Quantum FIREBALL PLUS AS 10.2 Manuel utilisateur

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December 12, 2000

81-121729-04

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Table of Contents

Table of ContentsTable of Contents

Table of Contents

Chapter 1

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

1.1 AUDIENCE................................................................................................................. 1-1

1.2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION..................................................................................... 1-1

1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS ................................................................. 1-1

1.4 REFERENCES............................................................................................................. 1-3

Chapter 2

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

2.5 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................. 2-5

2.6 KEY FEATURES......................................................................................................... 2-5

2.7 Regulatory Compliance Standards.............................................................................. 2-7

2.8 HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS................................................................................ 2-7

Chapter 3

INSTALLATION

3.1 SPACE REQUIREMENTS.......................................................................................... 3-1

3.2 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................ 3-2

3.3 HARDWARE OPTIONS............................................................................................. 3-4

3.3.1 Cable Select (CS) Jumper .................................................................................. 3-5

3.3.2 Drive Select (DS) Jumper .................................................................................. 3-6

3.3.3 Master Jumper configuration ............................................................................. 3-6

3.3.4 Jumper Parking (PK) Position ........................................................................... 3-6

3.3.5 Alternate Capacity (AC) .................................................................................... 3-7

3.4 ATA BUS ADAPTER.................................................................................................. 3-8

3.4.1 40-Pin ATA Bus Connector ............................................................................... 3-8

3.4.2 Adapter Board .................................................................................................... 3-8

3.5 MOUNTING ............................................................................................................... 3-9

3.5.1 Orientation ......................................................................................................... 3-9

3.5.2 Clearance .......................................................................................................... 3-11

3.5.3 Ventilation ........................................................................................................ 3-11

3.6 COMBINATION CONNECTOR (J1) ...................................................................... 3-11

3.6.1 DC Power (J1, Section A) ................................................................................ 3-12

3.6.2 External Drive Activity LED ............................................................................ 3-12

3.6.3 ATA Bus Interface Connector (J1, Section C) ................................................ 3-12

3.7 FOR SYSTEMS WITH A MOTHERBOARD ATA ADAPTER............................... 3-13

3.8 FOR SYSTEMS WITH AN ATA ADAPTER BOARD............................................. 3-13

3.8.1 Adapter Board Installation ............................................................................... 3-13

3.9 TECHNIQUES IN DRIVE CONFIGURATION ...................................................... 3-15

3.9.1 The 528-Megabytes Barrier .............................................................................. 3-15

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3.9.2 The 8.4-Gigabytes Barrier .................................................................................3-16

3.9.3 Operating system limitations ............................................................................3-16

3.10 SYSTEM STARTUP AND OPERATION................................................................. 3-17

Chapter 4

SPECIFICATIONS

4.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMARY ................................................................................... 4-1

4.2 FORMATTED CAPACITY.......................................................................................... 4-3

4.3 DATA TRANSFER RATES......................................................................................... 4-3

4.4 TIMING SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................... 4-4

4.5 POWER........................................................................................................................ 4-5

4.5.1 Power Sequencing ..............................................................................................4-5

4.5.2 Power Reset Limits .............................................................................................4-5

4.5.3 Power Requirements ...........................................................................................4-6

4.6 ACOUSTICS................................................................................................................ 4-7

4.7 MECHANICAL ........................................................................................................... 4-8

4.8 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.......................................................................... 4-8

4.9 SHOCK AND VIBRATION........................................................................................ 4-9

4.10 HANDLING the DRIVE ........................................................................................... 4-10

4.11 RELIABILITY............................................................................................................ 4-10

4.12 ELECTROMAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY.............................................................. 4-11

4.13 SPINDLE IMBALANCE........................................................................................... 4-11

4.14 DISK ERRORS.......................................................................................................... 4-11

Chapter 5

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION

5.1 Quantum Fireball Plus AS DRIVE MECHANISM..................................................... 5-1

5.1.1 Base Casting Assembly .......................................................................................5-3

5.1.2 DC Motor Assembly ...........................................................................................5-3

5.1.3 Disk Stack Assemblies ........................................................................................5-3

5.1.4 Headstack Assembly ...........................................................................................5-4

5.1.5 Rotary Positioner Assembly ................................................................................5-4

5.1.6 Automatic Actuator Lock ...................................................................................5-4

5.1.7 Air Filtration .......................................................................................................5-5

5.2 DRIVE ELECTRONICS.............................................................................................. 5-5

5.2.1 Integrated µProcessor, Disk Controller and ATA Interface Electronics ............5-6

5.2.2 Read/Write ASIC ................................................................................................5-8

5.2.3 PreAmplifier and Write Driver .........................................................................5-10

5.3 FIRMWARE FEATURES .......................................................................................... 5-10

5.3.1 Disk Caching .....................................................................................................5-10

5.3.2 Head and Cylinder Skewing .............................................................................5-12

5.3.3 Error Detection and Correction ........................................................................5-13

5.3.4 Defect Management ..........................................................................................5-15

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Chapter 6

ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS 6-1

6.1 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................... 6-1

6.2 SOFTWARE INTERFACE.......................................................................................... 6-1

6.3 MECHANICAL DESCRIPTION................................................................................ 6-1

6.3.1 Drive Cable and Connector ................................................................................ 6-1

6.4 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE....................................................................................... 6-1

6.4.1 ATA Bus Interface .............................................................................................. 6-1

6.4.2 Host Interface Timing ........................................................................................ 6-9

6.5 REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING ....................................................................... 6-21

6.6 REGISTER DESCRIPTIONS................................................................................... 6-22

6.6.1 Control Block Registers .................................................................................... 6-22

6.6.2 Command Block Registers ............................................................................... 6-24

6.7 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS................................................................................. 6-29

6.7.1 Recalibrate ........................................................................................................ 6-29

6.7.2 Read Sectors ..................................................................................................... 6-30

6.7.3 Write Sectors .................................................................................................... 6-31

6.7.4 Read Verify Sectors .......................................................................................... 6-32

6.7.5 Seek .................................................................................................................. 6-33

6.7.6 Execute Drive Diagnostics ............................................................................... 6-34

6.7.7 INITIALIZE DRIVE PARAMETERS .............................................................. 6-36

6.7.8 Download Microcode ....................................................................................... 6-37

6.7.9 SMART ............................................................................................................. 6-38

6.7.10 Read Multiple Sectors ...................................................................................... 6-48

6.7.11 Write Multiple Sectors ..................................................................................... 6-49

6.7.12 Set Multiple Mode ........................................................................................... 6-50

6.7.13 Read DMA ....................................................................................................... 6-51

6.7.14 Write DMA ....................................................................................................... 6-52

6.7.15 STANDBY IMMEDIATE ................................................................................ 6-54

6.7.16 IDLE IMMEDIATE ......................................................................................... 6-55

6.7.17 STANDBY ....................................................................................................... 6-56

6.7.18 IDLE ................................................................................................................. 6-57

6.7.19 READ BUFFER ................................................................................................ 6-58

6.7.20 CHECK POWER MODE ................................................................................. 6-59

6.7.21 SLEEP .............................................................................................................. 6-60

6.7.22 FLUSH CACHE ............................................................................................... 6-61

6.7.23 WRITE BUFFER .............................................................................................. 6-62

6.7.24 IDENTIFY DRIVE ........................................................................................... 6-63

6.7.25 Set Features EFh .............................................................................................. 6-71

6.7.26 Set Features (Ultra ATA/100) ......................................................................... 6-71

6.7.27 Read Defect List ............................................................................................... 6-72

6.7.28 Configuration ................................................................................................... 6-75

6.7.29 Host Protected Mode Feature .......................................................................... 6-79

6.8 ERROR REPORTING............................................................................................... 6-86

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List of Figures

List of FiguresList of Figures

List of Figures

Figure 3-1 Mechanical Dimensions of Quantum Fireball Plus AS Hard Disk Drive ......3-1

Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly .................................................................................3-2

Figure 3-3 Drive Packing Assembly of a Polypropylene 20-Pack Container ...................3-3

Figure 3-4 Jumper Locations for the Quantum Fireball Plus AS Hard Disk Drive ........3-4

Figure 3-5 Jumper Locations on the Interface Connector ...............................................3-4

Figure 3-6 AT Connector and Jumper Location ..............................................................3-7

Figure 3-7 Mounting Dimensions for the Quantum Fireball Plus AS

Hard Disk Drives ............................................................................................3-9

Figure 3-8 Mounting Screw Clearance for the Quantum Fireball Plus AS

Hard Disk Drives ..........................................................................................3-10

Figure 3-9 J1 DC Power and ATA Bus Combination Connector ......................................3-11

Figure 3-10 Drive Power Supply and ATA Bus Interface Cables ....................................3-14

Figure 3-11 Completing the Drive Installation ................................................................3-15

Figure 5-1 Quantum Fireball Plus AS AT Hard Disk Drive Exploded View ..................5-2

Figure 5-2 Quantum Fireball Plus AS AT Hard Disk Drive Block Diagram ...................5-5

Figure 5-3 Block Diagram ................................................................................................5-6

Figure 5-4 Sector Data Field with ECC Check Bytes ....................................................5-14

Figure 6-1 PIO Interface Timing ....................................................................................6-10

Figure 6-2 Multiword DMA Bus Interface Timing ........................................................6-11

Figure 6-3 Initiating a Data In Burst ..............................................................................6-15

Figure 6-4 Sustained Data In Burst ...............................................................................6-15

Figure 6-5 Host Pausing a Data In Burst .......................................................................6-16

Figure 6-6 Device Terminating a Data In Burst .............................................................6-16

Figure 6-7 Host Terminating a Data In Burst ................................................................6-17

Figure 6-8 Initiating a Data Out Burst ...........................................................................6-17

Figure 6-9 Sustained Data Out Burst ............................................................................6-18

Figure 6-10 Device Pausing a Data Out Burst .................................................................6-18

Figure 6-11 Host Terminating a Data Out Burst .............................................................6-19

Figure 6-12 Device Terminating a Data out Burst ...........................................................6-20

Figure 6-13 Host Interface RESET Timing ......................................................................6-20

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List of Tables

List of TablesList of Tables

List of Tables

Table 3-1 AT Jumper Options................................................................................................. 3-5

Table 3-2 J1 Power Connector, Section A............................................................................ 3-12

Table 3-3 Logical Addressing Format................................................................................... 3-17

Table 4-1 Specifications.......................................................................................................... 4-1

Table 4-2 Formatted Capacity ................................................................................................ 4-3

Table 4-3 Timing Specifications ............................................................................................. 4-4

Table 4-4 Power Reset Limits................................................................................................. 4-5

Table 4-5 Typical Power and Current Consumption.............................................................. 4-6

Table 4-6 Acoustical Characteristics—Sound Power............................................................. 4-7

Table 4-7 Environmental Specifications................................................................................. 4-8

Table 4-8 Shock and Vibration Specifications ....................................................................... 4-9

Table 4-9 Error Rates............................................................................................................ 4-11

Table 5-1 Cylinder Contents................................................................................................... 5-3

Table 5-2 Skew Offsets......................................................................................................... 5-13

Table 6-1 Drive Connector Pin Assignments (J1, Section C) ............................................... 6-2

Table 6-2 Series Termination for Ultra ATA/100 .................................................................. 6-6

Table 6-3 Signal Line Definitions........................................................................................... 6-8

Table 6-4 Interface Signal Name Assignments....................................................................... 6-8

Table 6-5 PIO Host Interface Timing................................................................................... 6-10

Table 6-6 Multiword DMA Host Interface Timing .............................................................. 6-11

Table 6-7 Ultra DMA Data Transfer Timing Requirements................................................. 6-12

Table 6-8 Ultra DMA Data Burst Timing Descriptions ....................................................... 6-13

Table 6-9 Host Interface RESET Timing.............................................................................. 6-20

Table 6-10 I/O Port Functions and Selection Addresses....................................................... 6-21

Table 6-11 Command Block Register Initial Values............................................................... 6-22

Table 6-12 Device Control Register Bits ................................................................................ 6-23

Table 6-13 Drive Address Register Bits.................................................................................. 6-24

Table 6-14 Error Register Bits ................................................................................................ 6-25

Table 6-15 Drive Head Register Bits...................................................................................... 6-26

Table 6-16 Status Register Bits............................................................................................... 6-27

Table 6-17 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT

Command Codes and Parameters......................................................................... 6-28

Table 6-18 Diagnostics Codes................................................................................................. 6-34

Table 6-19 Device Attribute Thresholds Data Structure ...................................................... 6-43

Table 6-20 Individual Threshold Data Structure .................................................................. 6-43

Table 6-21 Device SMART Data Structure............................................................................ 6-44

Table 6-22 Valid Count Range................................................................................................ 6-56

Table 6-23 Sector Count Result Value and Status................................................................. 6-59

Table 6-24 Identify Drive Parameters..................................................................................... 6-65

Table 6-25 Transfer/Mode Values.......................................................................................... 6-71

Table 6-26 READ DEFECT LIST LENGTH Command Bytes .............................................. 6-72

Table 6-27 AT READ DEFECT LIST Command Bytes......................................................... 6-73

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Table 6-28 DEFECT LIST DATA FORMAT.......................................................................... 6-74

Table 6-29 DEFECT ENTRY DATA FORMAT...................................................................... 6-74

Table 6-30 Accessing the READ CONFIGURATION Command.......................................... 6-75

Table 6-31 Accessing the SET CONFIGURATION Command ............................................. 6-76

Table 6-32 Accessing the SET CONFIGURATION WITHOUT

SAVING TO DISK Command.............................................................................. 6-77

Table 6-33 Configuration Command Format.......................................................................... 6-78

Table 6-34 Command Errors................................................................................................... 6-86

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1Chapter 1

Chapter 1

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

ABOUT THIS MANUALABOUT THIS MANUAL

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This chapter gives an overview of the contents of this manual, including the

intendedaudience,howthemanualis organized,terminologyandconventions,and

references.

1.1

1.11.1

1.1 AUDIENCE

AUDIENCEAUDIENCE

AUDIENCE

The Quantum Fireball Plus ASM™10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT Product

Manual is intended for several audiences. These audiences include: the end user,

installer, developer, original equipment manufacturer (OEM), and distributor. The

manual provides information about installation, principles of operation, interface

command implementation, and maintenance.

1.2

1.21.2

1.2 MANUAL ORGANIZATION

MANUAL ORGANIZATIONMANUAL ORGANIZATION

MANUAL ORGANIZATION

This manual is organized into the following chapters:

•Chapter1–About This Manual

•Chapter2–General Description

•Chapter3–Installation

•Chapter4–Specifications

•Chapter5–Basic Principles of Operation

•Chapter6–ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands

1.3

1.31.3

1.3 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS

TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONSTERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS

TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS

In the Glossary at the back of this manual, you can find definitions for many of the

terms used in this manual. In addition, the following abbreviations are used in this

manual:

• ASIC application-specific integrated circuit

• ATA advanced technology attachment

• bpi bits per inch

• dB decibels

• dBA decibels, A weighted

About This Manual

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• ECC error correcting code

• fci flux changes per inch

•Hz hertz

•KB kilobytes

• LSB least significant bit

• mA milliamperes

• MB megabytes (1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes when referring to disk

storage and 1,048,576 bytes in all other cases)

• Mbit/s megabits per second

•MB/s megabytespersecond

•MHz megahertz

•ms milliseconds

• MSB most significant bit

• mV millivolts

•ns nanoseconds

•tpi tracksperinch

•µs microseconds

•V volts

The typographical and naming conventions used in this manual are listed below.

Conventions that are unique to a specific table appear in the notes that follow that

table.

Typographical Conventions:

•Names of Bits: Bit names are presented in initial capitals. An example

is the Host Software Reset bit.

•Commands: Interface commands are listed in all capitals. Anexample

is WRITE LONG.

•Register Names: Registers are given in this manual with initial

capitals. An example is the Alternate Status Register.

•Parameters: Parameters are given as initial capitals when spelled out,

and are given as all capitals when abbreviated. Examples are Prefetch

Enable (PE), and Cache Enable (CE).

•Hexadecimal Notation: The hexadecimal notation is given in 9-point

subscript form. An example is 30H.

•Signal Negation: A signal name that is defined as active low is listed

with a minus sign following the signal. An example is RD–.

•Messages: A message that is sent from the drive to the host is listed in

all capitals. An example is ILLEGAL COMMAND.

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