Maxtor Atlas 10K V User manual

Maxtor Atlas 10K V
Product Manual
September 6, 2005
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Before You Begin
Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engi-
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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.
3During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive.
4Once 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 interface connector. (P68 only)
Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-installed drive labels. They contain information required should the
drive ever need repair.

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. Any modifications of this device - unless expressly approved by the manufacturer - can void the user’s
authority to operate this equipment under Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two condi-
tions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference and (2) This device must accept any interference that may
cause undesirable operation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Howerver, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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information will vary from device to device and needs to be obtained from the EMC group or product manager.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
1.1 AUDIENCE ....................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION.......................................................................................... 1-1
1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS ..................................................................... 1-2
1.4 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................. 1-3
Chapter 2
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 KEY FEATURES............................................................................................................... 2-1
2.3 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE STANDARDS ............................................................ 2-3
2.4 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 2-4
Chapter 3
INSTALLATION
3.1 SAFETY, HANDLING, & ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION............. 3-1
3.1.1 Safety Precautions .......................................................................................................3-1
3.1.2 Handling ....................................................................................................................3-1
3.1.3 Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Protection ....................................................................3-2
3.2 SPACE REQUIREMENTS............................................................................................ ...3-4
3.2.1 Shock Feet .................................................................................................................3-5
3.3 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................. ...3-6
3.4 HARDWARE OPTIONS ............................................................................................. .... 3-8
3.4.1 Configuration Jumpers and Connections .....................................................................3-8
3.4.2 Jumper Options on the 68-Pin Wide PCB ................................................................3-8
3.4.2.1 Write Protection ....................................................................................................3-10
3.4.2.2 Delay Spin (DS) Stagger SPin (SS) ..............................................................................3-11
3.4.2.3 Single-Ended Operation _ Force SE )Disable LVD)................................................... .3-11
3.4.2.4 Remote Busy and Fault Displays..................................................................................3-11
3.4.3 SCA-2 80-Pin Connector Versions ...........................................................................3-12
3.4.3.1 Termination for the 80-Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions..............................................3-12
3.4.3.2 SCSI ID for SCA-2 Versions........................................................................................3-13
3.4.3.3 Spin Up for the 80 Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions.....................................................3-14
3.4.3.4 Activity LED for SCA Connector Versions.................................................................3-15
3.5 INTERFACE CONNECTOR (J1)....................................................................................3-15
3.5.1 68-Pin Wide SCSI Connector - LVD .......................................................................3-18
3.5.1.1 68-Pin Wide Connector............................................................................................. .3-18
3.5.2 80-Pin SCA-2 SCSI Connector - LVD ....................................................................3-19

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3.5.2.1 80 Pin SCA-2 Mating Connectors...............................................................................3-20
3.5.3 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended SCSI Connector ............................................................3-21
3.5.4 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended SCSI Connector ..........................................................3-22
3.6 DRIVE MOUNTING and installation ................................................................................. 3-26
3.6.1 Orientation ...............................................................................................................3-26
3.6.2 Mounting Screw Clearance .......................................................................................3-27
3.6.3 Mounting .................................................................................................................3-28
3.6.4 Ventilation ................................................................................................................3-28
Chapter 4
SPECIFICATIONS
4.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMAR ...................................................................................... 4-1,4-2
4.2 FORMATTED CAPACITY.............................................................................................. 4-3
4.3 DATA TRANSFER RATES ............................................................................................. 4-4
4.4 TIMING SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................ 4-4
4.5 POWER............................................................................................................................. 4-5
4.5.1 Power Sequencing ......................................................................................................4-5
4.5.2 Power Reset Limits ....................................................................................................4-5
4.5.3 Drive Power Dissipation .............................................................................................4-6
4.6 ACOUSTICS............................................................................................................ 4-7
4.7 MECHANICAL ................................................................................................................. 4-8
4.8 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.............................................................................. 4-8
4.9 ELECTROMAGNETIC CONDITIONS ......................................................................... 4-9
4.9.1 EMI/RFI Susceptibility ..............................................................................................4-9
4.9.2 ESD ...........................................................................................................................4-9
4.9.3 Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields ......................................................................................4-9
4.10 SHOCK AND VIBRATION............................................................................................. 4-9
4.11 RELIABILITY .................................................................................................................. 4-10
4.12 DISK ERRORS ................................................................................................................ 4-10
Chapter 5
SCSI Description
5.1 Overview of the SCSI Command Descriptions.................................................................... 5-1
5.2 Command Descriptor Block ................................................................................................ 5-4
5.3 Status/Error Reporting........................................................................................................ 5-7
5.4 Auto Contingent Allegiance Condition and Contingent Allegiance Condition .................... 5-8
5.5 Extended Contingent Allegiance Condition ........................................................................ 5-9
5.6 Linked Commands ............................................................................................................. 5-10
5.7 DATA Transfer Command Components............................................................................ 5-11
5.8 SCSI COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................. 5-13
5.9 NEW OPERATING DEFINITION (40h) ....................................................................... 5-14
5.10 FORMAT UNIT Command (04h).................................................................................... 5-15
5.10.1 Five Forms of FORMAT UNIT Commands .......................................................... 5-17
5.10.2 FORMAT UNIT Parameter List ............................................................................5-17
5.11 INQUIRY Command (12h) .............................................................................................. 5-21
5.11.1 Standard Inquiry Data Page ......................................................................................5-22

