a xes, or principal ba se axi s, as specified in Table 4 - 8. A funct ionin g drive can be subjec ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 47

    Specifications Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT 4-11 Before hand ling the Maxtor hard disk drive some p recautio ns must t o be taken to ensure that the dr ive is not damaged. Use b ot h hands while handling the d rive and hold the drive by its edg es. Maxtor drives a re desig ned to wi thsta nd normal ha ndling, however, har d driv ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 48

    Specifications 4-1 2 M ax t o r D540 X- 4K 20. 4 /40 .0 /60 .0/80 .0 GB A T 5 V o lt s / me t e r ov er a ra ng e o f 10 KH z to 1 G Hz . 0. 5 g- m m m axi m um (This is approx imately e quivalent t o 0.05 g emitted vi brations ) Table 4-9 provides the error rates f or the Maxtor D540X-4K hard disk drives. Erro r Rat e s 1. Re tr y reco vered re ad ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 49

    Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 5 -1 This c hapter de scribes the oper ation of Maxtor D540X -4K AT har d disk dr ives ’ functional subsys t ems. It is inte nded as a guide t o the operation of t he drive, rather than a detailed t heory of operation. This se ction describes t he drive mechanism. Sect ion 5.2 desc ribes the dr ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 50

    Bas ic Pri nci ple s of O pe rat ion 5-2 M axto r D5 40X -4K 20. 4/40. 0/60. 0/80. 0 G B A T Har d Disk Driv e Explod ed View ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 51

    Bas ic Pr incip les of Ope ra t i on Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 5 -3 A s ingle-piece , e-coa ted, alumi num-alloy base cast ing pro vides a mounting s urface f or the drive mech anism and PCB. T he base cas ting also acts as the flange for the DC m o to r assembly. To provide a con taminati on -free environment for the HDA ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 52

    Bas ic Pri nci ple s of O pe rat ion 5-4 M axto r D5 40X -4K 20. 4/40. 0/60. 0/80. 0 G B A T The head stac k assembly consists of read/wr ite head s, head arms, an d a coil joined tog ether by inserti on mold ing to fo rm a roto r subasse mbly , bearings, and a flex circu it. Read/writ e heads mount ed to sp ring-st eel fl e xur es are swage mount ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 53

    Bas ic Pr incip les of Ope ra t i on Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 5 -5 The Maxtor D540X-4K AT hard disk drives are Winchester-type drives. The heads fly very close t o the media surface. Therefore, it is essential that the air c ir culating within the drive be kept free of p a rticles. Maxtor assembles the drive in a C lass- ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 54

    Bas ic Pri nci ple s of O pe rat ion 5-6 M axto r D5 40X -4K 20. 4/40. 0/60. 0/80. 0 G B A T The int egrated µProc essor, Dis k C ont roller , and ATA Inter face Electr onics have ni ne functional modu les (described below): • µProces sor • Digital Synchrono us Spoke (D SS) • Erro r Co rre ction Code (ECC) Co n tr o l • Fo rma tte r • B ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 55

    Bas ic Pr incip les of Ope ra t i on Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 5 -7 The Buffer Cont roller sup ports a 1.75 MB buffer. The 16-bit width implementation provides a 60 MB/s maximum buffer band width. This increased bandw idth allows the µProcessor t o h ave direct a ccess to the buf fer, eliminating the need fo r a separate ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 56

    Bas ic Pri nci ple s of O pe rat ion 5-8 M axto r D5 40X -4K 20. 4/40. 0/60. 0/80. 0 G B A T • Flash A/D Conve rter • V ite rb i D etec tor • EN DEC • Servo Pro cessor • C loc k S y nt h e siz er • PLL • Se rial In te r face • TA Detect ion an d Correction The pre-compensator introduces pre-compensation to the write data received fr ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 57

    Bas ic Pr incip les of Ope ra t i on Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 5 -9 H igh speed interface f or digital contr ol of all internal blocks. De te cts th e r mal a s pe ritie s ’ def ec tive sectors and en ables thermal a sperity recoveries. The PreAmplifier and Write Driver provides write driver and read pr e-am plifier fun ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 58

    Bas ic Pri nci ple s of O pe rat ion 5-1 0 Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0/ 60.0/ 80.0 G B AT Since typically 50 percen t or mo re of all disk r equests are s equential, there is a high probabilit y that subsequent da ta requested will be in the cache. This cached dat a can be retri eved in micr oseconds rather t han millisec onds. As a r esult, D i ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 59

    Bas ic Pr incip les of Ope ra t i on Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 5- 11 In a drive wi t ho ut DisCache, there is a delay during sequential reads bec ause of the rotational latency, even if the disk ac tuator alr ea d y is positioned a t the desired cylinder. Di sCac he elimi nate s th is ro ta tiona l late nc y tim e ( 7 .14 ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 60

