Maxtor 10K V manuale d’uso

Maxtor Atlas 10K V Pr oduct Man ual September 6, 2005 Revision 3 PN: 000001911[...]

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Regulatory Statements This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pur suant to P ar t 15 of the FCC r ules. These limits ar e designed to pro vide r easona ble pr otection against har mful interfer ence in a residential installation. An y modifications of this device - unless expr essly appro v [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V i Table of Contents Chapter 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL 1.1 AUDIENCE ............... .......................... ......................... .......................... ....................... .... 1-1 1.2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION ............... ............................. ......................... ..................... 1-1 1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V ii 3.5.2.1 80 Pin SCA-2 Mating C onnectors....................... ............................. ...........................3-20 3.5.3 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended SCSI Connector .... ........................................................ 3-21 3.5.4 80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended SCSI Connect or ..... .......................... .........[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V iii 5.11.2 Vital Product Data Pages ........................... ......................... ............................. ........ 5-24 5.12 LOG SELECT Command (4Ch) .............. ............................. ......................... .................... 5-32 5.13 LOG SENSE Command (4Dh) ...... ............................. ....[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V iv 5.34 RESERVE (6) Command (16h) . ................. .......................... ............................. .............. 5-124 5.35 RESERVE (10) Command (56h) ...... .......................... ............................. ........................ 5-125 5.36 REZERO UNIT Command (01h) ... .................... ...... .........[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V v 6.14.2 Data Read Errors ................ ............................. .......................... ............................. ... 6-7 6.14.3 Reallocation of Bad Blocks ........... ............................. ......................... ....................... 6-8 6.15 THE ULTRA160 and ULTRA320 LOW VOLTAGE DIFFERENTIAL (LVD) S[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V xiii List of Figures Figure 3-1 Dimensions for the Maxtor Atlas 10K V Hard Disk Drives ............. ................... 3-3 Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly ..................... ... .................. ....................... ................... 3-5 Figure 3-3 Jumper Locations on th e 68-Pin Wide SCSI Drive PCB ............. ..[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V xiv List of Tables Table 3-1 SCSI ID Selection on Option Connector (68-Pin SCSI Connector Drives) . 3-8 Table 3-2 SCSI ID Pin Assignments (SCA-2 Co nnector Versions of the Disk Drive) . 3-12 Table 3-3 Spin Up on Power On Options ............... ............ .......................... ............ 3-13 Table 3-4 68-Pin Wide LVD Pi[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V xv Table 5-22 INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block- Data Format ....................... ....... 5-21 Table 5-23 INQUIRY Command Descriptor Block- Field Descriptions ............. ......... 5-21 Table 5-24 Standard Inqu iry Data Page-Data Format ............. ..................... ............. .... 5-22 Table 5-25 Standard Inquir y D[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V xvi Table 5-70 Control Mode Page-D ata Format (Page 0Ah) ...... ....................... ............... 5-48 Table 5-71 Control Mode Page-Field Descriptions . ..... ............. .................... ............... 5-49 Table 5-72 Notch and Partition Pa ge-(Page 0Ch) ........ ....................... ....................... .. 5-[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V xvii Table 5-114 PERSISTENT RESERVATI ON OUT Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ..................... ....................... ....................... ................. 5-79 Table 5-115 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command-Field Des criptions ..... 5-80 Table 5-116 PERSISTENT RESERV ATION OUT Command’s Service Action Description[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V xviii Table 5-156 RELEASE (6) Command-Field Descriptio ns .................. ....................... .. 5-104 Table 5-157 RELEASE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Format ...................... 5-105 Table 5-158 RELEASE (10) Command -Field Descriptions ..................... .................... 5-105 Table 5-159 REPORT DEVICE ID[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V xix Table 5-197 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Data Format........ ............... 5-13 2 Table 5-198 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Parameter List-Field Descriptions .............. 5-132 Table 5-199 START STOP UNIT Command Descri ptor Block-Data Format ........... 5-133 Table 5-200 START STOP UNIT Command-Field Descriptions .......[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 1-1 Chapter 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This chapter gives an overview of the contents of th is manual, including the inten ded audience, how the manual is organized, te rminology and conventi ons, and references. 1.1 AUDIENCE The Maxtor Atlas 10K V Product Manual is inte nded for reference by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that[...]

1-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS In the Glossary at the back of this manual, you can find definitions for many of the terms used in this man ual. In addition, th e following abbreviation s are used in this manual: • ASIC application-specifi c integrated circuit • Kbpi thousands of bits per inch •d B d e c i b e l s • d[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 1-3 The typographical and naming conventions us ed 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 presente d in initial capitals. An example is the Host Software Rese t Bit. • Commands: Firmw[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 2-1 Chapter 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION This chapter summarizes the general functions and key featu res of the Maxtor Atlas 10K V family of hard disk drives, as well as the ap plicable standards and regulations. 2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW Maxtor Atlas 10K V h ard disk drives are part of a family of high performance, 1-inch-high hard disk dri[...]

2-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Performance • Average seek time of 4.0 ms (1D) , 4.2 (2D) and 4.4 (4D) for reads • Average seek time of 4.5 ms (1D), 4.7 (2D), and 4.9 ms (4D) for writes • 10,000 RPM rota tional speed • Average rotational latency of 3 ms • 8 MB CACHE (ECC Protected) buff er. Look-ahead DisCache feature with continuo us prefetch and[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 2-3 • MaXAdapt TM ~ Adaptive Active Filter (AAF) ~ Rotational Vibration Compensatio n (RVC) ~ Adaptive Bias Estimation (ABE) ~ Virtual Cache Line (VCL) • Ultra 320 Performance Enhancements ~ Double Transition (DT) Data Transfer ~ Free Ru nning Clock (FRC) ~S k e w C o m p e n s a t i o n ~ Cyclic Red undancy Check (CRC) ~ Dom[...]

2-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Versatility • Downloadable firmware • Plug-and -Play SCSI • SCSI-2, Ultra160 SCSI, and Ultra320 SCSI compatibility 2.3 REGULATORY COMPL IANCE STANDARDS Maxtor Corpor ation’s dis k drive products meet all domes tic and international produc t safety regulatory compliance requirements. Maxtor’s disk drive products conf[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 2-5 Product EMI/EMC Qualifications: Maxtor Corpor ation’s dis k drive products meet all domes t i c and international electro- magnetic emissions and immu nity requirements. Maxtor’ s disk drive products conform to the f o ll owing EMI/EMC Standards • CE Mark (Europe) is a Self Declaration as per Directive 89/336, EN55022: [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-1 Chapter 3 INSTALLATION This chapter explains how to unpack , configure, mount, and connect the Max tor A tlas 10K V h ard d isk d rive prior to op erat ion. It als o exp lain s how t o sta rt up and operate the drive. 3.1 SAFETY, HANDLING, & ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION 3.1.1 Safety Precautions For your safety, fo l[...]

3-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K V • Always handle the drive carefully and gently. A drop of 1/4 inch o n to a bench or desktop can damage a drive. • Do not bump , jar, or drop the driv e. Use care when transporting the drive. • Always gently place the drive flat, PCB sid e down, on an appropriate ESD-protecte d work surface to avoid the drive being acci[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-3 3.2 SPACE REQUIREMENTS The Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drive is ship ped without a faceplate and comes in the following SCSI i n terface configurations: • 68-pin Wid e SCSI • 80-pin SCA-2 SCSI Figure 3-1 Shows The Mechanical Dimensions of the drives. Figure 3-1 Dimensions for the Maxtor At las 10K V Hard Disk Drives[...]

3-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3.2.1 Shock Feet Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drives are outfitted wi th plastic shock feet on the b ot t o m e d g e o f th e b as e c as t i ng , ne a r th e corners, beneath th e side mounting holes (translucent), and near the co rners of the top cover next to the screws (b lack). The shock feet give an additional level of[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-5 Figure 3-2 shows the packing assembly for a single Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drive. Shipping containers for 25-pack ar e available for multip le driv e shipments. Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly[...]

3-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3.4 HARDWARE OPTIONS 3.4.1 Configuration Ju mpers and Connections This section includes setup and configur ation information for Maxtor Atlas 10K V drives. These disk drives include • The 16-bit multimode Ultra320 SCSI, wide version with 68-pin SCS I connector, • The 16-bit multimode Ultra320 SC SI, version with SCA-2 80-[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-7 Figure 3-3 Jumper Locations on the 68-Pin Wide SCSI Drive PCB 4-Pin Power Connector 68-pin SCSI Connector 12-Pin Optio n Connector[...]

3-8 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 3-1 SCSI ID Selection on Option Connector (68-Pin SCSI Connector Drives) Note: 0 = No Jumper, 1 = Jumper Installed Configure the drive for remote (external) SCSI ID selection by removing the SCSI ID jumpers (if present) from the referenc ed SCSI ID pins. Then c onnect the leads from the external selection switch to the [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-9 3.4.2.2 Delay Spin (DS), Stagger Spin (SS) Maxtor Atlas 10K V drives have three Spin Up modes: Option 1 (No jumpers installed): S p i n u p i m m e d i a t e l y w h e n p o w e r i s a p p l i e d . V e r i f y t h a t n o j u m p e r i s i n s t a l l e d across the Delay Spin pin pair of the J3 Op tion Header. Option 2 (De[...]

3-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3.4.3 SCA-2 80-Pin Connector Versions This section descri bes the SCA-2 (Singl e Connector Attachment) 80-pin connector for Maxtor Atlas 10K V d rives with the following features: • SCSI ID •S p i n U p • Activity LED displays Use Figure 3-4 to locate the appropriate pins for configuring the drive. Note that Figure 3-4[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-11 3.4.3.2 SCSI ID for SCA-2 Versions Each SCSI device on the bus must have a unique SCSI ID number assign ed to it. The drive can be configured for SCSI ID numbers that range from 0 through 15. Configure the SCSI ID b y providing the prop e r open or ground sig nal inputs to the referenced pins of the drive’s 80-pin new vers[...]

