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About This Manual1-2 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT• ECC error correcting code• fci flux changes per inch•Hz hertz•KB kilobyt

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-38 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATSector Count register will indicate no data is to transf

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-39PREREQUISITES - DRDY set equal to one. SMART enabled.DES

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-40 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATNORMAL OUTPUTS - NoneERROR OUTPUTS - If the device does

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-416.7.9.26.7.9.26.7.9.26.7.9.2 SMART ENABLE OPERATIONSSMAR

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-42 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.9.36.7.9.36.7.9.36.7.9.3 SMART READ ATTRIBUTE THRESH

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-43Table 6-19 defines the twelve bytes that make up the inf

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-44 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATTable 6-21 Table 6-21 Table 6-21 Table 6-21 Device S

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-456.7.9.46.7.9.46.7.9.46.7.9.4 SMART RETURN STATUSSMART RE

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-46 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.9.56.7.9.56.7.9.56.7.9.5 SMART SAVE ATTRIBUTE VALUES

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-476.7.9.66.7.9.66.7.9.66.7.9.6 SMART EXECUTE OFF-LINE COLL

About This ManualQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 1-3Naming Conventions:• Host: In general, the system in which the drive resid

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-48 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATPREREQUISITES - DRDY set equal to one. SMART enabled.DES

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-49ERROR OUTPUTS6.7.116.7.116.7.116.7.11 Write Multiple Sec

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-50 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.126.7.126.7.126.7.12 Set Multiple ModeSet Multiple M

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-516.7.136.7.136.7.136.7.13 Read DMARead DMARead DMARead DM

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-52 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.146.7.146.7.146.7.14 Write DMAWrite DMAWrite DMAWrit

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-536.7.14.16.7.14.16.7.14.16.7.14.1 Power Management Comman

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-54 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.156.7.156.7.156.7.15 STANDBY IMMEDIATESTANDBY IMMEDI

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-556.7.166.7.166.7.166.7.16 IDLE IMMEDIATEIDLE IMMEDIATEIDL

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-56 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.176.7.176.7.176.7.17 STANDBYSTANDBYSTANDBYSTANDBYCOM

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-576.7.186.7.186.7.186.7.18 IDLEIDLEIDLEIDLECOMMAND CODE –

About This Manual1-4 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-58 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.196.7.196.7.196.7.19 READ BUFFERREAD BUFFERREAD BUFF

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-596.7.206.7.206.7.206.7.20 CHECK POWER MODECHECK POWER MOD

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-60 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.216.7.216.7.216.7.21 SLEEPSLEEPSLEEPSLEEPCOMMAND COD

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-616.7.226.7.226.7.226.7.22 FLUSH CACHEFLUSH CACHEFLUSH CAC

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-62 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.236.7.236.7.236.7.23 WRITE BUFFERWRITE BUFFERWRITE B

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-636.7.246.7.246.7.246.7.24 IDENTIFY DRIVE IDENTIFY DRIVE I

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-64 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATINPUTSOUTPUTSRegisterRegisterRegisterRegister 7777666655

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-65Table 6-24 Table 6-24 Table 6-24 Table 6-24 Identify

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-66 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT21 374h Buffer size in 512-byte increments22 4 Number of

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-6760–61 10.2AT = 20,066,25120.5AT = 40,132,50330.0AT = 58,

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 2-5Chapter 2Chapter 2Chapter 2Chapter 2GENERAL DESCRIPTIONGENERAL DESCRIPTIONGENERAL DESCRIPTI

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-68 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT83151413–1098765432104101h Command sets supported. If wo

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-6986 15–1098765432101h Command set/feature enabled. If wor

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-70 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT2. The serial number has the following format: 00QTMTCYJ

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-716.7.256.7.256.7.256.7.25 Set Features EFhSet Features EF

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-72 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.276.7.276.7.276.7.27 Read Defect ListRead Defect Lis

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-73Table 6-27 Table 6-27 Table 6-27 Table 6-27 AT READ

