Perpendicular Recording: Powering New Levels of Disc Drive Capacity (190K, PDF)
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... density, or the amount of information that can be placed within a given area on a disc drive, technologists have been increasing the coercivity (the field required to about 40 percent recently because of growing challenges in longitudinal recording, stands on a soft magnetic underlayer that thermal ...together. In perpendicular recording, the magnetization of the disc, instead of the disc. Increasing Areal Density To increase areal densities in hard drive cost since their introduction in the disc's plane as part of the write field return path and effectively produces an image of ...
... density, or the amount of information that can be placed within a given area on a disc drive, technologists have been increasing the coercivity (the field required to about 40 percent recently because of growing challenges in longitudinal recording, stands on a soft magnetic underlayer that thermal ...together. In perpendicular recording, the magnetization of the disc, instead of the disc. Increasing Areal Density To increase areal densities in hard drive cost since their introduction in the disc's plane as part of the write field return path and effectively produces an image of ...
Perpendicular Recording: Powering New Levels of Disc Drive Capacity (190K, PDF)
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... new technology. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte equals one trillion bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Printed in MP3 players, could store as much as 50GB of today's drives five-fold, is possible with ...'s highest areal density disc drives-and 500 Gbpsi, which will increase the capacity of data. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. At 500 Gbpsi, a 3.5-inch disc drive could store two terabytes of information, a 2.5-inch drive in a laptop could hold 500GB and a 1-inch drive, such as those in ...
... new technology. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte equals one trillion bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Printed in MP3 players, could store as much as 50GB of today's drives five-fold, is possible with ...'s highest areal density disc drives-and 500 Gbpsi, which will increase the capacity of data. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. At 500 Gbpsi, a 3.5-inch disc drive could store two terabytes of information, a 2.5-inch drive in a laptop could hold 500GB and a 1-inch drive, such as those in ...
Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity (187K, PDF)
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... for adherence to facilitate compatibility and interchangeability of common building blocks as well as Seagate and Intel, enable system builders to hold up much better over the past several ... with high-margin customized notebook computers. Mobile Price Bands 100% 80% 80% 60% 60% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 $2,000 Figure 2. ..., Compal and Quanta) in order to mechanical and electrical specifications: hard disk drives, LCD panels, optical drives, keyboards, batteries, AC adapters and customizable notebook panels. In addition to the...
... for adherence to facilitate compatibility and interchangeability of common building blocks as well as Seagate and Intel, enable system builders to hold up much better over the past several ... with high-margin customized notebook computers. Mobile Price Bands 100% 80% 80% 60% 60% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 $2,000 Figure 2. ..., Compal and Quanta) in order to mechanical and electrical specifications: hard disk drives, LCD panels, optical drives, keyboards, batteries, AC adapters and customizable notebook panels. In addition to the...
Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity (187K, PDF)
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... and support: Large integrators can call the same number they do today for qualified barebone notebooks on its hard drives. Break the Warranties and Support Barrier Moreover, institutional customers-government, healthcare and education-have traditionally Local system builders can...the Brand Barrier Although many consumers are not 3 components required different mounting just supplementing desktop systems. Rather, markets in the related Seagate white paper, Key And now, as government, healthcare and financial services. • Faster on overall value rather than...
... and support: Large integrators can call the same number they do today for qualified barebone notebooks on its hard drives. Break the Warranties and Support Barrier Moreover, institutional customers-government, healthcare and education-have traditionally Local system builders can...the Brand Barrier Although many consumers are not 3 components required different mounting just supplementing desktop systems. Rather, markets in the related Seagate white paper, Key And now, as government, healthcare and financial services. • Faster on overall value rather than...
Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity (187K, PDF)
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... a 160-GB capacity. • The Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.2 drive features hardware-based, 128-bit encryption to build supply chains and educate customers so whitebook business can thrive. Printed in any end-to withstand 900 Gs of hard drives offers several opportunities...especially with Windows Vista. • The Seagate Momentus 7200 series of independent system builders to protect data from unauthorized access. • The Seagate Momentus 5400 PSD is the first 2.5-inch notebook hard drive featuring perpendicular recording technology; Mobile offerings emphasize ...
... a 160-GB capacity. • The Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.2 drive features hardware-based, 128-bit encryption to build supply chains and educate customers so whitebook business can thrive. Printed in any end-to withstand 900 Gs of hard drives offers several opportunities...especially with Windows Vista. • The Seagate Momentus 7200 series of independent system builders to protect data from unauthorized access. • The Seagate Momentus 5400 PSD is the first 2.5-inch notebook hard drive featuring perpendicular recording technology; Mobile offerings emphasize ...
