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Quantum FIREBALL PLUS AS 10.2 User Manual
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ATA Bus In
terface
and ATA Comm
ands
Quantu
m Firebal
l Plus AS 1
0.2/20.5/
30.0/40
.0/60.0 GB
AT
6-87
DRDY=Drive ready
DSC=Disk s
eek comple
te not detect
ed
DF=Device f
ault detected
ERR=Error bit in the Status
Register
IDNF=Reques
ted ID not foun
d
TK0=Track zero not found error
UNC=Uncorre
ctable data e
rror
148
150
Table of Contents
Default Chapter
3
Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 ABOUT this MANUAL
9
Audience
9
Manual Organization
9
Terminology and Conventions
9
References
11
Chapter 2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
13
Product Overview
13
Key Features
13
Regulatory Compliance Standards
15
Hardware Requirements
15
Chapter 3 INSTALLATION
17
Space Requirements
17
Figure 3-1 Mechanical Dimensions of Quantum Fireball Plus as Hard Disk Drive
17
Unpacking Instructions
18
Figure 3-2 Drive Packing Assembly
18
Figure 3-3 Drive Packing Assembly of a Polypropylene 20-Pack Container
19
Hardware Options
20
Figure 3-4 Jumper Locations for the Quantum Fireball Plus as Hard Disk Drive
20
Figure 3-5 Jumper Locations on the Interface Connector
20
Cable Select (CS) Jumper
21
Table 3-1 at Jumper Options
21
Drive Select (DS) Jumper
22
Jumper Parking (PK) Position
22
Master Jumper Configuration
22
Alternate Capacity (AC)
23
Ata Bus Adapter
24
40-Pin ATA Bus Connector
24
Adapter Board
24
Mounting
25
Orientation
25
Figure 3-7 Mounting Dimensions for the Quantum Fireball Plus as
25
Figure 3-8 Mounting Screw Clearance for the Quantum Fireball Plus as
26
Clearance
27
Ventilation
27
Combination Connector (J1)
27
DC Power (J1, Section A)
28
External Drive Activity LED
28
ATA Bus Interface Connector (J1, Section C)
28
Table 3-2 J1 Power Connector, Section a
28
For Systems with a Motherboard Ata Adapter
29
For Systems with an Ata Adapter Board
29
Adapter Board Installation
29
Figure 3-10 Drive Power Supply and ATA Bus Interface Cables
30
Techniques in Drive Configuration
31
The 528-Megabytes Barrier
31
Figure 3-11 Completing the Drive Installation
31
The 8.4-Gigabytes Barrier
32
Operating System Limitations
32
System Startup and Operation
33
Table 3-3 Logical Addressing Format
33
Chapter 4 SPECIFICATIONS
35
Specification Summary
35
Table 4-1 Specifications
35
Formatted Capacity
37
Data Transfer Rates
37
Table 4-2 Formatted Capacity
37
Timing Specifications
38
Table 4-3 Timing Specifications
38
Power
39
Power Sequencing
39
Power Reset Limits
39
Table 4-4 Power Reset Limits
39
Power Requirements
40
Table 4-5 Typical Power and Current Consumption
40
Acoustics
41
Table 4-6 Acoustical Characteristics—Sound Power
41
Mechanical
42
Environmental Conditions
42
Table 4-7 Environmental Specifications
42
Shock and Vibration
43
Table 4-8 Shock and Vibration Specifications
43
HANDLING the DRIVE
44
Reliability
44
Electromagnetic Susceptibility
45
Spindle Imbalance
45
Disk Errors
45
Table 4-9 Error Rates
45
Chapter 5 BASIC PRINCIPLES of OPERATION
46
Quantum Fireball Plus as DRIVE MECHANISM
46
Figure 5-1 Quantum Fireball Plus as at Hard Disk Drive Exploded View
47
Base Casting Assembly
48
DC Motor Assembly
48
Disk Stack Assemblies
48
Table 5-1 Cylinder Contents
48
Automatic Actuator Lock
49
Headstack Assembly
49
Rotary Positioner Assembly
49
Air Filtration
50
Drive Electronics
50
Figure 5-2 Quantum Fireball Plus as at Hard Disk Drive Block Diagram
50
Figure 5-3 Block Diagram
51
Integrated Μprocessor, Disk Controller and ATA Interface Electronics
51
Read/Write ASIC
53
Preamplifier and Write Driver
55
Firmware Features
55
Disk Caching
55
Head and Cylinder Skewing
57
Error Detection and Correction
58
Table 5-2 Skew Offsets
58
Figure 5-4 Sector Data Field with ECC Check Bytes
59
Defect Management
60
Chapter 6 ATA BUS INTERFACE and ATA COMMANDS
63
Introduction
63
Software Interface
63
Mechanical Description
63
Drive Cable and Connector
63
Electrical Interface
63
ATA Bus Interface
63
Table 6-1 Drive Connector Pin Assignments (J1, Section C)
65
Table 6-3 Signal Line Definitions
70
Table 6-4 Interface Signal Name Assignments
70
Host Interface Timing
71
Figure 6-1 PIO Interface Timing
72
Table 6-5 PIO Host Interface Timing
72
Table 6-8 Ultra DMA Data Burst Timing Descriptions
75
Figure 6-3 Initiating a Data in Burst
77
Figure 6-4 Sustained Data in Burst
77
Figure 6-5 Host Pausing a Data in Burst
78
Figure 6-6 Device Terminating a Data in Burst
78
Figure 6-7 Host Terminating a Data in Burst
79
Figure 6-8 Initiating a Data out Burst
79
Figure 6-9 Sustained Data out Burst
80
Figure 6-10 Device Pausing a Data out Burst
80
Figure 6-11 Host Terminating a Data out Burst
81
Figure 6-12 Device Terminating a Data out Burst
82
Figure 6-13 Host Interface RESET Timing
82
Table 6-9 Host Interface RESET Timing
82
Register Address Decoding
83
Register Descriptions
84
Control Block Registers
84
Table 6-11 Command Block Register Initial Values
84
Command Block Registers
86
Table 6-13 Drive Address Register Bits
86
Table 6-14 Error Register Bits
87
Table 6-16 Status Register Bits
89
Table 6-17 Quantum Fireball Plus as 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB at Command Codes and Parameters
90
Command Descriptions
91
Recalibrate
91
Read Sectors
92
Write Sectors
93
Read Verify Sectors
94
Seek
95
Execute Drive Diagnostics
96
Table 6-18 Diagnostics Codes
96
Initialize Drive Parameters
98
Download Microcode
99
Smart
100
Table 6-21 Device SMART Data Structure
106
Read Multiple Sectors
110
Write Multiple Sectors
111
Set Multiple Mode
112
Read DMA
113
Write DMA
114
Standby Immediate
116
Idle Immediate
117
Standby
118
Table 6-22 Valid Count Range
118
Idle
119
Read Buffer
120
Check Power Mode
121
Table 6-23 Sector Count Result Value and Status
121
Sleep
122
Flush Cache
123
Write Buffer
124
Identify Drive
125
Table 6-24 Identify Drive Parameters
127
Set Features Efh
133
Set Features (Ultra ATA/100)
133
Table 6-25 Transfer/Mode Values
133
Read Defect List
134
Configuration
137
Host Protected Mode Feature
141
Error Reporting
148
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Language
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