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-74 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATTable 6-28 Table 6-28 Table 6-28 Table 6-28 DEFECT L

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-756.7.286.7.286.7.286.7.28 ConfigurationConfigurationConfi

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-76 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATin Table 6-31. However, in the READ CONFIGURATION comman

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-77Table 6-32 Table 6-32 Table 6-32 Table 6-32 Accessin

General Description2-6 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATPerformance• Average seek time of 8.5 ms• Average rotational latency of

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-78 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATTable 6-33 Table 6-33 Table 6-33 Table 6-33 Configur

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-79RC – Read Continuous (Byte 36, Bit 4): When set to 1, th

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-80 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.7.29.16.7.29.16.7.29.16.7.29.1 Read Native Max Address

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-81SET MAX ADDRESSSET MAX ADDRESSSET MAX ADDRESSSET MAX ADD

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-82 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATCylinder High - Maximum cylinder number high or LBA bits

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-83DescriptionDescriptionDescriptionDescriptionThis command

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-84 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATSET MAX UNLOCKSET MAX UNLOCKSET MAX UNLOCKSET MAX UNLOCK

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-85SET MAX FREEZE LOCKSET MAX FREEZE LOCKSET MAX FREEZE LOC

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-86 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT6.86.86.86.8 ERROR REPORTINGERROR REPORTINGERROR REPORTI

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-87DRDY=Drive ready DSC=Disk seek complete not detectedDF=D

General DescriptionQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 2-72.72.72.72.7 Regulatory Compliance StandardsRegulatory Compliance Standa

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-88 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT G-1GLOSSARYGLOSSARYGLOSSARYGLOSSARYAAAAACCESS – (v) Read, write, or update information on some

GlossaryG-2 Quantum Fireball Plus LM 10.2/15.0/20.5/30.0 GB ATBPI – Abbreviation for bits per inch. A measure of how densely information is packed on

GlossaryQuantum Fireball Plus LM 10.2/15.0/20.5/30.0 GB AT G-3DISK CONTROLLER – A plug-in board, or embedded circuitry on the drive, that passes infor

GlossaryG-4 Quantum Fireball Plus LM 10.2/15.0/20.5/30.0 GB ATGGGGGIGABYTE (GB) – One billion bytes (one thousand megabytes).GUIDE RAILS – Plastic str

GlossaryQuantum Fireball Plus LM 10.2/15.0/20.5/30.0 GB AT G-5KKKKKILOBYTE (K) – A unit of measure consisting of 1,024 (210) bytes.LLLLLANDING ZONE –

GlossaryG-6 Quantum Fireball Plus LM 10.2/15.0/20.5/30.0 GB ATMTTR – Mean Time To Repair. The average time it takes to repair a drive that has failed

GlossaryQuantum Fireball Plus LM 10.2/15.0/20.5/30.0 GB AT G-7RLL – Run Length Limited. A method used on some hard disks to encode data into magnetic

GlossaryG-8 Quantum Fireball Plus LM 10.2/15.0/20.5/30.0 GB ATTTTTTHIN FILM – A type of coating, used for disk surfaces. Thin film surfaces allow more

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT I-1INDEXINDEXINDEXINDEXAabbreviations 1-1actuator lock 5-4adapter board 2-7, 3-13, 6-1Adaptive

General Description2-8 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT

IndexI-2 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATECC error handling 5-14EEC (enable early correction) 6-79ENDEC 5-7error bit 6-27error

IndexQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT I-3QQuantum configuration key 6-78RR/W head matrix 5-10RC (read continuous) 6-79read

IndexI-4 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-1Chapter 3Chapter 3Chapter 3Chapter 3INSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONINSTALLATIONThis ch

Installation3-2 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT3.23.23.23.2 UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS UNPACKING INSTRUCTIONS UNPACKING INSTRUCTIO

InstallationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-3Figure 3-3 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-3 Figure 3-3 Drive Packing Assembly of a Pol

