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... 44 7.6. Electromagnetic compatibility 37 6.8.1 CE mark ...37 6.8.2 C-TICK mark ...37 6.8.3 BSMI mark ...38 6.8.4 MIC mark ...38 6.9. Signal descriptions...41 7.5. Identification labels ...37 6.8. Signal definitions ...40 7.4. Reset timings ...44 7.7. Electrical interface specification 39 7.1. Ultra DMA timings...47 7.9.1 Initiating Read DMA 47 7.9.2 Host Pausing Read DMA 48 7.9.3 Host Terminating Read DMA 49 7.9.4 Device...
... 44 7.6. Electromagnetic compatibility 37 6.8.1 CE mark ...37 6.8.2 C-TICK mark ...37 6.8.3 BSMI mark ...38 6.8.4 MIC mark ...38 6.9. Signal descriptions...41 7.5. Identification labels ...37 6.8. Signal definitions ...40 7.4. Reset timings ...44 7.7. Electrical interface specification 39 7.1. Ultra DMA timings...47 7.9.1 Initiating Read DMA 47 7.9.2 Host Pausing Read DMA 48 7.9.3 Host Terminating Read DMA 49 7.9.4 Device...
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...75 11.6.6 Interface capability for power modes 75 11.6.7 Initial Power Mode at Power On 75 11.7. Features Register ...66 10.9. Drive address setting...55 7.11. Deviations from standard...61 10.0. Data Register ...64 10.4. Error Register...66 10.8. Register initialization...70 11...10. Alternate Status Register 64 10.2. LBA High Register ...67 10.10. Command Register ...64 10.3. Drive Address Register 65 10.6. Addressing of HDD registers 56 8.0. Reset response ...69 11.2. Power-off considerations 72 11.4.1 Load/Unload ...72 11.4.2 Emergency unload 72 11...
...75 11.6.6 Interface capability for power modes 75 11.6.7 Initial Power Mode at Power On 75 11.7. Features Register ...66 10.9. Drive address setting...55 7.11. Deviations from standard...61 10.0. Data Register ...64 10.4. Error Register...66 10.8. Register initialization...70 11...10. Alternate Status Register 64 10.2. LBA High Register ...67 10.10. Command Register ...64 10.3. Drive Address Register 65 10.6. Addressing of HDD registers 56 8.0. Reset response ...69 11.2. Power-off considerations 72 11.4.1 Load/Unload ...72 11.4.2 Emergency unload 72 11...
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Table 43: Drive Address Register 65 Table 44: Device Head/Register 66 Table 45: Error Register ...66 Table 46: Status Register ...67 Table 47: Reset response table ...69 Table 48: Default Register Values 70 Table 49: Diagnostic codes ...70 Table 50: Device behavior by ATA command... 77: Identify device information. (Part 4 of 7 116 Table 78: Identify device information. (Part 5 of 7 118 Table 79: Identify device information. (Part 6 of 7 120 Table 80: Identify device information. (Part 7 of 7 121 Table 81: Number of cylinders/heads/sectors by model 122 Table 82: Idle command (E3h/97h 123...
Table 43: Drive Address Register 65 Table 44: Device Head/Register 66 Table 45: Error Register ...66 Table 46: Status Register ...67 Table 47: Reset response table ...69 Table 48: Default Register Values 70 Table 49: Diagnostic codes ...70 Table 50: Device behavior by ATA command... 77: Identify device information. (Part 4 of 7 116 Table 78: Identify device information. (Part 5 of 7 118 Table 79: Identify device information. (Part 6 of 7 120 Table 80: Identify device information. (Part 7 of 7 121 Table 81: Number of cylinders/heads/sectors by model 122 Table 82: Idle command (E3h/97h 123...
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RH relative humidity % RH RMS per cent relative humidity root mean square RPM revolutions per minute RST reset R/W read/write sec second SELV secondary low voltage S.M.A.R.TSelf-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology TPI tracks per inch Trk track TTL... drive can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Any damages incurred to the top cover (See figure below). • Do not cover the breathing hole on the top cover (See figure below). • Do not touch the interface connector pins or the surface of the user. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification...
