Maxtor 10K V Computer Drive User Manual


 
Maxtor Atlas 10K V 6-1
Chapter 6
FEATURE DESCRIPTIONS
This chapter provides descriptions of many of the features incorporated in the Maxtor
Atlas 10K V hard disk drive family.
6.1 KEY FEATURES
Maxtor Atlas 10K V disk drives provide unequaled quality and performance. They are
designed to improve the performance of high-end workstations, file servers, and
storage systems. Among their features are the following:
73.5, 147.1 GB, or 300 GB formatted capacity (512 bytes to 524 bytes/
block selectable in increments of 2 bytes)
GMR heads and banded recording for higher overall bit-densities
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
Revision 2 support
Optimized Reordering Command Algorithm and tagged command
queuing for greater throughput
8 MB segmented cache buffer ECC protected
10,000 rpm rotational speed yielding 3 ms average latency
4.0 ms / 4.5 ms average read/write seek time for the 73.5 GB disk drives,
4.2 ms / 4.7 ms average read/write seek time for the 147.1 GB disk
drives; and 4.4 ms / 4.9 ms average read/write seek time for the 300 GB
disk drives.
Embedded servo system for exceptional head positioning accuracy and
long life
“Zero latency” reads and writes reduce data access time
Full SCSI-3 compliance
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(compatible with SCSI-2 and SCSI-1)
•Variable BPI
•Just-in Time Seeks
Read/Write Ahead