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ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands
DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 5-1
Chapter 5
ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS
This chapter describes the interface between Maxtor DiamondMax 10 Serial ATA
hard disk drives 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
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 Serial ATA hard disk drives use the standard ATA/
ATAPI 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 10 Serial ATA hard disk drive contains a utilized
connector for both signal and power connections as well as configuration jumpers.
The dimensions and specifications of the unitized connector comply with clause 14
in the ATA/ATAPI standard.
5.3 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE
5.3.1 ATA Bus Interface
5.3.1.1 Electrical Characteristics
Signals on the ATA 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 10 Serial ATA hard disk drives 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.