3 abbreviations, 4 conventions, Key words – Maxtor D540X-4G User Manual

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If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being
correct.

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The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are
in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE). Fields containing only one bit are
usually referred to as the “name” bit instead of the “name” field.

Names of drive registers begin with a capital letter (e.g., Cylinder High register).

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Numbers that are not followed by a lowercase “b” or “h” are decimal values.
Numbers that are followed by a lowercase “b” (e.g., 01b) are binary values. Numbers
that are followed by a lowercase “h” (e.g., 3Ah) are hexadecimal values.

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ATA

AT attachment

MB

megabyte

bpi

bits per inch

Mbits/sec

megabits per second

CHS

cylinder - head - sector

MB/sec

megabytes per second

db

decibels

MHz

megahertz

dBA

decibels, A weighted

ms

millisecond

DMA

direct memory access

MSB

most significant bit

ECC

error correction code

mV

millivolts

fci

flux changes per inch

ns

nanoseconds

G

acceleration

PIO

programmed input/output

GB

gigabyte

RPM

revolutions per minute

Hz

hertz

tpi

tracks per inch

KB

kilobyte

UDMA

ultra direct memory
access

LBA

logical block address(ing)

µsec

microsecond

LSB

least significant bit

V

volts

mA

milliamperes

W

watts

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