Appendix a, Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier | Maxtor 300

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Appendix A
BREAKING THE 137 GIGABYTE STORAGE BARRIER 1
A.1 Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier		A-1
A.1.1	History	A-1
A.1.2	Solving the 137 Gigabyte Capacity Barrier	A-3
A.1.3	How is the Extension Implemented?	A-3
A.1.4	What Do the Drives Need to Meet the Spec?	A-3
A.1.5	What Else is Involved?	A-3
A.1.6	What is the Next Barrier?	A-4

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MaxtorQuickview 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Pata Patents Publication Number Part Number Before You Begin McCarthy Blvd Milpitas, California Tel Fax General Description InstallationChapter Introduction Chapter ATA BUS Interface and ATA Commands Product SpecificationsService and Support Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier Appendix a List of Figures List of Tables Support Maxtor CorporationAudience Products Terminology and Conventions Manual Organization MSB References Product Overview KEY Features General Description Product EMI/EMS Qualifications Regulatory Compliance Standards Space Requirements Installation Unpacking Instructions 2Quickview 300 20-Pack Shipping Container Hardware Options Pata Interface Connector Cable Select CS Jumper 1AT Jumper Options Drive Select DS Jumper Master Jumper Configuration Cylinder Limitation Jumper CLJ Power On Standby 4AT Connector and Jumper Location Adapter Board Combination Connector J12.1 40-Pin Pata Bus Connector Pata BUS Adapter 5J1 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 For Systems With a Motherboard Pata Adapter Adapter Board InstallationClearance Ventilation 8Drive Power Supply and Pata Bus Interface Cables Connecting the Adapter Board and the Drive Operating system limitations Techniques in Drive Configuration Models and Capacities Drive Configuration Performance Specifications Parameter Value Physical Dimensions Power Requirements for 250GB/300GB Typical Power Requirements for 80/100/120/160/200GB TypicalVoltage Tolerance EPA Energy Star Compliance Power Mode Definitions Acoustic Noise1 Environmental Limits 1Baseplate Tempurature Measurement Location Parameter Operating NON-OPERATING Shock and Vibration Data Reliability Reliability SpecificationsAnnualized Return Rate Start/Stop Cycles Canadian Emissions Statement Safety Regulatory Compliance Electrical Interface Signal Cable and ConnectorIntroduction Mechanical Interface Command Feature Register Code Values Command InterfaceGeneral Feature Set Supported Commands Flush Cache SET Multiple Mode 30h Write Sectors Word Content Description 10-19 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 Product Support/Technical Assistance/Customer Service Service and Support History Breaking the 137 Gigabyte Storage Barrier DOS 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 C Appendix B Big Numbers Glossary 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