Maxtor 300 manual Appendix B Big Numbers, Appendix C

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Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier

Appendix B:	Big Numbers
• 131 kilobytes =	131,000 bytes
a little more than 30 pages of text
• 33 megabytes =	33,000,000 bytes
more than 8,000 pages of text or 25 300-page books
• 137 gigabytes =	137,000,000,000 bytes
more than 100,000 books, or the contents of a good library
• 2.2 terabytes =	2,200,000,000,000 bytes

almost 2,000,000 books, or the about content of the Library of Congress

•144 petabytes = 144,000,000,000,000,000 bytes 120 billion books – (more than all that man has written)

•9.4 zettabytes = 9,400,000,000,000,000,000,000 bytes

Appendix C:

Resources

•Maxtor “Big Drive” web site for resource information: http://www.maxtor.com/bigdrive

•ATA/ATAPI-6: http://www.T13.org

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Contents MaxtorQuickview 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Pata Patents Publication Number Part Number Before You Begin McCarthy Blvd Milpitas, California Tel Fax Installation Chapter IntroductionChapter General DescriptionATA BUS Interface and ATA Commands Product SpecificationsService and Support Appendix a Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage BarrierList of Figures List of Tables Maxtor Corporation AudienceProducts SupportManual Organization Terminology and ConventionsMSB References KEY Features Product OverviewGeneral Description Regulatory Compliance Standards Product EMI/EMS QualificationsInstallation Space RequirementsUnpacking Instructions 2Quickview 300 20-Pack Shipping Container Pata Interface Connector Hardware Options1AT Jumper Options Cable Select CS JumperMaster Jumper Configuration Drive Select DS JumperPower On Standby Cylinder Limitation Jumper CLJ4AT Connector and Jumper Location Combination Connector J1 2.1 40-Pin Pata Bus ConnectorPata BUS Adapter Adapter Board5J1 DC Power and Pata Bus Combination Connector Pata Bus Interface Connector J1, Section C DC Power J1, Section aExternal Drive Activity LED Mounting Orientation Installation Adapter Board Installation ClearanceVentilation For Systems With a Motherboard Pata AdapterConnecting the Adapter Board and the Drive 8Drive Power Supply and Pata Bus Interface CablesTechniques in Drive Configuration Operating system limitationsDrive Configuration Models and CapacitiesPerformance Specifications Physical Dimensions Parameter ValuePower Requirements for 250GB/300GB Typical Power Requirements for 80/100/120/160/200GB TypicalVoltage Tolerance Power Mode Definitions EPA Energy Star ComplianceEnvironmental Limits Acoustic Noise11Baseplate Tempurature Measurement Location Shock and Vibration Parameter Operating NON-OPERATINGReliability Specifications Annualized Return RateStart/Stop Cycles Data ReliabilitySafety Regulatory Compliance Canadian Emissions StatementSignal Cable and Connector IntroductionMechanical Interface Electrical InterfaceCommand Interface General Feature SetSupported Commands Command Feature Register Code ValuesFlush Cache SET Multiple Mode Write Sectors 30hContent Description Word10-19 Serial number 20 Ascii characters 20-21 Retired Content Description Minimum PIO transfer cycle time without flow control Minor version number See Address Offset Reserved Area Boot, Incits TR272001 = release interrupt enabled Supported Content Description Reserved 255 Integrity word 15-8 Checksum Signature Service and Support Product Support/Technical Assistance/Customer ServiceBreaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier HistoryDOS How is the Extension Implemented? Solving the 137 Gigabyte Capacity BarrierWhat Do the Drives Need to Meet the Spec? What Else is Involved? What is the Next Barrier?Appendix a Appendix B Big Numbers Appendix CGlossary Glossary FCI Acronym for flux changes per inch. See also BPI Initialize See low level formatting Millisecond ms One thousandth of a second .001 sec Glossary Quickview 300 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Pata G-7 Glossary Index