    Bas ic Pri nci ple s of O pe rat ion 5-1 2 Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0/ 60.0/ 80.0 G B AT In the ID-less environment, the dr ive ’ s trac k and cyl inder skewing wi ll be based in unit of wedges i nstead o f the t radit ional sec tors. The integra ted µproc essor, dis k control ler and ATA inter face c ontains a “ Wedge Skew R eg ist er ” ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 61

    Bas ic Pr incip les of Ope ra t i on Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 5- 13 As disk drive areal densit ies increase, obtaining extremely low error r ates requires a new ge neration of sophi stic ated er ror co rrecti on codes . Maxt or D540X -4K hard d isk drive series implement 2 88-bit quadruple-burst Reed-Solomon error correc ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 62

    Bas ic Pri nci ple s of O pe rat ion 5-1 4 Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0/ 60.0/ 80.0 G B AT The Maxtor D540X-4 K drives use tw o techniques f or replacing def ective sectors - inline replacement and offline replacement. During ma nufacturin g, if a sector on a cy linder is found t o be defe ctive, the address of the sec tor is a dded to the drive& ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 63

    Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6 -1 Thi s chapt er des cri bes t he i nte rfa ce betw een Maxt or D54 0X- 4K 20 .4/4 0 .0/6 0.0 /80. 0 GB AT ha rd disk d r ives a nd the ATA bus. The commands t hat ar e issued from the host to control the drive ar e listed, as well as the elec trical and mecha nical characteri st ics of the in ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 64

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-2 M axt or D540 X-4 K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80.0 GB AT The Maxto r D54 0 X-4K hard disk drives allow their host syst em s to address t he full s e t of co m mand and con trol reg isters a s specifi ed in ATA/ATAPI-6 sectio n 7. The µP r ocessor, Disk Cont roller , and ATA In terface electroni cs ar e contain e d ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 65

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6 -3 The drives support t he Multiword D MA protocol. The drives support the Ultra DMA f eature set for the following com mands: • READ DMA • WRIT E DMA The drives support the following commands from the o pt ional Power Management fe a tu re s e t: • C H ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 66

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-4 M axt or D540 X-4 K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80.0 GB AT The driv e s suppor t t he fo llowing commands from the opt ional Secu r it y Mode featur e set: • SECURITY SET PAS SWORD • SECU RITY UNLO CK • SECURITY ERASE PR EPARE • SECURITY ERASE UNIT • SECU RITY FR EEZE LOCK • SEC URI TY DIS AB LE P ASSWO RD ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 67

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6 -5 Identif y Device Parameters 0 15 14-8 7 6 5-3 2 1 0 General configuration bi t-si gnificant inf ormation: 0 = ATA device Reti red Removable me dia device Not removabl e controlle r and/or de vice Reti red Respons e incomplete Reti red Res erve d 045A h 1 Ob ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 68

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-6 M axt or D540 X-4 K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80.0 GB AT 49 15-14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7-0 Capabili ties Reserv e d for th e IDENTIFY PACKET DEVI C E command. Standby timer values a re supported Reserv e d for th e IDENTIFY PACKET DEVI C E command. IORDY supporte d IORDY may be disabled LBA s upported DMA supported. Reti ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 69

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6 -7 Table 6 -2 shows t he suppor ted subc omm ands of SET FEATURES organiz ed by featur e name. The ID Word column sh ows if the cur rent defaul t settin g can be 80 Major v e rsion number 003Eh 81 Minor ve rsion number 0015 h 82 Command set support ed 346Bh 83 ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 70

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-8 M axt or D540 X-4 K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80.0 GB AT determined from the information returned from the I DENTIFY DE VICE command. Where the entry is non e , the default s etting must be deter m ined by other analytical means or by asking a trusted huma n source. The last column shows the defaul t set ting (enabl ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 71

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6 -9 READ DEF ECT LIST L ENGTH Comman d Bytes Regi st e r s 1F 2h throu gh 1F5h m us t conta in th e e xact valu e s shown. These values function as a key . The drive issues th e m essage ILLEGAL CO MMA N D if th e by tes are not e ntered corr ect ly. The RE AD ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 72

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-10 M axtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80 .0 GB AT READ DE FECT LI S T Comman d Bytes Re gist ers 1 F2h an d 1F 3h m ust c ont ain t he transf er le ngth th at is appropriat e for the specific product, and 1F4h and 1F 5h must contain t he e xact val ues shown . These val ues fu nction as a key . The drive res ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 73