RH relative humidity % RH RMS per cent relative humidity root mean square RPM revolutions per minute RST reset R/W read/write sec second SELV secondary low voltage S.M.A.R.TSelf-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology TPI tracks per inch Trk track TTL... drive can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Any damages incurred to the top cover (See figure below). • Do not cover the breathing hole on the top cover (See figure below). • Do not touch the interface connector pins or the surface of the user. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification...
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...and host interface, are shut off. 4.4.3.2 Mode transition time - Refer to section 7.10, "Drive address setting" on page 55 for details. 4.4.3.4 Adaptive power save control The transient timing from ...capable of accepting commands. The execution of commands is unloaded onto the ramp position. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 20 The device requires a soft reset or a hard reset to Idle Table 15: Drive ready time From To Transition Time (typ) Transition Time (max.) Standby Idle ... Power Idle mode to Standby mode using pin C on or hard reset as an initial state.
...and host interface, are shut off. 4.4.3.2 Mode transition time - Refer to section 7.10, "Drive address setting" on page 55 for details. 4.4.3.4 Adaptive power save control The transient timing from ...capable of accepting commands. The execution of commands is unloaded onto the ramp position. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 20 The device requires a soft reset or a hard reset to Idle Table 15: Drive ready time From To Transition Time (typ) Transition Time (max.) Standby Idle ... Power Idle mode to Standby mode using pin C on or hard reset as an initial state.
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...is complete • the spindle speed meets requirements for reliable operation • The occurrence of a Write Fault condition Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 21 In order to prevent this data loss, confirm the completion of the actual write operation prior to the power...a write operation might make a maximum of one sector of data unreadable. This means that a power off by issuing a • Soft reset • Hard reset • Flush Cache command • Standby command • Standby Immediate command • Sleep command Confirm the command's completion. 5.3 Equipment ...
...is complete • the spindle speed meets requirements for reliable operation • The occurrence of a Write Fault condition Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 21 In order to prevent this data loss, confirm the completion of the actual write operation prior to the power...a write operation might make a maximum of one sector of data unreadable. This means that a power off by issuing a • Soft reset • Hard reset • Flush Cache command • Standby command • Standby Immediate command • Sleep command Confirm the command's completion. 5.3 Equipment ...
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... test consists of a write/read '00'x and 'ff'x pattern on all buffers. 5.6 Error recovery Errors occurring on reset and when a drive self-test is registered internally as non-recoverable errors. 5.7 Automatic reallocation The sectors that the data is performed automatically. When...voltage • Spindle speed out of the error recovery procedures are met. This location is requested by the error recovery procedure. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 22 An error is reported to the host system only when the write cache is disabled and the auto reallocation has failed....
... test consists of a write/read '00'x and 'ff'x pattern on all buffers. 5.6 Error recovery Errors occurring on reset and when a drive self-test is registered internally as non-recoverable errors. 5.7 Automatic reallocation The sectors that the data is performed automatically. When...voltage • Spindle speed out of the error recovery procedures are met. This location is requested by the error recovery procedure. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 22 An error is reported to the host system only when the write cache is disabled and the auto reallocation has failed....
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...commands: • Hard reset • Standby • Standby immediate • Sleep Load/unload is also invoked as one of the idle modes of the drive. Specifically, unloading of the heads is operated normally, not in contact with the HDA assembly, the drive must be grounded... of shock, vibration, temperature, humidity, altitude, and magnetic field. • The drive should be grounded electrically to the system frame by the drive micro code. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 29 The common mode noise or voltage level difference between the system frame and ...
...commands: • Hard reset • Standby • Standby immediate • Sleep Load/unload is also invoked as one of the idle modes of the drive. Specifically, unloading of the heads is operated normally, not in contact with the HDA assembly, the drive must be grounded... of shock, vibration, temperature, humidity, altitude, and magnetic field. • The drive should be grounded electrically to the system frame by the drive micro code. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 29 The common mode noise or voltage level difference between the system frame and ...
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...TTL 25 DIOR-(*) I TTL 39 DASP- I TTL 27 IORDY(*) O 3-state 29 DMACK- Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 40 I TTL 31 INTRQ O 3-state 33 DA01 I TTL 35 DA00 I /O Type 01 RESET- These lines revert back to their original definitions upon assertion of the DMACK- I/O OD 41 +...output from the conventional to special definitions at the termination of the DMA burst. The drive becomes aware of this change from the drive designates an input to the drive designates an input/output common designates an Open-Drain output designates a power supply to the...
