Maxtor Computer Drive manual Maxtor Corporation, Audience, Manual Organization, Products, Support

Introduction

Chapter 1

Introduction

1.1Maxtor Corporation

Maxtor corporation is one of the world’s largest suppliers of hard disk drive products- products that help store the digital world for millions of users. Maxtor products serve a range of markets, including personal and entertainment, small office/home office, mid-sized business and enterprise

Products

Maxtor storage products include drives and accessories for PC’s, workstations, RAID products, enterprise applications, enterprise servers, high-end systems, consumer electronics and personal storage.

Support

Maxtor provides a variety of consumer support options, all designed to make sure the user gets fast, helpful, accurate information to help resolve any difficulties. These options include a broad, searchable knowledge base of FAQ’s, product manuals, installation guides, information on previously resolved problems, software downloads, and contact by phone or E-mail with a support person. For more information, visit

www.maxtor.com/en/support.

1.2Audience

The DiamondMax 8S 40GB SATA product manual is intended for several audiences. These audiences include: the end user, installer, developer, consumer electronics and personal computer original equipment manufacturer (CE/PC,OEM), and distributor. The manual provides information about installation, principles of operation, interface command implementation, and maintenance.

1.3MANUAL ORGANIZATION

This manual is organized into the following chapters:

•Chapter 1 – Introduction

•Chapter 2 – Product Description

•Chapter 3 – Product Specifications

•Chapter 4 – Installation

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