User manual MAXTOR ST34573N VOLUME 1

[. . . ] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barracuda 9LP Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST39173N/W/WD/LW/WC/LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST34573N/W/WD/LW/WC/LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product Manual, Volume 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barracuda 9LP Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST39173N/W/WD/LW/WC/LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST34573N/W/WD/LW/WC/LC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Product Manual, Volume 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . © 1997, 1998 Seagate Technology, Inc. All rights reserved Publication number: 77767517, Rev. [. . . ] At factory format time, these known defects are also reallocated, that is, reassigned to a new place on the medium and the location listed in the defects reallocation table. The "P" list is not altered after factory formatting. Locations of defects found and reallocated during error recovery procedures after drive shipment are listed in the "G" list (defects growth list). The "P" and "G" lists may be referenced by the initiator using the Read Defect Data command (see Section 5. 2. 1. 2 in the SCSI Interface Product Manual, part number 77738479). 7. 2 Drive error recovery procedures Whenever an error occurs during drive operation, the drive, if programmed to do so, performs error recovery procedures to attempt to recover the data. The error recovery procedures used depend on the options previously set up in the error recovery parameters mode page. Error recovery and defect management may involve the use of several SCSI commands, the details of which are described in the SCSI Interface Product Manual. The drive implements selectable error recovery time limits such as are required in video applications. For additional information on this, refer to Table 5. 2. 1-22 in the SCSI Interface Product Manual which describes the Mode Select/Mode Sense Error Recovery parameters. The error recovery scheme supported by the drive provides a means to control the total error recovery time for the entire command in addition to controlling the recovery level for a single LBA. The total amount of time spent in error recovery for a command can be limited via the Recovery Time Limit bytes in the Error Recovery Mode Page. The total amount of time spent in error recovery for a single LBA can be limited via the Read Retry Count or Write Retry Count bytes in the Error Recovery Mode Page. The drive firmware error recovery algorithms consist of 12 levels for read recoveries and 5 levels for writes. Table 4 equates the Read and Write Retry Count with the maximum possible recovery time for read and write recovery of individual LBAs. The times given do not include time taken to perform reallocations, if reallocations are performed. Reallocations are performed when the ARRE bit (for reads) or AWRE bit (for writes) is one, the RC bit is zero, and the Recovery Time Limit for the command has not yet been met. Time needed to perform reallocation is not counted against the Recovery Time Limit. The Read Continuous (RC) bit, when set to one, requests the disc drive to transfer the requested data length without adding delays (for retries or ECC correction) that may be required to insure data integrity. The disc drive may send erroneous data in order to maintain the continuous flow of data. The RC bit should only be used when data integrity is not a concern and speed is of utmost importance. If the Recovery Time Limit or retry count is reached during error recovery, the state of the RC bit is examined. If the RC bit is set, the drive will transfer the unrecovered data with no error indication and continue to execute the remaining command. [. . . ] to 5:00 P. M. , M­F) 886-2-2514-2237 44-1628-894083 (10:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. , M­F) Please dial 1-800-SEAGATE or 405-936-1234 for the specific product telephone number. to 6:00 P. M. , central time, M­F) SeaTDDTM 405-936-1687 Using a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you can send questions or comments 24 hours daily and exchange messages with a technical support specialist from 8:00 A. M. (central time) Monday through Friday. Barracuda 9LP Product Manual, Rev. [. . . ]