Table of Contentsx Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 1-1This chapter gives an overview of the contents of this manual, including the intended audience, how the m
About This Manual1-2 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT• ATA advanced technology attachment• bpi bits per inch• dB decibels• dBA decibels, A we
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 1-3• Parameters: Parameters are given as initial capitals when spelled out, and are given as all capitals wh
About This Manual1-4 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 2-1This chapter summarizes the general functions and key features of the Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0
General Description2-2 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT hard disk drives include the following k
General DescriptionMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 2-3• High performance, in-line defective sector skipping• Reassignment of defective secto
General Description2-4 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATMaxtor’s disk drives are designed as a separate subassembly that conforms to the FCC R
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-1This chapter explains how to unpack, configure, mount, and connect the Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.
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Installation3-2 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT1. Open the shipping container and remove the packing assembly that contains the drive.2. Rem
InstallationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-3Drive Packing Assembly of a Polypropylene 20-Pack ContainerNote: The 20-pack container should
Installation3-4 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe configuration of a Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT hard disk drive depends on t
InstallationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-5The configuration of the following four jumpers controls the drive’s modes of operation:• CS
Installation3-6 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATOnce you install the CS jumper, the drive is configured as a Master or Slave by the state of
InstallationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-7For user capacities below 66,055,248 sectors (32 GB), inserting the AC jumper limits the Numb
Installation3-8 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThere are two ways you can configure a system to allow the Maxtor D540X-4K hard disk drives t
InstallationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-9Drive mounting orientation, clearance, and ventilation requirements are described in the foll
Installation3-10 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATMounting Screw Clearance for the Maxtor D540X-4K Hard Disk DrivesThe PCB is very close to th
InstallationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-11Clearance from the drive to any other surface (except mounting surfaces) must be a minimum o
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Installation3-12 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe recommended mating connectors for the +5 VDC and +12 VDC input power are listed in Table
InstallationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-13You can install the Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT hard disk drives in an AT-comp
Installation3-14 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATUse a 40-pin ribbon cable to connect the drive to the board. See Figure 3-10. To connect the
InstallationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-15Completing the Drive Installation
Installation3-16 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATOlder BIOS that only support Int 13 commands for accessing ATA drives through DOS based oper
InstallationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 3-17Most popular operating systems available today have additional limitations which affect the
Installation3-18 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATNote: *Capacity may be restricted to 8.4 GB (or less) due to system BIOS limitations. Check
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 4-1This chapter gives a detailed description of the physical, electrical, and environmental characteristics
Specifications4-2 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT1. Disk to read buffer transfer rate is zone-dependent, instantaneous2. Refer to Section 4
SpecificationsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 4-31. Spindle speed is 5388 RPM +/- 0.1%.2. Disk to read buffer transfer rate is zone-dependen
Thank you for your interest in Maxtor hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information forOEM engineers and systems integrators regarding
Specifications4-4 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATAt the factory, the Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT hard disk drives receive a l
SpecificationsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 4-5Table 4-3 illustrates the timing specifications of the Maxtor D540X-4K hard disk drives.Tim
Specifications4-6 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT7. Standby is the condition at which the microprocessor is powered, but not the HDA. When
SpecificationsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 4-7Table 4-5 lists the voltages and typical average corresponding currents for the various mod
Specifications4-8 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT3. Idle mode is in effect when the drive is not reading, writing, seeking, or executing an
SpecificationsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 4-9Height: 1.0 in.(25.4 mm)Width: 4.0 in.(101.6 mm)Depth: 5.75 in.(146.1 mm)Weight: Maxtor D54
Specifications4-10 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT hard disk drives can withstand levels of sh
SpecificationsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 4-11Before handling the Maxtor hard disk drive some precautions must to be taken to ensure tha
Specifications4-12 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT5 Volts/meter over a range of 10 KHz to 1 GHz.0.5 g-mm maximum(This is approximately equi
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 5-1This chapter describes the operation of Maxtor D540X-4K AT hard disk drives’ functional subsystems. It is
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT v1.1 AUDIENCE...
