Maxtor ATLAS 10K III Bedienungsanleitung

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SCSI Description5-36 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe drive collects and stores performance data and error summaries in counters. The LOG SELECT command is us

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-37Log Sense data pages require special interpretation and also are subject to change. For assistance with the L

SCSI Description5-38 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Command Descriptor Block for the LOG SENSE command is shown in Table 5-45. Table 5-46 contains field des

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-39The log pages that are returned from the drive have a common format that is shown in Table 5-47. Each page co

SCSI Description5-40 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIGeneric Log Parameter-Field DescriptionsThe DU, DS, TSD, ETC, TMC and LP fields are collectively re-ferred t

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-41SCSI refers to the drive’s operational parameters as its mode parameters. SCSI groups the mode parameters by

SCSI Description5-42 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 5-53 lists the mode pages that are supported by the drive. An initiator can change these pages by supp

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-43The drive maintains three distinct sets of mode pages. They are the current page, the default page, and the s

SCSI Description5-44 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 5-55 shows the format of the Mode Parameter List that is passed by the initiator to the drive during t

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-45Mode Parameter Block Descriptor-Data FormatMode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field Descriptions0 Density Code1

Maxtor Atlas 10K III xFigure 3-1 Dimensions for the Maxtor Atlas 10K III Hard Disk Drives... 3-3Figure 3-2 Drive Packing A

SCSI Description5-46 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe drive’s changeable pages are described on the following pages. The data fields for each of these pages f

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-47The Unit Attention Page is used to enable or disable the generation of Unit Attention Conditions. The Unit At

SCSI Description5-48 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Read-Write Error Recovery page controls the drive’s response to error conditions that arise during the c

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-49RC 0Read Continuous. When the value is 0, the drive attempts error recovery when it encounters an error. When

SCSI Description5-50 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Disconnect–Reconnect Page provides the application client the means to attempt to optimize the performan

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-51Fully supported and temporary fields are underlined. Unsupport-ed fields are not underlined. The PS bit is un

SCSI Description5-52 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Verify Error Recovery Page controls the drive’s response to error conditions that arise during the VERIF

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-53The Caching Page controls the drive’s cache management policy. The data format and field descriptions are des

SCSI Description5-54 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIICaching Page-(Page 8)PS 1Parameters Savable. This bit is only used with the MODE SENSE com-mand. A returned

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-55Maximum Pre-fetch Ceiling0421hSpecifies an upper limit on the number of logical blocks computed as the maximu

Table of Contentsxi Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 3-1 SCSI ID Selection on Option Connector (68-Pin SCSI Connector Drives). 3-8Table 3-2 SCSI ID Pin Assi

SCSI Description5-56 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Control Mode page controls the drive’s command processing and error handling policies. The data format a

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-57Control Mode Page-Field Descriptions (Page 0Ah)NOTES:If the Queue Algorithm Modifier specifies restricted re-

SCSI Description5-58 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Notch and Partition page contains parameters for drives that implement a variable number of sectors per

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-59Notch and Partition Page-Field Descriptions (Page 0Ch)PS 0Parameters Savable. This bit is only used with the

SCSI Description5-60 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe port control mode page (see Table 5-76 and Table 5-77) contains those parameters that affect SPI SCSI de

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-61Port Control Page Long FormatThe Subpage Code field indicates which subpage is being accessed. Subpage Code v

SCSI Description5-62 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Power Condition Page controls disk drive Power Management functions. Power Management provides three sub

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-63Power Condition Page-Field Descriptions (Page 1Ah)PS 0Parameters Savable. This bit is only used with the MODE

SCSI Description5-64 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThis page defines the methods used by the disk drive to control the reporting and operations of specific inf

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-65Information Exceptions Control Page-Field Descriptions (Page 1Ch)PS 1Parameters Savable. This bit is only use

Table of ContentsMaxtor Atlas 10K III xiiTable 5-20 FORMAT UNIT Initialization Pattern Descriptor-Field Descriptions ... 5-19Table 5-21 FORMAT UNIT

SCSI Description5-66 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIICodes Used by the MRIE FieldReport Count1The value contained in this field indicates the number of times to

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-67This Maxtor-unique page is implemented for historical purposes only. All unused fields are changeable but are

SCSI Description5-68 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIMaxtor-Unique Page-Field Descriptions (Page 39h)PS 1Parameters Savable. This bit is only used with the MODE