3-12 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 3-2 SCSI ID Pin Assignments (SCA-2 Conne ctor Versions of the Disk Drive) Note: 0 indicates an open ci rcuit and 1 indicates ground. 3.4.3.3 Spin Up for the 80 -Pin SCA-2 Connector Versions Maxtor Atlas 10K V drives have three Spin Up modes: Option 1 Spin up occurs immediatel y when power is applied. Option 2 Drive spi[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-13 Table 3-3 Spin Up on Po wer On Options 3.4.3.4 Activity LED for SCA-2 Connector Version s The drive provides the output BUSY_OUT signal to power a user-supplied activit y LED. The output indi cates the drive is performing a SCSI operation. To use this output, connect a user-supplied LE D cathode to the BUSY_OUT connection, p[...]

3-14 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3.5 INTERFACE CONNECTOR (J1) The configurati on of J1 is different for the 68- pin and 80-pin SCSI variatio ns. Figure 3-5 shows the various connector styles. Figure 3-5 J1 Interface Co nnector Configurations[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-15[...]

3-16 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3.5.1 68-Pin Wide SC SI Connector - LVD Table 3-4 68-Pin Wide LVD Pin Assignments Note: The conductor number refers to the condu ctor position when using 0.635 mm (0.02 5 inch) cente rline flat ribbon cable. Other cable types may be used to impl ement equivale nt contact assign- ments. 3.5.1.1 68-Pin Wide Mating Co nnector T[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-17 3.5.2 80-Pin SCA-2 SC SI Connector - LVD Table 3-5 80-Pin SCA-2 LVD Pin Assignments 80-PIN CONNECT OR CONT A CT AND SIGNAL NAME CABLE CONDUCT OR NUMBER 80-PIN CONNECT OR CONT A CT AND SIGNAL NAME 12V CHARGE 1 NOT APPLICABLE 12V GR OUND 41 12V 2 12V GR OUND 42 12V 3 12V GR OUND 43 12 V 4 MA T ED 1 44 OPT 3.3 V OL TS 5 OPT 3.3[...]

3-18 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3.5.2.1 80-Pin SCA-2 Mating Connectors The compatible 80-pin mating connectors are: • Right-angle receptacle, AMP CHAMP, .050 Series I, part number 787535-1. • Vertical receptacle, AMP CHAMP .050 Series I, part number 787311-2. • Vertical receptacle, BERG part number 71780-001. –DB (2) 26 NO T APPLICABLE +DB (2) 66 ?[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-19 3.5.3 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended SCSI Connector Table 3-6 68-Pin Wide Single-Ended Pin Ass i gnme nt s Note: 1. The minus sign next to a signal indicates active low. 2. The conductor number refers to t h e co nductor position when using 0.635 mm (0.025 inch) centerline flat ribbon cable. Othe r cable types may be used to imple[...]

3-20 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3.5.4 80-Pin SCA-2 Single -Ended SCSI Connector Table 3-7 80-Pin SCA-2 Si ngle-Ended Pin Assign ments 80-PIN CONNECT OR CONT A CT AND SIGNAL NAME CABLE CONDUCT OR NUMBER 80-PIN CONNECT OR CONT A CT AND SIGNAL NAME 12V CHARGE 1 NO T A PPLIC ABLE 12V GR OUND 41 12V 2 12V GR OUND 42 12V 3 12V GR OUND 43 12 V 4 MA TED 1 44 OPT 3[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-21 3.6 DRIVE MOUNTING AND INSTALLATION Drive mounting orientation, clearance, an d ventilation requirem ents are described in the followin g s ubsections. 3.6.1 Orientation The mounting ho les on the Maxtor Atlas 1 0K V hard disk drive allow t he drive to be mounted in any orientation. Figure 3-6 shows the lo cation of the thre[...]

3-22 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3.6.2 Mounting Screw Clearance The printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) is very cl ose to the mounting holes. Figure 3-7 specifies the clea rance between the screws in the mounting holes and the PCBA. Do not use mounting screws longer than the ma ximum lengths specified in Figure 3-7. The specified screw length allo ws full[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 3-23 3.6.3 Mounting For the best results during performance benchmark t esting, it is highly recommended that the drive be mounted firmly in a system or fixture , rather than sitting unconstrained on a tabl etop. If it is necessary to do early testing of the drive while it is unconstrained, the drive shou ld rest o n a flat, smoo[...]

3-24 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Figure 3-9 Crosswise Airflow Cooling Below Unit Above Unit[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 4-1 Chapter 4 SPECIFICATIONS This chapter gives a detailed description of the physical, electrica l, and environmental characteristics of the Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drives. 4.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMARY Table 4-1 Specifi cations DESCRIPTION MAXTOR ATLAS 10K V 73.5 GB MAXTOR ATLAS 10K V 147.1 GB MAXTOR ATLAS 10K V 300 GB Non-RoH[...]

4-2 Maxtor A tlas 10K V Note: Seek time is defined as the time required for the actuator to seek to a new position and s ettle on a tr ack . It i s meas ured by ave rag- ing the execution time of a mini mum of 1000 operations of the indicated type as shown in Tabl e 4-1. The seek times include head settling time, but do not include command overhead[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 4-3 1. Typical specifications as sume 25°C am bient temperature, nominal supply voltages and no applied shock or vibration. Maximum specifications assume worst case extremes of operating temperature, humidity, and supply voltages. 2. Sequential Head Switch time is the time from the conclusion of the last sector of a track to the[...]

4-4 Maxtor A tlas 10K V 4.3 DATA TRANSFER RATES Da ta i s tr an sfe rre d fr om t he d is k to the rea d b uff er a t a r ate of u p to 89 MB/ s in bursts. Data is transferred from the read bu f fer to t he S CS I bu s at a r ate of u p to 6 MB/s in the asynchrono us mode, or at up to 320 MB/s in the synchronous mode. For more detailed information [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 4-5 8. At power on start up error algorithms are used and may extend the time to Drive Ready to as long as 30 seconds. 4.5 POWER The Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk driv e operates from two supply voltages: 4.5.1 Power Sequencing You may apply the power in any order or manner, or open ei ther the power or power return line with no l[...]

4-6 Maxtor A tlas 10K V 4.5.3 Drive Power Dissipation Table 4-5 lists the drive po wer dissipation and the corre sponding currents for the various modes of o peration of the Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drive. Table 4-5 Power Dissipation in Various Modes (Low-Profile Drives) Note: 1. Current is RMS except for Startup. St artup current is the peak ([...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 4-7 4.6 ACOUSTICS Table 4-6 specifies the acoust ical characteristics of the Max t or Atlas 10K V hard disk driv e. The acoustics is measured in an anechoic cham ber with background noise <25 dBA. Table 4-6 Acoustical Ch aracteristic s—Sound Power per ISO 7779 1. The specifications for idle and operat ing acoustic noise as p[...]

4-8 Maxtor A tlas 10K V 4.7 MECHANICAL The Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk dr ives have the following mechanical characteristics: Height 1 : 1.028 in. (26.1 mm) Width: 4.0 in. (101.6 mm) Depth: 5.787 in. (147.0mm) Weight (4-disk): 1.8 Ib (820 grams) All dimensions are exclusive of any optional faceplate. Drive mode small form factor specifications. 1.[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 4-9 4.9 ELECTROMAGNETIC CONDITIONS 4.9.1 EMI/RFI Susceptibility 3 Volts/meter 80% modulated from 80 to 1000 MHz. 4.9.2 ESD Drive must function with no data loss or component damage wi th air discharges of 1 to 15 KV, and contact discharges of 2 to 8 KV in both positive and nega tive voltages. 4.9.3 Sensitivity to Magnetic Fields [...]

4-10 Maxtor Atlas 1 0 K V 4.11 RELIABILITY Component Life: 5 years Preventive Maintenan ce (PM): Not required Contact Start /Stop: 50,0 00 cycles at ambient, 35,000 at Environments Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) N o greater than 0.58 percent Drive reliability is closely related to the temperatures the drive is exposed to. The AFR is based on an oper[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-1 Chapter 5 SCSI Description This chapter contains an ov erview of SCSI command an d status processing and a detailed descriptio n of the commands supported by the disk drives. The SCSI command system enables the initiator to instruct the drive to perform specific functions. In this manual, unless otherwise stated, numerical va[...]

5-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K V PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT 5Fh Sequential READ (6) 08h Normal READ (10) 28h Normal READ BUFFER 3Ch Sequential READ CAPACITY 25h Immediate READ DEFECT DATA (10) 37h Sequential READ DEFECT DATA (12) B7h Sequential READ LONG 3Eh Sequential REASSIGN BLOCKS 07h Sequential RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS 1Ch Sequential RELEASE 17h Seque[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-3 1. Relative Addressing is not supported by the drive. Therefore, in all I/O commands, the RelAdr bit must be 0. 2. RESERVE and RELEASE are supported, as are third-party reservations. Extent reservations are not supported. 3. The RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS and SEND DIAGNOST IC DATA commands implement vendor-unique page s to te[...]

5-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.2 Command Descriptor Block An initiator communicates wi th the drive by sending a 6-, 10-, or 12-byte Command Descriptor Block (CDB ) that contains the parameters for the specific command. The SCSI command's operation code is always the first b yte in the CDB and a control field is the last byte. For some commands, the[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-5 Table 5-4 T ypical (6-Byte) Command Descr iptor Block - Data F or mat Logical Block Address The 6-byte READ, SEEK, and WRITE Command Descriptor Blocks contain a 21-bit Logical Block Address. The 10-, 12-, and 16- Command Descriptor Blocks cont ain a 32-bit Logical Block Address. Commands that require additional parameter data[...]

5-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-5 contains a descri ption of the CDB control field. Table 5-5 Command Descriptor Bloc k Cont rol Field-Field Descriptions Field Descri ption Vendor Specific Bits These bits must be 0. NACA Normal Auto-Contingent Allegiance - This bit must be zero to indicate that SCSI-2 Contingent Allegiance rules apply. Link Bit A Li[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-7 5.3 Status/Error Reporting SCSI message-level errors are communicated by messages that are defined specifically for that purpose. SCSI command-level errors are co mmunicated by a status that is returned by the drive during the STATUS phas e. This phase occurs at the end of each command, unless the command is termina ted by on[...]

5-8 Maxtor Atlas 10K V command is one in which the Link bit in the Command Descriptor Block is set. After successful completion of a li nked command the drive sends an INTERMEDIATE status, followed by a LINKED COMMAND COMPLETE message. If the Flag bit was set in the Co mmand Descri ptor Block, the drive sends an INTERMEDIATE status, followed by a L[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-9 5.5 DATA Transfer Command Components Many of the SCS I commands cause data to be transferred betwee n the initiator and the drive. The content and ch aracteristics of this data are command-dependent. Table 5-8 lists the informat ion transmitted for all of t h e commands. The “Length in CDB” column of Table 5-8 identifies [...]