Basic Principles of Operation5-2 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATHard Disk Drive Exploded View
Basic Principles of OperationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 5-3A single-piece, e-coated, aluminum-alloy base casting provides a mounting su
Basic Principles of Operation5-4 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe headstack assembly consists of read/write heads, head arms, and a coil j
Basic Principles of OperationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 5-5The Maxtor D540X-4K AT hard disk drives are Winchester-type drives. The head
Basic Principles of Operation5-6 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe integrated µProcessor, Disk Controller, and ATA Interface Electronics ha
Basic Principles of OperationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 5-7The Buffer Controller supports a 1.75 MB buffer. The 16-bit width implementa
Basic Principles of Operation5-8 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT• Flash A/D Converter• Viterbi Detector• ENDEC• Servo Processor• Clock Synth
Basic Principles of OperationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 5-9High speed interface for digital control of all internal blocks.Detects ther
Basic Principles of Operation5-10 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATSince typically 50 percent or more of all disk requests are sequential, the
Basic Principles of OperationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 5-11In a drive without DisCache, there is a delay during sequential reads becau
Table of Contentsvi Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT3.9 TECHNIQUES IN DRIVE CONFIGURATION... 3
Basic Principles of Operation5-12 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATIn the ID-less environment, the drive’s track and cylinder skewing will be
Basic Principles of OperationMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 5-13As disk drive areal densities increase, obtaining extremely low error rates
Basic Principles of Operation5-14 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe Maxtor D540X-4K drives use two techniques for replacing defective secto
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-1This chapter describes the interface between Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT hard disk drives a
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-2 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe Maxtor D540X-4K hard disk drives allow their host systems to addres
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-3The drives support the Multiword DMA protocol. The drives support the U
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-4 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe drives support the following commands from the optional Security Mo
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-5Identify Device Parameters01514-8765-3210General configuration bit-sign
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-6 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT4915-1413121110987-0CapabilitiesReserved for the IDENTIFY PACKET DEVICE
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-7Table 6-2 shows the supported subcommands of SET FEATURES organized by
Table of ContentsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT vii5.2.6 Servo Processor ...
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-8 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATdetermined from the information returned from the IDENTIFY DEVICE comma
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-9READ DEFECT LIST LENGTH Command BytesRegisters 1F2h through 1F5h must c
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-10 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATREAD DEFECT LIST Command BytesRegisters 1F2h and 1F3h must contain the
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-11DEFECT LIST DATA FORMATDEFECT ENTRY DATA FORMATBytes 4 – 7 will be set
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-12 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe READ CONFIGURATION command displays the configuration of the drive
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-13The SET CONFIGURATION command is secured to prevent accessing it accid
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-14 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATIn Table 6-9:Registers 1F2h through 1F5h must contain the exact values
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-15CE – Cache Enable (Byte 32, Bit 0): When set to 1, this bit indicates
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-16 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATWCE – Write Cache Enable (Byte 39, Bit 2): When this bit is set to1, t
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-17PREREQUISITES - DRDY set equal to one. SMART enabled.DESCRIPTION - Thi
viii Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATFigure 3-1 Mechanical Dimensions of Maxtor D540X-4K Hard Disk Drive ... 3-1Figure 3-2 Dri
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-18 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATIndividual Threshold Data StructureDevice SMART Data StructureThe attr
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-19• Bit 0 -Pre-failure/advisory - If the value of this bit equals zero,
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-20 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATNORMAL OUTPUTS - If the device has not detected a threshold exceeded c
ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT 6-21NORMAL OUTPUTS - NoneERROR OUTPUTS - If the device does not support th
ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-22 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATThe drives support the following commands from the optional Device Con
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT G-1AACCESS – (v) Read, write, or update information on some storage medium, such as a disk. (n) One of these
GlossaryG-2 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.0/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATBPI – Abbreviation for bits per inch. A measure of how densely information is packed on a storage
GlossaryMaxtor D540X-4K 20.0/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT G-3passes information to and from the disk. The Maxtor disk drives all have controllers embedded on
GlossaryG-4 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.0/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATthe sides of a disk drive mounted in an IBM AT and compatible computers so that the drive easily
GlossaryMaxtor D540X-4K 20.0/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT G-5LLANDING ZONE – A position inside the disk’s inner cylinder in a non data area reserved as a plac
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT ixTable 3-1 AT Jumper Options...
GlossaryG-6 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.0/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATMTTR – Mean Time To Repair. The average time it takes to repair a drive that has failed for some
GlossaryMaxtor D540X-4K 20.0/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT G-7REMOVABLE DISK – Generally said of disk drives where the disk itself is meant to be removed, and
GlossaryG-8 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.0/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATplatter is made of beneath the magnetic coating. Hard disks are generally made of aluminum or mag
Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT I-1actuator lock 5-5adapter board 2-4, 3-13Adaptive Caching 5-10Adaptive segmentation 5-10air filtration 5-6
IndexI-2 Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB ATIDE 2-4, 3-8IDE interface controller 5-8IDE-bus interface 6-1IDE-bus interface connector 3-12Idle 4-
IndexMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT I-3SHOCK 4-10Slave Present 3-6slave present (SP) jumper 3-6Specifications 4-10sputtered thin-film coati
IndexMaxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT I-4
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