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5.11.2 Vital Product Data Pages .........................................................................................5-24
5.12 LOG SELECT Command (4Ch)........................................................................................ 5-32
5.13 LOG SENSE Command (4Dh) .......................................................................................... 5-33
5.13.1 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block ..............................................................5-34
5.13.2 LOG SENSE Log Pages ..........................................................................................5-35
5.14 MODE SELECT (6) Command (15h)................................................................................ 5-37
5.14.1 Initiator-Changeable Mode Pages ............................................................................5-37
5.14.2 Mode Page Types ....................................................................................................5-39
5.14.3 Mode Parameter List ...............................................................................................5-39
5.14.4 Categories of Changeable Pages ...............................................................................5-41
5.14.5 Unit Attention Condition Page (00h) ......................................................................5-41
5.14.6 Read-Write Error Recovery Page (01h) ..................................................................5-42
5.14.7 Disconnect–Reconnect Page (02h) ..........................................................................5-44
5.14.8 Verify Error Recovery Page (07h) ...........................................................................5-45
5.14.9 Caching Page (08h) .................................................................................................5-46
5.14.10 Control Mode Page (0Ah) .....................................................................................5-48
5.14.11 Notch and Partition Page (0Ch) .............................................................................5-50
5.14.12 Port Control Mode Page (19h) ..............................................................................5-52
5.14.14 Information Exceptions Control Page (1Ch) ..........................................................5-59
5.15 MODE SELECT (10) Command (55h).............................................................................. 5-62
5.16 MODE SENSE (6) Command (1Ah) ................................................................................. 5-64
5.16.1 Read-Only Mode Pages ..........................................................................................5-65
5.16.2 Format Device Page (03h) .......................................................................................5-65
5.16.3 Rigid Disk Geometry Page (04h) .............................................................................5-67
5.17 MODE SENSE (10) Command (5Ah) ............................................................................... 5-69
5.18 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Command (5Eh)...................................................... 5-71
5.19 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command (5Fh) ................................................. 5-79
5.20 READ (6) Command (08h)................................................................................................ 5-89
5.21 READ (10) Command (28h).............................................................................................. 5-90
5.22 READ BUFFER Command (3Ch) .................................................................................... 5-91
5.23 READ CAPACITY Command (25h) ................................................................................ 5-93
5.24 READ DEFECT DATA Command (10) (37h).................................................................. 5-94
5.25 READ DEFECT DATA Command (12) (B7h) ................................................................. 5-97
5.26 READ LONG Command (3Eh) ........................................................................................ 5-99
5.27 REASSIGN BLOCKS Command (07h)........................................................................... 5-100
5.28 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command (1Ch)................................................. 5-101
5.28.1 Supported Diagnostics Pages Page (00h) ................................................................5-102
5.28.2 Translate Address Page (40h) .................................................................................5-102
5.29 RELEASE (6) Command (17h) ........................................................................................ 5-104
5.30 RELEASE (10) Command (57h) ...................................................................................... 5-105
5.31 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A3h) ...................................................... 5-106
5.32 REPORT LUNS Command (A0h) ................................................................................. 5-107
5.33 REQUEST SENSE Command (03h) ............................................................................... 5-108
5.33.1 Sense Data Availability ...........................................................................................5-108
5.33.2 Status Reporting ....................................................................................................5-109
5.33.3 Sense Data Format for Error Code 70h and Error Code 71h ..................................5-109

