Maxtor Corporation; Products; Support; Manual Organization - Maxtor 33073H4 Manual

Introduction

Maxtor Corporation

Maxtor Corporation has been providing high-quality computer storage products since 1982. Along the way,
we've seen many changes in data storage needs. Not long ago, only a handful of specific users needed more than
a couple hundred megabytes of storage. Today, downloading from the Internet and CD-ROMs, multimedia,
networking and advanced office applications are driving storage needs even higher. Even home PC applications
need capacities measured in gigabytes, not megabytes.

Products

Maxtor's products meet demanding storage capacity requirements with room to spare. They feature proven
compatibility and reliability. While DiamondMax
entry-level systems and consumer electronics applications, our legacy of high performance 5,400 RPM desktop
and workstation hard drives continues with the DiamondMax

Support

No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment to total customer
satisfaction and our No Quibble Service
(http://www.maxtor.com) – puts you in touch with either technical support or customer service. We'll
provide you the information you need quickly, accurately and in the form you prefer – a fax, a downloaded
file or a conversation with a representative.

Manual Organization

This hard disk drive reference manual is organized in the following method:
Section 1 – Introduction
Section 2 – Description
Section 3 – Specifications
Section 4 – Installation
Section 5 – AT Interface
Section 6 – Host Software Interface
Section 7 – Interface Commands
Section 8 – Service and Support
Appendix – Glossary

Abbreviations

ABBRV DESCRIPTION
ATA AT attachment
bpi bits per inch
CHS cylinder - head - sector
db decibels
d B A decibels, A weighted
DMA direct memory access
E C C error correction code
fci flux changes per inch
G acceleration
GB gigabyte
Hz hertz
K B kilobyte
L B A logical block address(ing)
L S B least significant bit
mA milliamperes
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ABBRV DESCRIPTION
MB megabyte
Mbits/sec megabits per second
MB/sec megabytes per second
MHz megahertz
ms millisecond
MSB most significant bit
mV millivolts
ns nanoseconds
PIO programmed input/output
RPM revolutions per minute
tpi tracks per inch
UDMA ultra direct memory access
µsec microsecond
V volts
W watts
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