Before You Begin, U T I O N | Maxtor 5120 guide

Before You Begin

Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax™ Plus 5120 AT hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of DiamondMax hard drives. Drive repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact

the Maxtor Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 408-922-2085.

Before unpacking the hard drive, please review Sections 1 through 4.

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C A U T I O N

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 5120 hard drives are precision products. Failure to

follow these precautions and guidelines outlined here may lead to

product failure, damage and invalidation of all warranties.

BEFORE unpacking or handling a drive, take all proper electro-static discharge (ESD) precautions, including personnel and equipment grounding. Stand-alone drives are sensitive to ESD damage.

BEFORE removing drives from their packing material, allow them to reach room temperature.

During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive.

OnceadriveisremovedfromtheMaxtorshippingcontainer, IMMEDIATELYsecurethedrive through its mounting holes within a chassis. Otherwise, store the drive on a padded, grounded, antistaticsurface.

NEVER switch DC power onto the drive by plugging an electrically live DC source cable into the drive's connector. NEVER connect a live bus to the drive's interface connector.

Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-installed drive labels.

They contain information required should the drive ever need repair.

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Maxtor 5120 manual Before You Begin, U T I O N

Contents

HA RD Drive Produc T MA Nual DiamondMax Plus 92048U8, 91792U7, 91536U6, 91280U5, 91024U4 and 90750U3 Revisions Manual No Before You Begin U T I O N Contents Product Specifications Handling and Installation AT Interface Description Host Software Interface Service and Support Interface CommandsGlossary Figures Introduction Maxtor CorporationManual Organization Abbreviations Signal Conventions ConventionsKey Words Numbering DiamondMax Plus 5120 Key Features Product Description Product Features Functional / Interface On-the-Fly Hardware Error Correction Code ECC Logical Block AddressingDefect Management Zone DMZ Software ECC Correction Read-Ahead Mode Cache ManagementBuffer Segmentation Automatic Write Reallocation AWR Major HDA Components Subsystem Configuration Jumper Location/ConfigurationCylinder Limitation Dual Drive Support Product Specifications Drive ConfigurationPerformance Specifications Models and Capacities Physical Dimensions Parameter Standard Metric Power Requirements Average Power Mode DefinitionsEPA Energy Star Compliance Environmental Limits Reliability Specifications Shock and Vibration Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions EMC Compliance Safety Regulatory ComplianceCanadian Emissions Statement Handling and Installation Hard Drive Handling PrecautionsPre-formatted Drive Important Notice Unpacking and Inspection Multi-pack Shipping Container Recommended Mounting Configuration Physical InstallationRepacking Handling Precautions Tools for InstallationSystem Requirements Drive Identification Information General Requirements Hard Drive Identification Systems Using Cable Select Installing 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets and RailsInstalling in a Device Bay Mounting Drive in System Attaching Interface and Power Cables Attaching System Cables Setting the Bios Cmos System SetupBios Cmos Parameters Hard Drive Preparation System Hangs During Boot AT Interface Description Interface ConnectorPin Description Summary PIN Name Signal Name Signal Description Pin Description Table Timing Parameters Mode PIO Timing DMA Timing Mode MIN MAX Ultra DMA Timing Sustained Ultra DMA Data In Burst Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data In Burst Initiating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst Device Pausing an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst Device Terminating an Ultra DMA Data Out Burst Error Register Features RegisterHost Software Interface Task File Registers Sector Count Register Sector Number RegisterCylinder Number Registers Device/Head Register Command Register Command Name Command Code Parameters Used SDH Summary Control Diagnostic Registers Alternate Status RegisterDevice Control Register Digital Input Register Reset Handling Reset and Interrupt HandlingInterrupt Handling Interface Commands Set Feature Commands Read Sectors Read CommandsRead Verify Sectors Read DMA Read Multiple Write Commands Set Multiple ModeWrite Sectors Write Verify Sectors Write Multiple Write DMA Set Feature Commands Set Features Mode Power Mode Commands Sleep Mode Initialization Commands Identify Drive 15-8 = PIO data transfer mode = Write Cache enabled Initialize Drive Parameters Execute Drive Diagnostic Seek, Format and Diagnostic CommandsFormat Track A.R.T. Command Set Execute S.M.A.R.T Service and Support Service PolicyNo Quibble Service Support Customer Service MaxFax ServiceInternet Access Time Glossary Cylinder Zero Gigabyte GB Logical Block Addressing Read Gate Signal THIN-FILM Media