Maxtor 90432D3 manuale d’uso

DiamondMax ™ 2880 91152D8, 91008D7, 90845D6, 90840D6, 90720D5, 90648D5, 90576D4, 90510D4, 90432D3, 90288D2, 90256D2 All material contained herein Copyright © 1998 Maxtor Corporation. DiamondMax™, DiamondMax™ 1280, DiamondMax™ 1750, Diamond- Max™ 2160, DiamondMax™ 2880 and MaxFax™ are trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. No Quibble ® Se[...]

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Before Y ou Begin Thank you for your interest in the Maxtor DiamondMax™ 2880 AT hard disk drives. This manual provides 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 th[...]

DIAMONDMAX 2880 – INTRODUCTION 1 – 4 SECTION 1 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, down[...]

DIAMONDMAX 2880 – INTRODUCTION 1 – 5 Conventions If there is a conflict between text and tables, the table shall be accepted as being correct. Key Words The names of abbreviations, commands, fields and acronyms used as signal names are in all uppercase type (e.g., IDENTIFY DRIVE). Fields containing only one bit are usually referred to as the ?[...]

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 1 SECTION 2 Product Description Maxtor DiamondMax™ 2880 AT disk drives are 1-inch high, 3.5-inch diameter random access storage devices which incorporate an on-board ATA/Ultra DMA controller. High capacity is achieved by a balanced combination of high areal recording density and the latest data encoding and servo techniq[...]

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 2 Product Features Functional / Interface Maxtor DiamondMax™ 2880 hard drives contain all necessary mechanical and electronic parts to interpret control signals and commands from an AT-compatible host computer. See Section 3 Product Specifications, for complete drive specifications. Zone Density Recording The disk capaci[...]

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 3 Logical Block Addressing The Logical Block Address (LBA) mode can only be utilized in systems that support this form of translation. The cylinder, head and sector geometry of the drive, as presented to the host, differs from the actual physical geometry. The host AT computer may access a drive of set parameters: number o[...]

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 4 Cache Management Buffer Segmentation The data buffer is organized into two segments: the data buffer and the micro controller scratch pad. The data buffer is dynamically allocated for read and write data depending on the commands received. A variable number of read and write buffers may exist at the same time. Read-Ahead[...]

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 5 Major HDA Components Drive Mechanism A brush-less DC direct drive motor rotates the spindle at 5,400 RPM (±0.1%). The dynamically balanced motor/spindle assembly ensures minimal mechanical run-out to the disks. A dynamic brake provides a fast stop to the spindle motor upon power removal. The speed tolerance includes mot[...]

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2 – 6 N O I T A R U G I F N O C R E P M U J0 5 J8 4 J6 4 J4 4 J2 4 J e v a l S / r e t s a M * m e t s y s e v i r d e l g n i s n i e v i r d y l n O * m e t s y s e v i r d l a u d n i e v i r d r e t s a M m e t s y s e v i r d l a u d n i e v i r d e v a l S C C O t c e l e S e l b a C * d e l b a s i D d e l b a n E O C n[...]

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 7 SECTION 3 Product Specifications Models and Capacities Performance Specifications L E D O M 8 D 2 5 1 1 97 D 8 0 0 1 96 D 5 4 8 0 96 D 0 4 8 0 95 D 0 2 7 0 95 D 8 4 6 0 94 D 6 7 5 0 94 D 0 1 5 0 93 D 2 3 4 0 92 D 8 8 2 0 92 D 6 5 2 0 9 e c a f r e t n I / r e l l o r t n o C d e t a r g e t n I E D I E / 4 - A T A d o[...]

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 8 Physical Dimensions Figure 3 - 1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions R E T E M A R A PD R A D N A T SC I R T E M t h g i e Hh c n i 2 0 . 1s r e t e m i l l i m 9 . 5 2 h t g n e Ls e h c n i 7 7 . 5s r e t e m i l l i m 6 . 6 4 1 h t d i Ws e h c n i 2 0 . 4s r e t e m i l l i m 1 . 2 0 1 t h g i e Ws d n u o p 3 . 1s m [...]

