Maxtor 8S manual Serial ATA II interface, High Performance, RoHS Compliant

PERFORMANCE

HIGHLIGHTS

•3.5-inch 7200 RPM Serial ATA hard drive

•Designed for consumer and commercial PC users

FEATURES

DiamondMax® 8S

SERIAL ATA HARD DRIVE

40GB

Serial ATA Performance for Entry Level Desktop Systems

Maxtor hard drive leadership continues with the DiamondMax 8S drive, an optimized second-generation, 7200 RPM, Serial ATA solution for Entry and Value storage applications. Combining performance and value, the drive is a perfect solution for mainstream consumer or commercial Serial ATA systems.

Industry leading design, optimized to meet the needs of entry level and value applications:

• Second-generation Serial

ATA with 1.5Gb/s interface

speed

• Native Command Queuing

• Enables RAID for best mix of

performance and reliability

• Supports today’s favorite

capacity—40GB

• Fluid dynamic bearing motor

for quiet operation

• Low height to improve airflow

and cooling

• Low weight to reduce

shipping costs

• Improved reliability with:

– Shock Protection System™

– Data Protection System™

• RoHS compliant version

available

Serial ATA II interface

DiamondMax 8S drives use the Serial ATA II interface, the fastest desktop interface with data transfer rates up to 150MB/sec, to accelerate system performance.

High Performance

The DiamondMax 8S drive incorporates Native Command Queuing (NCQ). NCQ intelligently reorders read and write commands to reduce average access time per command and improve overall system performance.

RoHS Compliant

Maxtor supports the EU directive for Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)†. RoHS compli- ant versions of DiamondMax 8S are available.

Delivering Reliability

DiamondMax 8S drives deliver high reliability and data integrity using the Maxtor-developed Shock Protection System (SPS) and Data Protection System (DPS).

SPS and DPS give the drive enhanced protection against operating and non-operating shock to minimize costly drive returns.

As you transition your Entry Level 40GB application to Serial ATA, select DiamondMax 8S drives from Maxtor.

†Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January, 2003.