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Maxtor DiamondMax 17 80-160GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive 5-1
Chapter 5
SATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands
This chapter describes the interface between the DiamondMax 17 80-160GB Serial
ATA hard disk drive and the ATA bus. The commands that are issued from the host
to control the drive are listed, as well as the electrical and mechanical characteristics
of the interface.
5.1 INTRODUCTION
The Maxtor DiamondMax 17 80-160GB Serial ATA hard disk drive uses the
standard ATA/ATAPI-7 interface. Support of various options in the standard are
explained in the following sections.
5.2 MECHANICAL INTERFACE
5.2.1 Signal Cable and Connector
The Maxtor DiamondMax 17 80-160GB Serial ATA hard disk drive contains
unitized connector for both signal and power connections. The dimensions and
specifications of the unitized connector comply with clause 14 in the ATA/ATAPI-
7 standard.
5.3 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE
5.3.1 ATA Bus Interface
5.3.1.1 Electrical Characteristics
Signals on the SATA interface are assigned to connector pins according to clause 14
in the ATA/ATAPI-7 standard. The signaling protocol complies with clause 15-17
of the standard.
5.4 REGISTER ADDRESS DECODING
The Maxtor DiamondMax 17 80-160GB Serial ATA hard disk drive allow their
host systems to address the full set of command and control registers as specified in
clause 5 of the ATA/ATAPI-7 standard.