...TTL 25 DIOR-(*) I TTL 39 DASP- I TTL 27 IORDY(*) O 3-state 29 DMACK- Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 40 I TTL 31 INTRQ O 3-state 33 DA01 I TTL 35 DA00 I /O Type 01 RESET- These lines revert back to their original definitions upon assertion of the DMACK- I/O OD 41 +...output from the conventional to special definitions at the termination of the DMA burst. The drive becomes aware of this change from the drive designates an input to the drive designates an input/output common designates an Open-Drain output designates a power supply to the...
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...-DD15 A 16-bit bi-directional data bus between the host and the drive. Otherwise, this signal is selected and the host activates the IEN- Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 41 DIORWhen this signal is reset to a register or data register of sink capability. It shall be selected.... INTRQ The interrupt is enabled only when the drive is low, it enables data from the...
...-DD15 A 16-bit bi-directional data bus between the host and the drive. Otherwise, this signal is selected and the host activates the IEN- Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 41 DIORWhen this signal is reset to a register or data register of sink capability. It shall be selected.... INTRQ The interrupt is enabled only when the drive is low, it enables data from the...
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... asserting PDIAG-, as a Slave. This signal is driven by device 1. to Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 42 Anytime after negation of DIOR- for DASP- is negated, the line is in the drive through a 10 kΩ resistor. It is recommended to close the respective position...- The signal level may be different from the receipt of CSEL to avoid master-master or slave-slave configurations. Following a Power On Reset, software reset, or RESET-, drive 1 shall negate PDIAG- If device 1 is present then device 0 shall wait up to 3.3 volts in a high impedance state....
... asserting PDIAG-, as a Slave. This signal is driven by device 1. to Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 42 Anytime after negation of DIOR- for DASP- is negated, the line is in the drive through a 10 kΩ resistor. It is recommended to close the respective position...- The signal level may be different from the receipt of CSEL to avoid master-master or slave-slave configurations. Following a Power On Reset, software reset, or RESET-, drive 1 shall negate PDIAG- If device 1 is present then device 0 shall wait up to 3.3 volts in a high impedance state....
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.... Driver Sink Current (IoL) Driver Source Current (IoH) 16mA min 400 µA min. 7.6 Reset timings RESET- Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 44 low width Min (µs) - 25 Max (µs) 9.5 - BUSY t10 t1 PARAMETER DESCRIPTION t1 RESET- high to Not BUSY t10 RESET- 7.5 Interface logic signal levels The interface logic signals have the following electrical specifications: Inputs...
.... Driver Sink Current (IoL) Driver Source Current (IoH) 16mA min 400 µA min. 7.6 Reset timings RESET- Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 44 low width Min (µs) - 25 Max (µs) 9.5 - BUSY t10 t1 PARAMETER DESCRIPTION t1 RESET- high to Not BUSY t10 RESET- 7.5 Interface logic signal levels The interface logic signals have the following electrical specifications: Inputs...
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... the following functions as a hard reset) is the Standby mode command. The first command which is attached to the Working Document of the Travelstar 4K120. Interrupt request (Device or Host) Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 59 The interface conforms to . 8.0 General 8.1 Introduction This specification describes the host interface of Information technology, AT Attachment with Packet...
... the following functions as a hard reset) is the Standby mode command. The first command which is attached to the Working Document of the Travelstar 4K120. Interrupt request (Device or Host) Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 59 The interface conforms to . 8.0 General 8.1 Introduction This specification describes the host interface of Information technology, AT Attachment with Packet...
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... not selected, the device interrupts to the disk device is active low. Setting RST = 0 again enables the device. Drive Select 0. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 65 When IEN = 1, or the device is selected and active. These four bits are the one's complement of... the binary coded address of the currently selected drive. The Drive Select bit for at reset when RST = 1. Software Reset. This ...
... not selected, the device interrupts to the disk device is active low. Setting RST = 0 again enables the device. Drive Select 0. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 65 When IEN = 1, or the device is selected and active. These four bits are the one's complement of... the binary coded address of the currently selected drive. The Drive Select bit for at reset when RST = 1. Software Reset. This ...