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-69Software Selectable SCSI ID0When SSSIE (Byte 3, bit 7) = 1, this field determines the disk drive’s SCSI ID. W

SCSI Description5-70 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIDRC 0Disable Reassign Copy. When this field = 0, the disk drive copies best-guess data to the new physical b

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-71Disable Auto Move Heads0When set to a 0, Move heads is on meaning that if there is no I/O activity for 30 sec

SCSI Description5-72 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITo start AIP:

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-73The MODE SELECT (10) command allows the initiator to modify certain mode pages and thereby control some of th

SCSI Description5-74 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIMode Parameter Block Descriptor-Field DescriptionsNumber of BlocksThe value in this field specifies the numb

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-75The MODE SENSE (6) command allows the initiator to read the drive's sector descriptor and mode pages. Th

Table of Contentsxiii Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 5-66 Disconnect–Reconnect Page (Page 2)... 5-50T

SCSI Description5-76 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIMode Parameter Header-Field DescriptionsMode Data Length Length of the returned dataMedium Type Always zero

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-77Read-Only Mode Pages03h Format Device Medium format 2404h Rigid Disk GeometryTotal cylinder head and rotation

SCSI Description5-78 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Format Drive Page (Table 5-94) describes the drive's medium format. The data fields are described i

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-79Format Device Page-Field Descriptions (Page 3)PS 0Parameters Savable. This bit is only used with the MODE SEN

SCSI Description5-80 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Rigid Disk Geometry Page describes the drive geometry. The data format and field descriptions are descri

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-81RPL 00bRotational Position Locking is used for spindle synchronization in storage arrays. The modes are:00b –

SCSI Description5-82 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Margin Control subpage (see Table 5-98) contains parameters that set and report margin control values fo

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-83The saved training configuration values subpage is used to report the SCSI device's saved training confi

SCSI Description5-84 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe negotiated settings subpage, shown in Table 5-100, is used to report the negotiated settings of a target

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-85The Maxtor-Unique Caching Page is a read-only page that reports the number of segments in the drive's ca

Table of ContentsMaxtor Atlas 10K III xivTable 5-111 Read Keys Parameters-Field Descriptions... 5-90Tab

SCSI Description5-86 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe MODE SENSE command allows the initiator to read the drive’s sector descriptor and mode pages. See Table

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-87Mode Parameter Header & Block Descriptor-Field DescriptionsMode Data Length Reserved. Must be 0.Medium Ty

SCSI Description5-88 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN command is a 10-byte command used to obtain information about persistent reser

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-89PERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Command-Field DescriptionsThe data format and field descriptions for the Read Keys

SCSI Description5-90 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIRead Keys Parameters-Field DescriptionsThe data format and field descriptions for the Read Reservations Para

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-91Read Reservations Parameters-Field DescriptionsThe data format and field descriptions for the PERSISTENT RESE

SCSI Description5-92 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIPERSISTENT RESERVATION IN Read Reservations Descriptor-Field DescriptionsTable 5-116 presents the definition

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-93Persistent Reservation Type Codes and Their Meanings0h READ Shared READS: Shared; any application client on a

SCSI Description5-94 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 5-117 represents graphically all possible combinations of Persistent Reservations Being Attempted when

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-95LUShared Access *EXN NN NY YY OY YY OY YY ON NN NY Y Y OY YY OLUWRITEExclusive ROEXY YY OY YY OY YY OY YY OY

Table of Contentsxv Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 5-150 READ SKIP MASK Command-Field Descriptions ... 5-119Table 5-151 REAS

SCSI Description5-96 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command is a 10-byte command used to reserve a logical unit or an extent with

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-97PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Command-Field DescriptionsService Ac-tionService actions that require information

SCSI Description5-98 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 5-120 provides detailed descriptions of each of the PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command’s seven possibl

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-9902h ReleaseA PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command with Release service action re-moves a persistent reservation

SCSI Description5-100 Maxtor Atlas 10K III04h Pre-emptA PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command with a successful Pre-empt ser-vice action removes all per

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-101Table 5-121 presents the definitions of the characters of the available “Type” values from the Type field of

SCSI Description5-102 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIPersistent Reservation Type Codes and Their Meanings0h READ Shared READS: Shared; any application client on

