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Maxtor D540X-4D

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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).

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

programmed input/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

Summary of Contents for D540X-4D

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Page 2: ...ducts without incurring any obliga tion to incorporate such changes or improvements into units previously sold or shipped This product or document is protected by copyright and distributed under licences restricting its use copy ing distributing and decompilation No part of this product or document may be reproduced in any form by any means without prior written authorization of Maxtor and its lic...

Page 3: ...e Headquarters 510 Cottonwood Drive Milpitas California 95035 Tel 408 432 1700 Fax 408 432 4510 Research and Development Center 2452 Clover Basin Drive Longmont Colorado 80503 Tel 303 651 6000 Fax 303 678 2165 ...

Page 4: ... Revision A 2004051 All Initial Release March 5 2002 ...

Page 5: ...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 5 NEVER 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 6 ELE...

Page 6: ... 4 2 6 Subsystem Configuration 2 6 2 7 Cylinder Limitation Jumper Description 2 7 3 1 Models and Capacities 3 1 3 2 Drive Configuration 3 1 3 3 Performance Specifications 3 2 3 4 Physical Dimensions 3 2 3 5 Power Requirements 3 4 3 6 Power Mode Definitions 3 4 3 7 EPA Energy Star Compliance 3 4 3 8 Environmental Limits 3 5 3 9 Shock and Vibration 3 5 3 10 Reliability Specifications 3 6 3 11 EMC EM...

Page 7: ...tic Discharge ESD 4 1 4 3 Unpacking and Inspection 4 2 4 4 Repacking 4 5 4 5 Physical Installation 4 5 4 6 Physical Installation 4 5 5 1 INTRODUCTION 5 1 5 2 MECHANICAL INTERFACE 5 1 5 3 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE 5 1 5 4 REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING 5 2 5 5 COMMAND INTERFACE 5 2 6 1 Service Policy 6 1 ...

Page 8: ...Jumper Location and Configuration 2 6 Figure 3 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions 3 3 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 ...

Page 9: ... offerings from 10 to 80 GB and beyond The Maxtor D540X 4D family of drives is a 5400 RPM hard drive with capacities from 30GB to 80GB 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 o...

Page 10: ...e b e g 01b are binary values Numbers that are followed by a lowercase h e g 3Ah are hexadecimal values DDTGXKCVKQP GUETKRVKQP DDTGXKCVKQP GUETKRVKQP 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 ...

Page 11: ...tive A high active signal is true when it is above ViH and is false when it is below ViL When a signal is asserted it means the signal is driven by an active circuit to its true state When a signal is negated it means the signal is driven by an active circuit to its false state When a signal is released it means the signal is not actively driven to any state Some signals have bias circuitry that p...

Page 12: ...Introduction 1 4 Maxtor D540X 4D ...

Page 13: ... and 12 ms access times make these entry class disk drives ideally suited to desktop storage and consumer electronics applications 0 ANSI ATA 5 6 compliant PIO Mode 4 interface Enhanced IDE Supports ATA 6 Ultra DMA Mode 5 for up to 100 MBytes sec data transfers 2 MB buffer with multi adaptive cache manager 5400 RPM spin speed 12 ms seek time Zone density and ID less recording Outstanding shock res...

Page 14: ... the largest number of data sectors and the innermost contains the fewest This mode is implemented per ANSI ATA ATAPI 6 specification Read Write Multiple allows the host to transfer a set number of sectors without an interrupt request between them reducing transfer process overhead and improving host performance Maxtor hard drives fully comply with the new ANSI Ultra DMA protocol which greatly imp...

Page 15: ... does not the LBA is converted to physical drive cylinder head and sector values The physical address is then used to access or store the data on the disk and for other drive related operations 3 4 Each drive model has a fixed number of spare sectors per drive all of which are located at the end of the drive Upon detection of a bad sector that has been reassigned the next sequential sector is used...

Page 16: ... end of the drive Following reallocation the disk write task continues until it is complete 5 2 Normally this mode is active Write cache mode accepts the host write data into the buffer until the buffer is full or the host transfer is complete A command complete interrupt is generated at the end of the transfer A disk write task begins to store the host data to disk Host write commands continue to...

Page 17: ...All Maxtor hard drives are assembled in a Class 100 controlled environment Over the life of the drive a 0 1 micron filter and breather filter located within the sealed head disk assembly HDA maintain a clean environment to the heads and disks Maxtor drives are designed to operate in a typical office environment with minimum environmental control The microprocessor controls the following functions ...

Page 18: ...s selected Only the drive selected executes the command and activates the data bus in response to host I O reads the drive not selected remains inactive A master slave relationship exists between the two drives device 0 is the master and device 1 the slave When the Master is closed factory default figure 2 1 the drive assumes the role of master when open the drive acts as a slave In single drive c...