Maxtor MobileMax Product Overview
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... solution with 5400-RPM performance. MobileMax hard drives continue Maxtor's tradition of performance, reliability and low power consumption. In the fast-growing mobile computing market, MobileMax drives present an ideal combination of delivering well-engineered, reliable storage products. Key Advantages • Supports popular laptop and whitebook PC capacities from 40 GB up to 120 GB • 5400-RPM performance...
... solution with 5400-RPM performance. MobileMax hard drives continue Maxtor's tradition of performance, reliability and low power consumption. In the fast-growing mobile computing market, MobileMax drives present an ideal combination of delivering well-engineered, reliable storage products. Key Advantages • Supports popular laptop and whitebook PC capacities from 40 GB up to 120 GB • 5400-RPM performance...
Maxtor MobileMax Product Overview
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...MobileMax drive that's just right for mainstream mobile storage applications Maxtor Brand and the Seagate Advantage Maxtor is optimized to operate from a single USB port on most systems. • The ruggedness and robust design of MobileMax drives assures reliable operation. • MobileMax drives conform to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB... Power Consumption (W) 40, 80 and 120 Ultra ATA/100 2 (40 GB and 80 GB), 8 (120 GB) 5400 350 900 2 0.8/0.2 Additional Features • 5400-RPM drives deliver higher performance and superior value compared to 4200-RPM drives. • Low...
...MobileMax drive that's just right for mainstream mobile storage applications Maxtor Brand and the Seagate Advantage Maxtor is optimized to operate from a single USB port on most systems. • The ruggedness and robust design of MobileMax drives assures reliable operation. • MobileMax drives conform to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB... Power Consumption (W) 40, 80 and 120 Ultra ATA/100 2 (40 GB and 80 GB), 8 (120 GB) 5400 350 900 2 0.8/0.2 Additional Features • 5400-RPM drives deliver higher performance and superior value compared to 4200-RPM drives. • Low...
MobileMax Data Sheet
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... for mainstream mobile storage applications 120, 80 and 40 GB • 5400 RPM 2.5-inch mobile Key Advantages • 5400-RPM drives deliver higher performance and superior value compared to 4200-RPM drives. • Low power consumption lets laptop users work longer between battery charges. • Maxtor® MobileMax drives are optimized to operate when powered from a single...
... for mainstream mobile storage applications 120, 80 and 40 GB • 5400 RPM 2.5-inch mobile Key Advantages • 5400-RPM drives deliver higher performance and superior value compared to 4200-RPM drives. • Low power consumption lets laptop users work longer between battery charges. • Maxtor® MobileMax drives are optimized to operate when powered from a single...
MobileMax Data Sheet
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... 80 GB1 40 GB1 Model Number Interface (MB/s) Performance Transfer Rate Sustained Internal (MB/s) Maximum External (MB/s) STM9120822A Ultra ATA/100 STM980215A Ultra ATA/100 44 44 100 100 STM940215A Ultra ATA/100...RPM spin speed provides the best value in USA. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one... drives at a mainstream, competitive price. Maxtor, the Maxtor logo and MobileMax are registered trademarks of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other countries. Seagate, Seagate Technology...
... 80 GB1 40 GB1 Model Number Interface (MB/s) Performance Transfer Rate Sustained Internal (MB/s) Maximum External (MB/s) STM9120822A Ultra ATA/100 STM980215A Ultra ATA/100 44 44 100 100 STM940215A Ultra ATA/100...RPM spin speed provides the best value in USA. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one... drives at a mainstream, competitive price. Maxtor, the Maxtor logo and MobileMax are registered trademarks of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other countries. Seagate, Seagate Technology...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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...20 2.17 Corrosive environment 20 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 21 3.1 Handling and static discharge precautions 21 3.2 Jumper settings 22 3.2.1 Master/slave configuration ...drive 23 4.0 ATA interface 25 4.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins 25 4.1.1 Supported ATA commands 26 4.1.2 Identify Device command 28 4.1.3 Set Features command 31 5.0 Compatibility summary 33 5.1 Installation considerations 33 5.2 BIOS versions tested 35 5.3 Operating system versions tested 36 5.4 Compatibility test configurations 36 5.5 Other certification 36 6.0 Maxtor support services 37 MobileMax...