5-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K V READ BUFFER Allocation --- READ BUFFER Header (4) Mode-zero Buffer (512) or Section of Drive’s DRAM or READ BUFFER Desc. (4) READ CAPACITY Allocation --- READ CAPACITY data (8) READ DEFECT DATA Allocation --- • Defect List (Hdr) (4) • Defect Descriptors READ LONG Byte Transfer (Must be 578) -- - • Data (512) • LBA [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-11 5.6 SCSI COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS The SCSI command descriptions that follow t his page contain detailed info rmation about the SCSI commands that are supported by the drive. Each descript ion provides a Data Format and Field De sc riptions for the Command Descriptor Block for the described command. The commands are presented in [...]

5-12 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.7 CHANGE OPERATING DEFINITION (40h) The CHANGE DEFINITION command shown in Table 5-9 and Table 5-10 set the SCSI compliance for disk drives with parallel SCSI interfa ces to one of four different levels: SCSI-1, SCSI-1/CCS, SCSI-2 or SCSI-3. Table 5-9 CHANGE DEFINITION Command De sc rip to r B l ock -D at a F orm at Table [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-13 5.8 FORMAT UNIT Command (04h) The FORMAT UNIT command formats the di sk's storage med ia into initiator- addressable logical blo cks according to initiator-defined options. This command ensures that th e disk storage media is format ted so that all data sectors are accessible. Any data residing on the disk before this c[...]

5-14 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-11 FORMA T UNIT Command Descr iptor Block-Data For mat Table 5-12 FORMAT UNIT Command-Field Descriptions Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3210 0 Operation Code (04h ) 1 Reserved Fmt Data Cmp List Defect List Format 2 Vendor-Specific 3 - 4 Interleave 5 Control Field Description FmtData Format Data . When the Format Data value is 1, i[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-15 5.8.1 Five Forms of FORMAT UNIT Commands Five different forms of the FORMAT UNIT command are supported through different combinations of the Format Data bi t, Complete List bit, and the informat ion in the Defect List Leng th field. (Refer to FORMAT UNIT Defect Header List for a description of the De fect List Length field.)[...]

5-16 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.8.2.1 FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header The FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header (T able 5-15) p rovides several optional format control bits to give th e initiator more cont rol over the defect lists. Table 5-16 provides descriptions of the data fields in the Defect List Header Table 5-15 . FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header-Data Form[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-17 5.8.2.2 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descri ptor-Block Format Each descriptor specifies a 4-byte defective sector address of the sector that contains the defect as sh own in Table 5-17. Table 5-17 FORMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor-Block Format 5.8.2.3 FO RMAT UNIT Defect Descriptor — Phy s i cal Sector and Bytes From Index Format The Ph[...]

5-18 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-20 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor-Field Descriptions Table 5-21 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Type NOTES: 1. If the Initialization Pattern Length is no t 0, the drive terminates the command with CHECK CONDITION status. The sense ke y is set to ILLEGAL REQUEST, and the additional sense code is set [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-19 5.9 INQUIRY Command (12h) The INQUIRY command allows the initiator to determine the kind of SCSI devices attached to its SCSI bus. It causes a device th at is attach ed to a SCSI bus to retu rn information about itself. The drive identifies itself as a Direct Access Storage Device that implement s the applicable interfacin g[...]

5-20 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.9.1 Standard Inquiry Data Page The Standard Inquiry Data Page is returned by the drive in response to the INQUIRY com mand if EV PD = 0 . The dat a for mat i s described inTa ble 5-24 and the fields are described in Table 5-25. Table 5-24 Standard Inquiry Data Page-Data Forma t Bit Byte 765 43 2 1 0 0 Peripheral Qua lifier[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-21 Table 5-25 Standard Inquiry Data Page-Field Descriptions Note: Vendor Information, Product Identification, and Product Revision Leve l are returned as shown in Table 5-22. Field Name Value Description Peripheral Qualifier 0 Non-zero if initiator selects an invalid logical un it. Peripheral Device 0 0 indi cates that this is [...]

5-22 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.9.2 Vital Product Data Pages The Vital Product Data pages that can be re turned by the drive are described in the following pa ragraphs in the sequence shown in Table 5-27. 5.9.2.1 Su pported Vital Product Data Pages Page (0 0h) The Supported Vital Product Da ta Pages page (Table 5-26) provides a directory of the Vital Pro[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-23 5.9.2.3 Implemented Operating Definition Page (81h) The Implemented Operating Definition pa ge reflects the current and available operation definitions as describe d in Table 5-30 and Table 5-31. Table 5-30 Implemented Oper ating Definition P age-Data For mat Table 5-31 Implemented Operating Definiti on Page-Field Descriptio[...]

5-24 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.9.2.4 ASCII Implemented Operating Definition Page (82h) The ASCII Implemented Operating Definition page returns the character string's length (1Bh) in byte 4, followed by the a ppropriate character string (“SCSI-3 , SCSI- 2, SCSI-1/CCS” in bytes 5 through 31 for Pa rallel SCSI. This is described in Table 5-32. Tab[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-25 Table 5-34 Device Identification P age - Field Description 5.9.2.6 Command Support Data Pages An application clie nt can request command support data by setting the CmdDt bit of the INQUIRY command to 1, and specifying the SCSI operation code of the Command Descriptor Blo ck (CDB) for which it wants information. Format of th[...]

5-26 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-36 Command Support Data Page-Field Descriptions Note: The bits in the map have a 1-to-1 correspondence to th e CDB for the OpCode being queried. That is, if the d e v i c e s e n s e s a b i t a s t h e e n t i r e f i e l d o r a s p a r t o f t h e field of th e operation, the map in CDB Usage Data contains a 1 in [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-27 Table 5- 37 Command Support Data Page Command or Operation Codes Hex Data Returned When INQUIR Y is Receiv ed and CmdDt Bit = 1 OpCode Command Support ANSI Version CDB Length CDB Size Usage Data 00h TEST UNIT READY 03 01 06 00E000000003 01h REZERO UNIT 03 01 06 01E000000003 03h REQUEST SENSE 03 01 06 03E00000FF03 04h FORMAT [...]

5-28 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 40h CHANGE DEF. 03 01 0A 40E0017F000000000 003 41h WRITE SAME 03 01 0A 41E2FFFFFFFF00FF FF03 4Ch LOG SELECT 03 01 0A 4CE3C000000000FF FF03 4Dh LOG SENSE 03 01 0A 4DE1FF00000000FF FF03 55h MODE SELECT (10) 03 01 0A 55100000000000FFF F03 56h RESERV E (10) 03 03 0A 5610FFFF000000FF FF03 57h RELEASE (10) 03 03 0A 5710FFFF000000F[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-29 5.10 LOG SELECT Command (4Ch) The drive collects and store s performance da ta and error summaries in counters. The LOG SELECT command is used to zero these counters. The LOG SELECT command is a complementar y command to the LOG SENS E command. The format of the LOG SELECT CDB and a description of the fields follows in Table[...]

5-30 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.11 LOG SENSE Command (4Dh) Note: Log Sense data pages require speci al interpretation a nd also are subject to change. F or assistance with the Log Sense data pages, contact your Maxtor Applications Engineer. The drive collects operati onal informatio n and stores these statistics as log data . Log data are grouped by cat [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-31 5.11.1 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block The Command Descriptor Block for the LOG SENSE command is shown in Table 5-41. Table 5-42 contains field descriptions. Table 5-41 LOG SENSE Command Descri ptor Block-Data Format Table 5-42 LOG SENSE Command Descriptor Block-Field Descript ions Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3210 0 Operation Code ([...]

5-32 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.11.2 LOG SENSE Log Pages The log pages that are returned from the dr ive have a common fo rmat that is shown in Table 5-43. Each page co ntains a 4-b yte header followed by one or mo re log parameters. Refer to Table 5-44. Table 5-45 contains the format for the Generic Log Parameter and Table 5-46 describes the fields. Tab[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-33 Table 5-46 Generic Log Parameter-Field Desc riptions Note: The DU, DS, TSD, ETC, TMC, LBIN and LP fields are collec - tively referred to as the Parame ter Control Byte. This byte gen- erally has a value of 0; however, if the page is non-volatile but the drive is not spun up o r the GLTSD bit is set in Mode Page 0Ah, then t h[...]

5-34 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12 MODE SELECT (6) Command (15h) SCSI refers to the drive’s op erational parameters as its mo de parameters . SCSI groups the mode parameters by functi on into a set of data st ructures referred to as mode pages . The MODE SELECT (6) command a llows th e initiator to modi fy some of these mode pages and thereby control s[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-35 Table 5-49 Initiator-Changeable Mode Pages NOTE: 1. This page is not supported by the SCSI-1/CCS Operating Mode. Page Code Page Name Func tion Size In Bytes 00h Unit Attention Control Page Unit Attention reporting (enables or disables) 4 01h Read-Write Error Recovery Page Medium Access Error recovery and reporting procedures[...]

5-36 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12.2 Mode Page Types The drive maintains three distinct se ts of mode pages. They are the current page , the default page , and the saved page . The drive also reports a fourth set of changeable pages. The page types are defined in Table 5- 50. Table 5- 50 Mode Page Types 5.12.3 Mode Parameter List Table 5-51 shows the for[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-37 Table 5-52 Mode Parameter List-Field Descriptions Table 5-53 Mode P ar ameter Header (6-Byte)-Data For mat Table 5-54 Mode Parameter Header- Field Descriptions Table 5-55 Mode P arameter Block Descr iptor-Data Format Field Description Mode Parame ter Header Contains information about the remainder of the pa- rameter list and[...]

5-38 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-56 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions 5.12.4 Categories of Changeable Pages The drive’s changeable pages are described on the following pages. The data fields for each of these pages fall in to one of the categories described in Table 5-57. Table 5-57 Categories of Changeable Pages 5.12.5 Unit Atten[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-39 Table 5- 59 Unit Attention Condition Page (Page 0) 5.12.6 Read-Write Error Recovery Page (01h) The Read-Write Error Recovery page co ntrols the driv e’s response to error conditions that arise during the course of READ (6), READ (10), WRITE (6), WRITE (10) command processing and du ring the write portion of WRITE AND VERIF[...]

