SECTION 1
Introduction
MaxtorCorporation
Maxtor Corporation has been providing
Products
Maxtor’s products meet the demanding data storage capacity requirements of today and tomorrow. They are available in 5400- and 7200- RPM configurations with capacity offerings from 10 to 80 GB and beyond.
Support
No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment to total customer satisfaction and our No Quibble Service® guarantee. One call – or a visit to our home page on the Internet (www.maxtor.com) – puts you in touch with either technical support or customer service. We’ll provide you the information you need quickly, accurately and in the form you prefer – a fax, a downloaded file or a conversation with a representative.
ManualOrganization
This hard disk drive reference manual is organized in the following method:
Section 1 | – | Introduction |
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Section 2 | – | Product | Description | ||
Section 3 | – | Product | Specifications | ||
Section 4 | – | Handling | and | Installation | |
Section 5 | – | AT | Interface | Description | |
Section 6 | – | Host | Software | Interface | |
Section 7 – Interface Commands | |||||
Section 8 | – | Service and Support | |||
Appendix – | Glossary |
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Abbreviations
ABB RV | DE SC RIPTION | ABB RV | DE SC RIPTION |
ATA | AT attachment | MB | megabyte |
bpi | bits per inch | Mbits/sec | megabits per s econd |
CHS | cylinder - head - sector | MB/sec | megabytes per s econd |
db | decibels | M Hz | megahertz |
dBA | dec ibels, A weighted | ms | millisecond |
DMA | direct memory access | MSB | most significant bit |
EC C | error correction code | mV | m illivolts |
fci | flux changes per inch | ns | nanoseconds |
G | ac celeration | PIO | programmed input/output |
GB | gigabyte | RPM | revolutions per minute |
Hz | hertz | tpi | tracks per inch |
KB | kilobyte | UDMA | ultra direct memory access |
LBA | logical block address (ing) | µsec | micros econd |
LSB | least significant bit | V | volts |
mA | milliamperes | W | watts |
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