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5.34 RESERVE (6) Command (16h) ....................................................................................... 5-124
5.35 RESERVE (10) Command (56h) ..................................................................................... 5-125
5.36 REZERO UNIT Command (01h) .................................................................................. 5-127
5.37 SEEK (6) Command (0Bh)............................................................................................... 5-128
5.38 SEEK (10) Command (2Bh) ............................................................................................. 5-129
5.39 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command (1Dh)......................................................................... 5-130
5.39.1 Supported Diagnostic Page List ..............................................................................5-131
5.39.2 Translate Address Page ...........................................................................................5-131
5.40 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A4h)................................................................ 5-132
5.41 START STOP UNIT Command (1Bh) .......................................................................... 5-133
5.42 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command (35h) .................................................................. 5-134
5.43 TEST UNIT READY Command (00h)........................................................................... 5-135
5.44 VERIFY Command (2Fh)................................................................................................ 5-136
5.45 WRITE (6) Command (0Ah)........................................................................................... 5-137
5.46 WRITE (10) Command (2Ah)......................................................................................... 5-138
5.47 WRITE AND VERIFY Command (2Eh) ....................................................................... 5-139
5.48 WRITE BUFFER Command (3Bh) ................................................................................ 5-140
5.49 WRITE LONG Command (3Fh) .................................................................................... 5-142
Chapter 6
FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS
6.1 KEY FEATURES......................................................................................................... 6-1,6-2
6.2 WRITE-BACK CACHING......................................................................................... 6-2,6-3
6.3 ZERO LATENCY READ/WRITE .................................................................................. 6-3
6.4 DISCONNECT-RECONNECT....................................................................................... 6-3
6.5 TRACK AND CYLINDER SKEWING ........................................................................... 6-3
6.6 AVERAGE ACCESS TIME............................................................................................... 6-3
6.7 EMBEDDED SERVO SYSTEM.................................................................................. 6-3,6-4
6.8 DATA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY ........................................................................... 6-4
6.8.1 Media Error Protection ...............................................................................................6-4
6.8.2 Transfer Error Protection ............................................................................................6-4
6.8.3 Addressing Error Protection ........................................................................................6-4
6.8.4 Data Sector Reallocation Error Protection ..................................................................6-4
6.8.5 Data Verification ........................................................................................................6-5
6.9 TAGGED COMMAND QUEUING................................................................................. 6-5
6.10 COMMAND REORDERING ......................................................................................... 6-5
6.11 BANDED RECORDING ................................................................................................. 6-5
6.12 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................... 6-5
6.13 DIAGNOSTICS................................................................................................................. 6-6
6.13.1 Power On Self Test (POST) ......................................................................................6-6
6.13.2 Periodic Self-Adjustments ..........................................................................................6-6
6.13.3 Host Diagnostics ........................................................................................................6-7
6.13.4 Log Sense ..................................................................................................................6-7
6.14 ERROR RECOVERY ..................................................................................................... 6-7
6.14.1 Seek Error Recovery .................................................................................................6-7

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6.14.2 Data Read Errors .......................................................................................................6-7
6.14.3 Reallocation of Bad Blocks ........................................................................................6-8
6.15 THE ULTRA160 and ULTRA320 LOW VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL (LVD)
SCSI INTERFACE ....................................................................................................... 6-8,6-9
6.15.1 DIFFSENS ..............................................................................................................6-10
6.15.2 DIFFSENS SWITCHING ......................................................................................6-10
6.15.3 DT AND ST CLOCKING .....................................................................................6-11
6.15.4 CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECKING .............................................................6-12
6.15.5 DOMAIN VALIDATION .....................................................................................6-12
6.15.6 Adaptive Active Filter (AAF) ...................................................................................6-12
6.15.7 Transmitter Pre-Compensation with Cutback ..........................................................6-13
6.15.8 Free Running Clock (FRC) ....................................................................................6-13
6.15.9 Skew Compensation ................................................................................................6-13
6.15.10 Information Unit Transfers ....................................................................................6-13
6.16 HOT PLUGGING/REMOVAL AND INSERTION OF SCSI DEVICES ...................... 6-13
6.16.1 System Considerations .............................................................................................6-14
6.16.2 APPLICABLE SCSI PHYSICAL DOCUMENTS ..................................................6-15
Appendix A
QUICK REFERENCE
A.1 SCSI-2/SCSI-3 Equivalent Terminology ............................................................................ A-1
A.2 SCSI Commands and Messages............................................................................................ A-2
A.3 SCSI Pages .......................................................................................................................... A-3
A.4 Sense Keys .......................................................................................................................... A-5
A.5 Status Codes........................................................................................................................ A-5
Appendix B
NEGOTIATED RATE INFORMATION PAGE REFERENCE
B.1 TRANSFER PERIOD FACTOR FIELD.......................................................................... B-1
B.2 Settings for the QAS, DT, and IU fields .............................................................................. B-2

