Maxtor STM380215AS, STM3160815AS manual Configuring the drive, Serial ATA cables and connectors

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3.2Configuring the drive

Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to-point with the Serial ATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationship. If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. Both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.

Serial ATA drives are designed for easy installation. It is usually not necessary to set any jumpers on the drive for proper operation; however, if you connect the drive and receive a “drive not detected” error, your SATA- equipped motherboard or host adapter may use a chipset that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation. If you have a motherboard or host adapter that does not support autonegotiation:

•Install a jumper as shown in Figure 3 below to limit the data transfer rate to 1.5 Gbits per second (and leave the drive connected to the SATA-equipped motherboard or host adapter that doesn’t support autonegotiation) or

•Install a SATA host adapter that supports autonegotiation, leave the drive jumper block set to “Normal operation” (see Figure 3 below), and connect the drive to that adapter. This option has the benefit of not limiting the drive to a 1.5 Gbits/sec transfer rate.

3.0 Gbits per second operation

Limit data transfer rate to 1.5 Gbits per second

Jumper block

SATA power connector

SATA interface connector

Figure 3. Serial ATA connectors

3.3Serial ATA cables and connectors

The Serial ATA interface cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs, plus three ground connec- tions. The cable size may be 30 to 26 AWG with a maximum length of one meter (39.37 inches). See Table 10 for connector pin definitions. Either end of the SATA signal cable can be attached to the drive or host.

For direct backplane connection, the drive connectors are inserted directly into the host receptacle. The drive and the host receptacle incorporate features that enable the direct connection to be hot pluggable and blind mateable.

For installations which require cables, you can connect the drive as illustrated in Figure 4.

Signal connector

Power connector

Signal cable

Power cable

Figure 4. Attaching SATA cabling

Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. DiamondMax 21 drives support latching SATA connectors.

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Contents DiamondMax Revision status summary sheet Contents DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C List of Figures Typical 5V startup and operation current profilePage Introduction About the Serial ATA interface Drive specifications Specification summary tablesDrive specifications summary for 500 Gbyte models Drive specification STM3500630ASYes Drive specifications summary for 320 Gbyte models Drive specification STM3320820AS STM3320620ASDiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte models Drive specification STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310ASDiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C Drive specifications summary for the 160 Gbyte models Drive specification STM3160815AS STM3160215ASDiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C Drive specifications summary for the 80 Gbyte model Drive specification STM380815AS STM380215ASYears on distribution units Drive specifications summary for the 40 Gbyte model Drive specification STM340215ASDiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C Default logical geometry LBA modeFormatted capacity Cylinders Read/write heads Sectors per track 16,383Recording and interface technology STM3160815AS, STM3160215ASSTM3250310AS STM380815AS, STM380215AS and STM340215AS Physical characteristics Power specifications Seek timeStart/stop times STM3250820AS 500-320 GB STM3250824AS STM3250310AS 160 40 GBPower consumption Spinup powerIdle mode power Seek modeTypical current profiles Conducted noiseVoltage tolerance Power-management modes Active modeIdle mode Sleep modeEnvironmental specifications Nonoperating shock VibrationOperating vibration Nonoperating vibrationAcoustics Electromagnetic immunityFluid Dynamic Bearing FDB motor acoustics Radio frequency environmentsSafety certification ReliabilityAgency certification Electromagnetic compatibility Korean RRL Australian C-Tick N176 FCC verification Environmental protection Corrosive environmentChina Restriction of Hazardous Substances RoHS Directive Configuring and mounting the drive Handling and static-discharge precautionsConfiguring the drive Serial ATA cables and connectorsDrive mounting Drive dimensions for 40-160 GB and STM3250310AS models Serial ATA Sata interface Hot-Plug compatibilitySerial ATA device plug connector pin definitions Serial ATA connector pin definitionsSignal Pin Function DefinitionSupported ATA commands Supported ATA commandsCommand name Command code in hex F4H Identify Device command Word Description ValueXx07H 100 Description if bit is set to Bit Word Bit WordSet Features command Set Features command values3 S.M.A.R.T. commands M.A.R.T. commandsCode in features register A.R.T. command Maxtor support services DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C Index ITE Page DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C Page Seagate Technology LLC
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