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-103The PERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT command requires a parameter list, illustrated in Table 5-122 and defined in

SCSI Description5-104 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIPERSISTENT RESERVATION OUT Parameter List-Field DescriptionsTable 5-124 illustrates which fields are set by

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-105Device Server Interpretation of Service and Scope Value Register Ignored Ignored Valid IgnoredReserve LU Val

Table of ContentsMaxtor Atlas 10K III xviTable 5-189 RESERVE (10) Command-Field Descriptions ... 5-156Table 5-190

SCSI Description5-106 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe READ (6) command requests that data be transferred from the drive to the initiator. The amount of data

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-107The READ (10) command requests that data be transferred from the drive to the initiator. The amount of data

SCSI Description5-108 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe READ BUFFER command is used in conjunction with the WRITE BUFFER command. It allows the initiator to ga

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-109READ BUFFER Command-Field DescriptionsModeFour modes are supported by the drive; Combined Header and Data, D

SCSI Description5-110 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe READ CAPACITY command reports formatted capacity and track-boundary information. The data format and fi

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-111The READ DEFECT DATA (10) command directs the drive to report defect information about the drive’s medium. R

SCSI Description5-112 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIREAD DEFECT DATA (10) Command-Field DescriptionREAD DEFECT 1 All in-line spared blocks do not have an assoc

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-113Defect List Header -Data FormatDefect List Header-Field Descriptions0 Reserved1 Reserved Plist Glist Defect

SCSI Description5-114 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe READ DEFECT DATA (12) command directs the drive to report defect information about the drive’s medium.

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-115READ DEFECT DATA (12) Command-Field Description1 All in-line spared blocks do not have an associated LBA, an

Table of Contentsxvii Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable B-3 Settings for the QAS, DT, and IU Fields of the Negotiated Rate Information Page (INQUIRY Command)

SCSI Description5-116 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIDefect List Header-Data FormatDefect List Header-Field Descriptions0 Reserved1 Reserved Plist Glist Defect

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-117The READ LONG command is used in conjunction with the WRITE LONG command to allow the initiator to issue raw

SCSI Description5-118 Maxtor Atlas 10K III514 - 515 EDC (8 Bits)516 - 562 45 ECC Bits + 8 Pad Bits

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-119The READ SKIP MASK command allows the initiator to condition the function of the READ commands to allow only

SCSI Description5-120 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe REASSIGN BLOCKS Command reassigns one or more logical blocks to a spare location(s) set aside for this

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-121REASSIGN BLOCKS Defect Descriptor-Data FormatThe drive returns a CHECK CONDITION status if it cannot complet

SCSI Description5-122 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS command fetches the results of the last SEND DIAGNOSTIC command sent to the

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-123tics Pages Page (00h)Table 5-158 shows the format of the Supported Diagnostics Pages page. Supported Diagnos

SCSI Description5-124 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Translate Address Page allows the initiator to translate a logical sector address, physical address, or

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-125Translate Address Page-Field DescriptionsSupplied FormatThe Supplied Format field specifies the format of th

Maxtor Atlas 10K III 1-1This chapter gives an overview of the contents of this manual, including the intended audience, how the manual is organized, t

SCSI Description5-126 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe RELEASE and the RESERVE commands are used for contention resolution in multiple-initiator systems. The

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-127The RELEASE and the RESERVE commands are used for contention resolution in multiple-initiator systems. The R

SCSI Description5-128 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIRELEASE (10) Command — Field DescriptionsAssuming that the RELEASE Command Descriptor Block is valid, the d

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-129The REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER command requests that the device server send device identification to the appli

SCSI Description5-130 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIREPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER Command Descriptor Block-Field DescriptionsThe REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER command’s

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-131The REPORT LUNS command requests that the peripheral device logical unit numbers of known logical units in t

SCSI Description5-132 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe REQUEST SENSE command causes the drive to transfer detailed sense data to the initiator. The drive main

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-133Sense data is available if the initiator is responsible for an in-progress FORMAT UNIT command (Format Progr

SCSI Description5-134 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe drive returns CHECK CONDITION status for a REQUEST SENSE command only to report errors specific to the

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-135The sense data format for error code 70h (current error) and error code 71h (deferred error) is shown in Tab

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About This ManualMaxtor Atlas 10K IIIIn the Glossary at the back of this manual, you can find definitions for many of the terms used in this manual. I

