Introduction; Audience; Manual Organization - Maxtor MaxLine Plus II 250GB AT Product Manual

This chapter gives an overview of the contents of this manual, including
the intended audience, how the manual is organized, terminology and
conventions, and references.
1.1

AUDIENCE

The MaXLine Plus II 250GB AT Product Manual is intended for several
audiences. These audiences include: the end user, installer, developer,
consumer electronics and personal computer original equipment
manufacturer (CE/PC OEM), and distributor. The manual provides
information about installation, principles of operation, interface command
implementation, and maintenance.
The MaXLine Plus II 250GB AT family of drives provide a high-quality,
low-cost, market leading 80 GB per disk products to serve the consumer
and mainstream commercial markets, as well as the consumer electronics
market.
1.2

MANUAL ORGANIZATION

This manual is organized into the following chapters:
• Chapter 1 – Introduction
• Chapter 2 – General Description
• Chapter 3 – Installation
• Chapter 4 – Product Specifications
• Chapter 5 – ATA Bus Interface and ATA Commands
• Chapter 6 – Service and Support
• Appendix A – Breaking the 137-Gigabyte Storage Barrier
Chapter 1

Introduction

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