M A V E R I C K M V - 2 7 0 A T QUANTUM Native| Translation ------+-----+-----+----- Form 3.5"/SLIMLINE Cylinders 2856| 944| | Capacity form/unform 270/ MB Heads 2| 14| | Seek time / track 14.0/ 5.0 ms Sector/track | 40| | Controller IDE / ATA2 FAST/ENHA Precompensation Cache/Buffer 128 KB SEGMENTED Landing Zone Data transfer rate 3.000 MB/S int Bytes/Sector 512 13.300 MB/S ext DMA Recording method RLL 1/7 operating | non-operating -------------+-------------- Supply voltage 5/12 V Temperature *C 4 50 | -40 65 Power: sleep 0.1 W Humidity % 8 85 | 5 95 standby 0.1 W Altitude km 3.000| 12.000 idle 3.7 W Shock g 10 | 70 seek 4.6 W Rotation RPM 3600 read/write 4.6 W Acoustic dBA 34 spin-up W ECC Bit ON THE FLY,REED SOLOMON MTBF h 300000 Warranty Month 24 Lift/Lock/Park YES Certificates CSA,FCC,TUV,UL1950,VDE ********************************************************************** L A Y O U T ********************************************************************** QUANTUM MAVERICK 270/540AT PRODUCT MANUAL 81-106844-01, 6/20/1994 +---------------------------------------------------------+ | JP1+-+-+-+ |XX | +-+-+-+ |XX | SP DS CS |XX | |XX | |XX AT-Bus | |XX | |XX J11C | |XX | |XX | |XX | |XX1 | |xx J11B |1+LED |XX Power |++J12 |xx | |XX Power +---------------------------------------------------------+xx J11A ********************************************************************** J U M P E R S ********************************************************************** QUANTUM MAVERICK 270/540AT PRODUCT MANUAL 81-106844-01, 6/20/1994 Jumper setting ============== JP1 Drive Select/Cable Select/Slave Present -------------------------------------------- +------+------+------+--------------------------------------------+ |DS |CS |SP | Description | +------+------+------+--------------------------------------------+ |OPEN |OPEN |OPEN | Slave Drive | | | | | Compatible with drive using PDIAG- line to | | | | | handle Master/Slave communications | +------+------+------+--------------------------------------------+ |OPEN |OPEN |CLOSED| Slave Drive | | | | | The PDIAG- and DASP- lines are not driven | +------+------+------+--------------------------------------------+ |CLOSED|OPEN |OPEN | Master Drive (Factory default) | | | | | Uses DASP- to check for the presence of a | | | | | Slave | +------+------+------+--------------------------------------------+ |CLOSED|OPEN |CLOSED| Master Drive | | | | | Uses the SP jumper to determine whether a | | | | | Slave is present, without checking PDIAG- | | | | | or DASP- | +------+------+------+--------------------------------------------+ |OPEN |CLOSED| X | Slave or Master Drive, depending on the | | | | | state of the Quantum Cable Select signal | | | | | (pin 28) at the IDE-bus interface | | | | | connector. | | | | | If the signal state is set to OPEN | | | | | (grounded) then the drive is configured a | | | | | if DS were CLOSED, described above. If the | | | | | Cable Select signal is set to CLOSED | | | | | (high), then the drive is configured as if | | | | | DS were OPEN, described above. | +------+------+------+--------------------------------------------+ X indicates the jumper setting does not matter. Caution: The CS and DS jumpers should never be installed at the same time. DS Drive Select Jumper ----------------------- You can configure two drives on the ATA Interface as Master (Drive 0) and Slave (Drive 1) using the DS jumpers. Set the CS jumpers to OPEN for each drive. Then, set the DS Jumper to CLOSED on one drive to configure that drive as Master. Set the DS jumper to OPEN on the other drive to configure as Slave. Note: For drives configured using the DS jumper, the order in which drives are connected in a daisy chain has no significance. CS Cable Select Jumper ----------------------- When two Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drives are daisy-chained together, they can be configured as Master and Slave by using the CS jumper or by using the DS jumper - BUT NOT BOTH. To configure the two drives using the CS jumper, set the CS jumper to CLOSED and the DS jumper to OPEN on each drive. Once you install the CS jumper, the drive is configured as a Master or Slave by state of the Cable Select signal, which is pin 28 at the IDE-bus interface connector. Quantum uses the Cable Select function of pin 28. Quantum does not implement the spindle synchronizaton function. Pin 28 is grounded - that is, set to OPEN - on the cable coming from the host. This configures the first drive as Master. Then, pin 28 on the connector at the second drive should be made an open circuit by a cut in signal line 28 in the cable from the first drive, so it becomes high - that is, set to CLOSED - due to a pull-up in the second drive. This configures the second