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Installation3-4 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT3.33.33.33.3 HARDWARE OPTIONSHARDWARE OPTIONSHARDWARE OPTIONSHARDWARE OPTIONSTh

InstallationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-5The configuration of the following Three jumpers controls the drive’s five mode

Installation3-6 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATdrive is configured as a Master. If it is a 1 (high), the drive is configured a

InstallationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-73.3.53.3.53.3.53.3.5 Alternate Capacity (AC)Alternate Capacity (AC)Alternate Ca

Installation3-8 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT3.43.43.43.4 ATA BUS ADAPTERATA BUS ADAPTERATA BUS ADAPTERATA BUS ADAPTERThere

InstallationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-93.53.53.53.5 MOUNTINGMOUNTINGMOUNTINGMOUNTINGDrive mounting orientation, cleara

Installation3-10 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATFigure 3-8 Figure 3-8 Figure 3-8 Figure 3-8 Mounting Screw Clearance for t

InstallationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-113.5.23.5.23.5.23.5.2 ClearanceClearanceClearanceClearanceClearance from the dr

Installation3-12 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT3.6.13.6.13.6.13.6.1 DC Power (J1, Section A)DC Power (J1, Section A)DC Power

InstallationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-133.73.73.73.7 FOR SYSTEMS WITH A MOTHERBOARD ATA ADAPTERFOR SYSTEMS WITH A MOTH

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT iiiTable of ContentsTable of ContentsTable of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1ABOUT THIS MAN

Installation3-14 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT3.8.1.13.8.1.13.8.1.13.8.1.1 Connecting the Adapter Board and the DriveConnect

InstallationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-15Figure 3-11 Figure 3-11 Figure 3-11 Figure 3-11 Completing the Drive Insta

Installation3-16 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT• Use a hard disk controller that translates the hard drive parameters to an a

InstallationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 3-173.103.103.103.10 SYSTEM STARTUP AND OPERATIONSYSTEM STARTUP AND OPERATIONSYSTE

Installation3-18 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATTo match the logical specifications of the drive to the drive type of a partic

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 4-1Chapter 4Chapter 4Chapter 4Chapter 4SPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATIONSSPECIFICATION

Specifications4-2 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT1. Disk to read buffer transfer rate is zone-dependent, instantaneous2. Refe

SpecificationsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 4-34.24.24.24.2 FORMATTED CAPACITYFORMATTED CAPACITYFORMATTED CAPACITYFORMATTED

Specifications4-4 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT4.44.44.44.4 TIMING SPECIFICATIONSTIMING SPECIFICATIONSTIMING SPECIFICATIONS

SpecificationsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 4-54.54.54.54.5 POWERPOWERPOWERPOWERThe Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/

Table of Contentsiv Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT3.9.2 The 8.4-Gigabytes Barrier ...

Specifications4-6 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT4.5.34.5.34.5.34.5.3 Power RequirementsPower RequirementsPower RequirementsP

SpecificationsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 4-73. Idle mode is in effect when the drive is not reading, writing, seeking, or

Specifications4-8 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT4.74.74.74.7 MECHANICALMECHANICALMECHANICALMECHANICALQuantum Fireball Plus A

SpecificationsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 4-94.94.94.94.9 SHOCK AND VIBRATIONSHOCK AND VIBRATIONSHOCK AND VIBRATIONSHOCK A

Specifications4-10 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT4.104.104.104.10 HANDLING THE DRIVEHANDLING THE DRIVEHANDLING THE DRIVEHAND

SpecificationsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 4-114.124.124.124.12 ELECTROMAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITYELECTROMAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILIT

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-1Chapter 5Chapter 5Chapter 5Chapter 5BASIC PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONBASIC PRINCIPLES OF OPERAT

Basic Principles of OperationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-2Figure 5-1 Figure 5-1 Figure 5-1 Figure 5-1 Quantum Fi

Basic Principles of Operation5-3 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT5.1.15.1.15.1.15.1.1 Base Casting AssemblyBase Casting Assembl

Basic Principles of OperationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-45.1.45.1.45.1.45.1.4 Headstack AssemblyHeadstack AssemblyHeads

Table of ContentsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT vChapter 6ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS 6-16.1 INTRODUCTION...

