Product manual

Maxtor DiamondMax16 60/80/120/160GB 2-1
Chapter 2
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The chapter summarizes the general functions and key features of the DiamondMax
16 60/80/120/160 hard disk drive, as well as the applicable standards and
regulations.
2.1 Product Overview
Maxtor hard disk drives are 1-inch high, 3.5-inch diameter random access storage
devices which incorporate an on-board Ultra ATA/133 interface controller. High
capacity is achieved by a balanced combination of high areal recording density and
the latest data encoding and servo techniques.
Maxtor's latest advancements in electronic packaging and integration methods have
lowered the drive's power consumption and increased its reliability.
Exceptional data transfer rates, 5400 RPM spin speed and 12.6 ms access times make
these entry-class disk drives ideally-suited to desktop storage and consumer
electronics applications.
2.2 Key Features
• ANSI ATA-5/6 compliant PIO Mode 4 interface (Enhanced IDE)
• Supports ATA-6 UltraDMA Mode 5 (100 MBytes/sec) and Maxtor
Ultra ATA/133 MBytes/second data transfer rates
• Supports 48-bit addressing
• 2 MB buffer with multi-adaptive cache manager
• 5400 RPM spin speed
• 12.6 ms seek time
• Zone density and ID-less recording
• Outstanding shock resistance at 300 Gs
•High durability with 50K contact start/stop cycles
• Advanced multi-burst on-the-fly Error Correction Code (ECC)
• Extended data integrity with ECC protected data and fault tolerant servo
synchronization fields
• Supports EPA Energy Star Standards (Green PC Friendly) with ATA
powering savings commands