drive as a Slave. SP Slave Present Jumper ------------------------ The SP jumper normally is not needed. However, when the Maverick 270/540AT is configured as Master and is connected to a Slave drive that does not implement the Drive Active/Slave Present (DASP-) signal, it is necessary to set the SP jumper to CLOSED on the Maverick 270/540AT. ********************************************************************** I N S T A L L ********************************************************************** QUANTUM MAVERICK 270/540AT PRODUCT MANUAL 81-106844-01, 6/20/1994 Notes on installation ===================== Installation direction ---------------------- horizontally vertically +-----------------+ +--+ +--+ | | | +-----+ +-----+ | | | | | | | | | +-+-----------------+-+ | | | | | | +---------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +---------------------+ | +-----+ +-----+ | +-+-----------------+-+ +--+ +--+ | | | | +-----------------+ Orientation ----------- The mounting holes on the Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drive allow the drive to be mounted in any orientation. Mounting -------- Drive mounting orientation, clearance, and ventilation requirements are described in the following subsections. For mounting, #6-32 UNC screws are recommended. To avoid stripping the mounting-hole threads, the maximum torque applied to the screws must not exceed 8 inch- pounds. Caution: The PCB is very close to the mounting holes. Do not exceed the specified length for the mounting screws. The specified screw length allows full use of the mounting-hole threads, while avoiding damaging or placing unwanted stress on the PCB. To avoid stripping the mounting-hole threads, the maximum torque applied to the mounting screws must not exceed 8 inch-pounds. Clearance --------- Clearance from the drive - except mounting surfaces - to any surface must be 0.05 inches minimum. Ventilation ----------- The MV 270/540AT hard disk drives operates without a cooling fan, provided the ambient air temperature does not exceed 122*F (50*C). DC Power (J11 A and B) ---------------------- The recommended mating connectors for the +5VDC and +12VDC input power are listed above. J11 A 4-Pin Connector: AMP P/N 1-480424-0 Loose piece contacts: AMP P/N 61173-4 Strip contacts: AMP P/N 350078-4 J1 B 3-Pin Connector: Molex P/N 39-01-0033 Loose piece contacts: AMP P/N 39-00-00341 Strip contacts: AMP P/N 39-00-0023 Power can be supplied to either J11 section A or J11 section B. Labels indicates the pin numbers on the connectors. On Section A, Pins 2 and 3 (the +5 and +12Vdc returns) are connected on the drive. Power Sequencing ---------------- You may apply the power in any order or manner, or short or open either the power or power return line with no loss of data or damage to the disk drive. However, data may be lost in the sector being written at the time of power loss. The drive can withstand transient voltages of +10% to -100% from nominal while powering up or down. LED Connector J12 ----------------- The LED connector may be used to connect an external LED for the pur- pose of monitoring drive activity. A 220-ohm resistor is connected in series from the +LED pin to +5 volts. The -LED pin is connected to a switching transistor on the drive that turns on and lights the LED when the disk is performing a read or write operation. When no read or write operation is taking place, the transistor turns off and the LED is extinguished. The recommended mating connector parts are following: Two-position housing: Molex P/N 51021-0200 Loose-piece contacts: Molex P/N 50058-8100 Pin 1 -LED, Pin 2 +LED IDE-Bus Interface Connector (J11 C) ----------------------------------- On the Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drive, the IDE-bus interface cable connector (J11 section C) is a 40-pin Universal Header. To prevent the possibility of incorrect installation, has been keyed by removing Pin 20, which ensures that a connector cannot be installed upside down. For mating with J11 section C, recommended cable connectors include the following parts or their equivalents: AMP receptacle with strain relief P/N 1-499506-0 AMP receptacle without strain relief P/N 1-746193-0 To key the cable connectors, you must plug the hole that corresponds to pin 20. Other recommended part numbers for the mating connector include: 40-Pin Connector 3M 3417-7000 or equivalent Strain Relief 3M 3448-2040 or equivalent Flat Cable (Stranded 28 AWG) 3M 3365-40 or equivalent Flat Cable (Stranded 28 AWG) 3M 3517-40 (shielded) or equivalent For Systems with a Motherboard IDE Adapter ========================================== You can install the Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drive in an AT-compatible system that