SCSI Description5-136 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIInforma-tionThe Information field contains the following device-type or command-specific informa-tion:1) Th

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-137Supported Sense KeysNO SENSE 0hThere is no specific sense key information to be reported for the designated

SCSI Description5-138 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIISense Key Information Field ContentsFORMAT UNITRECOVERED ERRORThe address of the first bad sector encounter

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-139Supported Additional Sense Codes and Sense Code Qualifiers (in Hex)0x00NoSense0x00 0x00 MISC EC_NO_ERROR No

SCSI Description5-140 Maxtor Atlas 10K III0x01RecError0x15 0x81 DER EC_REC_SERVO_WNOKServo Write Not OK assertion:recovered.0x15 0x82 DER EC_REC_SERV

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-1410x01RecError0x17 0xA3 SERVOEC_REC_SVO_DEFECT_WEDGE2Defective Wdg-2nd - recovered.0x17 0xA4 SERVOEC_REC_SVO_M

SCSI Description5-142 Maxtor Atlas 10K III0x01RecError0x5D 0x14 SMART EC_EWS_CBBTableSmart trigged due to bad block %free (Compaq)0x5D 0x32 SMART EC_

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-1430x02NotReady0x19 0x01 SYSEC_NOT_READY_UNKNOWN_LISTDrive Not Ready, Unknowndefect list.0x19 0x03 SYSEC_NOT_RE

SCSI Description5-144 Maxtor Atlas 10K III0x03MediumError0x15 0x83 DER EC_SPK_ADR_ERR Spoke address error0x16 0x00 DER EC_DATA_SYNC_ERR Data synchron

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-1450x04HdweError0x06 0x86 RECAL EC_RCL_SK_BIASSeek failure during BiasCalibration.0x06 0x87 RECAL EC_RCL_SK_KTJ

About This ManualMaxtor Atlas 10K III 1-3The typographical and naming conventions used in this manual are listed below. Conventions that are unique to

SCSI Description5-146 Maxtor Atlas 10K III0x04HdweError0x06 0x9E RECAL EC_RCL_FAIL_IN_PESLINData consistency failure duringPES Linearization0x06 0x9F

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-1470x04HdweError0x09 0xA4 SERVOEC_SVO_MAPPED_WEDGESvo:Map'd Wdg-1st.0x09 0xA5 SERVOEC_SVO_MAPPED_WEDGE2Svo

SCSI Description5-148 Maxtor Atlas 10K III0x04HdweError0x40 0x8C DER EC_LBA_ERR LBA mismatch error.0x40 0x8D HW EC_ETM_FAILUREETMtestfailure,drivefai

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-1490x05IllegalRequest0x1A 0x00 SCSI EC_PARAMETER_OVR Parameter list length error.0x20 0x00 CMD EC_INV_COMMAND I

SCSI Description5-150 Maxtor Atlas 10K III0x06UnitAttn0x0B 0x01 SMART EC_EWS_UTrippedThermal SMART overtemperature trip0x28 0x00 SCSI EC_NRDY_2_RDY N

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-1510x07DataProtect0x27 0x00 RDWR EC_DATA_WR_PROTECT Data write protected.0x09VendorSpecific0x81 0x00 SCSI EC_OV

SCSI Description5-152 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIISense-Key Specific Field ContentsThe data format of the Field Pointer bytes associated with the ILLEGAL REQ

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-153ILLEGAL REQUEST Sense Key Field Pointer Bytes\Field DescriptionsThe data format of the Progress Indication b

SCSI Description5-154 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 5–90 MEDIUM ERROR or RECOVERED ERROR Sense Key - Retry CountSKSV Sense-Key Specific ValidRetry Coun

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-155The RESERVE and the RELEASE commands are used for contention resolution in multiple-initiator systems. The R

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SCSI Description5-156 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe RESERVE and the RELEASE commands are used for contention resolution in multiple-initiator systems. The

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-157Extent Descriptors-Data FormatThe Reservation Type field defines the type of reservation in effect for the e

SCSI Description5-158 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe REZERO UNIT command sends the heads to cylinder 0 (Logical Block Address 0). Once the heads are on the

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-159The SEEK (6) command uses a 6-byte Command Descriptor Block to request the drive to send the drive heads to