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6- 11 DEFEC T LIS T DATA F O RMAT DEFECT ENTRY D ATA FO RMAT Bytes 4 – 7 will be set to FFh f or bad tr a ck entries. In addi ti on to th e SET F EATU RES comman d, the Max tor D 54 0X-4K 20 .4/ 40. 0/ 60.0/80. 0 GB AT hard disk drive s provi de two conf igura ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 74

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-12 M axtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80 .0 GB AT The READ CONFIGURATION command d isplays the c onfi gurat ion of the dr i ve. Like the S E T CONFIGURATIO N command, this c omm and is secur ed to prevent accidentally accessing it. To access the READ CON FIGUR ATION comm and, you must w rit e th e pattern sh ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 75

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6- 13 The SET C O NF IGURATION comma nd is s ecured to pr event ac cessing it accide ntally. To acces s the SET CONFIGURATION command, you must write the pattern shown in Table 6-8 to the Comm and Block Registers. The fir st byte, FFh, is a subcode to the ext en ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 76

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-14 M axtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80 .0 GB AT In Tab le 6- 9: Registers 1F2h t hrough 1F5 h must cont a in t he exact va lues shown above. Thes e valu es function a s a key. The dr ive responds by setting t he ABR T bit in t he Error register if the key is not ent e red co rrec tly. To select the dri ve ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 77

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6- 15 CE – Cache Enable ( Byte 32, Bi t 0): When set to 1, th is bit indi ca tes that the driv e wi ll ac tiv ate cach in g o n al l R EA D c om man ds. Wi th t he C E bit set to 0, t h e dri ve will disable cachi ng and use the RAM only as a t ransfer buffer. ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 78

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-16 M axtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80 .0 GB AT WCE – Write Cache E n a ble (Byte 3 9, B it 2): W h en th i s bit is set t o1, the M axt or D54 0X- 4K 20 .4/40 .0/60 .0/ 8 0.0 G B A T ha rd disk dr ive s en ab l e th e W ri te C ac he . Th i s ind i ca tes th at the d ri v e re tu rn s G OO D st atu s fo ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 79

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6- 17 PREREQUISITES - DRDY set e qual to on e. SMART ena bled. DESC RIPT ION - This comm and returns the device ’ s attr ib ute th resh old s t o the h ost. Up on r ece ipt of t his com ma nd from the hos t, t he d evi ce s ets B SY , r eads the a ttrib ute th ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 80

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-18 M axtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80 .0 GB AT Individu al Threshold Dat a Struc ture Dev ice SMART Dat a S truc tur e The at tribute I D number s and their defini tions are vendor specific . Any no n-zero value in the attribut e I D number indicates an ac tive at t ribu t e. Valid values f or this by te ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 81

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6- 19 • Bit 0 -Pre-failure/ad vis o ry - If the value of this bit equals zero , an attr ibute valu e le ss than or equal to i ts corresp onding att ribute thr eshold indicates an advisory condition where th e us age o r age of the device has exceeded its inten ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 82

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-20 M axtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80 .0 GB AT NOR MA L OU TPUT S - If t he device has not detec ted a threshold exceeded condition, the devi ce sets the Cylinder Low register to 4Fh and the Cy linder Hig h register to C2h. If the devic e has det ected a threshold exceeded condition, the device sets the C ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 83

    ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands Ma xto r D54 0X - 4K 20 .4/40 .0/6 0.0/8 0.0 G B A T 6- 21 NORM AL OUTPUTS - None ERROR OU TPUTS - If t he device does not suppor t this c omm and , if SMART is disabled or if the values in the Feat ures, Cylinder Low or Cy linder High registers are invalid, an Abort ed command error is posted. PREREQUISITES - DRD ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 84

    ATA Bus Int erface and ATA Commands 6-22 M axtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/ 40.0 /60.0 /80 .0 GB AT The drive s suppor t the fol lowing commands f rom the op tional De vice Configur ation Overlay feature set: • DEV ICE CONFIGUR ATION FR EEZ E LO CK • DEVICE C ONFIGURATION IDENTIFY • DEVI CE CONF I GURA T I ON RES TORE • DEVICE C ONFIGURATION S ET ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 85

    Max tor D 540 X-4 K 20. 4 / 40. 0 / 60 .0 / 80 . 0 GB A T G-1 A ACCESS – (v) Read, write, o r update infor mation on some stora ge medium, su c h as a di sk. (n) One of these operatio ns. ACCESS T IME – The in terval between the time a r equest for data is made by the system and the time the dat a is available from the drive. Acce ss time inclu ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 86

    Glos sary G-2 M ax tor D 540 X-4 K 20. 0 / 40. 0 / 60 .0 / 80 . 0 GB A T BPI – Abbr eviatio n for bits pe r i nc h . A measur e of h ow dense ly info rmation i s pac ked on a st orage medium . Flux chan ges per inch is also a term comm only used in describing stor age densit y on a magn e tic surf ace. BUFFER – An ar ea of RAM res e rved for te ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 87

