About This Manual
• | ATA | advanced technology attachment |
• | bpi | bits per inch |
• | dB | decibels |
• | dBA | decibels, A weighted |
• | DPS | Data Protection System |
• | SPS | Shock Protection System |
• | ECC | error correcting code |
• | Kfci | thousands of flux changes per inch |
• | Hz | hertz |
• | KB | kilobytes |
• | LSB | least significant bit |
• | mA | milliamperes |
• | MB | megabytes (1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes when referring to disk |
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| transfer rates or storage capacities and 1,048,576 bytes in all |
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| other cases) |
• | Mb/s | megabits per second |
• | MB/s | megabytes per second |
• | MHz | megahertz |
• | ms | milliseconds |
• | MSB | most significant bit |
• | mV | millivolts |
• | ns | nanoseconds |
• | tpi | tracks per inch |
• | µs | microseconds |
• | V | volts |
The typographical and naming conventions used in this manual are listed below. Conventions that are unique to a specific table appear in the notes that follow that table.
Typographical Conventions:
•Names of Bits: Bit names are presented in initial capitals. An example is the Host Software Reset bit.
•Commands: Interface commands are listed in all capitals. An example is WRITE LONG.
•Register Names: Registers are given in this manual with initial capitals. An example is the Alternate Status Register.
