Maxtor 52049H3 - Manual (Page 9)

INTRODUCTION
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SECTION 1
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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 Products Products Products Products
Maxtor’s products meet the demanding data storage capacity requirements of today and tomorrow. They are
available in 5400- and 7200- RPM configurations with capacity offerings from 10 to 80 GB and beyond.
Support Support Support Support Support
No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment to total customer
satisfaction and our No Quibble Service
® guarantee. One call – or a visit to our home page on the Internet
(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.
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This hard disk drive reference manual is organized in the following method:
Section 1 – Introduction
Section 2 – Product Description
Section 3 – Product Specifications
Section 4 – Handling and Installation
Section 5 – AT Interface Description
Section 6 – Host Software Interface
Section 7 – Interface Commands
Section 8 – Service and Support
Appendix – Glossary
Abbreviations Abbreviations Abbreviations Abbreviations Abbreviations
ABB RV DESC RIPTION ABB RV DESC RIPTION
ATA AT attachment MB megab yte
bpi bits per i nch Mbits/sec megab its p er s econd
CHS cyli nd er - head - sector MB/sec megab ytes per s econd
db decibe ls M Hz megah ertz
dBA dec ibe ls, A wei ghted ms millis econd
DMA di rect memory access MSB most sig nificant bi t
EC C er ror co rrection code mV m illivolts
fci fl ux changes per i nch ns nanoseconds
G ac cel er ation PIO pr ogr amme d i nput/output
GB gi gab yte RPM r evoluti ons per mi nute
Hz her tz tp i tracks per i nch
KB kilobyte UDMA ultra di rect memory access
LBA lo gical bl ock add ress (ing) µsec micr os econd
LSB l east sig nificant bi t V volts
mA milliamperes W watts