Maxtor 91000D8, 90910D8, 90840D7, 90875D7, 90500D4, 90625D5, 90750D6 Before You Begin, U T I O N

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Before You Begin

Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax™ Plus 2500 AT hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of DiamondMax hard drives Drive repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact

the Maxtor Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 408-432-1700.

Before unpacking the hard drive, please review Sections 1 through 4.

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C A U T I O N

Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 2500 hard drives are precision products. Failure to

follow these precautions and guidelines outlined here may lead to

product failure, damage and invalidation of all warranties.

BEFORE unpacking or handling a drive, take all proper electro-static discharge (ESD) precautions, including personnel and equipment grounding. Stand-alone drives are sensitive to ESD damage.

BEFORE removing drives from their packing material, allow them to reach room temperature.

During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive.

OnceadriveisremovedfromtheMaxtorshippingcontainer, IMMEDIATELYsecurethedrive through its mounting holes within a chassis. Otherwise, store the drive on a padded, grounded, antistaticsurface.

NEVER switch DC power onto the drive by plugging an electrically live DC source cable into the drive's connector. NEVER connect a live bus to the drive's interface connector.

Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-installed drive labels.

They contain information required should the drive ever need repair.

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Contents DiamondMaxPlus2500 Revisions Manual No U T I O N Before You BeginAbbreviations IntroductionMaxtor Corporation Manual OrganizationNumbering Signal ConventionsConventions Key WordsProduct Description DiamondMax Plus 2500 Key FeaturesFunctional / Interface Product FeaturesSoftware ECC Correction On-the-Fly Hardware Error Correction Code ECCLogical Block Addressing Defect Management Zone DMZAutomatic Write Reallocation AWR Read-Ahead ModeCache Management Buffer SegmentationMajor HDA Components Dual Drive Support Subsystem ConfigurationJumper Location/Configuration Cylinder LimitationModels and Capacities Product SpecificationsDrive Configuration Performance SpecificationsPhysical Dimensions Environmental Limits Power Requirements AveragePower Mode Definitions EPA Energy Star ComplianceShock and Vibration Reliability SpecificationsSafety Regulatory Compliance Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions EMC ComplianceCanadian Emissions Statement Important Notice Handling and InstallationHard Drive Handling Precautions Pre-formatted DriveMulti-pack Shipping Container Unpacking and InspectionPhysical Installation Recommended Mounting ConfigurationRepacking Important Please Read Before You BeginHard Drive Identification General RequirementsMounting Drive in System Systems Using Cable SelectAttaching System Cables Attaching Interface and Power CablesSetting the Bios Cmos System SetupHard Drive Preparation How to Obtain MaxBlast Software System Hangs During Boot