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List of Figures
Figure 3-1 Dimensions for the Maxtor Atlas 10K V Hard Disk Drives ................................ 3-3
Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly .................................................................................... 3-5
Figure 3-3 Jumper Locations on the 68-Pin Wide SCSI Drive PCB ................................... 3-7
Figure 3-4 Pin Locations on SCA-2 Connector ................................................................ 3-11
Figure 3-5 J1 Interface Connector Configurations............................................................. 3-15
Figure 3-6 Mounting Dimensions Maxtor Atlas 10K V Drives.......................................... 3-23
Figure 3-7 Mounting Screw Clearance for Maxtor Atlas 10K V Drive .............................. 3-24
Figure 3-8 Lengthwise Airflow Cooling............................................................................ 3-25
Figure 3-9 Crosswise Airflow Cooling.............................................................................. 3-26
Figure 6-1 ST and DT CLocking ..................................................................................... 6-11

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List of Tables
Table 3-1 SCSI ID Selection on Option Connector (68-Pin SCSI Connector Drives). 3-8
Table 3-2 SCSI ID Pin Assignments (SCA-2 Connector Versions of the Disk Drive). 3-12
Table 3-3 Spin Up on Power On Options................................................................. 3-13
Table 3-4 68-Pin Wide LVD Pin Assignments........................................................... 3-16
Table 3-5 80-Pin SCA-2 LVD Pin Assignments ........................................................ 3-17
Table 3-6 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended Pin Assignments.............................................. 3-19
Table 3-7 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended Pin Assignments ........................................... 3-20
Table 4-1 Specifications............................................................................................... 4-1
Table 4-2 Formatted Capacity ..................................................................................... 4-3
Table 4-3 Timing Specifications for Maxtor Atlas 10K V............................................. 4-4
Table 4-4 Power Reset Limits1 ................................................................................... 4-5
Table 4-5 Power Dissipation in Various Modes (Low-Profile Drives) .......................... 4-6
Table 4-6 Acoustical Characteristics—Sound Power per ISO 7779 .............................. 4-7
Table 4-7 Environmental Specifications ....................................................................... 4-8
Table 4-8 Shock and Vibration Specifications ............................................................ 4-10
Table 4-9 Error Rates................................................................................................ 4-11
Table 5-1 Supported SCSI Commands ........................................................................ 5-1
Table 5-2 Typical (6-Byte) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format......................... 5-4
Table 5-3 Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions........................................... 5-4
Table 5-4 Typical (6-Byte) Command Descriptor Block - Data Format....................... 5-5
Table 5-5 Command Descriptor Block Control Field-Field Descriptions ..................... 5-6
Table 5-6 Status Codes................................................................................................ 5-7
Table 5-7 Length Fields............................................................................................. 5-11
Table 5-8 DATA-Phase Command Contents ............................................................ 5-11
Table 5-9 CHANGE DEFINITION Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ....... 5-14
Table 5-10 CHANGE DEFINITION-Field Descriptions ........................................... 5-14
Table 5-11 FORMAT UNIT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .................... 5-16
Table 5-12 FORMAT UNIT Command-Field Descriptions....................................... 5-16
Table 5-13 FORMAT UNIT Command Supported Options...................................... 5-17
Table 5-14 FORMAT UNIT Parameter List-Data Format.......................................... 5-17
Table 5-15 .FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header-Data Format.................................. 5-18
Table 5-16 FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header-Field Descriptions .......................... 5-18
Table 5-17 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor-Block Format .................................. 5-19
Table 5-18 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor- Physical Sector and Bytes
From Index Format ................................................................................... 5-19
Table 5-19 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor-Data Format ............... 5-19
Table 5-20 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor-Field Descriptions ...... 5-20
Table 5-21 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Type ............................................ 5-20

