Maxtor D740X-6L 20.0 AT Product Manual page 6

Table of Contents
3.8 FOR SYSTEMS WITH AN ATA ADAPTER BOARD ....................................... 1-14
3.8.1 Adapter Board Installation ...............................................................................1-14
3.9 TECHNIQUES IN DRIVE CONFIGURATION ................................................ 1-16
3.9.1 The 528-Megabytes Barrier ............................................................................ 1-16
3.9.2 The 8.4-Gigabytes Barrier ...............................................................................1-17
3.9.3 Operating system limitations ........................................................................... 1-17
3.10 SYSTEM STARTUP AND OPERATION ........................................................... 1-18
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4.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMARY ............................................................................... 1-1
4.1 FORMATTED CAPACITY .................................................................................... 1-3
4.1 DATA TRANSFER RATES.................................................................................... 1-3
4.1 TIMING SPECIFICATIONS................................................................................... 1-4
4.1 POWER ................................................................................................................... 1-5
4.1.1 Power Sequencing ............................................................................................1-5
4.1.2 Power Reset Limits ..........................................................................................1-5
4.1.3 Power Requirements ........................................................................................1-6
4.1 ACOUSTICS............................................................................................................ 1-7
4.1 MECHANICAL ....................................................................................................... 1-8
4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS .................................................................... 1-8
4.1 SHOCK AND VIBRATION ................................................................................... 1-9
4.1 HANDLING THE DRIVE .................................................................................... 1-10
4.1 RELIABILITY ........................................................................................................ 1-10
4.1 ELECTROMAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY......................................................... 1-11
4.1 SPINDLE IMBALANCE ........................................................................................ 1-11
4.1 DISK ERRORS ..................................................................................................... 1-11
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5.1 Maxtor D740X-6L DRIVE MECHANISM .............................................................. 1-1
5.1.1 Base Casting Assembly ......................................................................................1-3
5.1.2 DC Motor Assembly .........................................................................................1-3
5.1.3 Disk Stack Assemblies .......................................................................................1-3
5.1.4 Headstack Assembly ..........................................................................................1-4
5.1.5 Rotary Positioner Assembly ..............................................................................1-4
5.1.6 Automatic Actuator Lock ..................................................................................1-4
5.1.7 Air Filtration .....................................................................................................1-5
5.2 DRIVE ELECTRONICS ......................................................................................... 1-5
5.2.1 Integrated µProcessor, Disk Controller and ATA Interface Electronics ..............1-6
5.2.2 Read/Write ASIC ............................................................................................1-8
5.2.3 PreAmplifier and Write Driver ........................................................................ 1-10
5.3 FIRMWARE FEATURES ..................................................................................... 1-10
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