SCSI Description5-160 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe SEEK (10) command uses a 10-byte Command Descriptor Block to request the drive to send the drive heads

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-161The SEND DIAGNOSTIC command sends a diagnostic page to the drive. Refer to the RECEIVE DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS c

SCSI Description5-162 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIISelfTestIf the PF bit is 0 and the SelfTest bit is 1, the drive runs its self-test routine. GOOD status is

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-163Table 5-199 shows the Supported Diagnostic Page List that can be supplied with a SEND DIAGNOSTIC command to

SCSI Description5-164 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 5-200 shows the Translate Address Page that can be supplied with a SEND DIAGNOSTIC command to request

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-165The SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER command requests that the device identifier information in the logical unit be set

Maxtor Atlas 10K III 2-1This chapter summarizes the general functions and key features of the Maxtor Atlas 10K III family of hard disk drives, as well

SCSI Description5-166 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe START STOP UNIT command enables or disables the logical unit for media access operations. This command

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-167The SYNCHRONIZE CACHE command ensures that all logical blocks, within the specified range in the drive'

SCSI Description5-168 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe TEST UNIT READY command returns GOOD status if the drive is ready to receive medium access commands (th

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-169The VERIFY command verifies the data on the medium for the Logical Block Address range specified. The data f

SCSI Description5-170 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe WRITE (6) command requests that the drive write initiator-supplied data to the medium. The Command Desc

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-171The WRITE (10) command requests that the drive write initiator-supplied data to the medium. The data format

SCSI Description5-172 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe WRITE AND VERIFY command writes host-supplied data to the unit and verifies it was written correctly. T

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-173The WRITE BUFFER and the READ BUFFER commands allow the initiator to gain access to the data storage areas w

SCSI Description5-174 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIWRITE BUFFER Command-Field DescriptionsModeFour modes are supported by the drive; Combined Header and Data,

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-175The WRITE LONG and READ LONG commands allow the initiator to issue raw reads and writes of physical sectors

General Description2-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIPerformance• Average seek time of 4.5 ms for reads and 5.0 ms for writes• 10,000 RPM rotational speed• Ave

SCSI Description5-176 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe WRITE SAME command requests that the drive write the single sector of data transferred by the initiator

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-177The WRITE SKIP MASK command allows the initiator to condition the function of the WRITE commands to allow on

SCSI Description5-178 Maxtor Atlas 10K III

Maxtor Atlas 10K III 6-1This chapter provides descriptions of many of the features incorporated in the Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drive family.Max

Feature Descriptions6-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K III• Advanced Ultra160 SCSI-LVD, Ultra320 SCSI-LVD, Ultra2-LVD, and Ultra-SE with 68-pin wide connector or 8

Feature DescriptionsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 6-3The drive supports write-back caching. In this case, writes are considered complete when the data is loade

Feature Descriptions6-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K III A 10,000 rpm rotation speed yields an average latency of 3 ms. Embedded servo information is written in

Feature DescriptionsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 6-5In any SCSI disk drive, bad blocks may be reallocated. However, a power failure or unrecoverable data coul

Feature Descriptions6-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIIn banded recording, the disk is divided into multiple bands (also called partitions, notches, or bit-zon

Feature DescriptionsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 6-7The disk drive performs a self-diagnostic test immediately at power up. Both the Fault LED and a Busy LED

General DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 2-3Reliability• Automatic retry on read errors• 360-bit, interleaved Reed-Solomon Error Correcting Code (ECC),

Feature Descriptions6-8 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIMaxtor implements multiple LOG SENSE pages which logically group together parameters related to disk and

Feature DescriptionsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 6-9If the block's data is unrecoverable, the block may or may not be replaced according to the state of

Feature Descriptions6-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe DIFFSENS signal in the SCSI bus defines the current operating mode of the SCSI bus. A level below +.

