General Description
Maxtor Atlas 10K III 2-3
Reliability
• Automatic retry on read errors
• 360-bit, interleaved Reed-Solomon Error Correcting Code (ECC), with
cross checking correction up to three separate bursts of 32 bits each
totalling up to 96 bits in length
• Self-diagnostic firmware
• Patented Airlock
®
automatic shipping lock and dedicated landing zone
• Transparent media defect mapping
• High performance, in-line defective sector skipping
• Reassignment of defective sectors discovered in the field, without
reformatting
• Shock Sensing prevents the drive from writing data to the disk when the
drive is subjected to excessive external shock
• Thermal Sensing monitors the drive temperature to ensure on-going drive
reliability
• Shock Protection System II (SPS II) protects the drive against specific types
of handling events that could cause damage to the drive.
Versatility
• Downloadable firmware
• Plug-and-Play SCSI
• SCSI-2, Ultra160 SCSI, and Ultra320 SCSI compatibility
Maxtor Corporation’s disk drive products meet all domestic and international product
safety regulatory compliance requirements. Maxtor’s disk drive products conform to
the following specifically marked Product Safety Standards:
• Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Standard 1950. This certificate is a
category certification pertaining to all 3.5 of 5.25 inch series drives models.
• Canadian Standards Association (CSA) Standard C.22.2 No. 1950. This
certificate is a category certification pertaining to all 3.5 of 5.25 inch series
drives models.
• TUV Rheinland Standard EN60 950. This certificate is a category
certification pertaining to all 3.5 of 5.25 inch series drives models.