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Power-off considerations, Load/Unload, Emergency unload

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11.3 Power-off considerations 11.3.1 Load/Unload Load/Unload is a functional mechanism of the HDD. It is controlled by the drive micro code. Specifically, unloading of the heads is invoked by the following commands. Command Standby Standby Immediate Sleep UL -> Comp. UL -> Comp. UL -> Comp. Reset Soft Reset Hard Reset x -means "don't care" "Imme." -means "immediate" "Comp" -means "complete" "UL" -means "unload" "Rdy" -means "interface ready" (*1) Load/Unload condition is not changed by Soft Reset. UL -> Rdy UL -> Rdy The microcode revision is referred to words 23-26 [eight characters in ASCII code] in the "Identify Device" paragraph 13.7 on page 114. Figure 59. Device behavior by ATA commands. Load/unload is also invoked as one of the idle modes of the drive. The specified start/stop life of the product assumes that load/unload is operated normally, NOT in emergency mode. 11.3.2 Emergency unload When HDD power is interrupted while the heads are still loaded, the microcode cannot operate and the normal 5V power is unavailable to unload the heads. In this case, normal unload is not possible, so the heads are unloaded by routing the back-EMF of the spinning motor to the voice coil. The actuator velocity is greater than the normal case, and the unload process is inherently less controllable without a normal seek current profile. Emergency unload is intended to be invoked in rare situations. Because this operation is inherently uncontrolled, it is more mechanically stressful than a normal unload. A single emergency unload operation is more stressful than 100 normal unloads. Use of emergency unload reduces the start/stop life of the HDD at a rate at least 100X faster than that of normal unload, and may damage the HDD. Travelstar 32GH/30GT/20GN hard disk drive specifications 75

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11.3 Power-off considerations
11.3.1
Load/Unload
Load/Unload is a functional mechanism of the HDD. It is controlled by the drive micro code. Specifically,
unloading of the heads is invoked by the following commands.
UL -> Comp.
Sleep
UL -> Comp.
Standby Immediate
UL -> Comp.
Standby
Command
UL -> Rdy
Hard Reset
UL -> Rdy
Soft Reset
Reset
Load/Unload condition is not changed by Soft Reset.
(*1)
—means "interface ready"
"Rdy"
—means "unload"
"UL"
—means "complete"
"Comp"
—means "immediate"
"Imme."
—means "don't care"
x
The microcode revision is referred to words 23–26 [eight characters in ASCII code] in the "Identify Device"
paragraph 13.7 on page 114.
Figure 59. Device behavior by ATA commands.
Load/unload is also invoked as one of the idle modes of the drive.
The specified start/stop life of the product assumes that load/unload is operated normally, NOT in
emergency mode.
11.3.2
Emergency unload
When HDD power is interrupted while the heads are still loaded, the microcode cannot operate and the
normal 5V power is unavailable to unload the heads. In this case, normal unload is not possible, so the
heads are unloaded by routing the back-EMF of the spinning motor to the voice coil. The actuator velocity
is greater than the normal case, and the unload process is inherently less controllable without a normal
seek current profile.
Emergency unload is intended to be invoked in rare situations. Because this operation is inherently
uncontrolled, it is more mechanically stressful than a normal unload.
A single emergency unload operation is more stressful than 100 normal unloads. Use of emergency
unload reduces the start/stop life of the HDD at a rate at least 100X faster than that of normal unload, and
may damage the HDD.
Travelstar 32GH/30GT/20GN hard disk drive specifications
75