Feature DescriptionsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 6-11With Ultra160 and Ulra320 SCSI interfaces, Maxtor has introduced a new method of clocking data on the SCS

Feature Descriptions6-12 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIWhen transferring data with DT clocking on the SCSI bus, a significantly improved form of error checking

Feature DescriptionsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 6-13This is an open-loop method of compensating for some of the signal loss that is most severe on the first

Feature Descriptions6-14 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIIt is not possible for the suppliers of various system components (e.g., targets, initiators, backplanes

Feature DescriptionsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 6-15If additional information is required, refer to the following documentation:• SCSI-3 SPI (SCSI Parallel I

Feature Descriptions6-16 Maxtor Atlas 10K III

Maxtor Atlas 10K III A-1Appendix A is a synopsis of SCSI commands, associated pages, messages, sense keys and status codes used in this manual.Note: R

General Description2-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K III• CE Mark authorization is granted by TUV Rheinland in compliance with our qualifying under EN 55022:1994

Appendix AA-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable A-2 and Table A-3 contains the SCSI-3 commands and messages and their corresponding op codes.SCSI-3 Quick Ref

Appendix AMaxtor Atlas 10K III A-3SCSI-3 Quick Reference – MessagesTable A-4 lists the SCSI pages, along with the page codes and commands.SCSI-3 Quick

Appendix AA-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIINote: * Not supported in SCSI-1/CSS modeXOR is currently disabled and page is not changeableDevice Identification 8

Appendix AMaxtor Atlas 10K III A-5Table A-5 lists the sense keys.SCSI-3 Quick Reference – Sense KeysTable A-6 lists the status codes.SCSI-3 Quick Refe

Appendix AA-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K III

Maxtor Atlas 10K III B-1This appendix provides information about the INQUIRY command’s Negotiated Rate Information Page that is not provided in Sectio

Appendix BB-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITransfer Period Factor Field Values When PARL = 0Table C-3 provides valid bit combinations for the QAS, DT, and IU

Maxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSI G-1ACCESS – (v) Read, write, or update information stored on a disk or other medium. (n) The operation

GlossaryG-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSIBEZEL – A plastic panel that extends the face of a drive so that it covers a computer’s driv

GlossaryMaxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSI G-3CRC – Cyclic Redundancy Check. An error detection procedure that identifies incomplete or fa

Maxtor Atlas 10K III 3-1This chapter explains how to unpack, configure, mount, and connect the Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drive prior to operation

GlossaryG-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSIEXTENDED CONTINGENT ALLEGIANCE – A condition generated by a target and announced with a INIT

GlossaryMaxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSI G-5HALF-HEIGHT – Standard drive size equivalent to half the vertical space of a 5 1/4-inch driv

GlossaryG-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSIcommand or a group of linked commands. An I/O process normally ends with a BUS FREE phase fo

GlossaryMaxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSI G-7MICROPROCESSOR – The integrated circuit chip that performs the bulk of data processing and c

GlossaryG-8 Maxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSIPERIPHERAL – A device added to a system as an enhancement to the basic CPU, such as a disk d

GlossaryMaxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSI G-9that multiple disks can be used to increase the amount of stored material, and that once rem

GlossaryG-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSISCSI ID – The bit-significant representation of the SCSI address referring to one of eight

GlossaryMaxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSI G-11SOFT ERROR – A faulty data reading that does not recur if the same data is reread from the

GlossaryG-12 Maxtor Atlas 10K III 18/36/73 GB Ultra160 SCSIunformatted capacity – The total number of bytes of data that can be put on a disk drive. F

Maxtor Atlas 10K III I-14-pin DC power connector 3-21512-byte sectors available 4-3abbreviations 1-2acoustics 4-7Active Notch 5-59actuator 4-6Adapter,

Installation3-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K III• Always handle the drive carefully and gently. A drop of 1/4 inch onto a bench or desktop can damage a drive.• D

IndexI-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIDefective Sector Number 5-18Disconnect Time Limit 5-50Disconnect-Reconnect Page 5-50disk errors 4-3, 4-11disks 4-1DOS 4-3

IndexMaxtor Atlas 10K III I-35-121, 5-136, 5-138, 5-158, 5-159,5-160, 5-167, 5-169, 5-170, 5-171,5-172, 5-175, 5-177low 4-3low-level format 4-3manual

IndexI-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K III30Quantum Manufacturing Information Page 5-30Quantum Special Function Control 5-158Quantum Special Function Control Page5

IndexMaxtor Atlas 10K III I-5Supported Diagnostics Pages Page 5-123Supported Sense Keys 5-137SURF 5-79SYNCHRONIZE CACHE Command 5-167Synchronous Data

IndexI-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K III

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-3The Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drive is shipped without a faceplate and comes in the following SCSI interface

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Installation3-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIMaxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drives are outfitted with plastic shock feet on the bottom edge of the base castin