5-40 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-61 Read-Write Error Recovery P age - Field Descriptions Field Default Value Description PS 1 Parameters Savable. This bit is only used with the MODE SE NSE command. A returned val- ue of 1 indicates that the target is capable of saving the page in a non-volatile, vendor-specific location. The bit is reserved with the[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-41 Recovery Time Limit 0 Specifies the maximum time, in milliseconds, that a retry is at tempted on a failed sector dur- ing a read or write operation. Wh en the va lue is 0, it m eans that there is no time limit. The minimum permissible value, however, is 1 00 milliseconds. Field Default Value Description[...]

5-42 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12.7 Disconnect–Reco nnect Page (02h) The Disconnect–Reconnect Page provides the applicatio n client the means to attempt to optimize the performanc e of the delive ry subsystem. The data format and field descriptions are de scribed in Table 5-62 and Table 5-63. Table 5-62 Disconnect–Reconnect P age (P age 2) Table 5[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-43 5.12.8 Verify Error Re covery Page (07h) The Verify Error Recovery Page controls the drive’s response to error cond it ions that arise during the VERIFY command and duri ng t he verify operation of the WRITE AND VERIFY command. The Verify Error Re covery Page is not supported in the SCSI-1/CCS Operating Mode. The data form[...]

5-44 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-65 Verify Error Recovery Page-Field Descriptions (P age 7) 5.12.9 Caching Page (08h) The Caching Page controls the drive’s cache manageme nt policy. The data format and field descriptions ar e described in Table 5-66 and Table 5-67 respectively. Table 5-66 C a c h i n g Pag e - ( Pa g e 8) Field Default Value Descr[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-45 NOTES: Bytes 12 to 19 are returned only if th e device operating definition is SCSI-3. Table 5-67 Caching P age - Field Descr iptions Field Default Value Description PS 1 Parameters Savable. T his bit is only used with the MODE SENSE command. A returned value of 1 indicate s that the target is capable of saving the page in a[...]

5-46 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12.10 Control Mode Page (0Ah) The Control Mode page controls the drive’ s command processing and erro r handling policies. The data fo rmat and field descriptions are described in Table 5-68 and Table 5-69 respectively. Table 5- 68 Control Mode P age - Data Format (P age 0Ah) Demand Read Re- tention Priority 0 This field[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-47 NOTES: Bytes 8 to 11 are returned only if the device operating definition is SCSI-3. 4 EECA RAC Reserved SWP RAERP UAAER P EAERP 5 Reserved 6 – 7 Ready AEN Holdoff Period 8 – 9 Busy Timeout Period 10 MSB Extended Selftest Completion Time 11 Extended Selftest Completion Time LSB[...]

5-48 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-69 Control Mode Page-Field Descriptions Field Value Default Description PS 1 Parameters Savable. This b it is only used with the MODE SENSE command. A returne d value of 1 indicates that the target is capa ble of saving the page in a non-volatile, ven- dor-specific location . The bit is reserved with the MODE SELECT [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-49 NOTES: If the Queue Algorithm Modifier specifies restricted re-o rdering (0000b), commands are not allowed to execute concurrently. If this field specifies unrestricted re-ordering (0001b), concurrent I/O execution is allowed.[...]

5-50 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12.11 Notch and Partition Page (0Ch) The Notch and Partition page contains parame ters for drives that implement a variable number of sectors per cylinder, and, su pport this page. Each sectio n of the logical unit with a different number of sectors is referred to as a notch (or band). Each notch must span a set of consecu[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-51 Table 5- 71 Notch and Partition Pa ge-Field Descriptions Data Field Description PS Parameters Savable. T his bit is only used with the MODE SENSE comman d. The returned value of 0 indicates that the target is not capable of sa ving this page in a non-volatile vendor specific location . This bit is reserved with the MODE SE- [...]

5-52 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12.12 Port Control Mode Page (19h) The por t contr ol mode page (see T able 5-72 and T able 5-73) co ntains those parameters that affect SPI SCSI de vice por t operatio n options. The page will be implemented by LUN 0 of all SPI SCSI devices. The page will not be implemented b y log ical units other than LUN 0. The impleme[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-53 Table 5-73 Port Control P age Long For mat The Subpage Code field indicates which su bpag e is being accessed. Subpage Code values are listed in Table 5-93. If the Subpag e Code field is zero, the target will return a CHECK CONDITION status. The sense key will be set to ILLEGAL REQUEST and the additional sense code set to IL[...]

5-54 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12.12.1 Margin Control Subpage (Sub Page 1 of Mode Page 19) The Margin Control subpage (see Table 5-74) contains parameters that set and report margin control values for usage between the initiator/target pair on subsequent synchronous and pace d transfers. A MODE SELECT command will return the current settings for the ini[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-55 The Dr iv er Str ength field indicates the rela tiv e amount of dr iv er source cur r ently used b y the dr i v er. The Dr i v er Strength field a ffects both the strong and w eek dr i vers. A larger v alue indicates more dr i ver sour ce cur rent. The Dr iv er Pr ecompensation fi eld indicates the r elativ e difference betw[...]

5-56 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12.12.2 Saved Training Configuration Valu es Subpage (Sub Page 2 of Mode Page 19) The sa ved training configuration v alues subpa ge is used to report the SCSI device's sa ved training configuration v alues. Th ese v end or specific v alues are maintained b y the SCSI device when the r etain training info r mation opt[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-57 5.12.12.3 Negotiated Settings Subpag e (S ub P age 3 of Mode Page 19) The negotiated settings subpage, show n in Ta ble 5-77, is used to report the negotiated settings of a target fo r the current I_T nexus. Table 5-77 Negotiated Settings Subpage (03h) The Transfer Period Factor field indicates th e negotiated transfer perio[...]

5-58 Maxtor Atlas 10K V The TRANSCEIVER MODE field specifies th e current bus mode of the target as defined in Table 5-79. Table 5- 79 Transceiver Mode The SENT PCOMP_EN bit contains the value of the PCOMP_EN bit sent by the target for the current I_T nexus. The RECEIVED PCOMP_EN bit contains the value of the PCOMP_EN bit received by the target fo [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-59 5.12.12.4 Report Transfer Capabilities S ubpage - (Sub Page 4 of Mode Page 19) The report transfer capabilities s u b p a g e i s u s e d t o r e p o r t t h e transfer capabilities for the SCSI target port. The values in this subpage are not changeable via a MODE SELECT command. Table 5-80 Report T r ansfer Capabilities Sub[...]

5-60 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.12.13 Information Exceptions Control Page (1Ch) This page defines the methods used by th e disk drive to cont rol the reporting and operations of spe cific informational exc eption conditions. This p age applies only to informational exceptions th at report an ad ditional sense code of FAILURE PREDICTION THRESHOLD EXCEEDED[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-61 Table 5-83 Information Exceptions Cont rol Page-Field Descriptions (P age 1Ch) Field Default Value Description PS 1 Parameters Savable. This bi t is only used with the MODE SENSE command. A returned value of 1 indicates that the target is capa ble of saving the page in a non-volatile, ven- dor-specific locati on. This bit is[...]

5-62 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-84 Codes Used by the MRIE Field Field Descriptio n 0h No reporting of informational exception condition. This method instructs the disk drive not to report these conditions. 1h Asynchronous Event Reporting. This meth od of reporting in structs the disk drive to report informational exception conditions by using the r[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-63 5.13 MODE SELECT ( 10) Command (55h) The MODE SELECT (10) command allows the initiator to mo dify certain mode pages and thereby control some of the driv e’s opera tional characteristic s. Refer to MODE SELECT (6) for additional descript ions. See Table 5-85 for the data format of the MODE SELECT (10) Command Desc riptor B[...]

5-64 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-88 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions Data Field Description Number of Blocks The value in this field specifies the number of logical blocks on the disk to which the density code and block le ngth fields apply. A value of 0 in this field indicates that all of the remaining logical blocks on the disk h[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-65 5.14 MODE SENSE (6 ) Command (1Ah) The MODE SENSE (6) command allows the initiator to read the drive's sector descriptor and mode p ages. The MODE SENSE Command Descriptor Sector is shown in Table 5-89 and the data f ields are described in Table 5-90. The Mode Parameter Header is shown in Table 5-91 and the dat a f i el[...]

5-66 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-92 Mode Parameter Header and Bloc k Descriptor-Field Descriptions 5.14.1 Read-Only Mode Pages Table 5-93 lists read-only mode pages. Table 5-49 lists initiator-changeable mode pages. Table 5- 93 Read-Only Mode Pages 5.14.2 Format Device Page (03h) The Format Drive Page (Table 5-94) de scribes the drive's medium [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-67 21 - 23 Reserved[...]

5-68 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-95 Format Device Page-Field Descriptions (P age 3) Field Description PS Parameters Savab l e. This bit is only used with the MODE SENSE comm and. This bit is reserved with the MODE SELECT command. A PS bit value of 1 indicates that the disk drive is capable of saving th e page in a non-volatile vendor specific locati[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-69 5.14.3 Rigid Disk Ge ometry Page (04h) The Rigid Disk Geometry Page descri bes the drive geometry. Th e da ta format and field descriptions ar e described in Table 5-96 and Table 5-97 respectively. Table 5-96 Rigid Disk Geometry P age-(P age 4) Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3210 0 PS Rsvd Page Code (04h) 1 Page Length (16h) 2 - 4 Number [...]

5-70 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5- 97 Rigid Disk Geometry Page-Field Descriptions (P age 4) Field Descriptio n PS Parameters Savable. Th is bit is only used with the MODE SE NSE com- mand. A returned value of 1 indicates th at th e target is capable of saving the page in a non-volatile, vendo r-specific location. The bi t is reserved with the MODE SE[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-71 5.15 MODE SENSE ( 10) COMMAND (5Ah) The MODE SENSE command allows the initiator to read the drive’s sector descriptor and mode pages. See Table 5-98 for MODE SENSE (10) Co mmand Descri ptor Block – Data Format, Table 5-99 for Mode Parameter Header (1 0 Byte) — Data Format, and Table 5-100 for Mode Parameter Block Descr[...]

