Maxtor D540X-4K manual Installation, Asic, Application-specific integrated circuit

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￿￿￿#7&+'0%'The Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80. GB AT Product Manual is intended for several audiences. These audiences include: the end user, installer, developer, consumer electronics and personal computer original equipment manufacturer (CE/ PC OEM), and distributor. The manual provides information about installation, principles of operation, interface command implementation, and maintenance.

The Maxtor D540X-4K family of drives provide a high-quality, low-cost, market leading 40 GB per disk products to serve the consumer and mainstream commercial markets, as well as the consumer electronics market.

￿￿￿/#07#This manual.￿14)#0+<#6+10is organized into the following chapters:

•Chapter – About This Manual

•Chapter 2 – General Description

•Chapter 3 – Installation

•Chapter – Specifications

•Chapter 5 – Basic Principles of Operation

•Chapter – ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands

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• ASIC application-specific integrated circuit

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