ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands
Chapter 5
SATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS
This chapter describes the interface between DiamondMax 8S 40GB Serial ATA hard disk drives and the Serial ATA bus. The commands that are issued from the host to control the drive are listed, as well as the electrical and mechanical characteristics of the interface.
5.1INTRODUCTION
Maxtor DiamondMax 8S 40GB Serial ATA hard disk drives use the Serial ATA interface. Support of various options in the standard are explained in the following sections.
5.2MECHANICAL INTERFACE
5.2.1Signal Cable and Connector
The DiamondMax 8S 40GB Serial ATA hard disk drive contains a unitized connector for both signal and power connections.
5.3ELECTRICAL INTERFACE
5.3.1SATA Bus Interface
5.3.1.1Electrical Characteristics
Signals on the SATA interface are assigned to connector pins according to Section
6.3.4in the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized ATA Attachment standard. The signaling protocol complies with Section 6.6 of the standard.
5.4REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING
The DiamondMax 8S 40GB Serial ATA hard disk drives allow their host systems to address the full set of command and control registers as specified in clause 5 and 6 of the
5.5COMMAND INTERFACE
5.5.1General Feature Set
The µProcessor, Disk Controller, and SATA Interface electronics are contained in a proprietary ASIC developed by Maxtor.
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