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This document is a condensed version of the full Product Reference Manual.
This version only includes the Maxtor Information about the Product. Information
that can be found in the ANSI specification is not included in this document to
reduce its over all size. Also eliminated are the Table of Contents and Glossary.
This condensed version is created to allow faster downloading from Maxtor's
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DiamondMax™ Plus 2500
91000D8, 90910D8, 90875D7, 90840D7
90750D6, 90625D5 and 90500D4
Part #1402/A
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- Page 1 This document is a condensed version of the full Product Reference Manual. This version only includes the Maxtor Information about the Product. Information that can be found in the ANSI specification is not included in this document to reduce its over all size. Also eliminated are the Table of Contents and Glossary.
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Page 3: Before You Begin
Before You Begin Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax™ Plus 2500 AT hard disk drives. This manual provides technical information for OEM engineers and systems integrators regarding the installation and use of DiamondMax hard drives Drive repair should be performed only at an authorized repair center. For repair information, contact the Maxtor Customer Service Center at 800-2MAXTOR or 408-432-1700. -
Page 4: Manual Organization
DiamondMax™ 3400, DiamondMax™ 2880 and DiamondMax™ 2160 series hard drives deliver industry-leading capacity, performance and value for many PC applications. Support No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment to total customer ® satisfaction and our No Quibble Service guarantee. - Page 5 DIAMONDMAX PLUS 2500 – INTRODUCTION Conventions If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being correct. Key Words The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE).
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Page 6: Product Description
SECTION 2 Product Description Maxtor DiamondMax™ Plus 2500 AT disk drives are 1-inch high, 3.5-inch diameter random access storage devices which incorporate an on-board ATA/Ultra DMA controller. High capacity is achieved by a balanced combination of high areal recording density and the latest data encoding and servo techniques. -
Page 7: Product Features
DiamondMax Plus 2500 drives power-up in a translate mode: (*) The fields LZone (Landing Zone) and WPcom (Write Pre-comp) are not used by the Maxtor hard drive and the values may be either 0 or the values set by the BIOS. All capacities listed in the above table are based on 10 or one million bytes. - Page 8 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Logical Block Addressing The Logical Block Address (LBA) mode can only be utilized in systems that support this form of translation. The cylinder, head and sector geometry of the drive, as presented to the host, differs from the actual physical geometry.
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Page 9: Cache Management
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Cache Management Buffer Segmentation The data buffer is organized into two segments: the data buffer and the micro controller scratch pad. The data buffer is dynamically allocated for read and write data depending on the commands received. A variable number of read and write buffers may exist at the same time. Read-Ahead Mode Normally, this mode is active. -
Page 10: Major Hda Components
(depending on the model), read pre-amplification and write drive circuitry. Read/Write Heads and Media Low mass, low force magneto-resistive read/write heads record data on 3.5-inch diameter disks. Maxtor uses a sputtered thin film medium on all disks for DiamondMax Plus 2500 drives. -
Page 11: Subsystem Configuration
4096. The 4092 Cylinder Limitation jumper reduces the capacity in the Identify Drive to 4092 – allowing large capacity drives to work with older BIOS'. Use Maxtor's MaxBlast Plus installation software to access the full capacity of the drive. -
Page 12: Product Specifications
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS SECTION 3 Product Specifications Models and Capacities Drive Configuration Performance Specifications 3 – 7... -
Page 13: Physical Dimensions
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Physical Dimensions Figure 3 - 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions 3 – 8... -
Page 14: Power Mode Definitions
This is the lowest power state – with the interface set to inactive. A software or hardware reset is required to return the drive to the Standby state. EPA Energy Star Compliance Maxtor Corporation supports the goals of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star program to reduce the electrical power consumption of computer equipment. Environmental Limits... -
Page 15: Shock And Vibration
Maxtor. MTBF Maxtor does not differentiate between various usage profiles (e.g., > 500,000 hours power-on hours, power saving modes, non-operating periods or operating temperatures within the published specification.) Quality Acceptance Rate TBD (<... -
Page 16: Safety Regulatory Compliance
The CE Marking indicates conformity with the European Union Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) when the disk mechanism is installed in a typical personal computer. Maxtor recommends that testing and analysis for EMC compliance be performed with the disk mechanism installed within the user's end-use application. -
Page 17: Handling And Installation
There are a number of system BIOS’s currently in use which do not support hard drives with more than 4095 cylinders (2.1 gigabytes). This section contains information describing the conditions which may identify this limitation. In order to obtain the full capacity of your Maxtor drive, you will need to follow the recommended installation instructions. -
Page 18: Unpacking And Inspection
As they are removed, inspect drives for evidence of shipping damage or loose hardware. If a drive is damaged (and no container damage is evident), notify Maxtor immediately for drive disposition. Figure 4 - 1 Multi-pack Shipping Container 4 –... -
Page 19: Physical Installation
Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A) Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B) Repacking If a Maxtor drive requires return, repack it using Maxtor packing materials, including the antistatic bag. Physical Installation Recommended Mounting Configuration The DiamondMax™ Plus 10,000 drive design allows greater shock tolerance than that afforded by larger, heavier drives. -
Page 20: Important - Please Read
Periodic backup of important data is always a good idea. Whenever your computer is on, there is the potential for losing data on your hard drive. This is especially true when running disk utilities or any software that directly manipulates your files. Maxtor recommends that you make a backup copy of the files on any existing hard drives. If required, this data may then be copied to the Maxtor hard drive after it has been installed in your computer. -
Page 21: General Requirements
Ultra Direct Memory Access (UDMA) UDMA mode on a Maxtor hard drive will only activate when the drive is installed in a system with full UDMA capability, i.e., a mother board or interface card with the UDMA chips and the associated UDMA software drivers. -
Page 22: Mounting Drive In System
INSTALLATION Before installing the drive in the computer, you must determine how the jumpers on the Maxtor hard drive are to be set for your system based upon the use of the Maxtor hard drive as either a Master or Slave device. Maxtor hard drives are shipped with the Master jumper setting enabled. -
Page 23: Attaching Interface And Power Cables
1 Attach an available IDE interface connector to J1 on the Maxtor hard drive. The striped or colored edge of the IDE interface cable indicates pin 1. Pin 1 on the IDE interface cable connector must match pin 1 on the Maxtor hard drive IDE interface connector –... -
Page 24: Setting The Bios (Cmos)
To do this, run the system SETUP (BIOS) program. The Maxtor hard drive must be identified to the system through the BIOS and it must be registered in the BIOS based upon its position relative to the other IDE devices connected to the system and recorded in the BIOS. -
Page 25: Hard Drive Preparation
Set the Cylinder, Head and Sector values with the values listed on the drive label. The drive label is located on the top cover of the drive. The fields LZone (Landing Zone) and WPcom (Write Pre-comp) are not used by the Maxtor hard drive. These fields may be set to 0 or by the values assigned by the BIOS. -
Page 26: System Hangs During Boot
If other BIOS settings were used, access the system BIOS SETUP program and set the parameters to a User Definable Type with 4,092 cylinders, 16 heads and 63 sectors per track for the Maxtor hard drive. Then follow the instructions for setting the BIOS in Section 7 then Section 8 to prepare the hard drive with MaxBlast software.