5-72 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-101 Mode Parameter Header & Block Descriptor-F ield Descriptions Data Field Description Mode Data Length Length of the returned data. Medium Type Always zero (0). Device Specific Parameter Bit 7 - This bit is set if the drive is write protected. Bit 4 - This bit is always set to i ndicate that the dr ive supports[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-73 5.16 PERSISTENT RESERVATIO N IN Command (5Eh) The PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN comm and is a 10-byte command used to obtain information about pers is tent reservations and reservat ions that are active within a device server. It is used in conjunc tion with the PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command. Note that a if de vice that has[...]

5-74 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-103 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Command-Field Descriptions The data format and field descriptions fo r the Read Keys Parameters ar e described in Table 5-104 and Table 5-105 respectively. Table 5-104 Read Keys Parameters-Data Format Data Field Description Service Action Service actions that require inf ormation a bout [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-75 Table 5-105 Read Keys Parameters-Field Descriptions The data format and field descri ptions fo r the Read Reservations Parameters are described in Table 5-106 an d Table 5-107 respectively. Table 5-10 6 Read Reser v ations P arameters-Dat a For mat Data Field Description Generation The value in this field is a 32-bit counter[...]

5-76 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-107 Read Reservations Parameters-Field Descriptions The data format and field descri ptions for the PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reservations Descriptor are de scribed in Table 5-108 and Table 5-109 respectively. Table 5-108 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Re servations Descriptor-Data Format Data Field Description [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-77 Table 5-109 PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reserv ations Descriptor-F ield Descriptions Table 5-110 presents the definitions of the characters of the available “Type” values from the Type field of the PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reser vations parameters. Each of the codes provides handling inst ructions for READ opera[...]

5-78 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-110 Persistent Reservation Type Codes and Their Meanings Code Name Description 0h READ Shared READS: Shared; any a pplication client on any initiat or may execute commands t hat perform transfers from the disk to the initiator. WRITES: Prohibited; any c ommand from any initiator that performs a transfer fro m the ini[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-79 5h WRITE Exclusive, Registrants Only READS: Shared; any a pplication client on any initiat or may exec ute commands that perform transfers from the disk to the initiator. WRITES: Exclusive; any command from an initiato r that has not previously per- formed a Register servi ce action with the device se rver that attempts a tr[...]

5-80 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-111 represents graphically all possible combinations of Pers istent Reservations Being Attempted when Persiste nt Reservations are already held for each of the types of persistent reservations. Table 5-111 When Do Conflicts Between Existing Re servations and New Reservations Exist? Persistent Reservation Already Held[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-81 5.17 PERSISTENT RESERVATIO N OUT Command (5Fh) The PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command is a 10-byte command used to reserve a logical unit or an extent within a logical unit for the exclusive or shared use by an initiator. The command is us ed in conjunction with the PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN command; it is not used with the [...]

5-82 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-113 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command-Field Descriptions Data Field Description Service Action Service actions that require info rmation about persistent reservation and regi strations may requir e enabling of nonvolatile memory within the logical unit. Service action codes available are: Code Name Description 00h R[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-83 Table 5-114 provides deta iled descri ptions of each of the PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command’s seven possib le service actions (Service Action codes appear in bits 0 – 4 of Byte 1). Table 5-114 PERSISTENT RESER V A TION OUT Command ’ s S e rvi c e A ct io n D es cri pt io ns Code Name Description 00h Register When th[...]

5-84 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 02h Release A PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command with Release service action re moves a persistent reservation held by the same in itiator. The fields associa ted with a Release service ac tion match fields of the active pe rsistent res- ervation. Sending of a PERSISTENT RESER VATION OUT command that specifies a Re- lease se[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-85 04h Pre-empt A PERSISTENT RESERVATION O UT command wi th a s uccessful Pre-empt se rvice ac- tion removes all persistent reservations for all in itiators that have been registered with the Service action Reserva tion key specified in the PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT com- mand’s parameter list . A persiste nt reservation is a[...]

5-86 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 05h Pre-empt & Clear A PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command with a Pre-empt & Clear service action removes all persistent reservati ons for all initiators that have been registered with the Ser- vice action Reservation ke y specified in the PERSIS TENT RESERVATION OUT com- mand’s parameter l ist. It also establishes [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-87 Table 5-115 presents the definitions of the characters of the available “Type” values from the Type field of the PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reser vations parameters. Each of the codes provides handling inst ructions for READ operations, for WRITE operations, and for subsequent attempts to es tablish persistent reserv[...]

5-88 Maxtor Atlas 10K V The PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT co mmand requires a parameter list , illustrated in Table 5-116 and defined in Table 5-117. Each of the fields of the parameter list are sent for every PE RSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command, even if the field is not required for the specific Service action and/or Scope values Table 5-11 6 PERSIST[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-89 22 – 23 (MSB) Extent Length (LSB)[...]

5-90 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-117 PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Parameter List-Field Descriptions Data Field Description Reservation Key This field contains an 8-byte toke n that is provided by th e application client to the device server to identify which initiator is the source of the PER SISTENT RESERVATION OUT command. The device server verifies[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-91 Table 5-118 illustrates which fields are set by the application clie nt and interpreted by the device server for each Service and Scope value. Table 5-118 Device Server Interpretation of Service and Scope Value Parameters Service Action Allowed Scope Type Service Action Reservation Key Element or Element Parameters Register [...]

5-92 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.18 READ (6) Command (08h) The READ (6) command requests tha t data be transferred from the drive to the initiator. The amo unt of data transferred is specified by th e transfer length field. The starting point is speci fied by the logical sector address. The da ta fo rmat and field descriptions are shown in Table 5-119 and[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-93 5.19 READ (10) Command (28h) The READ (10) command requests that data be transferred from the drive to the initiator. The amoun t of data transferred is specified by th e transfer length field. The starting point is speci fied by the logical sector address. The da ta fo rmat and field descriptions are shown in Table 5-121 an[...]

5-94 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.20 READ BUFFER Command (3Ch) The READ BUFFER command is used in conjunction with the WRITE BUFFER command. It allows the initia tor to gain access to the da ta storage areas within the drive's controller. In partic ular, these two commands are used to check the integrity of the buffer-initi ator data path, independen [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-95 Table 5-124 READ BUFFER Command-Field Descriptions Field Description Mode Four modes are supported by the drive; Combined He ader and Data, Data Only , Descriptor Only, and Read Data from Echo Buffer. The permissible values for Buffer ID , Buffer Offset, are as follows: 0000b Combined Header and Data – In this mode, data t[...]

5-96 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.21 READ CAPACITY Command (25h) The READ CAPACITY command reports fo rmatted ca pacity and track-boundary information. The data format and field desc riptions are shown in Table 5-125 and Table 5-126 respectively. Table 5-125 READ CAPACITY Command-Data Format Table 5-126 READ CAPACITY Command-Field Descriptions Table 5-127 [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-97 5.22 READ DEFECT DATA Command (10) (37h) The READ DEFECT DATA (10) command di rects the drive to report defect information a bout the drive’s medium. Refer to the FORMAT UNIT com mand for information a bout defects. The data format and field descriptions are shown in Table 5-128 and Table 5-129 respectively. The data sent [...]

5-98 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-129 READ DEFECT DATA (10) Command-Field Description 1 All in-line spared blocks do not have an associated LBA, and, therefore, will not be seen in Logical Block Format. Table 5-130 shows the Block Format returned when the Defect List Format is 000b Table 5-130 Defect Descr iptor-Block For mat. Field Description PList[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-99 Table 5-131 shows the Defective Bytes From Index Format when the Defect List Format is 100b or the Physic al Sector Format when the Defect List Format is 101b. Table 5-131 Defect Descriptor-Bytes From Index Format, or Physica l Sector Format Table 5-13 2 Defect List Header -Data Fo r mat Table 5-13 3 Defect List Header-Field[...]

5-100 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.23 READ DEFECT DATA Command (12) (B7h) The READ DEFECT DATA (12) command di rects the drive to report defect information ab out the drive’s medium. Refer to the FORMAT UNIT command for information ab out defects. Th e data sent to the host in the command’s data -in buffer transfer consists of a four-byte Defect Li st [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-101 Table 5-136 shows the Block Format returned when the Defect List Format is 000b. Table 5-136 D ef ec t D es cri pt or -B lo ck Fo rma t Table 5-137 shows the Defective Bytes From Index Format when the Defect List Format is 100b or the Physic al Sector Format when the Defect List Format is 101b. Table 5-137 Defect Descriptor[...]

5-102 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.24 READ LONG Command (3Eh) The READ LONG command is used in conjunction with the WRITE LONG command to allow the in itiator to issue raw reads and w rites of physical data blocks, but address them as logical blocks with an assumed sector length of 512 bytes. These two commands are used to verify the correct ion capability[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-103 5.25 READ SKIP MASK Command (E8h) The READ SKIP MASK command allows the initiator to condition the function of the READ commands to allow only selected data to be transferred over the SCSI interface. A READ SKIP MASK command precedes a READ (10) command; the READ (10) command must be linked to the READ SKIP MASK comma nd or[...]

5-104 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.26 REASSIGN BLOCKS Command (07h) The REASSIGN BLOCKS Command reassigns on e or more logical blocks to a spare location(s) set aside for this purpose an d records the reassignments in the Grown Defect List. No command-specific Control Descriptor Block fields a ffect the processing performed for this comma nd. The list of L[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-105 sense data. If all defects were reassign ed, but some other error occurred, then FFFFFFFFh is posted in th e command-specific field.[...]

5-106 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.27 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Command (1Ch) The RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS comman d fetches the results of the las t SEND DIAGNOSTIC command sent to the dr ive. The drives support the diagnostic pages listed in Table 5-149. Table 5-149 Diagnostic Pages Supported by The Drives The RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS Comm and Descri[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-107 5.27.1 Supported Diagnost ics Pages Page (00h) Table 5-152 shows the format of the Supported Di agnostics Pages page. Table 5-152 Supported Diagnostics Pages Page-Data Format To obtain the Supp orted Diagnostic s Pages list, the initiator must: 1. Send a Supported Diagnostics Page to the drive with a SEND DIAGNOSTICS comman[...]