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-5Figure 3-2 shows the packing assembly for a single Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drive. Shipping containers of 10

Installation3-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThis section includes setup and configuration information for Maxtor Atlas 10K III drives. These disk drives incl

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-7The drives are shipped from the factory with the jumpers installed across the A1 and A2 locations. This is the def

Installation3-8 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIISCSI ID Selection on Option Connector (68-Pin SCSI Connector Drives)Configure the drive for remote (external) SCS

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-9Maxtor Atlas 10K III drives have three Spin Up modes:Spin up immediately when power is applied. Verify that no jum

Installation3-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe TERMPWR jumper enables the active termination circuit to receive power from an external host when installed.

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-11Use Figure 3-5 to locate the appropriate pins for configuring the drive. Note thatFigure 3-5 does not call out ea

Installation3-12 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIISCSI ID Pin Assignments (SCA-2 Connector Versions of the Disk Drive)Note: 0 indicates an open circuit from +2.4

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-13Configure the desired spin up option (Table 3-3) by setting the state of the DELAY_SPIN (Pin 38) and STAGGER_SPIN

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Installation3-14 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIWhen the J7 SE jumper is installed, it forces single-ended SCSI operation, and disables LVD mode and auto switch

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-15The configuration of J1 is different for the 68-pin and 80-pin SCSI variations. Figure 3-7 shows the various conn

Installation3-16 Maxtor Atlas 10K III68-Pin Wide LVD Pin AssignmentsNote: The conductor number refers to the conductor position when using 0.635 mm (

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-1780-Pin SCA-2 LVD Pin Assignments(L) 12V CHARGE 1 NOT APPLICA-BLE(L) 12V GROUND 41(S) 12V 4 (L) 12V GROUND 42(S) 1

Installation3-18 Maxtor Atlas 10K III(S) = Short pin(L) = Long pinThe compatible 80-pin mating connectors are:• Right-angle receptacle, AMP CHAMP, .0

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-1968-Pin Wide Single-Ended Pin AssignmentsNote:2. The conductor number refers to the conductor position when using

Installation3-20 Maxtor Atlas 10K III80-Pin SCA-2 Single-Ended Pin Assignments(S) = Short pin, (L) = Long pin(L) 12V CHARGE 1 NOT APPLICA-BLE(L) 12V

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-21The recommended mating connectors for the +5 VDC and +12 VDC input power connector are listed in Table 3-8.Power

Installation3-22 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIJ1 on the 68-pin SCSI PCB contains a 12-pin auxiliary connector. The pin assignments for this connector are show

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-23Drive mounting orientation, clearance, and ventilation requirements are described in the following subsections.Th

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Installation3-24 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) is very close to the mounting holes. Figure 3-9 specifies the clearanc

InstallationMaxtor Atlas 10K III 3-25The shock clip provides an extra level of isolation from the occurrence of a short duration non-operational shock

Installation3-26 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIICrosswise Airflow CoolingAbove UnitBelow Unit

Maxtor Atlas 10K III 4-1This chapter gives a detailed description of the physical, electrical, and environmental characteristics of the Maxtor Atlas 1

Specifications4-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIINote: Seek time is defined as the time required for the actuator to seek to a new position and settle on a track

SpecificationsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 4-31. Typical specifications assume 25°C ambient temperature, nominal supply voltages and no applied shock or vibra

Specifications4-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIData is transferred from the disk to the read buffer at a rate of up to 55 MB/s in bursts. Data is transferred f

SpecificationsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 4-5The Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drive operates from two supply voltages:You may apply the power in any order

Specifications4-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITable 4-5 lists the drive power dissipation and the corresponding currents for the various modes of operation of

SpecificationsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 4-7Table 4-6 specifies the acoustical characteristics of the Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drive. The acoustics is

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Specifications4-8 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drives have the following mechanical characteristics:Height1: 1.0 in. (25.4

SpecificationsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 4-95 Volts/meter @ 100 MHz.The drive functions normally when any exposed metal is subjected to electrostatic discha

Specifications4-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drive can withstand levels of shock and vibration applied to any of its thre

SpecificationsMaxtor Atlas 10K III 4-11Table 4-9 provides the error rates for the Maxtor Atlas 10K III hard disk drive.Error Rates1. Recovered read er

