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SECTION 1
IntroductionIntroduction
IntroductionIntroduction
Introduction
Maxtor CorporationMaxtor Corporation
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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.
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ProductsProducts
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.
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SupportSupport
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.
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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
AbbreviationsAbbreviations
AbbreviationsAbbreviations
Abbreviations
ABBRV DESCRIPTION ABBRV 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 MHz 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 tpi 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