Maxtor 1925 User Manual

Maxtor

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Quickview 40 20/30/40GB AT

INSTALLATION

4.1  SPACE REQUIREMENTS................................................................... 4-1
4.2  UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS............................................................ 4-2
4.3  HARDWARE OPTIONS ..................................................................... 4-5

4.3.1 CABLE SELECT (CS) JUMPER ....................................................4-6

4.3.2 DRIVE SELECT (DS) JUMPER ....................................................4-7

4.3.3 MASTER JUMPER CONFIGURATION ..........................................4-7

4.3.4 JUMPER PARKING (PK) POSITION .............................................4-7

4.3.5 ALTERNATE CAPACITY (AC) ....................................................4-8

4.4 ATA BUS ADAPTER ........................................................................ 4-9

4.4.1 40-PIN ATA BUS CONNECTOR ..................................................4-9

4.4.2 ADAPTER BOARD ....................................................................4-9

4.5 MOUNTING .................................................................................. 4-10

4.5.1 ORIENTATION .......................................................................4-10

4.5.2 CLEARANCE .........................................................................4-12

4.5.3 VENTILATION ........................................................................4-12

4.6 COMBINATION CONNECTOR (J1)................................................... 4-12

4.6.1 DC POWER (J1, SECTION A) ...................................................4-13

4.6.2 EXTERNAL DRIVE ACTIVITY LED .............................................4-13

4.6.3 ATA BUS INTERFACE CONNECTOR (J1, SECTION C) ................4-13

4.7 FOR SYSTEMS WITH A MOTHERBOARD ATA ADAPTER................... 4-14
4.8 FOR SYSTEMS WITH AN ATA ADAPTER BOARD ............................. 4-14

4.8.1 ADAPTER BOARD INSTALLATION ...........................................4-14

4.9 TECHNIQUES IN DRIVE CONFIGURATION........................................ 4-17

4.9.1 THE 528-MEGABYTES BARRIER ..............................................4-17

4.9.2 THE 8.4-GIGABYTES BARRIER ................................................4-17

4.9.3 OPERATING SYSTEM LIMITATIONS .........................................4-18

4.10 SYSTEM STARTUP AND OPERATION ............................................ 4-18

Chapter 5

ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS

5.1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................. 5-1
5.2 MECHANICAL INTERFACE ............................................................... 5-1

5.2.1 SIGNAL CABLE AND CONNECTOR .............................................5-1

5.3 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE ................................................................. 5-1

5.3.1 ATA BUS INTERFACE ...............................................................5-1

5.4 REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING ...................................................... 5-2
5.5 COMMAND INTERFACE................................................................... 5-2

5.5.1 GENERAL FEATURE SET ...........................................................5-2

5.5.2 SUPPORTED COMMANDS ........................................................5-2