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Maxtor Atlas 10K III 5-1This chapter contains an overview of SCSI command and status processing and a detailed description of the commands supported

SCSI Description5-2 Maxtor Atlas 10K III1. Relative Addressing is not supported by the drive. Therefore, in all I/O commands, the RelAdr bit must be

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-3An initiator communicates with the drive by sending a 6-, 10-, or 12-byte Command Descriptor Block (CDB) that

SCSI Description5-4 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIITypical (6-Byte) Command Descriptor Block — Data FormatTable 5-5 contains a description of the CDB control fi

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-5Command Descriptor Block Control Field-Field DescriptionsVendor Specific Bits These bits must be 0.NACA Normal

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SCSI Description5-6 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIISCSI message-level errors are communicated by messages that are defined specifically for that purpose. SCSI c

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-7Auto Contingent Allegiance condition (ACA) is the SCSI-3 term for the condition of the drive immediately after

SCSI Description5-8 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIUnder SCSI-2 processing, the Extended Contingent Allegiance condition extends Contingent Allegiance handling

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-9An I/O Process (task) may contain multiple commands that are linked together. The initiator communicates this

SCSI Description5-10 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIMany of the SCSI commands cause data to be transferred between the initiator and the drive. The content and

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-11READ BUFFER Allocation ---READ BUFFER Header (4)Mode-zero Buffer (512) orSection of Drive’s DRAM orREAD BUFF

SCSI Description5-12 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe SCSI command descriptions that follow this page contain detailed information about the SCSI commands tha

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-13The CHANGE DEFINITION command shown in Table 5-9 and Table 5-10 set the SCSI compliance for disk drives with

SCSI Description5-14 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe FORMAT UNIT command formats the disk's storage media into initiator-addressable logical blocks acco

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-15FORMAT UNIT Command Descriptor Block-Data FormatFORMAT UNIT Command-Field Descriptions0 Operation Code (04h)1

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SCSI Description5-16 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIFive different forms of the FORMAT UNIT command are supported through different combinations of the Format D

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-17The FORMAT UNIT Defect List Header (Table 5-15) provides several optional format control bits to give the ini

SCSI Description5-18 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIEach descriptor specifies a 4-byte defective sector address of the sector that contains the defect as shown

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-19The Initialization Pattern option specifies that the logical blocks on the drive medium will contain a specif

SCSI Description5-20 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe INQUIRY command allows the initiator to determine the kind of SCSI devices attached to its SCSI bus. It

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-21The Standard Inquiry Data Page is returned by the drive in response to the INQUIRY command if EVPD = 0. The d

SCSI Description5-22 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIVendor Information, Product Identification, and Product Revi-sion Level are returned as shown in Table 5-22.

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-23The Vital Product Data pages that can be returned by the drive are described in the following paragraphs in t

SCSI Description5-24 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Unit Serial Number page contains the drive's PCB Serial Number (Table 5-28) and the HDA Serial Numb

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-25The Implemented Operating Definition page reflects the current and available operation definitions as describ

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SCSI Description5-26 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe ASCII Implemented Operating Definition page returns the character string's length (1Bh) in byte 4,

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-27The Device Identification Page provides the means to retrieve zero or more identification descriptors that ap

SCSI Description5-28 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIIdentifier TypeThis field specifies the format and assignment authority for the identifier. Values in this f

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-29The Firmware Revision page reflects the current firmware revision and date and time when it was built. The Fi

SCSI Description5-30 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe Maxtor Manufacturing Information Page, as described in Table 5-36 reflects the part number assigned by

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-31The Negotiated Rate Information Page is described in Table 5-37 and Table 5-38.Negotiated Rate Information Pa

SCSI Description5-32 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIINegotiated Rate Information Page-Field DescriptionsTransfer Period Factor Applicable values of this field ar

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-33An application client can request command support data by setting the CmdDt bit of the INQUIRY command to 1,

SCSI Description5-34 Maxtor Atlas 10K IIIThe bits in the map have a 1-to-1 correspondence to the CDB for the Op-Code being queried. That is, if the d

SCSI DescriptionMaxtor Atlas 10K III 5-352Bh SEEK (10) 03 01 0A2BE0FFFFFFFF000000032Eh WRITE ANDVERIFY03 01 0A2EF2FFFFFFFF00FFFF032Fh VERIFY 03 01 0A2