5-108 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-153 Translate Address Page-Data Format Note: 1. Bytes 6 through 13: One set of these bytes is required for each sector per Logical Block Address. Table 5-154 Translate Address Page-Field Descriptions Bit Byte 7 6 5 4 3210 0 Operation Code (40h) 1 Reserved 2 - 3 Page Length (2 + (8 x n )) (where n = number of sectors[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-109 5.28 RELEASE (6) Command (17h) The RELEASE and the RESERVE commands are used for contenti on resolution in multiple-initiator systems. The RELEASE co mmand is used to release a previously reserved logical unit. The drive will not retu rn an error if the initiator attempts to release a reservation that is not currently valid[...]

5-110 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.29 RELEASE (10) Command (57h) The RELEASE and the RESERVE commands are used for contenti on resolution in multiple-initiator systems. The RELEASE (10) command is used to release a previously reserved logical unit. The drive will not return an e rror if the initiator attempts to releas e a reservation that is no t currentl[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-111 5.30 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A3h) The REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER comman d requests that the device server send device identificati on to the applic ation client. The data format and field descriptions are shown in Table 5-159 and Table 5 - 16 0 respectively. Table 5-15 9 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor B[...]

5-112 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Identifier The value reported in this field is a vendor-specific value and is the last value written by a successful SE T DEVICE IDENTIFIER command. The value of the Identi fier is cha nged only by a successful SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER command. The Identifier value persists th rough device re- sets, power cycles , a nd formatt[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-113 5.31 REPORT LUNS Command (A0h) The REPORT LUNS command requests that the periph eral device logical unit numbers of known logical units in the ta rget disk be sent to the applications client. The command only returns information ab out the logical unit s to which commands may be sent. The data format and field de scriptions[...]

5-114 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.32 REQUEST SENSE Command (03h) The REQUEST SENSE command causes the driv e to transfer detailed sense d ata to the initiator. The drive maintains sense data on an indi vidual initiator basi s. The data format and fiel d descriptions are shown in Table 5-166 and Table 5-167 respectively. Table 5-166 REQUEST SENSE Command D[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-115 5.32.2 Status Reporting The drive returns CHECK CONDITION st atus for a REQUEST SENSE command only to report errors spec ific to the command w hen: • A non-zero reserved bit is detect ed in the Command Descriptor Block. • A drive malfunction prevents return of the sense da ta. For Parall el SCSI disk drives, the d rive [...]

5-116 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-169 Sense Data Fields (Error Co de 70h)-Field Descriptions Field Definition Valid The Valid bit, when set to 1, indicates that the Info rmation field contains valid information, as defined below. When set to 0, it indicate s th at the c onten ts of the Information field are not as defined below. Error Code Either 70[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-117 Table 5-170 Supported Sense Keys Sense Key Code Description NO SENSE 0h There is no specific sense key information to be reported for the de signated logical unit. This is the c ase for a succ essful command or a command t hat received CHECK CON- DITION or COMMAND TERMINATED status beca use one of the following bits is set [...]

5-118 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-171 Sense Key Information Field Contents Command Sense Key Field Contents FORMAT UNIT RECOVERED ERROR The address of the first bad sector en countered during the format operation. This sector, and all other bad sector s found during a format operation, are au- tomatically realloc a t ed by the drive. ILLEGAL REQUEST[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-119 Table 5-172 Supported Additional Sense Codes and Sense Code Qualifiers (in Hex) Sense Key Sense Code Sense Qualifier Meaning 0x00 No Sense 0x00 0x00 No additional sense information 0x0B 0x01 SMART overtemperature trip 0x5D 0x00 Smart triggered 0x5D 0x01 Smart triggered due to Read TA Factor 0x5D 0x02 Smart triggered due to [...]

5-120 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 0x01 Rec Error 0x17 0xA0 Possible Bump-1st - recovered 0x17 0xA1 Bump Err-2nd - recovered 0x17 0xA2 Defective Wdg-1st - recovered 0x17 0xA3 Defective Wdg-2nd - recovered 0x17 0xA4 Map'd Wdg-1st - recovered 0x17 0xA5 Map'd Wdg-2nd - recovered 0x17 0xA6 Id Err-1st - recovered 0x17 0xA7 Id Err-2nd - recovered 0x17 0x[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-121 0x02 Not Ready 0x04 0x00 Drive Not Ready 0x04 0x01 Drive Not Ready, in process of coming ready 0x04 0x02 Drive Not Ready, use START cmd 0x04 0x04 Drive Not Ready, for matting 0x04 0x09 Drive Not Ready, self test in progress 0x04 0x80 FileSystem Boot Area unreadable @ POR 0x04 0x82 File has not been written - can not read 0x[...]

5-122 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 0x03 Medium Error 0x15 0x81 Servo Write Not OK 0x15 0x82 Servo Read Not OK 0x15 0x83 Spoke address error 0x16 0x00 Data synchronization mark error 0x16 0x83 Spoke synchronization mark error 0x19 0x00 MCS is invalid 0x19 0x01 Unknown defect list 0x19 0x03 Bad grown defect list 0x19 0x80 Replacement block bad 0x19 0x81 Found [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-123 0x04 Hdwe Error 0x06 0x90 Invalid CP18 on disk 0x06 0x91 Invalid CP21 on disk 0x06 0x92 Invalid CP22 in NVR 0x06 0x93 Head polarity cal failed. 0x06 0x94 Svo: Invalid head polarity vector in CP23 0x06 0x95 Seek 1 failure during servo writer erase band resync 0x06 0x96 Seek failure d uring ARCs Calib ration 0x06 0x97 Seek fa[...]

5-124 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 0x04 Hdwe Error 0x09 0x96 Svo: Offtrack Prediction Err-2nd. 0x09 0x97 Svo:Head Spoke Number Miscompare-1st 0x09 0x98 Svo:Head Spoke Number Miscompare-2nd 0x09 0x99 Svo:Timeout wait ing for burst/Spoke-1st 0x09 0x9A Svo:Timeout wait ing for burst/Spoke-2nd 0x09 0x9B Svo: BCV err - 1st 0x09 0x9C Svo: BCV err - 2nd 0x09 0x9D S[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-125 0x3E 0x03 Logical Unit failed self test 0x3E 0x04 Logical unit log update failure Sense Key Sense Code Sense Qualifier Meaning[...]

5-126 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 0x04 Hdwe Error 0x40 0x80 Unknown HW problem 0x40 0x82 Hardware Bug Check (check Info field ) 0x40 0x83 Failed HDA test. 0x40 0x84 Failed PCB test. 0x40 0x85 EDC check failed. 0x40 0x86 Controller FIFO over/underflow error. 0x40 0x88 DIAG: Drive failed to read servowriter serial number. 0x40 0x89 DIAG: Failed XOR test. 0x40[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-127 0x04 Hdwe Error 0xA0 0x00 New wrt cmd overlaps deferred write error 0xA0 0x01 New wrt cmd overlap s deferred read error 0xA0 0x02 New rd cmd overlap s deferred write error 0xA0 0x03 New rd cmd overlap s deferred read error 0xA0 0x81 Failed to load the FSBA 0xA0 0x82 a power-up servo calibration failed 0xA0 0x83 head check f[...]

5-128 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 0x04 Hdwe Error 0xA0 0x95 Selfscan could not load results (0x31) 0xA0 0x96 Selfscan could not load Defect (0x32) 0xA0 0x97 Selfscan could not lo ad Defect Manager files 0xA0 0x98 Selfscan could not load SuperZ oneData file 0xA0 0x99 Selfscan time out waiting for dr ive to come ready 0xA0 0x9A Load Selfscan overlays failed 0[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-129 0x04 Hdwe Error 0xA0 0xAC Spin time -out - SETTLE 0xA0 0xAD Spin time-out - STEADY 0xA0 0xAE Spin time-out - FAULT 0xA0 0xAF Spin t ime-out - ETM 0xA0 0xB0 Spin time- out - ROCKSPINDLE 0xA0 0xB1 Spin time -out - ANTILOC K 0xA0 0xB2 Spin time-out - SYNC4BRAKE 0xA0 0xB3 Diablo shutdown due to high temp 0xA0 0xB4 VCM wasn’t [...]

5-130 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 0x05 Illegal Request 0x1A 0x00 Parameter list length error 0x20 0x00 Invalid command. 0x20 0xFE ETM can't run with motor spinning 0x20 0xFF Selfscan code not loaded or bad 0x21 0x00 Invalid LBA 0x24 0x00 Invalid bits set in CDB 0x25 0x00 Invalid LUN specified 0x26 0x00 Invalid fields in parameters 0x26 0x02 Bad fields [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-131 0x06 Unit Attn 0x0B 0x01 SMART overtemperature trip 0x28 0x00 Not Ready to Ready transition 0x29 0x01 Power-On-Reset occurred 0x29 0x02 SCSI bus reset occurred 0x29 0x03 Bus device reset message 0x29 0x04 Recovered from bug check 0x29 0x05 Bus mode changed to single ended 0x29 0x06 Bus mode changed to LVDS 0x29 0x86 Reset a[...]

5-132 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-173 Sense-Key Specific Field Contents The data format of th e Field Pointer bytes associated with th e ILLEGAL REQUEST sense key is shown in Table 5-174; the description of the data is in Table 5-175. Table 5-174 ILLEGAL REQUEST Sense Key Field Pointer BytesData Format 0x0B Aborted Cmd 0x00 0x00 Aborted. 0x0E 0x01 [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-133 Table 5-175 ILLEGAL REQUEST Sense Key Field Pointer BytesField Descrip t io ns The data format of the Pr ogress Indication bytes asso ciated with the NOT READY sense key is show n in Table 5-176; the de scription of the data is contained in Table 5-177. Table 5-176 NO T READ Y Se nse Key - Progress Indication BytesData Fo[...]

5-134 Maxtor Atlas 10K V -Field Descriptions Field Description SKSV Sense-Key Specific Valid Retry Count The number of times an I/O op eration was retried[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-135 5.33 RESERVE (6) Command (16h) The RESERVE and the RELEASE commands ar e used for contenti on resolution in multiple-initiator systems. The RESERVE co mmand is used to reserve a logical unit. The data format and the f ield descriptions are described i n Table 5-180 and Table 5- 181 respectively. Table 5-180 RESERVE (6) Comm[...]

