E U R O P A 5 4 0 A T QUANTUM Native| Translation ------+-----+-----+----- Form 2.5"/SUPERSLIMLINE Cylinders | 1179| | Capacity form/unform 540/ MB Heads 4| 15| | Seek time / track 14.0/ 4.0 ms Sector/track | 60| | Controller IDE / ATA2 FAST/ENHA Precompensation Cache/Buffer 128 KB Landing Zone Data transfer rate 3.500 MB/S int Bytes/Sector 512 16.670 MB/S ext PIO4 Recording method PRML operating | non-operating -------------+-------------- Supply voltage 5 V Temperature *C 5 55 | -40 65 Power: sleep W Humidity % 10 90 | 10 90 standby 0.5 W Altitude km | idle 1.0 W Shock g 10 | seek 2.5 W Rotation RPM 3800 read/write 2.3 W Acoustic dBA 26 spin-up W ECC Bit REED SOLOMON MTBF h 350000 Warranty Month 36 Lift/Lock/Park YES Certificates CSA,FCC,TUV,UL1950 ********************************************************************** L A Y O U T ********************************************************************** QUANTUM EUROPA 540/810/1080 PRODUCT MANUAL 81-108827-02 11/95 +---------------------------------------------------------+ | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX | CS DS SP | 1 | +-+-+-+-+-+ |XXFactory +--------------------+++++++++++--------------------------+ Test ********************************************************************** J U M P E R S ********************************************************************** QUANTUM EUROPA 540/810/1080AT PRODUCT MANUAL 81-108827-02 11/95 Jumper Setting ============== +---++---++---++---++---+ | || || || || | +-+-++-+-++-+-++-+-++-+-+ CS DS SP +-*----*-+ +-*----*-+ | | OR | | +--------+ +--------+ OR +-*----*-+ | | +--------+ +---------------------------------------------+ | Master Drive Type | +---------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ | |GoDrive GLS 85AT | Other (Notebook | | |GLS 127/170/256AT | Drives not Mfg. by | | Slave Drive |Daytona/Europa | Quantum | | Type |Series | | +---------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ | | MASTER and SLAVE JUMPER POSITIONS | |Slave Not |Master = DS or | Master = ? *1 | |Installed (Master |Master = CS *2 | | |Drive Only) | | | +---------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ |GoDrive GLS 127/170/ |Master = DS, SP *3 | Master = ? *1 | |256AT, Daytona/Europa|Slave = None *3 | Slave = None *3 | |Series | OR | | | |Master = CS *2 | | | |Slave = CS *2 | | +---------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ |Other |Master = DS, SP | Master = ? *1 | |(Notebook Drives not |Slave = ? *1 | Slave = ? *1 | |Mfg. by Quantum) | | | +---------------------+--------------------+------------------------+ *1 See the manufacturer's documentation for jumper configurations *2 When the drive is configured for cable selection (using the CS jumper), the drive is a master drive if pin 28 is grounded and a slave if pin 28 is not grounded *3 No jumper required AT Jumper Requirements ---------------------- For notebook computers with two hard drives, a master/slave relationship must be established. If only one hard drive is installed on the ATA bus, it must be configured as the master drive. If two hard drives are installed on the ATA bus, one must be configured as the master and the other as a slave. The drive position on the cable (first or last physical device on the cable, for example) has no effect on the master/slave relationship. The jumper settings and the Cable Select option determine the master/slave relationship. Cable Selection --------------- Quantum 2.5-inch AT drives can be configured such that its status as a master drive or slave drive can be determined by the cabling from the host system. NOTE This is extremely helpful when the drive is used as a removable subsystem where it can be either master drive or a slave drive depending upon the cable to which is connected. When a drive is configured for cable selection, it is master drive if Pin 28 is grounded and a slave if Pin 28 is not grounded. For systems that do not use Pin 28 for another purpose (e.g., Spindle Synchronization), the host system can tie Pin 28 to ground. Then the cable connecting the host to the master has Pin 28 enabled (i.e., a circuit exists), while the cable connecting the slave to either the host or the master has the Pin 28 line servered. Systems that use Pin 28 can use the cable selection method by performing the following: 1. Connect the system cable in the following order host <--> slave <--> master. 2. Cut the Pin 28 line between the slave and the master. This allow Pin 28 to operate normally (an open - served connection) between the host and the slave. 