contains a 40-pin AT-bus connector on the motherboard. To connect the drive to the motherboard, use a 40-pin ribbon cable. Ensure that pin 1 of the drive is connected to pin 1 of the mother- board connector. For Systems with an IDE Adapter Board ===================================== To install a Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drive in an AT-compatible system without a 40-pin, AT-bus connector on its motherboard, you need a third-party IDE-compatible adapter board. Adapter Board Installation -------------------------- Carefully read the manual that accompanies your adapter board before installing it. Make sure that all the jumpers are set properly and that there are no addressing or signal conflicts. You must also investigate to see if your AT-compatible system contains a combination floppy and hard disk controller board. If it does, you must disable the hard disk drive controller functions on the controller board before proceeding. Once you have disabled the hard disk drive controller functions on the floppy/hard drive controller, install the adapter board. Again, make sure that you have set all jumper straps on the adapter board to avoid addressing and signal conflicts. Connecting the Adapter Board and the Drive ------------------------------------------ Use a 40-pin ribbon cable to connect the drive to the board. 1. Insert the 40-pin cable connector into the mating connector on the adapter board. Make sure that pin 1 of the connector matches with pin 1 on the cable. 2. Insert the other end of the cable into the header on the drive. When inserting this end of the cable, make sure that pin 1 of the cable connects to pin 1 of the drive connector. 3. Secure the drive to the system chassis by using the mounting screws. Base Casting Assembly --------------------- A single-piece aluminium-alloy base casting provides a mounting sur- face for the drive mechanism and PCB. The base casting also acts as the flange for the DC motor assembly. To provide a contamination-free environment for the HDA, a gasket provides a seal between the base casting and the metal cover that enclose the drive mechanism. Air Filtration -------------- The Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drives are Winchester-type drives. The heads fly very close to the media surface. Therefore, it is essential that the air circulating within the drive be kept free of particles. Quantum assembles the drive in a Class-100, purified air environment, then seals the drive with a metal cover. When the drive is in use, the rotation of the disk forces the air inside of the drive through an internal filter. DC Motor Assembly ----------------- Integral with the base casting, the DC motor assembly is a fixed- shaft, brushless DC spindle motor that drives the counter-clockwise rotation of the disks. Electrical Characteristics -------------------------- All signals are transistor-transistor logic (TTL) compatible - with logic 1 greater than 2.0 volts and less than 5.25 volts; and logic 0 greater than 0.0 volts and less than 0.8 volts. Neither the adapter board, motherboard interface, or drives require terminating resistors. Drive Cable and Connector ------------------------- The hard disk drive connects to the host computer by means of a cable. This cable contains a 40-pin connector that plug into the drive, and a 40-pin connector that plugs into the host computer. At the host end, the cable plugs into either an adapter board residing in a host expansion slot or an on-board IDE adapter. If two drives are connected by a cable with two 40-pin drive connectors, the cable-select feature of the Maverick 270/540 AT automatically configure each as drive 0 or drive 1 depending on the configuration of pin 28 on the connector. Track and Cylinder Skewing -------------------------- +-------+---------+------+---------+ | Zone |Sectors |Track | Cylinder| | Number|Per Track|Skew | Skew | | | |Wedge | Wedge | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 15 | 58 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 14 | 65 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 13 | 69 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 12 | 74 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 11 | 78 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 10 | 83 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 09 | 88 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 08 | 93 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 07 | 97 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 06 | 104 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 05 | 108 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 04 | 112 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 03 | 114 