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Table 5-22 INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .............................. 5-21
Table 5-23 INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions ...................... 5-21
Table 5-24 Standard Inquiry Data Page-Data Format................................................... 5-22
Table 5-25 Standard Inquiry Data Page-Field Descriptions .......................................... 5-23
Table 5-26 Supported Vital Product Data Pages -Data Format..................................... 5-24
Table 5-27 Vital Product Data-Page Codes ................................................................. 5-24
Table 5-28 Unit Serial Number Page-Data Format...................................................... 5-24
Table 5-29 Unit Serial Number Page-Field Descriptions ............................................. 5-24
Table 5-30 Implemented Operating Definition Page-Data Format............................... 5-25
Table 5-31 Implemented Operating Definition Page-Field Descriptions ...................... 5-25
Table 5-32 ASCII Implemented Operating Definition Page - Data Format.................. 5-26
Table 5-33 Device Identification Page-Data Format .................................................... 5-26
Table 5-34 Device Identification Page-Field Description ............................................. 5-27
Table 5-37 Command Support Data Page-Data Format............................................... 5-28
Table 5-38 Command Support Data Page-Field Descriptions ...................................... 5-29
Table 5-39 Command Support Data Page Command or Operation Codes .................. 5-30
Table 5-40 LOG SELECT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ......................... 5-32
Table 5-41 LOG SELECT Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions................. 5-32
Table 5-42 Disk Drive Log Pages ................................................................................ 5-33
Table 5-43 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Data Format............................ 5-34
Table 5-44 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions ................... 5-34
Table 5-45 LOG SENSE Log Page Format-Data Format............................................. 5-35
Table 5-46 LOG SENSE Log Page Format-Field Descriptions .................................... 5-35
Table 5-47 Generic Log Parameter-Data Format ......................................................... 5-35
Table 5-48 Generic Log Parameter-Field Descriptions................................................. 5-36
Table 5-49 MODE SELECT (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................ 5-37
Table 5-50 MODE SELECT (6) Command Field Descriptions ................................... 5-37
Table 5-51 Initiator-Changeable Mode Pages .............................................................. 5-38
Table 5-52 Mode Page Types...................................................................................... 5-39
Table 5-53 Mode Parameter List-Data Format............................................................. 5-39
Table 5-54 Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions .................................................... 5-40
Table 5-55 Mode Parameter Header (6-Byte)-Data Format ......................................... 5-40
Table 5-56 Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions.............................................. 5-40
Table 5-57 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format ........................................ 5-40
Table 5-58 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions................................ 5-41
Table 5-59 Categories of Changeable Pages................................................................. 5-41
Table 5-60 Unit Attention Condition Page (Page 0).................................................... 5-41
Table 5-61 Unit Attention Condition Page (Page 0).................................................... 5-42
Table 5-62 Read-Write Error Recovery Page-(Page 1) ............................................... 5-42
Table 5-63 Read-Write Error Recovery Page - Field Descriptions .............................. 5-43
Table 5-64 Disconnect–Reconnect Page (Page 2)........................................................ 5-44
Table 5-65 Disconnect-Reconnect-Field Description (Page 2) .................................... 5-44
Table 5-66 Verify Error Recovery Page-(Page 7) ........................................................ 5-45
Table 5-67 Verify Error Recovery Page-Field Descriptions (Page 7)............................ 5-46
Table 5-68 Caching Page-(Page 8) .............................................................................. 5-46
Table 5-69 Caching Page-Field Descriptions ............................................................... 5-47

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Table 5-70 Control Mode Page-Data Format (Page 0Ah) ............................................ 5-48
Table 5-71 Control Mode Page-Field Descriptions...................................................... 5-49
Table 5-72 Notch and Partition Page-(Page 0Ch)........................................................ 5-50
Table 5-73 Notch and Partition Page-Field Descriptions ............................................. 5-51
Table 5-74 Port Control Page Short Format................................................................ 5-52
Table 5-75 Port Control Page Long Format ................................................................ 5-53
Table 5-76 Margin Control Subpage (01h) .................................................................. 5-54
Table 5-77 Saved Training Configuration Subpage (02h)............................................. 5-55
Table 5-78 Negotiated Settings Subpage (03h)............................................................. 5-56
Table 5-79 Transceiver Mode ..................................................................................... 5-56
Table 5-80 Report Transfer Capabilities Subpage (4)................................................... 5-57
Table 5-81 Field Descriptions...................................................................................... 5-57
Table 5-84 Information Exceptions Control Page-(Page 1Ch) ..................................... 5-59
Table 5-85 Information Exceptions Control Page-Field Descriptions (Page 1Ch) ........ 5-60
Table 5-86 Codes Used by the MRIE Field ................................................................ 5-61
Table 5-87 MODE SELECT (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .............. 5-62
Table 5-88 Mode Parameter Header (10-Byte)-Data Format ....................................... 5-62
Table 5-89 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format ........................................ 5-62
Table 5-90 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions................................ 5-63
Table 5-91 MODE SENSE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .................. 5-64
Table 5-92 MODE SENSE Command-Field Descriptions .......................................... 5-64
Table 5-93 Mode Parameter Header (6 Byte)-Data Format.......................................... 5-64
Table 5-94 Mode Parameter Header and Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions ............. 5-65
Table 5-95 Read-Only Mode Pages ............................................................................ 5-65
Table 5-96 Format Device Page-(Page 3) .................................................................... 5-65
Table 5-97 Format Device Page-Field Descriptions (Page 3)........................................ 5-66
Table 5-98 Rigid Disk Geometry Page-(Page 4).......................................................... 5-67
Table 5-99 Rigid Disk Geometry Page-Field Descriptions (Page 4) ............................. 5-68
Table 5-100 MODE SENSE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................. 5-69
Table 5-101 Mode Parameter Header (10 Byte)-Data Format........................................ 5-69
Table 5-102 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data Format ........................................ 5-69
Table 5-103 Mode Parameter Header & Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions................ 5-70
Table 5-104 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Command Descriptor
Block-Data Format.................................................................................... 5-71
Table 5-105 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Command-Field Descriptions ......... 5-72
Table 5-106 Read Keys Parameters-Data Format........................................................... 5-72
Table 5-107 Read Keys Parameters-Field Descriptions .................................................. 5-73
Table 5-108 Read Reservations Parameters-Data Format .............................................. 5-73
Table 5-109 Read Reservations Parameters-Field Descriptions...................................... 5-74
Table 5-110 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reservations
Descriptor-Data Format............................................................................. 5-74
Table 5-111 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reservations
Descriptor-Field Descriptions .................................................................... 5-75
Table 5-112 Persistent Reservation Type Codes and Their Meanings............................ 5-76
Table 5-113 When Do Conflicts Between Existing Reservations and New
Reservations Exist?.................................................................................... 5-78

