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INTRODUCTION Introduction SECTION 1 Maxtor Corporation 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. Manual Organization 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 DESC RIPTION ATA AT attachment bpi bits per i nch CHS cyli nder - head - sector db decibels dBA dec ibels, A wei ghted DMA di rect memory access EC C error correction code fci fl ux changes per i nch G ac cel eration GB gi gabyte Hz hertz KB kilobyte LBA logical bl ock address (ing) LSB l east significant bi t mA milliamperes ABB RV DESC RIPTION MB megabyte Mbits/sec megabits per s econd MB/sec megabytes per s econd M Hz megahertz ms millis econd MSB most significant bi t mV m illivolts ns nanoseconds PIO programmed i nput/output RPM revoluti ons per mi nute tpi tracks per i nch UDMA ultra di rect memory access µsec micros econd V volts W watts 1 - 1

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SECTION 1
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Maxtor Corporation
Maxtor Corporation
Maxtor Corporation
Maxtor Corporation
Maxtor Corporation
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
Products
Products
Products
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
Support
Support
Support
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.
Manual Organization
Manual Organization
Manual Organization
Manual Organization
Manual Organization
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
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
ABB RV
DESCRIPTION
ABB RV
DESCRIPTION
ATA
AT attachment
MB
megabyte
bpi
bits per inch
Mbits/sec
megabits per second
CHS
cylinder - head - sector
MB/sec
megabytes per second
db
decibels
M Hz
megahertz
dBA
decibels, A weighted
ms
millisecond
DMA
direct memory access
MSB
most significant bit
ECC
error correction code
mV
millivolts
fci
flux changes per inch
ns
nanoseconds
G
acceleration
PIO
programmed input/output
GB
gigabyte
RPM
revolutions per minute
Hz
hertz
tp i
tracks per inch
KB
kilobyte
UDMA
ultra direct memory access
LBA
logical block address(ing)
μsec
microsecond
LSB
least significant bit
V
volts
mA
milliamperes
W
watts