Page 19: ... capacity reported when J45 J46 is closed will be as follows drives less than or equal to 32GB will report 2 1GB Drives greater than 32GB will report 32GB 6 7 689 6 68 68 68 68 68 688 68 68 Master Slave Only drive in single drive system Master drive in dual drive system Slave drive in dual drive system C C O Cable Select Disabled Enabled O C Cylinder Limitation Disabled Enabled O C Factory Reserve...

Page 20: ...Product Description 2 8 Maxtor D540X 4D ...

Page 21: ...s 2 2 3 4 Number of Disks 1 1 2 2 Sectors per Drive max LBA 60 030 432 80 043 264 120 069 936 160 086 528 Integrated Interface Maxtor Ultra ATA 100 ATA 5 ATA 6 Recording Method PRML Servo Type Embedded Number of Servo Sectors 224 Data Zones per Surface 16 Data Sectors per Track ID OD 448 896 Areal Density Gbits in2 max ID OD 27 7 25 2 Flux Density kfci ID OD 506 461 Recording Density kbpi ID OD 48...

Page 22: ...0 Data Transfer Speed MByte sec max To From Interface Maxtor Ultra ATA 100 M5 up to 100 To From Media ID OD up to nn n where nn n is the maxi mum transfer rate possible 21 9 43 4 Sustained ID OD up to nn n where nn n is the maximum transfer rate possible 17 8 35 9 Data Buffer Size MB Type 2 SDRAM Drive Ready Time typical sec 7 5 Height maximum in mm 26 1 Width typical in mm 101 6 Length maximum in...

Page 23: ...Product Specifications Maxtor D540X 4D 3 3 Outline and Mounting Dimensions ...

Page 24: ...e drive will leave this mode upon receipt of a command that requires disk access The time out value for this mode is programmable The buffer is active to accept write data This is the lowest power state with the interface set to inactive A software or hardware reset is required to return the drive to the Standby state 4 0 1 Maxtor Corporation supports the goals of the U S Environmental Protection ...

Page 25: ...crophone at sea level Idle Mode track following at speed 2 9 bel average 3 4 bel maximum Normal Seek Mode 3 7 bel average 4 1 bel maximum 7 7 Mechanical Shock R 0 988 shock at 60 Gs r 0 999 shock at 30 Gs R 0 90 300G R 0 95 275G R 0 99 250G Rotational Shock 20 000 Rad sec 0 5 to 1 0ms no damage Random Vibration 10 45Hz at 0 004G2 Hz 48 62Hz at 0 008G2 Hz 65 300Hz at 0 004G2 Hz 301 500Hz at 0 00005...

Page 26: ...cess 50 000 This indicates the average minimum cycles for reliable start stop function R 0 9998 4500 R 0 9995 7500 R 0 5 50000 1 per 10e15 bits read Data errors non recoverable Average data error rate allowed with all error recovery features activated 5 years minimum Component design life is defined as a the time period before identified wear out mechanisms impact the failure rate or b the time pe...

Page 27: ... typical personal computer Maxtor recommends that testing and analysis for EMC compliance be performed with the disk mechanism installed within the user s end use application 1 1 This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian department of communications Le present appareil ...

Page 28: ...Product Specifications 3 8 Maxtor D540X 4D ...

Page 29: ...able into the drive s connector NEVER connect a live connector to the hard drive s IDE interface connector ELECTRICAL GROUNDING For proper operation the drive must be securely fastened to a device bay that provides a suitable electrical ground to the drive baseplate To better avoid problems associated with ESD Maxtor advises that anyone handling a disk drive use a wrist strap with an attached wire...

Page 30: ...nut Avenue St Paul MN 55144 Chino CA 91710 Phone 909 627 8178 Fax 909 627 7449 www charleswater com Maxtor also offers a complete video training package Care and Handling of Maxtor Disk Drives Contact your Maxtor representative for details Retain any packing material for reuse Inspect the shipping container for evidence of damage in transit Notify the carrier immediately in case of damage to the s...

Page 31: ...Handling and Installation Maxtor D540X 4D 4 3 8 Multi pack Shipping Container ...

Page 32: ...Handling and Installation 4 4 Maxtor D540X 4D 8 Single Pack Shipping Container Option A ...

Page 33: ...packing materials including the antistatic bag 0 0 The detailed installation instructions for Maxtor hard drives are provided in the Installation Guide To obtain a copy of the Installation Guide please visit Maxtor s web site at www maxtor com and select the product family to view or download the correct installation information for this product ...

Page 34: ...Handling and Installation 4 6 Maxtor D540X 4D ...

Page 35: ...ply with Annex A in the ATA ATAPI standard The Maxtor D540X 4D drives require the use of an 80 conductor cable ATA ATAPI 6 Annex A Figure A 4 and description to support the drive s Ultra DMA capability 3 5 Signals on the ATA interface are assigned to connector pins according to Annex A in the ATA ATAPI 6 standard for the 80 conductor cable assembly The signaling protocol complies with clause 9 and...