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... UNC 0 IDNF 0 ABRT TK0NF AMNF This register contains the status from the last command executed by CHS mode. Aborted Command. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 66 See Table 49: "Diagnostic codes," on , a reset, or completion of an Execute Device Diagnostic command, this register are updated to a device status error or an invalid parameter...
... UNC 0 IDNF 0 ABRT TK0NF AMNF This register contains the status from the last command executed by CHS mode. Aborted Command. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 66 See Table 49: "Diagnostic codes," on , a reset, or completion of an Execute Device Diagnostic command, this register are updated to a device status error or an invalid parameter...
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...the Device Control Register is reset. The Set Features command with Feature register = CCh enables the device to revert these parameters to default Number of registers (*2) DASP- Set according to the Set Features requirement. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 69 handshake PDIAG- The... SRST bit in the ATA Bus. execute x - After reset the Standby timer value is set and then is set to standby mode....
...the Device Control Register is reset. The Set Features command with Feature register = CCh enables the device to revert these parameters to default Number of registers (*2) DASP- Set according to the Set Features requirement. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 69 handshake PDIAG- The... SRST bit in the ATA Bus. execute x - After reset the Standby timer value is set and then is set to standby mode....
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...8xh Description No error detected Format device error Sector buffer error ECC circuitry error Controller microprocessor error Device 1 failed Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 70 11.2 Register initialization After a power on , hard reset, or the Execute Device Diagnostic command are initialized as shown in the following table. Table 48: Default Register ... Value Diagnostic Code 01h 01h 00h 00h A0h 50h 50h The meaning of the Error Register diagnostic codes resulting from power on , a hard reset, or a software reset, the register values are shown in the table below.
...8xh Description No error detected Format device error Sector buffer error ECC circuitry error Controller microprocessor error Device 1 failed Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 70 11.2 Register initialization After a power on , hard reset, or the Execute Device Diagnostic command are initialized as shown in the following table. Table 48: Default Register ... Value Diagnostic Code 01h 01h 00h 00h A0h 50h 50h The meaning of the Error Register diagnostic codes resulting from power on , a hard reset, or a software reset, the register values are shown in the table below.
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... Diagnostic, the diagnostic is read ) Device 0 Passed Yes No Yes No Yes No Error Register 01h 0xh 81h 8xh 01h 0xh Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 71 11.3 Diagnostic and Reset considerations The Set Max password, the Set Max security mode and the Set Max unlock counter are not retained over a Power On...
... Diagnostic, the diagnostic is read ) Device 0 Passed Yes No Yes No Yes No Error Register 01h 0xh 81h 8xh 01h 0xh Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 71 11.3 Diagnostic and Reset considerations The Set Max password, the Set Max security mode and the Set Max unlock counter are not retained over a Power On...
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... depending on the design of the heads is intended to unload the heads. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 72 UL -> Comp. Emergency unload is invoked by routing the back EMF of the spinning motor to the voice coil. Reset Soft Reset Hard Reset Response Rdy (*1) UL -> Rdy UL Comp Rdy (*1) = unload = complete = interface ready Load/Unload...
... depending on the design of the heads is intended to unload the heads. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 72 UL -> Comp. Emergency unload is invoked by routing the back EMF of the spinning motor to the voice coil. Reset Soft Reset Hard Reset Response Rdy (*1) UL -> Rdy UL Comp Rdy (*1) = unload = complete = interface ready Load/Unload...
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...feature set permits a host to modify the behavior in Sleep Mode, the device requires a reset to be immediately accessible, there is a delay while waiting for the spindle to operate. The drive implements the following set of the command). 5. When in a manner which reduces the power... moves a device to Section 11.7 "Advanced Power Management (ABLE-3) feature" on page 75. A reset is required to move a device to , or leaving standby mode. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 74 Unload the heads on occurs in , going to idle mode immediately from the active or idle...
...feature set permits a host to modify the behavior in Sleep Mode, the device requires a reset to be immediately accessible, there is a delay while waiting for the spindle to operate. The drive implements the following set of the command). 5. When in a manner which reduces the power... moves a device to Section 11.7 "Advanced Power Management (ABLE-3) feature" on page 75. A reset is required to move a device to , or leaving standby mode. Travelstar 4K120 Hard Disk Drive Specification 74 Unload the heads on occurs in , going to idle mode immediately from the active or idle...