3. Tie Pin 28 (within the master drive header) to a nearby ground (Pin 30, for example). This process will allow the master drive to have Pin 28 grounded while allowing the Pin 28 to be open between the host and slave drive. ********************************************************************** I N S T A L L ********************************************************************** QUANTUM EUROPA 540/810/1080AT PRODUCT MANUAL 81-108827-02 11/95 Notes on Installation ===================== Dimensions and Mounting ----------------------- The drive can be mounted in any orientation. Maximum screw length is 3mm with three minimum full threads. The maximum mounting torque for these screws is 40 inch-ounces. Clearance from the drive to any surface (other than the mounting surface) should be 0.05" minimum. NOTE For optimum drive performance, the system mounting method should not result in any distortion or twisting of the drive's base casting. For example, if the drive is attaches (via its bottom mounting holes) to a stiff mounting surface that does not meet Quantum Europa AT drives flatness requirements of 0.01", the performance may be degraded. Ventilation ----------- Quantum Europa AT hard disk drives can operate without a cooling fan, provided the ambient air temperature des not exceed 55*C (131*F). Any user-designed cabinet must provide adequate air circulation to prevent the maximum temperature from being exceeded. Cable Connector --------------- Europa AT hard disk drives have a single 2 x 22 connector (on 2mm centers) for both power and data. The connector also includes four pins which are reserved for factory test points - these pins must be allow to float. The recommended system mating connector is a 3M Series 150 or equivalent. The maximum cable length is 18 inches. To assure that the system cable connector is installed with the proper orientation, plug the Pin 20 hole on the system connector. | Pin 1 | | +------------------------------------------+------+ | | |o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o| | | ++o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o++ | | |++-----------------------+-----------------+------+| | | | Pin 44 Pin 20 Pin 2 | | +---+ +---+ ********************************************************************** F E A T U R E S ********************************************************************** QUANTUM EUROPA 540/810/1080AT PRODUCT MANUAL 81-108827-02 11/95 General Description ------------------- Quantum's Europa AT hard disk drives provide the high capacity, performance and reliability required by today's advanced notebook computers. The Europa AT drives offer outstanding performance, with fast time-to-data and outstanding data transfer rates, and low power consumption. Fast spin-up times from the standby mode help conserve power and improve system response time. The Europa AT hard disk drives provide extensive error correction capability, with features such as ECC on-the-fly which minimizes the impact of recoverable errors on throughput. The Europa AT drives feature highly reliable two-, three- and four-disk designs supported by a projected field MTBF of more than 350,000 hours. A one-year warranty is standard on Europa AT drives purchased directly from Quantum or a authorized distributor or dealer. Features -------- - Embedded Fast ATA controller - Auto Features: AutoIdle/Transfer/Read/Write - Supports Fast Multiword DMA (Modes 0 through 2) - Supports LBA mode - Supports Extended CHS mode - Read-on-Arrival firmware - Lightweight - Adaptive Segmentation makes optimum use of the cache buffer - Fast time to data: < 17 ms average seek time and 7.9 ms latency - Fast spin-up from standby: 3.5 seconds for 1080AT - 86KB cache buffer - DisCache look.ahead read caching firmware for faster data retrieval - WriteCache sophisticated caching technique to streamline write commands - Multiple-zone recording for fast data transfer rates - Low parts count for increased reliability - 160-bit Reed Solomon Error Correction Code (ECC), with 72-bit tripleburst correction - Defect Free Interface firmware for automatic reassignment of new defective sectors without reformatting - Ability to daisy-chain two drives on the interface - Excellent power management to preserve battery life - >350,000 hour projected field MTBF - Cable Select automatic master/slave configuration capability - Automatic diagnostic testing power-up - High shock resistance - One-year warranty - Low profile, optimized for number of disk Seek Time --------- +-------------------------------+--------+ | | EUROPA | +-------------------------------+--------+ |Track-to-Track msec. typ. | 4 | +-------------------------------+--------+ |Average msec. typ. | 14 | +-------------------------------+--------+ |Full-Stroke msec. | 23 | +-------------------------------+--------+ |Latency msec. avg. | 7.9 | +-------------------------------+--------+ ********************************************************************** G E N E R A L ********************************************************************** QUANTUM ATA TIPS Comparing the Fast ATA and Enhanced IDE Disk Drive Interfaces ------------------------------------------------------------- Why are Fast ATA and Fast ATA-2 Important? Faster data transfer rates are important because a computer is only as fast as its slowest component. Today's 486, Pentium, and PowerPC-based computers offer processor speeds many times faster than only two years ago. Bus speeds have also increased with the inclusion of 32-bit VL and PCI local buses, which have a maximum data transfer rate of 132 MB/second. Faster buses mean that data can be transferred from the storage device to the host at greater speeds. Fast ATA and Fast ATA-2 allow disk drives to store and access this data faster, thus enhancing the other high-speed components in the system and removing the bottleneck associated with older ATA/IDE drives. In short, Fast ATA