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Table 5-114 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command Descriptor
Block-Data Format.................................................................................... 5-79
Table 5-115 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command-Field Descriptions..... 5-80
Table 5-116 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command’s Service
Action Descriptions ................................................................................... 5-81
Table 5-117 Persistent Reservation Type Codes and Their Meanings............................ 5-85
Table 5-118 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Parameter List-Data Format........ 5-86
Table 5-119 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Parameter List-Field Descriptions 5-87
Table 5-120 Device Server Interpretation of Service and Scope Value .......................... 5-88
Table 5-121 READ (6) Command-Data Format ........................................................... 5-89
Table 5-122 READ (6) Command-Field Descriptions................................................... 5-89
Table 5-123 READ (10) Command-Data Format ......................................................... 5-90
Table 5-124 READ (10) Command-Field Descriptions................................................. 5-90
Table 5-125 READ BUFFER Command-Data Format ................................................ 5-91
Table 5-126 READ BUFFER Command-Field Descriptions ........................................ 5-92
Table 5-127 READ CAPACITY Command-Data Format............................................ 5-93
Table 5-128 READ CAPACITY Command-Field Descriptions ................................... 5-93
Table 5-129 READ CAPACITY Returned Data-Data Format ..................................... 5-93
Table 5-130 READ DEFECT DATA (10) Command-Data Format ............................. 5-94
Table 5-131 READ DEFECT DATA (10) Command-Field Description ...................... 5-95
Table 5-132 Defect Descriptor-Block Format................................................................ 5-95
Table 5-133 Defect Descriptor-Bytes From Index Format, or Physical Sector Format.... 5-96
Table 5-134 Defect List Header -Data Format............................................................... 5-96
Table 5-135 Defect List Header-Field Descriptions........................................................ 5-96
Table 5-136 READ DEFECT DATA (12) Command-Data Format ............................. 5-97
Table 5-137 READ DEFECT DATA (12) Command-Field Description ...................... 5-97
Table 5-138 Defect Descriptor-Block Format................................................................ 5-98
Table 5-139 Defect Descriptor-Bytes From Index Format, or Physical Sector Format.... 5-98
Table 5-140 Defect List Header-Data Format................................................................ 5-98
Table 5-141 Defect List Header-Field Descriptions........................................................ 5-98
Table 5-142 READ LONG Command Descriptor Block-Data Format......................... 5-99
Table 5-143 READ LONG Command Descriptor Block-Field Descriptions................. 5-99
Table 5-144 READ LONG Command-Returned Data ................................................ 5-99
Table 5-145 REASSIGN BLOCKS Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ........... 5-100
Table 5-146 REASSIGN BLOCKS Defect List Header-Data Format.......................... 5-100
Table 5-147 REASSIGN BLOCKS Defect List Header-Field Description .................. 5-100
Table 5-148 REASSIGN BLOCKS Defect Descriptor-Data Format ........................... 5-100
Table 5-149 Diagnostic Pages Supported by The Drives.............................................. 5-101
Table 5-150 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command Descriptor
Block-Data Format.................................................................................. 5-101
Table 5-151 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command Descriptor
Block-Field Descriptions ......................................................................... 5-101
Table 5-152 Supported Diagnostics Pages Page-Data Format....................................... 5-102
Table 5-153 Translate Address Page-Data Format........................................................ 5-103
Table 5-154 Translate Address Page-Field Descriptions ............................................... 5-103
Table 5-155 RELEASE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ........................ 5-104

