Maxtor 80-160GB manual KEY Features

General Description

2.1KEY FEATURES

The DiamondMax 17 AT hard disk drive includes the following key features:

General

–Low profile, 1-inch height

–Emulation of IBM® PC AT® task file register, and all AT fixed disk commands

–Windows NT2000, XP, Server, and Media Center Edition certification

Performance

–Average typical seek time of <12 ms for 80GB, <8.9 ms for 160GB

–Ultra ATA interface with Maxtor-patented Ultra ATA/133 protocol supporting burst data transfer rates of 133MB/sec

–Average rotational latency of 4.17 ms

–2MB (80GB) or 8MB (160GB) Cache buffer

–Look-ahead DisCache feature with continuous prefetch and WriteCache write-buffering capabilities

–AutoTask Register update, Multi-block AutoRead, and Multi-block AutoWrite features in a custom ASIC

–Read-on-arrival firmware

–Quadruple-burst ECC, and double burst ECC on-the-fly

–1:1 interleave on read/write operations

–Support of all standard ATA data transfer modes with PIO mode 4 and multiword DMA mode 2, and Ultra DMA modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

–Adaptive cache segmentation

–FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) Motors

–Fly Height Adjust Technology

Versatility

–Power saving modes

–Downloadable firmware

–Cable select feature

–Ability to daisy-chain two drives on the interface

2-2 Maxtor DiamondMax 17 80-160GB AT Hard Disk Drive