Installation

CAUTION: The PCB is very close to the mounting holes. Do not exceed the specified length for the mounting screws. The specified screw length allows full use of the mounting hole threads, while avoiding damaging or placing unwanted stress on the PCB. The QuickView Serial ATA specifies the minimum clearance between the PCB and the screws in the mounting holes. To avoid stripping the mounting hole threads, the maximum torque applied to the screws must not exceed 8 inch- pounds. A maximum screw length of 0.25 inches may be used.

3.5.2Clearance

Clearance from the drive to any other surface (except mounting surfaces) must be a minimum of 1.25 mm (0.05 inches).See Figure 3-5.

3.5.3Ventilation

The QuickView Serial ATA hard disk drives operate without a cooling fan, provided the base casting temperature as measured where the motor is attached to the base does not exceed 131° F (60° C). Drive reliability and warranty will be limited if the drive is exposed to temperatures greater than 60° C. Figures 3-6 and 3-7 show airflow recommended for adequate cooling. Clearance from the drive to any surface above and below the drive must be a minimum of 1.25mm. Maxtor leaves the design and application of cooling and clearance for the disk drive to the user, but the drive must maintain a case temperature at or below 60° C.

3-10 Maxtor QuickView 400/500GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive