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DiamondMax™ 2880
91152D8, 91008D7, 90845D6, 90840D6,
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Revisions Manual No. 1390 R. EVEN C NOSN ECTIO DESCRIPTIO DATE All AB 78892 Initial release.3/10/98
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Before Y ou Begin Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax™ 2880 AT hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of DiamondMax hard drives Drive repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact the Maxtor Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 408-432-1700. Before unpacking the hard drive, please review Sections 1 through 4. CAUTION Maxtor Dia
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DIAMONDMAX 2880 – INTRODUCTION SECTION 1 Introduction Maxtor Corporation Maxtor Corporation has been providing high-quality computer storage products since 1982. Along the way, we’ve seen many changes in data storage needs. Not long ago, only a handful of specific users needed more than a couple hundred megabytes of storage. Today, downloading from the Internet and CD-ROMs, multimedia, networking and advanced office applications are driving storage needs even higher. Even home PC applications ne
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DIAMONDMAX 2880 – INTRODUCTION Conventions If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being correct. Key Words The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE). Fields containing only one bit are usually referred to as the “name” bit instead of the “name” field. Names of drive registers begin with a capital letter (e.g., Cylinder High register). Numbering Numbers that are not follow
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION SECTION 2 Product Description Maxtor DiamondMax™ 2880 AT disk drives are 1-inch high, 3.5-inch diameter random access storage devices which incorporate an on-board ATA/Ultra DMA controller. High capacity is achieved by a balanced combination of high areal recording density and the latest data encoding and servo techniques. Maxtor's latest advancements in electronic packaging and integration methods have lowered the drive's power consumption and increased its reliability. Adva
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Product Features Functional / Interface Maxtor DiamondMax™ 2880 hard drives contain all necessary mechanical and electronic parts to interpret control signals and commands from an AT-compatible host computer. See Section 3 Product Specifications, for complete drive specifications. Zone Density Recording The disk capacity is increased with bit density management – common with Zone Density Recording. Each disk surface is divided into 16 circumferential zones. All tracks within
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Logical Block Addressing The Logical Block Address (LBA) mode can only be utilized in systems that support this form of translation. The cylinder, head and sector geometry of the drive, as presented to the host, differs from the actual physical geometry. The host AT computer may access a drive of set parameters: number of cylinders, heads and sectors per track, plus cylinder, head and sector addresses. However, the drive can’t use these host parameters directly because of zon
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Cache Management Buffer Segmentation The data buffer is organized into two segments: the data buffer and the micro controller scratch pad. The data buffer is dynamically allocated for read and write data depending on the commands received. A variable number of read and write buffers may exist at the same time. Read-Ahead Mode Normally, this mode is active. Following a read request, disk read-ahead begins on the first sector and continues sequentially until the allocated buffe
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Major HDA Components Drive Mechanism A brush-less DC direct drive motor rotates the spindle at 5,400 RPM (±0.1%). The dynamically balanced motor/spindle assembly ensures minimal mechanical run-out to the disks. A dynamic brake provides a fast stop to the spindle motor upon power removal. The speed tolerance includes motor performance and motor circuit tolerances. Rotary Actuator All DiamondMax™ 2880 drives employ a rotary voice coil actuator which consists of a moving coil, a
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Subsystem Configuration Dual Drive Support Two drives may be accessed via a common interface cable, using the same range of I/O addresses. The drives are jumpered as device 0 or 1 (Master/Slave), and are selected by the drive select bit in the Device/Head register of the task file. All Task File registers are written in parallel to both drives. The interface processor on each drive decides whether a command written to it should be executed; this depends on the type of command