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Table 5-156 RELEASE (6) Command-Field Descriptions ........................................... 5-104
Table 5-157 RELEASE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ...................... 5-105
Table 5-158 RELEASE (10) Command-Field Descriptions ......................................... 5-105
Table 5-159 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor
Block-Data Format.................................................................................. 5-106
Table 5-160 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor
Block-Field Descriptions ......................................................................... 5-106
Table 5-161 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Data Format............. 5-106
Table 5-162 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Field Descriptions..... 5-106
Table 5-163 REPORT LUNS Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................... 5-107
Table 5-164 REPORT LUNS Command Descriptor Block-Field Description ........... 5-107
Table 5-165 LUN Reporting Parameter List -Data Format ......................................... 5-107
Table 5-166 REQUEST SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ............... 5-108
Table 5-167 REQUEST SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Field Description ........ 5-108
Table 5-168 Sense Data Format for Error Code 70h or 71h-Data Format.................... 5-109
Table 5-169 Sense Data Fields (Error Code 70h)-Field Descriptions ............................ 5-110
Table 5-170 Supported Sense Keys.............................................................................. 5-111
Table 5-171 Sense Key Information Field Contents..................................................... 5-112
Table 5-172 Supported Additional Sense Codes and Sense Code Qualifiers (in Hex) ... 5-113
Table 5-173 Sense-Key Specific Field Contents........................................................... 5-121
Table 5-174 ILLEGAL REQUEST Sense Key Field Pointer Bytes\Data Format......... 5-122
Table 5-175 ILLEGAL REQUEST Sense Key Field Pointer Bytes\Field Descriptions 5-122
Table 5-176 NOT READY Sense Key - Progress Indication Bytes\Data Format ........ 5-122
Table 5-177 NOT READY Sense Key - Progress Indication Bytes\Field Descriptions 5-122
Table 5-178 MEDIUM ERROR or RECOVERED ERROR Sense Key - Retry
Count-Data Format................................................................................. 5-123
Table 5-179 MEDIUM ERROR or RECOVERED ERROR Sense Key - Retry Count 5-
123
Table 5-180 RESERVE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ....................... 5-124
Table 5-181 RESERVE (6) Command-Field Descriptions .......................................... 5-124
Table 5-182 RESERVE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ..................... 5-125
Table 5-183 RESERVE (10) Command-Field Descriptions ....................................... 5-125
Table 5-184 Extent Descriptors-Data Format .............................................................. 5-126
Table 5-185 Reservation Types................................................................................... 5-126
Table 5-186 Parameter List When LongID and Extent Bits = 1-Data Format .............. 5-126
Table 5-187 RESERVE (10) ID Only Parameter List-Data Format............................. 5-126
Table 5-188 REZERO UNIT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................... 5-127
Table 5-189 SEEK (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format................................ 5-128
Table 5-190 SEEK (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format.............................. 5-129
Table 5-191 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .......... 5-130
Table 5-192 SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command-Field Descriptions ............................. 5-130
Table 5-193 Supported Diagnostic Page List-Data Format........................................... 5-131
Table 5-194 Translate Address Page-Data Format........................................................ 5-131
Table 5-195 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor Block-Data Format. 5-132
Table 5-196 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor
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Table 5-197 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Data Format....................... 5-132
Table 5-198 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Field Descriptions .............. 5-132
Table 5-199 START STOP UNIT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ........... 5-133
Table 5-200 START STOP UNIT Command-Field Descriptions .............................. 5-133
Table 5-201 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .. 5-134
Table 5-202 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command-Field Descriptions ..................... 5-134
Table 5-203 TEST UNIT READY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ........... 5-135
Table 5-204 VERIFY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ................................ 5-136
Table 5-205 VERIFY Command-Field Descriptions................................................... 5-136
Table 5-206 WRITE (6) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format............................ 5-137
Table 5-207 WRITE (6) Command-Field Descriptions............................................... 5-137
Table 5-208 WRITE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format .......................... 5-138
Table 5-209 WRITE (10) Command-Field Descriptions............................................. 5-138
Table 5-210 WRITE AND VERIFY Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ........ 5-139
Table 5-211 WRITE AND VERIFY Command -Field Descriptions.......................... 5-139
Table 5-212 WRITE BUFFER Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ................. 5-140
Table 5-213 WRITE BUFFER Command -Field Descriptions................................... 5-141
Table 5-214 WRITE LONG Command Descriptor Block-Data Format..................... 5-142
Table 5-215 WRITE LONG Command-Field Descriptions ....................................... 5-142
Table A-1 SCSI-2/SCSI-3 Equivalent Terminology.................................................... A-1
Table A-2 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Commands...................................................... A-2
Table A-3 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Messages.......................................................... A-3
Table A-4 SCSI-3 Quick Reference - Pages ............................................................... A-3
Table A-5 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Sense Keys....................................................... A-5
Table A-6 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Status Codes.................................................... A-5
Table B-1 Transfer Period Factor Field Values When PARL = 1 ................................ B-1
Table B-2 Transfer Period Factor Field Values When PARL = 0 ................................ B-2
Table B-3 Settings for the QAS, DT, and IU Fields of the Negotiated Rate
Information Page (INQUIRY Command) ................................................. B-2

