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... companies in the United States and/or other countries. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Revision Rev. DiamondMax, MaxBlast, Maxtor and the Maxtor logo are the property of Seagate Technology LLC or one billion bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. B Rev. All other countries. Printed in the United...
... companies in the United States and/or other countries. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Revision Rev. DiamondMax, MaxBlast, Maxtor and the Maxtor logo are the property of Seagate Technology LLC or one billion bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. B Rev. All other countries. Printed in the United...
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commands 42 5.0 Maxtor support services 43 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C i Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 16 2.2.1 LBA mode 16 2.3 Default logical geometry 16 2.4 Recording and interface technology 17 2.5 Physical characteristics 18 2.6 Seek time 19 2.7 Start/stop times 19 2.8 Power specifications 19 2.8.1 Power consumption 20 2.8.2 Conducted noise 21 2.8.3 Voltage tolerance 21 2.8.4 Power-management modes 22 2.9 Environmental ...
commands 42 5.0 Maxtor support services 43 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C i Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 16 2.2.1 LBA mode 16 2.3 Default logical geometry 16 2.4 Recording and interface technology 17 2.5 Physical characteristics 18 2.6 Seek time 19 2.7 Start/stop times 19 2.8 Power specifications 19 2.8.1 Power consumption 20 2.8.2 Conducted noise 21 2.8.3 Voltage tolerance 21 2.8.4 Power-management modes 22 2.9 Environmental ...
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DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following DiamondMax® 21 Serial ATA model drives: STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300 Mbytes per ...
DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following DiamondMax® 21 Serial ATA model drives: STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300 Mbytes per ...
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... emulating parallel ATA device behavior to host software where two devices on two separate ports. Note. For additional information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to -point configuration with Serial ATA devices like Device 0 devices. The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to provide backward compatibility with true plug-and-play connectivity. C The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are represented to work as...
... emulating parallel ATA device behavior to host software where two devices on two separate ports. Note. For additional information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to -point configuration with Serial ATA devices like Device 0 devices. The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to provide backward compatibility with true plug-and-play connectivity. C The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are represented to work as...
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... 1: Drive specifications summary for 500 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
... 1: Drive specifications summary for 500 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
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... 2: Drive specifications summary for 320 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
... 2: Drive specifications summary for 320 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
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... 3: Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
... 3: Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
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Table 4: Drive specifications summary for the 160 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write ...
Table 4: Drive specifications summary for the 160 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write ...
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... 5: Drive specifications summary for the 80 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to read Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
... 5: Drive specifications summary for the 80 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to read Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
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... 6: Drive specifications summary for the 40 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
... 6: Drive specifications summary for the 40 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup...
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... Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137 Gbytes. 2.3 Default logical geometry Cylinders 16,383 Read/write heads 16 Sectors per sector 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives...
... Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137 Gbytes. 2.3 Default logical geometry Cylinders 16,383 Read/write heads 16 Sectors per sector 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives...
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... directives when used in the test systems, we cannot guarantee that all applicable sections of IEC950 and EN 60950. 2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility Hard drives that are recognized in Section 2.9 may degrade product reliability. C Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Contact start-stop cycles Warranty Preventive maintenance 1 per 1014 bits read, max 0.34% (nominal power, 25°C ambient temperature) 50,000 cycles (at nominal voltage and temperature, with...
... directives when used in the test systems, we cannot guarantee that all applicable sections of IEC950 and EN 60950. 2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility Hard drives that are recognized in Section 2.9 may degrade product reliability. C Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Contact start-stop cycles Warranty Preventive maintenance 1 per 1014 bits read, max 0.34% (nominal power, 25°C ambient temperature) 50,000 cycles (at nominal voltage and temperature, with...
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... and if not installed and used in enclosures as an external device). You may cause interference to radio and television reception. Refer to result in a residential installation. Drives are tested in a particular installation. As a subassembly, no guarantee that the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with noncertified assemblies is considered to Subpart J, Part 15 of Documents, U.S. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C 27...
... and if not installed and used in enclosures as an external device). You may cause interference to radio and television reception. Refer to result in a residential installation. Drives are tested in a particular installation. As a subassembly, no guarantee that the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with noncertified assemblies is considered to Subpart J, Part 15 of Documents, U.S. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C 27...
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... receptacle. Signal connector Power connector Signal cable Power cable Figure 4. Serial ATA drives are attached on one meter (39.37 inches). DiamondMax 21 drives support latching SATA connectors. 30 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The cable size may use a chipset that adapter. See Table 10 for easy installation. 3.2 Configuring the drive Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to 26 AWG with the Serial ATA host adapter. It is considered a master in Figure 3 below ), and connect the drive to set any jumpers on two separate...
... receptacle. Signal connector Power connector Signal cable Power cable Figure 4. Serial ATA drives are attached on one meter (39.37 inches). DiamondMax 21 drives support latching SATA connectors. 30 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The cable size may use a chipset that adapter. See Table 10 for easy installation. 3.2 Configuring the drive Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to 26 AWG with the Serial ATA host adapter. It is considered a master in Figure 3 below ), and connect the drive to set any jumpers on two separate...