helps bring very high performance to desktop PC systems. In addition, when compared to SCSI, Fast ATA is the least expensive way to achieve faster disk drive data transfer rates and higher system performance. The implementation of Fast ATA through system BIOS provides performance without incremental hardware co sts. Older systems can support Fast ATA using an inexpensive host adapter. Fast ATA and Fast ATA-2 are easy to implement in either VL or PCI local bus systems. The hardware connection can be made using a standard 40-pin ATA ribbon cable from the drive to the host adapter. Direct connection to the motherboard further eases integration when provided by the motherboard supplier. Once connected, the high data transfer capabilities of Fast ATA can be enabled through the data transfer options found in most CMOS BIOS setup tables. Newer versions of BIOS provide automatic configuration for Fast ATA drives. Fast ATA can improve efficiency by allowing more work to be completed in less time because the computer moves data faster. Graphic, multimedia, and audio/visual software users will benefit most because the speed of those applications, which work with large blocks of data, are transfer-rate dependent. The Fast ATA and Enhanced IDE interfaces both use the local bus to speed data transfer rates. Enhanced IDE also uses the same PIO modes as Fast ATA, although a data transfer rate equal to the PIO mode 4 rate has not been announced for Enhanced IDE. The major differences between Fast ATA and Enhanced IDE are that the latter includes three distinct features in addition to fast data transfer rates. The additional features of Enhanced IDE are as follows: High-capacity addressing of ATA hard drives over 528 MB - a BIOS and device driver function. Dual ATA host adapters supporting up to four hard disk drives per computer system - a function of BIOS, operating system, and host adapter, not the drive. Support for non-hard disk drive peripherals such as CD-ROMs - a function of BIOS and the operating system, not the drive Each of these features supports improved functionality at a system level, a positive development for the industry and end users. However, support for all three features requires an extremely high degree of integration and revisions to operating systems and hard- ware, in addition to BIOS changes. Specific support is required not only for the storage peripherals but also for host adapters, core logic, the system bus, BIOS, and operating systems - virtually every major block of PC architecture. There is no central industry-supported standard that controls the features of Enhanced IDE. With no standard, some products sold as "Enhanced" may provide only one of the three features of Enhanced IDE. For example, fast data transfer rate support is be coming standard on mid-range and high-end local bus systems. This single feature could satisfy the users immediate requirements without the need for the other features of Enhanced IDE. In the future, if the same system is upgraded to add the remaining features of Enhanced IDE, users may be forced to purchase an Enhanced IDE package that contains a feature already installed. This could result in unnecessary costs, integration conflicts, and in- compatibility with original factory implementations. Fast ATA, on the other hand, represents only the fast data transfer rates for ATA hard drives (support for PIO mode 3 or 4 and DMA mode 1 or 2). Fast ATA and Fast ATA-2 data transfer rates can be easily achieved when the system BIOS and hard drive suppo rt the PIO and DMA protocols. BIOS that supports Fast ATA does not necessarily support high- capacity addressing, dual host adapters or non-hard drive peripherals. But these features are being introduced independently by system manufacturers in order to compete in the PC marketplace. All of Quantum's disk drives designed for PCs now support Fast ATA, and new products with Fast ATA support will be introduced in early 1995. The drives are also fully backward compatible with older ATA/ IDE (non-Fast ATA) BIOS. The Quantum drives support both the Extended CHS (Cylinder Head Sector) and LBA (Logical Block Address) addressing methods in overcoming the 528 MB DOS capacity barrier. Quantum drives can also be used with dual host adapters. Finally, there are no incompatibilities with Quantum hard drives that would prevent computer systems from supporting non-hard drive peripherals. Quantum drives that support Fast ATA include the following families: Quantum ProDrive LPS 170/210/340/420 Quantum ProDrive LPS 270/540 Quantum Maverick 270/540 Quantum Lightning 365/540/730 Quantum Daytona 127/170/256/341/514 Fast ATA and Fast ATA-2 are important technologies that can take advantage of the performance provided by the latest high-speed microprocessors and bus architectures. The high-speed interfaces are based on industry standard specifications and are the least expensive way to achieve faster disk drive data transfer rates. Fast ATA is not a group of features that requires an extremely high level of integration, and only represents the fast data transfer rates for ATA hard drives (PIO mode 3 or 4 and DMA mode 1 or 2). =====================================================================