About This Manual
Maxtor Atlas 10K III 1-3
The typographical and naming conventions used in this manual ar e listed below.
Co nvent ions that are uniqu e to a specific table appear in the notes that follow that
table.
Typographical Conventions:
•Names of Bits: Bit names are pr esented in initial capitals. An example is
the Host Software Reset Bit.
•Commands: Firmware commands are listed as all capitals. An example is
MODE SELECT.
•Parameters: Parameters are given as initial c apitals when spelled ou t, and
are given as all capitals when abbreviated. Examples are Prefetch Enable
(PE) and Cache Enable (CE).
•Hexadecimal Notation: The hexadecimal notation is given in 9-point
subscript form. An example is 30H.
•Signal Negation: A signal that is non-active or is in its non-asserted state.
•Messages: A message that is sent from the drive to the host is listed in all
capitals. An example is BU S DEVICE RESET.
Naming Conventions:
•Host: In gener al, the system in which the drive resides is referred to as
the host.
•Co mputer Voice: This refers to items you type at the computer
keyboard. These items are listed in 10- point, all capitals, C our ier font.
An ex ample is FORMAT.
For additional inform ation about the SCSI interface, refer to:
•ANSI Small Computer System Interface-2 (SCSI-2) Specification, ANSI
X 3T 9. 2/ 86-109, Rev isi o n 10k .
•ANSI Small Computer System Interface-3 (SCSI-3) Specification, ANSI
X 3T 10, A u gus t 19 94.
•SPI-3 Specification Revision 6