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 9 Power Requirements (Average) Power Mode Definitions Spin-up The drive is spinning up following initial application of power and has not yet reached full speed. Seek A random access operation by the disk drive. Read/Write Data is being read from or written to the drive. Idle The drive is spinning, the actuator is parke[...]

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 10 Reliability Specifications AFR < 1.7% The annualized average failure rate (AFR) applies to the period prior to the expiration of component design life, and is based on failures chargeable to Maxtor. MTBF > 500,000 hours Maxtor does not differentiate between various usage profiles (e.g., power-on hours, power sa[...]

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS 3 – 11 EMC/EMI Radiated Electromagnetic Field Emissions - EMC Compliance The hard disk drive mechanism is designed as a subassembly for installation into a suitable enclosure and is therefore not subject to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules (47CFR15) or the Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulation[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 12 SECTION 4 Handling and Installation Pre-formatted Drive This Maxtor hard drive has been formatted at the factory. Do not use a low-level formatting program. Important Notice There are a number of system BIOS’s currently in use which do not support hard drives with more than 4095 cylinders (2.1 gigabytes). This section contai[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 13 Unpacking and Inspection Retain any packing material for reuse. Inspect the shipping container for evidence of damage in transit. Notify the carrier immediately in case of damage to the shipping container. As they are removed, inspect drives for evidence of shipping damage or loose hardware. If a drive is damaged (and no conta[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 14 Figure 4 - 2 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option A) Figure 4 - 3 Single Pack Shipping Container (Option B) Repacking If a Maxtor drive requires return, repack it using Maxtor packing materials, including the antistatic bag. Physical Installation Recommended Mounting Configuration The DiamondMax™ 2880 drive design allows g[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 15 1 Before Y ou Begin IMPORT ANT – PLEASE READ ! Please read this Installation Sheet completely before installing the Maxtor hard drive. It gives general information for installing a Maxtor hard drive in a typical computer system. If you don’t understand the installation steps, have a qualified computer technician install th[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 16 2 Hardware, S of tw are and BIOS Requirements System Hardware Requirements Maxtor does not recommend installing drives greater than 8.4 GB in a 486 (50 MHz or slower), 286, 386 or older systems. These systems are not designed to support large capacity hard drives. Even if an EIDE interface card or drive management software are[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 17 3 Hard Drive Identification IDE stands for Integrated Drive Electronics and EIDE is Enhanced IDE. The IDE or EIDE interface is designed to support two devices – typically hard drives – on a single ribbon cable through one 40 pin connector on the mother board or interface card. Some mother boards and interface cards may hav[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 18 4 Mounting Drive in System Turn the computer OFF, disconnect the power cord and remove the cover. Refer to the computer user’s manual for information on removing the cover. Each system manufacturer uses different types of cases, including desktop, mini-tower, full tower and other special configurations. As a result, there ar[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 19 6 At tac hing System Cables The computer system the Maxtor hard drive is being installed in will have its own cable placement and connection methodology, this means that the location of the IDE interface connectors on the mother board and/or interface card and the orientation of pin one is determined by the manufacturer. Also,[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 20 The following procedures are designed for systems using the DOS 5.0 (or higher) or Windows 95 operating systems. For other operating systems (e.g., Windows NT ® , OS2 ® , UNIX ® , LINUX and Novell NetWare ® ), refer to the operating system user’s manual for the BIOS setting and other installation requirements. IMPORTANT:[...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 21 Comment: When LBA is enabled, some BIOS programs (typically Award) will change the values of the cylinders and heads by dividing the cylinders by 2, 4, 8 or 16 and multiplying the heads by the same value. This operation will not change the capacity of the hard drive. If the system correctly detects the drive and does not hang [...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 22 8 Hard Drive Preparation To finish the installation, the drive must be partitioned and formatted. Hard drive partitioning and formatting may be done with the operating system software or with MaxBlast installation software. Select A or B below to complete the preparation of the Maxtor hard drive. NOTE: Drive letter assignment [...]

INSTALLATION 4 – 23 How to Obtain MaxBlast Software If a MaxBlast software installation diskette was not included with the hard drive, the software may be downloaded from Maxtor’s Internet home page at http://www.maxtor.com. After downloading MaxBlast, perform the following steps to create a bootable diskette: 1 If MaxBlast was downloaded to a [...]