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 3 Product Specifications Models and Capacities 97 1152D896 1008D96 0845D95 0840D95 0720D94 0648D94 0576D93 0510D92 0432D92 0288D 90256D MODEL 10 1,52015 0,0880 ,45 8,40 7,200 060 ,48 52 ,76 50 ,12 40 ,32 20 ,88 2,56 Formatted Capacity (MB LBA Mode) 6 9 Maxtor defines one megabyte as 10 or one million bytes and one gigabyte as 10 or one billion bytes. Drive Configuration MODEL 97 1152D896 1008D96 0845D95 0840D95 0720D94 0648D94 0576D93 0510D92 0432D92 0288D 90256D I
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Physical Dimensions PD ARAMETERSC TANDAR METRI Hh eight1s .02 inc 25.9 millimeter Ls ength5s .77 inche 146.6 millimeter Ws idth4s .02 inche 102.1 millimeter Ws eight1s .3 pound 0.59 kilogram Figure 3 - 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions 3 – 8
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Power Requirements (Average) M% ODE 1% 2V ± 85R V ± 5 POWE Spin-up (peak)1A 600 mA2W 00 m 20.2 SA eek 6A 20 m 3W 30 m 9.0 RA ead/Write 2A 15 m 3W 50 m 4.3 IA dle 2A 45 m 2W 25 m 4.1 SA tandby 7A m 2W 45 m 1.3 SA leep 7A m 1W 40 m 0.8 Power Mode Definitions Spin-up The drive is spinning up following initial application of power and has not yet reached full speed. Seek A random access operation by the disk drive. Read/Write Data is being read from or written to the drive. Id
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Shock and Vibration PG ARAMETEROG PERATIN NON-OPERATIN Ms echanical Shock 20 Gs, 2.0 ms, no error 200 Gs, 2.0 ms, no damage Rc andom Vibration Per MIL-STD-810E, method 514.4, basi transportation, vertical axis PSD profile. 2 2 10 - 300 Hz at 0.004 G /Hz 10 Hz at 0.015 G /Hz 2 2 301 - 500 Hz at 0.0006 G /Hz 40 Hz at 0.015 G /Hz 2 500 Hz at 0.00015 G /Hz Swept Sine Vibration 5 - 20 Hz 0.049 inches double amplitude 21 - 300 Hz 1.0 G peak amplitude (0 - peak) Reliability Speci
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS EMC/EMI Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance The hard disk drive mechanism is designed as a subassembly for installation into a suitable enclosure and is therefore not subject to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules (47CFR15) or the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations. Although not required, the disk mechanism has been tested within a suitable end-use product and found to comply with Class B limits of the FCC Rules and Reg
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INSTALLATION SECTION 4 Handling and Installation Pre-formatted Drive This Maxtor hard drive has been formatted at the factory. Do not use a low-level formatting program. Important Notice There are a number of system BIOS’s currently in use which do not support hard drives with more than 4095 cylinders (2.1 gigabytes). This section contains information describing the conditions which may identify this limitation. In order to obtain the full capacity of your Maxtor drive, you will need to follow t
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INSTALLATION Unpacking and Inspection Retain any packing material for reuse. Inspect the shipping container for evidence of damage in transit. Notify the carrier immediately in case of damage to the shipping container. As they are removed, inspect drives for evidence of shipping damage or loose hardware. If a drive is damaged (and no container damage is evident), notify Maxtor immediately for drive disposition. Figure 4 - 1 Multi-pack Shipping Container 4 – 13
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INSTALLATION Figure 4 - 2 Figure 4 - 3 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A) Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B) Repacking If a Maxtor drive requires return, repack it using Maxtor packing materials, including the antistatic bag. Physical Installation Recommended Mounting Configuration The DiamondMax™ 2880 drive design allows greater shock tolerance than that afforded by larger, heavier drives. The drive may be mounted in any attitude using four size 6-32 screws with 1/8-inch maximum p
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INSTALLATION Before You Begin 1 IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ ! Please read this Installation Sheet completely before installing the Maxtor hard drive. It gives general information for installing a Maxtor hard drive in a typical computer system. If you don’t understand the installation steps, have a qualified computer technician install the hard drive. DO NOT use any low-level formatting software on this drive. Handling Precautions Allow the hard drive to reach room temperature BEFORE installing it in