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Chapter 1
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
This chapter gives an overview of the contents of this manual, including the intended
audience, how the manual is organized, terminology and conventions, and references.
1.1 AUDIENCE
The Maxtor Atlas 10K V Product Manual is intended for reference by original
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that are integrating the disk drive into a system or
subsystem, developers, and disk drive installers. Its primary audience is the OEM
technical staff that makes disk drive purchase and configuration decisions, and system
integrators that are responsible for the SCSI interface. This manual is not intended for
end-users and is not a users manual or an installation guide. The manual provides
information about installation, interface command implementation, maintenance, and
gives the general specifications of the drive.
1.2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION
This manual is organized into the following chapters:
• Chapter 1 – About This Manual
• Chapter 2 – General Description
• Chapter 3 – Installation
• Chapter 4 – Specifications
• Chapter 5 – SCSI Description
• Chapter 6 – Feature Descriptions
• Appendix A – Quick Reference
• Appendix B – Negotiated Page Information Page Reference
• Glossary
•Index

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1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS
In the Glossary at the back of this manual, you can find definitions for many of the
terms used in this manual. In addition, the following abbreviations are used in this
manual:
• ASIC application-specific integrated circuit
• Kbpi thousands of bits per inch
•dB decibels
• dBA decibels, A weighted
• ECC error correcting code
• Kfci thousands of flux changes per inch
•Gbit gigabit
•GB gigabyte
•Hz hertz
•KB kilobytes
• LSB least significant bit
•LVDS lowvoltagedifferential SCSI
•mA milliamperes
• MB megabytes (1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes when referring to disk
transfer rates or storage capacities and 1,048,576 bytes in all
other cases)
• Mbit/s megabits per second
• MB/s megabytes per second
• MHz megahertz
•ms milliseconds
• MSB most significant bit
• mV millivolts
• ns nanoseconds
• SCSI Small Computer System Interface
• tpi tracks per inch
•ms microseconds
•V volts

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The typographical and naming conventions used in this manual are listed below.
Conventions that are unique to a specific table appear in the notes that follow that
table.
Typographical Conventions:
• Names of Bits: Bit names are presented in initial capitals. An example is
the Host Software Reset Bit.
• Commands: Firmware commands are listed as all capitals. An example is
MODE SELECT.
• Parameters: Parameters are given as initial capitals when spelled out, and
are given as all capitals when abbreviated. Examples are Prefetch Enable
(PE) and Cache Enable (CE).
• Hexadecimal Notation: The hexadecimal notation is given in 9-point
subscript form. An example is 30H.
• Signal Negation: A signal that is non-active or is in its non-asserted state.
• Messages: A message that is sent from the drive to the host is listed in all
capitals. An example is BUS DEVICE RESET.
Naming Conventions:
• Host: In general, the system in which the drive resides is referred to as
the host.
• Computer Voice: This refers to items you type at the computer
keyboard. These items are listed in 10-point, all capitals, Courier font.
An example is FORMAT.
1.4 REFERENCES
For additional information about the SCSI interface, refer to:
• ANSI Small Computer System Interface-2 (SCSI-2) Specification, ANSI
X3T9.2/86-109, Revision 10k.
• ANSI Small Computer System Interface-3 (SCSI-3) Specification, ANSI
X3T10, August 1994.
• SPI-3 Specification Revision SPI-4 Spec Revision 10

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Chapter 2
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This chapter summarizes the general functions and key features of the Maxtor
Atlas 10K V family of hard disk drives, as well as the applicable standards and
regulations.
2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drives are part of a family of high performance,
1-inch-high hard disk drives manufactured to meet the highest product quality
standards. There are currently three models in the Maxtor Atlas 10K V series, with
capacities of 73.5, 147.1, and 300 gigabytes (GB). These hard disk drives use
nonremovable, 84 mm diameter hard disks and are available with the following SCSI
configurations:
• Ultra320 SCSI, Ultra2, Ultra SCSI 68-pin Wide (16-bit)
• Ultra320 SCSI, Ultra2, Ultra SCSI 80-pin SCA-2 (16-bit)
The Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drives feature an embedded SCSI drive controller
and use SCSI commands to optimize system performance. Because the drive manages
media defects and error recovery internally, these operations are fully transparent to
the user.
The innovative design of the Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drives enables Maxtor to
produce a family of low-cost, high-reliability drives.
2.2 KEY FEATURES
The Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drive includes the following key features:
General
• Formatted storage capacity of 73.5 GB (1 disk, 2 heads), 147.1 GB (2 disks,
4 heads), and 300 GB (4 disks, 8 heads)
• Low profile, 1-inch height
• Industry standard 3 1/2-inch form factor
• Embedded SCSI controller