Page 36: ...ndatory commands from the general feature set for devices not supporting the Packet command feature set Refer to the ATA ATAPI 6 standard for a detailed description of these commands Table 5 1 lists the supported commands Supported Commands 11 11 CHECK POWER MODE 98h E5h DEVICE CONFIGURATION FREEZE LOCK B1h C1h DEVICE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFY B1h C2h DEVICE CONFIGURATION RESTORE B1h C0h DEVICE CONFI...

Page 37: ...ZE LOCK F5H SECURITY SET PASSWORD F1h SECURITY UNLOCK F2h SEEK 70h SET FEATURES EFh Note 1 SET MAX ADDRESS F9h 00h SET MAX SET PASSWORD F9h 01h SET MAX LOCK F9h 02h SET MAX UNLOCK F9h 03h SET MAX FREEZE LOCK F9h 04h SET MULTIPLE MODE C6h SLEEP 99h E6h SMART DISABLE OPERATIONS B0h D9h SMART ENABLE OPERATIONS B0h D8h SMART ENABLE DISABLE ATTRIBUTE AUTOSAVE B0h D2h SMART EXECUTE OFF LINE IMMEDIATE B0...

Page 38: ...ndard SMART READ LOG B0h D5h SMART RETURN STATUS B0h DAh SMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES B0h D3h SMART WRITE LOG B0h D6h STANDBY 96h E2h STANDBY IMMEDIATE 94h E0h WRITE BUFFER E8h WRITE DMA CAh CBh WRITE MULTIPLE C5h WRITE PIO OVERLAP 34h WRITE SECTOR S 30h 31h Supported Commands 11 11 ...

Page 39: ...vel of satisfaction with Maxtor technology price quality delivery service and support A â Another TCS feature is Maxtor s No Quibble Service policy By minimizing paperwork and processing No Quibble Service dramatically cuts the turnaround time normally required for repairs and returns Here s how it works 1 Customer visits www maxtor com or calls 1 800 2MAXTOR for a Return Material Authorization RM...

Page 40: ...Service and Support 6 2 Maxtor D540X 4D ...

Page 41: ...king the heads in the landing zone A park utility is not required to park the heads on drives equipped with AIRLOCK all Maxtor drives ALLOCATION The process of assigning particular areas of the disk to particular files See also allocation unit ALLOCATION UNIT An allocation unit also known as a cluster is a group of sectors on the disk that can be reserved for the use of a particular file AVERAGE S...

Page 42: ...into a form suitable for use by the disk drive CONTROLLER CARD An adapter holding the control electronics for one or more hard disks usually installed in a slot in the computer CPU Acronym for Central Processing Unit The microprocessor chip that performs the bulk of data processing in a computer CRC Acronym for Cyclic Redundancy Check An error detection code that is recorded within each sector and...

Page 43: ...er edge of a disk that tells the operating system which sectors are allocated to each file and in what order FCI Acronym for flux changes per inch See also BPI FILE SERVER A computer that provides network stations with controlled access to shareable resources The network operating system is loaded on the file server and most shareable devices disk subsystems printers are attached to it The file se...

Page 44: ... track 0 HOST ADAPTER A plug in board that forms the interface between a particular type of computer system bus and the disk drive I INITIALIZE See low level formatting INITIATOR A SCSI device that requests another SCSI device to perform an operation A common example of this is a system requesting data from a drive The system is the initiator and the drive is the target INTERFACE A hardware or sof...

Page 45: ...ipped with the low level formatting already done LOW PROFILE Describes drives built to the 3 1 2 inch form factor which are only 1 inch high M MB See megabyte MEDIA The magnetic film that is deposited or coated on an aluminum substrate which is very flat and in the shape of a disk The media is overcoated with a lubricant to prevent damage to the heads or media during head take off and landing The ...

Page 46: ...ed disks can store greater amounts of data in the same area as a coated disk PLATTER An disk made of metal or other rigid material that is mounted inside a fixed disk drive Most drives use more than one platter mounted on a single spindle shaft to provide more data storage surfaces in a small package The platter is coated with a magnetic material that is used to store data as transitions of magnet...

Page 47: ...TUATOR The rotary actuator replaces the stepper motor used in the past by many hard disk manufacturers The rotary actuator is perfectly balanced and rotates around a single pivot point It allows closed loop feedback positioning of the heads which is more accurate than stepper motors ROTATIONAL LATENCY The delay between when the controller starts looking for a specific block of data on a track and ...

Page 48: ...em 1 TB 1 000 000 000 000 bytes when referring to disk storage capacity See also gigabyte THIN FILM A type of coating used for disk surfaces Thin film surfaces allow more bits to be stored per disk TPI Acronym for tracks per inch The number of tracks or cylinders that are written in each inch of travel across the surface of a disk TRACK One of the many concentric magnetic circle patterns written o...

Page 49: ... is used to fine tune the position of the read write heads exactly over the track center WINCHESTER DISKS Hard disks that use a technology similar to an IBM model using Winchester as the code name These disks use read write heads that ride just above the magnetic surface held up by the air flow created by the turning disk When the disk stops turning the heads land on the surface which has a specia...

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