Quantum Quantum Atlas 10K II 9.2/18.4/36.7/73.4 GB, Product Manual

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About This Manual
1-2 Quantum Atlas 10K II Ultra 160/m SCSI Hard Disk Drives
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LVDS low voltage differential SCSI
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mA milliamperes
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MB megabytes (1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes when referring to disk storage and
1,048,576 bytes in all other cases)
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Mbit/S megabits per second
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MB/s megabytes per second
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ms milliseconds
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MSB most significant bit
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mv millivolts
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ns nanoseconds
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SCSI Small Computer System Interface
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tpi tracks per inch
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s microseconds
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V volts
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:
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Names of Bits: Bit names are presented in initial capitals. An example is the
Host Software Reset Bit.
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Commands: Firmware commands are listed as all capitals. An example is
MODE SELECT.
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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).
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Hexadecimal Notation: The hexadecimal notation is given as in the example
30h, with the “h” indicating hexadecimal.
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Signal Negation: A signal that is non-active or is in its non-asserted state.
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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:
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Host: In general, the system in which the drive resides is referred to as the host.
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Computer Voice: This refers to any items that the user types at a computer
keyboard. These items appear in this manual, if applicable, in 10-point, all
capitals, Courier New font. An example is
FORMAT
.