
Introduction
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Maxtor Fireball3
1.3
Abbreviations
1.4
Conventions
If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being
correct.
Key Words
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).
Numbering
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.
Abbreviation
Description
Abbreviation
Description
ATA
AT attachment
MB
megabyte
bpi
bits per inch
Mbits/sec
megabits per second
CHS
cylinder - head - sector
MB/sec
megabytes per second
DA
Double Amplitude (repre-
sents pk-pk shaker dis-
placement)
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