SECTION 1

Introduction

MaxtorCorporation

Maxtor Corporation has been providing high-quality computer storage products since 1982. Along the way, we’ve seen many changes in data storage needs. Not long ago, only a handful of specific users needed more than a couple hundred megabytes of storage. Today, downloading from the Internet and CD-ROMs, multimedia, networking and advanced office applications are driving storage needs even higher. Even home PC applications need capacities measured in gigabytes, not megabytes.

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

 

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

 

 

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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