Maxtor D540X-4G User manual

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©March 5, 2002 Maxtor Corporation. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
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Revision-A 2004052 All Initial Release March 5, 2002

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Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for
OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives. Drive
repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact the Maxtor
Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 1-303-678-2015.
CAUTION: Maxtor hard drives are precision products. Failure to follow these precautions and guidelines
outlined 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) precau-
tions, 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.
3 During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive.
4 Once 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.
6ELECTRICAL GROUNDING - For proper operation, the drive must be securely fastened to
a device bay that provides a suitable electrical ground to the drive baseplate.
Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-installed drive labels. They contain information required
should the drive ever need repair.
Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for
OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of Maxtor hard drives. Drive
repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact the Maxtor
Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 1-303-678-2015.

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1.1 Maxtor Corporation.................................................................................................. 1-1
1.2 Manual Organization................................................................................................. 1-1
1.3 Abbreviations ............................................................................................................ 1-2
1.4 Conventions.............................................................................................................. 1-2
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2.1 Product Description .................................................................................................. 2-1
2.2 Key Features.............................................................................................................. 2-1
2.3 Product Features........................................................................................................ 2-2
2.4 Cache Management................................................................................................... 2-4
2.5 Major HDA Components.......................................................................................... 2-4
2.6 Subsystem Configuration........................................................................................... 2-6
2.7 Cylinder Limitation Jumper Description.................................................................... 2-7
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3.1 Models and Capacities............................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Drive Configuration.................................................................................................. 3-2
3.3 Performance Specifications ........................................................................................ 3-3
3.4 Physical Dimensions.................................................................................................. 3-3
3.5 Power Requirements................................................................................................. 3-5
3.6 Power Mode Definitions........................................................................................... 3-5
3.7 EPA Energy Star Compliance.................................................................................... 3-5
3.8 Environmental Limits................................................................................................ 3-6
3.9 Shock and Vibration.................................................................................................. 3-6
3.10 Reliability Specifications............................................................................................ 3-7
3.11 EMC/EMI................................................................................................................ 3-8
3.12 Safety Regulatory Compliance .................................................................................. 3-8

Table of Contents
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4.1 Hard Drive Handling Precautions.............................................................................. 4-1
4.2 Electro-Static Discharge (ESD) .................................................................................. 4-1
4.3 Unpacking and Inspection ......................................................................................... 4-2
4.4 Repacking................................................................................................................. 4-5
4.5 Physical Installation.................................................................................................... 4-5
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5.1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................. 6-1
5.2 MECHANICAL INTERFACE ................................................................................ 6-1
5.3 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE................................................................................... 6-1
5.4 REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING..................................................................... 6-2
5.5 COMMAND INTERFACE..................................................................................... 6-2
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6.1 Service Policy............................................................................................................ 6-1
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A.1 Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier................................................................ A-1

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Figure 2-1 PCBA Jumper Location and Configuration ...................................................2-6
Figure 3-1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions ..............................................................3-4
Figure 4-1 Multi-pack Shipping Container .................................................................... 4-3
Figure 4-2 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A) .................................................4-4
Figure 4-3 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B) ..................................................4-5

Maxtor D540X-4G 1-1
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MaxtorCorporationhasbeenprovidinghigh-qualitycomputerstorageproductssince
1982. Along the way, we’ve seen many changes in data storage needs. Not long ago,
only a handful of specific users needed more than a couple hundred megabytes of
storage. Today, downloading from the Internet and CD-ROMs, multimedia,
networking and advanced office applications are driving storage needs even higher.
Even home PC applications need capacities measured in gigabytes, not megabytes.
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Maxtor’s products meet the demanding data storage capacity requirements of today
and tomorrow. They are available in 5400- and 7200- RPM configurations with
capacity offerings from 10 to 80 GB and beyond.
The D540X-4G drive family is a 5400 RPM hard drive with capacities from 120 GB
to 160 GB.
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No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment
to total customer satisfaction and our No Quibble Service®guarantee. One call –or a
visit to our home page on the Internet (www.maxtor.com) –puts you in touch with
either technical support or customer service. We’ll provide you the information you
need quickly, accurately and in the form you prefer –a fax, a downloaded file
or a conversation with a representative.
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This hard disk drive reference manual is organized in the following method:
Chapter 1–Introduction
Chapter 2–Product Description
Chapter 3–Product Specifications
Chapter 4–Handling and Installation
Chapter 5–ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands
Chapter 6–Service and Support
Appendix A–Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier
Glossary

Introduction
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If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being
correct.
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The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are
in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE). Fields containing only one bit are
usually referred to as the “name”bit instead of the “name”field.
Names of drive registers begin with a capital letter (e.g., Cylinder High register).
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Numbers that are not followed by a lowercase “b”or “h”are decimal values.
Numbers that are followed by a lowercase “b”(e.g., 01b) are binary values. Numbers
that are followed by a lowercase “h”(e.g., 3Ah) are hexadecimal values.
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ATA AT attachment MB megabyte
bpi bits per inch Mbits/sec megabits per second
CHS cylinder - head - sector MB/sec megabytes per second
db decibels MHz megahertz
dBA decibels, A weighted ms millisecond
DMA direct memory access MSB most significant bit
ECC error correction code mV millivolts
fci flux changes per inch ns nanoseconds
G acceleration PIO programmedinput/output
GB gigabyte RPM revolutions per minute
Hz hertz tpi tracks per inch
KB kilobyte UDMA ultra direct memory
access
LBA logical block address(ing) µsec microsecond
LSB least significant bit V volts
mA milliamperes W watts