Preface
This manual explains concerning the MAS3367, MAS3735, MAP3367, MAP3735, MAP3147 series 3.5 inch hard disk drives with internal SCSI controller.
The purpose of this manual is to provide specifications of each command and detailed explanations of their functions for use of these magnetic disk drives incorporated into user systems, and to present the information necessary for creating host system software. This manual is written for users who have a basic knowledge of hard disk drives and their use in computer systems.
The composition of manuals related to these disk drives and the range of subjects covered in this manual are shown in "Manual Organization," provided on a subsequent page. Please use these other manuals along with this manual as necessary.
Remark:
Product development of MAK3728 described in this manual has been discontinued.
Overview of Manual
This manual consists of the following six chapters, glossary, abbreviation, and index:
Chapter 1 Command Processing
This chapter describes the basic logical specifications related to SCSI command processing in the disk drives.
Chapter 2 Data Buffer Management
This chapter describes the data buffer configuration provided in the disk drives and concerning data transfer processing functions and cache operation.
Chapter 3 Command Specifications
This chapter describes specifications of SCSI commands provided by the disk drives and how to use them.
Chapter 4 Parameter Data Formats
This chapter describes the parameter data formats provided by the disk drives and how to use them.
Chapter 5 Sense Data Error Recovery Methods
This chapter describes the configuration and contents of sense data which report to the host system when an error occurs, etc., key information necessary for error recovery, recommended procedures for error recovery to be executed through host system software and retry processing executed internally in the disk drives for recovery
Chapter 6 Disk Media Management
This chapter describes the procedure for initializing the disk media, methods of treating media defects and data recovery methods for the disk drives.
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