Standards And Regulations; Hardware Requirements - Seagate M8U-Internal SpinPoint Product Manual

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Standards and Regulations

The Samsung Spinpoint M8U / Seagate® Momentus® hard disk drive depends upon its host equipment to
provide power and appropriate environmental conditions to achieve optimum performance and compliance
with applicable industry and governmental regulations. Special attention has been given in the areas of
safety, power distribution, shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation.
The Spinpoint M8U hard disk drive satisfies the following standards and regulations:
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Underwriters Laboratory (UL): Standard 1950. Information technology equipment including business
equipment.
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Canadian Standards Association (CSA): Standard C22.2 No.3000-201 Information technology
equipment including business equipment.
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Technisher Überwachungs Verein (TUV): Standard EN 60 950. Information technology equipment
including business equipment.
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Hardware Requirements

The Spinpoint M8U hard disk drive is designed for use with host computers and controllers that are
USB compatible. It is connected to a PC either by:
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Using an adapter board with USB interface, or
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Plugging a cable from the drive directly into a PC motherboard with an USB interface.
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