Quickview 300 Product Manual PATA - Seagate
Quickview 300 Product Manual PATA - Seagate
Quickview 300 Product Manual PATA - Seagate
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Chapter 5<br />
ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS<br />
This chapter describes the interface between the <strong>Quickview</strong> <strong>300</strong> hard<br />
disk drives and the <strong>PATA</strong> bus. The commands that are issued from the<br />
host to control the drive are listed, as well as the electrical and<br />
mechanical characteristics of the interface.<br />
5.1 INTRODUCTION<br />
Maxtor <strong>Quickview</strong> <strong>300</strong> hard disk drives use the standard ATA/ATAPI<br />
interface. Support of various options in the standard are explained in<br />
the following sections.<br />
5.2 MECHANICAL INTERFACE<br />
5.2.1 Signal Cable and Connector<br />
The <strong>Quickview</strong> <strong>300</strong> hard disk drive contains a 40-pin unitized<br />
connector for both signal and power connections as well as<br />
configuration jumpers. The dimensions and specifications of the<br />
unitized connector comply with Annex. A in the ATA/ATAPI standard.<br />
The <strong>Quickview</strong> <strong>300</strong> drives require the use of an 80 conductor cable<br />
(ATA/ATAPI-6, Annex. A, Figure A.4 and description) to support the<br />
drive’s Ultra DMA capability.<br />
5.3 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE<br />
5.3.1 <strong>PATA</strong> Bus Interface<br />
5.3.1.1 Electrical Characteristics<br />
Signals on the <strong>PATA</strong> interface are assigned to connector pins according<br />
to Annex. A in the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard for the 80 conductor cable<br />
assembly. The signaling protocol complies with clause 9 and signal timing<br />
complies with clause 10 of the standard.<br />
The <strong>Quickview</strong> <strong>300</strong> hard disk drives support all Ultra DMA Data Transfer<br />
modes (0 - 5) defined in the ATA/ATAPI-6 standard and are ATA/ATAPI-<br />
7 compliant. In addition, these drives support Mode 6, and can send and<br />
receive data at the full 133MB/s transfer rate.<br />
<strong>Quickview</strong> <strong>300</strong> 80/100/120/160/200/250/<strong>300</strong>GB <strong>PATA</strong> 5-1