5-136 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.34 RESERVE (10) Command (56h) The RESERVE and the RELEASE commands ar e used for contenti on resolution in multiple-initiator systems. The RESERVE co mmand is used to reserve a logical unit. If R ESE RV E ( 10 ) i s u se d, th en RE LE AS E ( 10 ) i s a lso us e d. T he da ta fo rm at an d t he field descriptions are desc[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-137 Table 5-184 Extent Descriptors-Data For mat The Reservation Type field defines the type of reservation in effect for the extent being reserved. Avai lable types of reservations are shown in Table 5 -185. Table 5-18 5 Reservation Types R e l A d r i s a l w a y s 0 : T h e M a x t o r A t l a s 1 0 K V h a r d d i s k d r i [...]

5-138 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.35 REZERO UNIT Command (01h) The REZERO UNIT command sends the heads to cylinder 0 (Logical Block Address 0). Once the heads are on the track, they ar e not guaranteed to stay at cylinder 0; periodic calibrations may send them to a different cylinder . If periodic calibrations have been disabled b y u sing the MAN bit (by[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-139 5.36 SEEK (6) Command (0Bh) The SEEK (6) command uses a 6-byte Command Descri pt or Block to request the drive to send the drive heads to the re quested Logical Block Address. The drive responds by placing th e heads at the corr ect Logical Block Address. When the heads are at the specified Logical Block Address, they are n[...]

5-140 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.37 SEEK (10) Command (2Bh) The SEEK (10) command uses a 10-byte Command Descript or Block to request the drive to send the drive heads to the re quested Logical Block Address. The drive responds by placing th e heads at the corr ect Logical Block Address. When the heads are at the specified Logical Block Address, they are[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-141 5.38 SEND DIAGNOST IC Command (1Dh) The SEND DIAGNOSTIC command sends a diag nostic page to the drive. Refer to the RECEIVE DIAG NOSTICS RESULTS co mmand for a description of the diagnostic pa ges and the use of the diagnostic commands. The Supp orted Diagnostic Page List (Table 5-193) and Tr anslate Page List (Table 5-19 4[...]

5-142 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.38.1 Supported Diagnostic Page List Table 5-193 shows the Supported Diagnostic Page List that can be supplied with a SEND DIAGNOSTIC command to request that the Supported Diagnostic Page List be returned after t he next RECE IVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS command. Table 5-193 Supported Diagnostic P age List-Data For mat 5.38.2 Tr[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-143 5.39 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command (A4h) The SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER command re quests that the device identifier information in the logi cal unit be set to the value send via the SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER command’s parameter list. The data format and fiel d descriptions are shown in Table 5-195 and Table 5-19 6 respectively. U[...]

5-144 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.40 START STOP UN IT Command (1Bh) The START STOP UNIT command enables or disables the logi cal unit for media access operatio ns. This command gives the in itiator remote control over drive spin- up and spin-down. The data format and fi eld descriptions are shown in Table 5-199 and Table 5-200 respectively. A jumper (or b[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-145 5.41 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command (35h) The SYNCHRONIZE CACHE command ensures that all logical bl ocks, within the specified range in the driv e's cache memory, have their most recent data value recorded on the physical medi um. If more r e cent data for a logical block, within the specified range, exists in the cache mem[...]

5-146 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.42 TEST UNIT RE ADY Command (00h) The TEST UNIT READY command returns GO OD status if the drive is ready to receive medium access commands (that is , READ, WRITE, VERIFY, etc.). If the drive is not ready to receive medium access commands, it returns CHECK CONDITION status with the appropriate sense keys and qualifiers. Th[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-147 5.43 VERIFY Command (2Fh) The VERIFY command verifies the data on the medium for the Logical Block Address range specified. The data format and field des criptions are shown in Table 5- 204 and Table 5-205 respectively. Table 5-204 VERIFY Command Descriptor Bloc k-Data Format Table 5-205 VERIFY Command-Field Descriptions Bi[...]

5-148 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.44 WRITE (6) Command (0Ah) The WRITE (6) command requests that the dr ive write initiator-supplied data to the medium. The Command Descriptor Block for the WR ITE (6) command is shown in Table 5- 206; Table 5-207 describes the data fields. Table 5-206 WRITE (6) Command D escriptor Bloc k-Data Form at Table 5-207 WRITE (6)[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-149 5.45 WRITE (10) Command (2Ah) The WRITE (10) command requests that the dr ive write initiator-su pplied data to the medium. The data format and field descriptions are shown in Table 5-208 and Table 5-209 respectively. Table 5-208 WRITE (10) Command Descriptor Block-Data Fo rmat Table 5-209 WRITE (10) Command-Field Descripti[...]

5-150 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5.46 WRITE AND VERIFY Command (2Eh) The WRITE AND VERIFY command writes host-supplied data to the unit and verifies it was written correctly. The data format and field descriptions are shown in Table 5-210 and Table 5-211 respectively. Table 5-210 WRITE AND VERIFY Command De scriptor Block-Data Format Table 5-21 1 WRITE AND[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-151 5.47 WRITE BUFFER Command (3Bh) The WRITE BUFFER and the READ BUFFE R commands allow the initiator to gain access to the data storage areas within the drive co ntroller. These commands are used to check the integrity of the buffer-initiator data path independent of the storage medium, typically for fault isolation. The co m[...]

5-152 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-213 WRITE BUFFER Command-F ield Descriptions Field Description Mode Five modes are supported by the drive; Combined Head er and Data, Data Only, Download Microcode and Save, and Write Data from Echo Buffe r . The permissible values for Bu ffer ID, Buffer Offset are as fol- lows: 0000b Combined Header an d Data – I[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-153 5.48 WRITE LONG Command (3Fh) The WRITE LONG and READ LONG comman ds allow the initiator to issue raw reads and writes of physical sectors ad dressed as logical blocks with an assumed sector length of 512 bytes. These commands are used to verify the correc tion capability of the drive's ECC and to create defects o f a [...]

5-154 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Table 5-216 WRITE SAME Command Descr i ptor Blo c k-Data Fo r ma t Table 5-217 WRITE SAME Field Description 5.50 WRITE SKIP MASK Command (EAh) The WRTIE SKIP MASK comm and allows the initiator to condition the function of the WRITE commands to allow only selected data to be transferred over the SCSI interface. A WRITE SKIP [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 5-155 Table 5-219 WRITE SKIP MASK Command - Field Description Field Description Logical Block Ad- dress This field specifies the first logical block of the corresponding WRITE (10) COMMAND. This allows a SEEK to begin immediately. The LBA of the following WRITE (10) command must be the same as the LBA o f the Write SKIP MASK comm[...]

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Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6-1 Chapter 6 FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS This chapter provides descript ions of many of the features incorporated in the Maxtor Atlas 10K V hard disk drive family. 6.1 KEY FEATURES Maxtor Atlas 10K V disk drives provide une qualed quality and pe rformance . Th ey are designed to improve the performance of hi gh-end workstations, file s[...]

6-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K V •M a x A d p a t F e a t u r e S e t - Rotational Vibration Co mpensation (RVC) - Adaptive Bias Estimation ( ABE) - Virtual Cache Line (VCL) - Adaptive Active Filtration (AAF) • Advanced Ultra160 SCSI-LVD, Ultr a320 SCSI-LVD, Ultra2-LVD, and Ultra-SE with 68-pin wide conn ector or 80-pin SCA-2 connector • Superior data [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6-3 6.3 ZERO LATENCY READ/WRITE An average of half a revolution of laten cy is s aved by starting to read or write as soon as a seek settles on the designated track. If reading, the init ial data read is stored in a buffer (cache) until th e actual starting address data block is reached and read. The starting address data is then[...]

6-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K V digital address data. The digit al port ions of the spoke data are read and used to locate the desired track , spoke, and head number. The quadrature an alog signal portion is detected and used by a servo feedback cont rol loop to precisely position the head on the track center. 6.8 DATA INTEGRITY AND SECURITY The disk drives[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6-5 information about the realloc ation (such as th e new destination and the data in transit) is recorded. If the realloca tion is interrupted, the proces s can automatically continue from the last checkp oint without data loss. If a block reallocation is performed on unre coverable dat a (ra re), a Bad Data Mark is set in the n[...]

6-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6.12 DIAGNOSTICS The drive has extensive diagnostic capabilities, including those described below: power-on self-test, periodic self-adjustments , and host diagnostics. Maxtor uses self- diagnostic tests and sense da ta tracking to manage drive errors, in addition to logical block address (LBA) revectoring. 6.12.1 Power On Se[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6-7 6.12.3 Host Diagnostics The Host Processor can comm and the drive to pe rform diagnostic tests and repo rt status using RECEIVE and SEND DIAG NOSTIC RESULTS commands. Certain parameters can be sent to the drive to alter or enhance the performance of the diagnost ic tests specified. 6.12.4 Log Sense Maxtor implements multiple [...]

6-8 Maxtor Atlas 10K V allocated at the end of each band, and are reserved for gr own, revectored blocks. All grown defects are reallocated to one o f the spare blocks, using a “nearest neighbor” algorithm. If bad block replacement is enabled (via the AWRE and ARRE bits in the Read- Write Error Recovery Page), blocks that are difficult to read [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6-9 6.14.1 DIFFSENS The DIFFSENS signal in the SCSI bus defines the current oper ating mode of the SCSI bus. A level below +.5 volts defines a single-ended bus. A level between +.7 and +1.9 volts defines an LVD bus. A leve l above +2.4 volts defines a High Voltage Differential (HVD) bus. Before LVD was introduced, HVD was simply [...]

6-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6.14.3 DT AND ST CLOCKING With Ultra160 and Ulra320 SCSI interfaces, Maxtor has introduced a new method of clocking data on the SCSI bus. This met hod, called Double Transition (DT) clocking, uses both the ris ing and falli ng edges of the REQ and ACK signals to clock data into the receiving device. This has the advantage of[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6-11 6.14.4 CYCLIC REDUNDANCY CHECKING When transferring data with DT clocking on the SCSI bus, a significantly improved form of error checking, cyclic redundancy checking (CRC) is us ed instead of the traditional parity checking. With CRC checking, the device sending data generates a four-byte CRC character based on the conten t[...]

6-12 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6.14.7 Transmitter Pre-Compensation with Cutback This is an open-lo op method of compensating for some of the signal loss that is most severe on the first part of a signal’s tran sition. 6.14.8 Free Running Clock (FRC) FRC is used to improve integrity of the clock signal by removing inter-symbo l interference (ISI). By hav[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6-13 6.15.1 System Considerations It is not possible for the suppliers of variou s system components (e.g ., targets, initiators, backplanes, terminators) to gu arantee th at a system can op erate under “Hot Swap Case 4" conditions. Therefore, th e system integrator bears the responsibility for ensuring that the system can[...]