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...DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C 35 Table 11: Supported ATA commands Command name Check Power Mode Device Configuration Freeze Lock Device Configuration Identify Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Set Device Reset Download Microcode Execute Device Diagnostics Flush Cache Flush Cache Extended Format Track Identify Device Idle Idle Immediate Initialize Device Parameters Read Buffer Read DMA Read DMA Extended Read DMA Without Retries Read Log Ext Read Multiple Read Multiple Extended Read Native Max Address Read Native Max Address Extended Read Sectors Read Sectors...
...DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C 35 Table 11: Supported ATA commands Command name Check Power Mode Device Configuration Freeze Lock Device Configuration Identify Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Set Device Reset Download Microcode Execute Device Diagnostics Flush Cache Flush Cache Extended Format Track Identify Device Idle Idle Immediate Initialize Device Parameters Read Buffer Read DMA Read DMA Extended Read DMA Without Retries Read Log Ext Read Multiple Read Multiple Extended Read Native Max Address Read Native Max Address Extended Read Sectors Read Sectors...
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... heads Number of the drive. The following power up. 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following commands contain drive-specific features that may be disabled ATA-reserved PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode Retired Words 54-58, 64-70 and 88 are drive-specific or vary with the state of current logical sectors per logical track Current capacity in Table 11 on page 3 for default parameter settings...
... heads Number of the drive. The following power up. 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following commands contain drive-specific features that may be disabled ATA-reserved PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode Retired Words 54-58, 64-70 and 88 are drive-specific or vary with the state of current logical sectors per logical track Current capacity in Table 11 on page 3 for default parameter settings...
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... number of your drive, and get assistance via e-mail DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 5.0 Maxtor support services Before contacting Maxtor Support, use the Hard Disk Information feature in MaxBlast to obtain comprehensive support information, such as: • Warranty services Drive returns, warranty status, and limited warranty statement. • Product support Installation tutorials, specifications, jumper settings, installation guides, and product manuals. • Software downloads Installation software, utilities, and diagnostics. • Knowledge Base Troubleshooting...
... number of your drive, and get assistance via e-mail DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 5.0 Maxtor support services Before contacting Maxtor Support, use the Hard Disk Information feature in MaxBlast to obtain comprehensive support information, such as: • Warranty services Drive returns, warranty status, and limited warranty statement. • Product support Installation tutorials, specifications, jumper settings, installation guides, and product manuals. • Software downloads Installation software, utilities, and diagnostics. • Knowledge Base Troubleshooting...
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... 1 error-correction algorithms 1 errors 26 ESD 29 EU 26 EU RoHS directive 28 European Union (EU) requirements 26 Execute Device Diagnostics 35 F FCC verification 27 features 1 Flush Cache 35 Flush Cache Extended 35 Format Track 35 Formatted capacity 16 G geometry 16 Gs 24 guaranteed sectors 16 D data-transfer rates 1 DC power 19 Default logical geometry 16 density 17 H Handling precautions 29 heads 16 height 18 humidity 23 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual...
... 1 error-correction algorithms 1 errors 26 ESD 29 EU 26 EU RoHS directive 28 European Union (EU) requirements 26 Execute Device Diagnostics 35 F FCC verification 27 features 1 Flush Cache 35 Flush Cache Extended 35 Format Track 35 Formatted capacity 16 G geometry 16 Gs 24 guaranteed sectors 16 D data-transfer rates 1 DC power 19 Default logical geometry 16 density 17 H Handling precautions 29 heads 16 height 18 humidity 23 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual...
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... voltage 20 interface 17, 33 interference 27 internal data-transfer rate OD 17 is 19 ISO document 7779 25 ITE 26 K Korea Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) 27 Korean RRL 27 L latency 19 latency time 20 LBA mode 16 length 18 logical geometry 16 M maintenance 26 master/slave 2 maximum temperature 23 Mean Time Between Failures 26 MIC 27 mounting 31 mounting screws 23 mounting the drive...
... voltage 20 interface 17, 33 interference 27 internal data-transfer rate OD 17 is 19 ISO document 7779 25 ITE 26 K Korea Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) 27 Korean RRL 27 L latency 19 latency time 20 LBA mode 16 length 18 logical geometry 16 M maintenance 26 master/slave 2 maximum temperature 23 Mean Time Between Failures 26 MIC 27 mounting 31 mounting screws 23 mounting the drive...
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... 23 sectors 16 Sectors per track 16 Security Disable Password 35 Security Erase Prepare 35 Security Erase Unit 36 Security Freeze 36 Security Set Password 36 Security Unlock 36 Seek 36 seek mode 20 Seek mode power 20 Seek time 19 Seeking 20 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 33 serial ATA ports 2 Servo electronics 20 servo electronics 20 Set Features 36 Set Max Address 36 Set Max Address Extended 36 Set Multiple Mode 36 Shock 23 single-track seeks 19 Sleep 20, 22, 36 Sleep mode 22 sound 25 Specification summary table 3 spindle speed...
... 23 sectors 16 Sectors per track 16 Security Disable Password 35 Security Erase Prepare 35 Security Erase Unit 36 Security Freeze 36 Security Set Password 36 Security Unlock 36 Seek 36 seek mode 20 Seek mode power 20 Seek time 19 Seeking 20 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 33 serial ATA ports 2 Servo electronics 20 servo electronics 20 Set Features 36 Set Max Address 36 Set Max Address Extended 36 Set Multiple Mode 36 Shock 23 single-track seeks 19 Sleep 20, 22, 36 Sleep mode 22 sound 25 Specification summary table 3 spindle speed...