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 02 | 118 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ | 0,1 | 118 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ |System | 94 | 28 | 32 | +-------+---------+------+---------+ ********************************************************************** F E A T U R E S ********************************************************************** QUANTUM MAVERICK 270/540AT PRODUCT MANUAL 81-106844-01, 6/20/1994 General Description ------------------- Quantum's Maverick 270AT/540AT hard disk drives are a part of a family of high-performance, 1-inch-high hard disk drives manufactured to meet the highest product quality standards. The Maverick hard disk drives use nonremovable, 3 -inch hard disks. Maverick 270AT/540AT hard disk drives feature an embedded AT drive controller and use AT commands to optimize systems performance. Because the drive manages media defects and error recovery internally, these operations are fully transparent to the user. Seek Times ---------- +-----------------+--------------+ |Track-to-track | 4 ms typ. | +-----------------+--------------+ |Average write | 16 ms typ. | | | 17.5 ms max. | +-----------------+--------------+ |Full stroke | 28 ms typ. | | | 30 ms max. | +-----------------+--------------+ System Startup and Operation ---------------------------- Once you have installed the Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drive and adapter board (if required) in the host system, you are ready to partition and format the drive for operation. To set up the drive correctly, follow these steps: 1. Power on the system 2. Run the SETUP program. This is generally on a Diagnostics or Utilities disk, or within the system's BIOS. 3. Enter the appropriate parameters. The SETUP program allows you to enter the types of optional hard- ware installed - such as the hard disk drive type, the floppy disk drive capacity, and the display adapter type. The system's BIOS uses this information to initialize the system when the power is switched on. For instructions on how to use the SETUP program, refer to the system manual for your PC. During the AT system CMOS setup, you must enter the drive type for the Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drive. This procedure allows the system to recognize the drive by translating its physical drive geometry parameters such as cylinders, heads, and sectors per track, into a logical addressing mode. 4. Boot the system using the operating system installation disk. NOTE The drive is shipped from the factory with a low-level format. A low- level format is not required. Formatted Capacity ------------------ At the factory, the Maverick 270/540AT receives a low-level format that creates the actual tracks and sectors on the drive. Data Transfer Rates ------------------- Data is transferred from the disk to the read buffer at a rate up to 4.5 MB/s in burst. Data is transferred from the read buffer to the AT bus at a rate up to 6.0 MB/s, using programmed I/O without IORDY, up to 11 MB/s using programmed I/O with IORDY, or at a rate of up to 13.3 MB/sec using multi-word DMA. Reliability ----------- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 150,000 Power On Hours (POH), typical usage Component Life: 5 years Preventive Maintenance (PM): Not required Start/Stop: 20,000 cycles (minimum) MTTR: 30 minutes The Quantum MTBF numbers represent Bell-Core MTBF predictions and represent the minimum MTBF that Quantum or a customer would expect from the drive. Error Detection and Correction ------------------------------ As disk drive areal densities increase, obtaining extremely low error rate requires a new generation of soghisticated error-correction codes. Quantum Maverick 270/540AT series hard disk drives implement 112-bit single- and double-burst Reed-Solomon error correction techniques to reduce the uncorrectable read error rate to less than one bit in 1 x 10(14) bits read. When errors occur, an automatic retry and a more rigorous double- burst correction algorithm enable the correction of any sector with two burst of three incorrect bytes each or up to six multiple random one-byte burst errors. In addition to these advanced error correction capabilities, the drive's additional cross-checking code and algorithm double checks the main ECC correction to greatly reduce the probability of miscorrection. Automatic Actuator Lock ----------------------- To ensure data integrity and prevent damage during shipment, the drive uses a dedicated landing zone and Quantum's patented AIRLOCK. The AIRLOCK holds the headstack in the landing zone whenever the disks are not rotating. It consists of an air vane mounted near the perimeter of the disk stack and a locking arm that restrains