Basic Principles of Operation5-5 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT5.1.75.1.75.1.75.1.7 Air FiltrationAir FiltrationAir Filtratio

Basic Principles of OperationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-65.2.15.2.15.2.15.2.1 Integrated µProcessor, Disk Controller an

Basic Principles of Operation5-7 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATThe integrated µProcessor, Disk Controller, and ATA Interface

Basic Principles of OperationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-85.2.1.55.2.1.55.2.1.55.2.1.5 Buffer ControllerBuffer Controlle

Basic Principles of Operation5-9 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT•Clock Synthesizer•PLL•Serial Interface• TA Detection and Corr

Basic Principles of OperationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-105.2.35.2.35.2.35.2.3 PreAmplifier and Write DriverPreAmplifie

Basic Principles of Operation5-11 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATDisCache works by continuing to fill its cache memory with ad

Basic Principles of OperationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-12The requested read data takes up a certain amount of space in

Basic Principles of Operation5-13 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT5.3.2.45.3.2.45.3.2.45.3.2.4 Skew OffsetsSkew OffsetsSkew Off

Basic Principles of OperationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-14The drive does not need to re-read a sector on the next disk

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT viList of FiguresList of FiguresList of FiguresList of FiguresFigure 3-1 Mechanical Dimensio

Basic Principles of Operation5-15 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATcomplex firmware ECC algorithm, the drive will always try to

Basic Principles of OperationQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 5-16

Basic Principles of Operation5-17 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-1Chapter 6Chapter 6Chapter 6Chapter 6ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDSATA BUS INTERFACE AND

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-2 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATNote:Note:Note:Note: Some host systems do not read the St

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-3DD0 17 Bit 0DD1 15 Bit 1DD2 13 Bit 2DD3 11 Bit 3DD4 9 Bit

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-4 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATCable Select — 28 This is a signal from the host that all

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-5Passed Diagnostics PDIAG– I/O 34 Drive 0 (Master) monitor

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-6 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATSeries termination resistors are required at both the hos

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-76.4.1.36.4.1.36.4.1.36.4.1.3 Ultra ATA/100 80 Conductor C

Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT viiList of TablesList of TablesList of TablesList of TablesTable 3-1 AT Jumper Options...

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-8 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATTable 6-3 Table 6-3 Table 6-3 Table 6-3 Signal Line D

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-9Note:Note:Note:Note:1. See signal descriptions for inform

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-10 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATTable 6-5 Table 6-5 Table 6-5 Table 6-5 PIO Host Int

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-116.4.2.26.4.2.26.4.2.26.4.2.2 Multiword DMA Transfer Mode

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-12 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATTable 6-7 contains the values for the timings for each o

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-13Notes:Notes:Notes:Notes:1. All signal transitions for a

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-14 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATNotes:Notes:Notes:Notes:1. The parameters tUI, tMLI and

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-15Figure 6-3 Figure 6-3 Figure 6-3 Figure 6-3 Init

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-16 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATFigure 6-5 Figure 6-5 Figure 6-5 Figure 6-5 Host

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-17Figure 6-7 Figure 6-7 Figure 6-7 Figure 6-7 Host

Table of Contentsviii Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATTable 6-28 DEFECT LIST DATA FORMAT...

ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands6-18 Quantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB ATFigure 6-9 Figure 6-9 Figure 6-9 Figure 6-9 Sust

ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-19Figure 6-11 Figure 6-11 Figure 6-11 Figure 6-11

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ATA Bus Interface and ATA CommandsQuantum Fireball Plus AS 10.2/20.5/30.0/40.0/60.0 GB AT 6-276.6.2.86.6.2.86.6.2.86.6.2.8 Status RegisterStatus Regis

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