    Glos sary Max tor D 540 X-4 K 20. 0 / 40. 0 / 60 .0 / 80 . 0 GB A T G-3 pass es information to and from the disk. The Maxtor disk dr ives a ll have c ontrol lers embedded on the drive printed- circ uit board. DIS KW ARE – The prog ram instruc tions and data stored o n the disk fo r use by a proc essor. DM A – Acronym f or di re ct m em o ry acc ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 88

    Glos sary G-4 M ax tor D 540 X-4 K 20. 0 / 40. 0 / 60 .0 / 80 . 0 GB A T the si des of a dis k drive mounte d in an I BM AT an d comp atible comput ers so that the drive easi ly slides into pla ce. H HALF HEIGHT – Te rm us ed to d es cr ib e a drive that occupi es half the vertical space of the o ri gi n a l fu l l s i ze 5 1/ 4 -in ch d ri v e . ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 89

    Glos sary Max tor D 540 X-4 K 20. 0 / 40. 0 / 60 .0 / 80 . 0 GB A T G-5 L LAN DI NG ZO NE – A p os ition in sid e th e disk ’ s i nner cylinder i n a non dat a ar ea reserv ed as a place t o rest the h eads du ring t he time that po wer is off. Using this area prevents the he ads from t ouching the surf ace in data areas upo n power do wn, addi ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 90

    Glos sary G-6 M ax tor D 540 X-4 K 20. 0 / 40. 0 / 60 .0 / 80 . 0 GB A T MTTR – Mean Time To Rep ai r. The average time it takes to repair a dr ive that has fai led for some reason. This on ly takes i nto conside ration t he cha ng ing o f the major sub- a ssemblies such a s ci r cuit boar d or seal ed housi ng. Component level r epair is not inc ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 91

    Glos sary Max tor D 540 X-4 K 20. 0 / 40. 0 / 60 .0 / 80 . 0 GB A T G-7 REMO VABLE D ISK – G ene ra l l y s ai d of disk dr ives where the dis k itself is meant to be removed, and in parti cular of hard disk s using dis ks mounted in cartrid ges. The ir advant age is th at multiple di sks ca n be used t o increase the a mount of st ored mat e ria ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 92

    Glos sary G-8 M ax tor D 540 X-4 K 20. 0 / 40. 0 / 60 .0 / 80 . 0 GB A T platter is made of beneath the magnetic coating. Hard d isks are gener ally made of alu mi n u m or ma gn e s i u m al lo y ( o r glass , fo r optical disk s) while the substrate o f floppies i s usually mylar. SURFAC E – The top or bottom side of the platter which is c oat ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 93

    Ma xtor D5 40X -4K 2 0.4/4 0.0/ 60.0 /80.0 GB AT I- 1 actuator lock 5- 5 adapt e r boar d 2- 4, 3- 13 Adapti ve Caching 5-10 Ad a p ti v e s e gm ent atio n 5-10 air filtrat ion 5-6 AIRLOCK ® 5-5 ARR (automatic read reallo cation) 6-14 AWRE (automatic writ e realloca tion en- abled) 6-14 base ca sting 5-3 block dia gram 5- 6 Buffer Control ler 5-8 ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 94

    Ind ex I-2 M a xto r D54 0X- 4K 20 .4/ 4 0 . 0/ 60. 0/80. 0 GB A T ID E 2-4, 3-8 ID E in te rfa ce co ntr ol le r 5-8 ID E-bu s i nt er fac e 6-1 IDE-bus interface connector 3-12 Id le 4-7 input pow er connec tions 3-12 in t erf a ce , ID E-b u s 6-1 jumper c onfigura tions 3-5 jumpe r loc ati ons 3- 4 jumper op tions 3-5 landing zo ne 5- 5 log ica ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 95

    Ind ex Ma xtor D540X -4 K 20.4/4 0.0/6 0.0/ 80.0 G B AT I -3 SHO CK 4-10 Slave Present 3-6 slave present (SP) jumper 3-6 Specifications 4-10 sputtered t hin-film c oating 5- 3 supply vol tages 4- 5 ta m p e ri n g wi th th e HD A 5-1 te mpe ratur e 4-5 theory of operation 5-1 tim eb ase g ene rator 5-9 UN IX 4- 4 ventilation 3-11 ventilation requir ...

  • Maxtor D540X-4K - page 96

    Ind ex Ma xtor D540X -4 K 20.4/4 0.0/6 0.0/ 80.0 G B AT I -4 ...

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