the actuator arm assembly. When DC power is applied to the motor and the disk stack rotates, the rotation generates an airflow on the surface of the disk. As the flow of air across the airvane increases with disk ratation, the locking arm pivots away from the actuator arm, enabling the headstack to move out of the landing zone. When DC power is removed from the motor, a return mechanism automatically pulls the actuator into the landing zone, where the AIRLOCK holds it in place. Disk Caching ------------ The Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drive incorporates DisCache, a 96K disk cache, to enhance drive performance. This integrated feature is user-programmable and can significantly improve system throughput. Read and write caching can be enabled or disabled by using the SET CONIGURATION command. Error Reporting --------------- At the start of a command's execution, the Maverick 270/540AT hard disk drive checks the Command Register for any conditions that would lead an abort command error. The drive then attemps execution of the command. Any new error causes execution of the command to terminate at the point at which it is occurred. -----------------+----------------------------+---------------------+ COMMAND |ERROR REGISTER |STATUS REGISTER | +----------------------------+---------------------+ |BBK|UNC|IDNF|ABRT|TK0NF|AMNF|DRDY|DWF|DSC|CORR|ERR| -----------------+---+---+----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+---+ Read Defect List | V | V | V | V | | V | V | V | V | V | V | Exec. Drive Diag.| | | | | | | | | | | V | Format Track | | | V | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Identify Drive | | | | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Initi. Parameters| | | | | | | V | V | V | | | Inval.Cmnd. Codes| | | | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Read Buffer | | | | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Read Configurati.| V | V | V | V | | V | V | V | V | V | V | Read DMA | V | V | V | V | | V | V | V | V | V | V | Read Multiple | V | V | V | V | | V | V | V | V | V | V | Read Sectors | V | V | V | V | | V | V | V | V | V | V | Read Sec. Long | V | | V | V | | V | V | V | V | | V | Read Verify Sec. | V | V | V | V | | V | V | V | V | V | V | Recalibrate | | | | V | V | | V | V | V | | V | Seek | | | V | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Set Configuration| V | | V | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Set Features | | | | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Set Multiple Mode| | | | V | | | | | | | V | Write Buffer | | | | V | | | | | | | V | Write Multiple | V | | V | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Write DMA | V | | V | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Write Sectors | V | | V | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Write Sec. Long | V | | V | V | | | V | V | V | | V | Check Power Mode | | | | | | | V | V | V | | V | -----------------+---+---+----+----+-----+----+----+---+---+----+---+ Key: V = Valid errors for each command ABRT = Abort command error AMNF = Data address mark not found error BBK = Bad block detected CORR = Corrected data error DRDY = Drive not ready detected DSC = Disk seek complete not detected DWF = Drive write fault detected ERR = Error bit in the Status Register IDNF = Requested ID not found TK0NF = Track zero not found error UNC = Uncorrectable data error Defect Management ----------------- The Maverick 270/540AT allocate one sector per disk or 2 sectors per cylinder as a spare. In the factory, the media is scanned for defects. If a sector on a cylinder is found to be defective, the address of the sector is added to the drive's defect list. Sectors located physically subsequent to the defective sector are assigned logical block addresses such that a sequential ordering of logical blocks results. This inline sparing technique is employed in an attempt to eliminate slow data transfer that would result from a single defective sector on a cylinder. If more than one sector is found defective on a cylinder, the inline sparing technique is applied only to the first sector. The remaining defective sectors are replaced with the nearest available spare sectors on nearby cylinders. Such an assignment of additional replacement sectors from nearby sectors rather than having a central pool of spare sectors is an attempt to minimize the motion of the actuator and head that otherwise would be needed to find a replace- ment sector. The result is minimal reduction of data throughput. ********************************************************************** 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). =====================================================================