6-14 Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6.15.2 APPLICABLE SCSI PHYSICAL DOCUMENTS If additional in formation is required, refer to th e following documentation: • SCSI-3 SPI (SCSI Parallel Interface) , revision 15, now ANSI Standard No. X3.253.1993 - Device Insertion/Removal classes • SCSI-3 Fast-20, revisi on 6, now ANSI Standard No. X3.277.19 96 - Documents [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V A-1 Appendix A QUICK REFERENCE Appendix A is a synopsis of SCSI commands, associated pa ges, messages, sense keys and status codes used in this manual. Note: Reserved fields in CDBs and Pa rameters have a value of 0; Re- served fields in states and other pa rameters sent to an initiator are set to 0. A.1 SCSI-2/SCSI-3 Equivalent [...]

A-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K V A.2 SCSI Commands and Messages Table A-2 and Table A-3 cont ains the SCSI-3 commands and messages and their corresponding o p codes. Table A-2 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Commands Command Op Code (He x) CHANGE DEFINITION 40 FORMAT UNIT 04 INQUIRY 12 LOG SELECT 4C LOG SENSE 4D MODE SELECT (6) 15 MODE SELECT (10) 55 MODE SENSE ([...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V A-3 Table A-3 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Messages A.3 SCSI Pages Table A-4 lists the S C SI pages, along with the page codes and commands. Table A-4 SCSI-3 Quick Reference - Pages Messages Msg. Code (Hex) ABORT 06 ABORT TAG 0D BUS DEVICE RE SET 0C CLEAR QUEUE 0E COMMAND COMPLETE 00 CONTINUE I/O PROCESS 12 DISCONNECT 04 EXTENDED M[...]

A-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K V Note: * Not supported in SCSI-1/CSS mode Format Device 03 1A Format Status 08 4D Implemented Operating Definition 81 12 Last n Error Events 07 4D Medium Types Supported 0B 1A Non-Medium Error Co unter 06 4D Notch and Part ition 0C 15, 55 Peripheral Device 09 1A, 5A Port Control Page 19 15, 55 Margin Control Subpage 19 (Sub Pa[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V A-5 A.4 Sense Keys Table A-5 lists the sense keys. Table A-5 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Sense Keys A.5 Status Cod es Table A-6 lists th e status codes. Table A-6 SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Status Codes Sense Keys Sense Code - Hex NO SENSE 0 RECOVERED ERROR 1 NOT READY 2 MEDIUM ERROR 3 HARDWARE ERROR 4 ILLEGAL REQUEST 5 UNIT ATTEN[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V B-1 Appendix B NEGOTIATED RATE INFORMATION PAGE REFERENCE This appendix provides information ab out the INQUIRY command’s Negotiated Rate Information Page that is not provided i n Section 5.11.2.7. Specifically, it provides the codes and meanings for the Tran sfer Period Factor field (byte 4) and a table that explains th e allo[...]

B-2 Maxtor Atlas 1 0K V Table B-2 Transfer Period Factor Fi eld Values When PARL = 0 OCh Transfer period = 50 ns (Fast-20 d ata is latched using a transfer period of less than or equal to 96 ns and greater than or equal to 50 ns). 0Dh – 18h Transfer perio d = the period factor x 4 (Fast-20 data is latched using a transfer period o f less than or [...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V B-3 B.2 Settings for the QAS, DT, and IU fields Table C-3 provides valid bit comb inations for the QAS, DT, and IU fields of the INQUIRY command’s Negotiated Rate Information Page (Section 5.11.2.7 of this manual). Only the comb inations shown in th e table are valid; all other combinations are reserved. Table B-3 Settings for [...]

GLOSSARY Maxtor Atlas 10K V G-1 A ACCESS – (v) Read, write, or update information stor ed on a disk or other medium. (n) The operation of reading, writing, or updating stored info rmation. ACCESS TIME – The in terval bet ween the time a request is made by the system and the time the data is avai lable from the drive. Includes the seek time, rot[...]

Glossary G-2 Maxtor Atla s 10K V BLOCK – In UNIX workstation environments, the smallest contiguous area that can be allocated for the storage of data. UNIX blocks are generally 8 Kbytes (16 sectors) in size. In DOS environment s, the block is ref e r red to as a cluster. (Note: This usage of the term block at the operating system level is differe[...]

GLOSSARY Maxtor Atlas 10K V G-3 DATA SEPARATOR – The circuit that extracts data fro m timing information on dr ives that store a combined data and clock signal. DEDICATED SERVO – A positioning mechanism using a dedicate d surface of the disk that contains timi ng and positioning information only, as compared to surface s that are also used for [...]

Glossary G-4 Maxtor Atla s 10K V F FALSE – Refers to th e logical-zero (or “negated”) state of a bi nary number. See also, signal negation. FAST SCSI – The SCSI protocol that governs fast synchron ous transfer. See also Synch ronous Transfer. FCI – Flux Changes per Inch. The number of magnetic field patterns that can be stored on a given [...]

GLOSSARY Maxtor Atlas 10K V G-5 HARD-SECTORED – The most common method of indicating the start of each sector on a disk, based o n information located in the embedded servo. This me thod is more precise than soft-se ctored techniques and results in lower overhead. (See also soft-sectored .) HEAD – The tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole us[...]

Glossary G-6 Maxtor Atla s 10K V J JUMPER – A tiny box that slips over tw o pins on a circuit board, connecting the pins electrically. Some board manufacturers use Dual In-Line Package (DIP ) switches instead of jumpers. K KILOBYTE (K) – A unit of measure consisting of 1,024 (2 10 ) bytes . L LANDING ZONE – A no n-data area on the disk’s in[...]

GLOSSARY Maxtor Atlas 10K V G-7 MICROSECOND (µs) – One millionth of a second (.000001 sec.). MILLISECOND (ms) – One thousandth of a second (.001 sec.). MTBF – Mean Time Between Failure. Reliability rating indicating the failure rate expected of a product expressed in power on hours (POH). Since manufac turers differ in the ways they determin[...]

Glossary G-8 Maxtor Atla s 10K V P ERIPHERAL – A device added to a syst em as an enhancement to the basic CPU, such as a disk drive, tape drive or p rinter. PHYSICAL FORMAT – The actual physical layout of cylinders, tracks, and sectors on a disk drive. PHYSICAL SECTOR –See sector, data. PLATTER – Common term referring to the hard disk. POH [...]

GLOSSARY Maxtor Atlas 10K V G-9 REMOVABLE DISK – Generally said of disk drives wher e the disk itself is mea nt to be removed, and in particu l ar of hard disks using disks mounted in cartridges. Their advanta ge is that multiple disks can be used to increase the amount of stored material, and that once removed, the disk can be stored away to pre[...]

Glossary G-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K V SCSI BUS – A multi- sign al parallel bus that interconnects SCSI devi ces in a daisy-chain fashion. SCSI DEVICE – A host adap ter or a target controller that can be attach ed to the SCSI b us. SCSI ID – The bit-significan t representation of the SCSI address referring to one of eight (or one of sixteen ) data [...]

GLOSSARY Maxtor Atlas 10K V G-11 S.M.A.R.T. – Self-Mon itoring and Analysis Reporting Technology. The continual monitoring of the driv e's operating condition with reports sent to the host computer. Similar to Maxtor's EWS (Early Warning System) used in some drives. SOFT ERROR – A faulty data reading that d o e s n o t r e c u r i f t[...]

Glossary G-12 Maxtor Atlas 10K V “asserted”) state of a bi nary number. See also, signal assertion. U UNFORMATTED CAPACITY – The total number of bytes of da ta that can be put on a disk drive. Formatting the disk requires approximately 20% of this space to record servo data, addresses, boundary def i niti ons, and timing information. After fo[...]

INDEX I-1 M axtor Atlas 10K V Numerics 4-pin DC power connector 3-21 512-byte sectors available 4-3 A abbreviations 1-2 acoustics 4-7 Active Notch 5-51 actuator 4-6 Adapter, 50-pin to 68 -pin 2-4 Additional Sense Codes 5-109, 5-113 Additional Sense Length 5-110 Allocation Length 5-11, 5-34, 5-101, 5- 107, 5-108, 5-109 altitude2 4-8 ASCII Implemente[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V I -2 error correction method 4-2 Error Reporting 5-7 error type 4-11 ESD 3-4 Extent List Length 5-124 F faceplate 3-3 Field Pointer Bytes 5-122 Firmware Revision 5-27 Firmware Revision Page 5-27 Flag Bit 5-6, 5-13 Format Device 5-65, 5-66 Format Device Page 5-65 FORMAT UNIT Command 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-21 formatted capacity 4-1, 4[...]

INDEX I-3 M axtor Atlas 10K V Medium Type 5-63, 5-65, 5-70 Mode Data Length 5-65 Mode Page Types 5-39 Mode Parameter Block Descriptor 5-40, 5-41 Mode Parameter Header 5-11, 5-39, 5- 40, 5-62, 5-64, 5-69, 5-70 Mode Parameter List 5-39 mode select 1-3 MODE SELECT (10) 5-1, 5-62 MODE SELECT (6) Command 5-37, 5- 60 MODE SENSE (10) 5-1, 5-69 Module Seri[...]

Maxtor Atlas 10K V I -4 Reed-Solomon ECC 2-3 references 1-3 Relative Addressing 5-23, 5-90, 5-93 RELEASE Command 5-104, 5-105 reliability 2-3, 4-10 Remote Busy and Fault Displays (16-bit Drives, except SCA) 3-9 REQUEST SENSE Command 5-106, 5- 107, 5-108, 5-132 Reservation Identification 5-104, 5-105, 5-124 RESERVE Command 5-124, 5-125 reset 4-5 Res[...]

INDEX I-5 M axtor Atlas 10K V U Unit Attention Condition Page 5-59, 5- 60 Unit Serial Number 5-24 Unit Serial Number Page 5-24 UNIX 4-3 unrecoverable error rate 4-2 V ventilation 3-23, 3-25 ventilation re quirements 3-23 Verification Length 5-136 VERIFY Command 5-136, 5-139 Verify Correction Span 5-46 Verify Error Recovery 5-45, 5-46 Verify Error R[...]