Before You Begin - Maxtor DIAMONDMAX VL20 92041U4 Manual

Before You Begin

Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax
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 408-922-2085.
Before unpacking the hard drive, please review Sections 1 through 4.
Maxtor DiamondMax VL 20 hard drives are precision products. Failure to
follow these precautions and guidelines outlined here may lead to
1
BEFORE unpacking or handling a drive, take all proper electro-static discharge (ESD)
precautions, including personnel and equipment grounding. Stand-alone drives are sensitive to
ESD damage.
2
BEFORE removing drives from their packing material, allow them to reach room
temperature.
3
During handling, NEVER drop, jar, or bump a drive.
4
Once a drive is removed from the Maxtor shipping container, IMMEDIATELY secure the drive
through its mounting holes within a chassis. Otherwise, store the drive on a padded, grounded,
antistatic surface.
5
NEVER switch DC power onto the drive by plugging an electrically live DC source cable into
the drive's connector. NEVER connect a live bus to the drive's interface connector.
C A U T I O N
product failure, damage and invalidation of all warranties.
Please do not remove or cover up Maxtor factory-installed drive labels.
They contain information required should the drive ever need repair.
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VL 20 AT hard disk drives. This manual provides