...20 2.17 Corrosive environment 20 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 21 3.1 Handling and static discharge precautions 21 3.2 Jumper settings 22 3.2.1 Master/slave configuration ...drive 23 4.0 ATA interface 25 4.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins 25 4.1.1 Supported ATA commands 26 4.1.2 Identify Device command 28 4.1.3 Set Features command 31 5.0 Compatibility summary 33 5.1 Installation considerations 33 5.2 BIOS versions tested 35 5.3 Operating system versions tested 36 5.4 Compatibility test configurations 36 5.5 Other certification 36 6.0 Maxtor support services 37 MobileMax...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... transfer capability without local processor intervention. • 900 Gs nonoperating shock and 250 Gs operating shock. • Support for the following Maxtor® MobileMax® drives: • STM980215A • STM960212A • STM940215A These drives provide the following key features: • 5,400-RPM spindle speed. • 2 Mbyte buffer. • Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor...
... transfer capability without local processor intervention. • 900 Gs nonoperating shock and 250 Gs operating shock. • Support for the following Maxtor® MobileMax® drives: • STM980215A • STM960212A • STM940215A These drives provide the following key features: • 5,400-RPM spindle speed. • 2 Mbyte buffer. • Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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A 3 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate STM980215A, STM960212A, and STM940215A model drives. 2.1 Specification summary The specifications listed in the following specification summary tables are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power.
A 3 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate STM980215A, STM960212A, and STM940215A model drives. 2.1 Specification summary The specifications listed in the following specification summary tables are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power.
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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Table 1: STM980215A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write...: 2.0 watts typical Write: 1.8 watts typical 0.8 watts typical 0.26 watts (typical)*** 0.26 watts (typical)*** 5V ± 5% 5° to 55°C (operating) -40° to 70°C (nonoperating) 20°C (operating) 30°C (nonoperating) 5% to 90% (operating) 5% to 95% (nonoperating) 30% per hour max 30...) -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 4 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Table 1: STM980215A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write...: 2.0 watts typical Write: 1.8 watts typical 0.8 watts typical 0.26 watts (typical)*** 0.26 watts (typical)*** 5V ± 5% 5° to 55°C (operating) -40° to 70°C (nonoperating) 20°C (operating) 30°C (nonoperating) 5% to 90% (operating) 5% to 95% (nonoperating) 30% per hour max 30...) -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 4 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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...3.1 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read 0.73% 25°C, 50% relative humidity 600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles 20,000 hard power on/off cycles 32°C, 80% relative humidity 5°C, 80% relative humidity 5°C, 20% relative humidity 60°C, 20% relative humidity... the following web page: www.maxtor.com From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may vary depending on the "Warranty Services" link. You will not contribute to the S.M.A.R.T. MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. Accessible capacity...
...3.1 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read 0.73% 25°C, 50% relative humidity 600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles 20,000 hard power on/off cycles 32°C, 80% relative humidity 5°C, 80% relative humidity 5°C, 20% relative humidity 60°C, 20% relative humidity... the following web page: www.maxtor.com From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may vary depending on the "Warranty Services" link. You will not contribute to the S.M.A.R.T. MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. Accessible capacity...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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Table 2: STM960212A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write...typical Write: 1.8 watts typical 0.8 watts typical 0.26 watts typical*** 0.26 watts typical*** 5V ± 5% (including noise) 5° to 55°C (operating) -40° to 70°C (nonoperating) 20°C per hour max (operating) 30°C per hour max (nonoperating) 5% to 90% (operating) 5% to 95%...) -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 6 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Table 2: STM960212A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write...typical Write: 1.8 watts typical 0.8 watts typical 0.26 watts typical*** 0.26 watts typical*** 5V ± 5% (including noise) 5° to 55°C (operating) -40° to 70°C (nonoperating) 20°C per hour max (operating) 30°C per hour max (nonoperating) 5% to 90% (operating) 5% to 95%...) -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 6 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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..., operating Shock, nonoperating Shock, nonoperating Shock, nonoperating Vibration, operating (max displacement may apply below 10 hz) Vibration, nonoperating (max displacement may apply below 22 hz) Drive acoustics, sound power, 2 disc Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Load/Unload (U/UL) cycles STM960212A 250 Gs max at 2 msec 800...
..., operating Shock, nonoperating Shock, nonoperating Shock, nonoperating Vibration, operating (max displacement may apply below 10 hz) Vibration, nonoperating (max displacement may apply below 22 hz) Drive acoustics, sound power, 2 disc Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Load/Unload (U/UL) cycles STM960212A 250 Gs max at 2 msec 800...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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A Table 3: STM940215A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write heads ...gradient (noncondensing) Relative humidity (noncondensing) Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature (max) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level) STM940215A 40 Gbytes 78,140,160 512 1 1 2 Mbytes 835k bits/inch (BPI) 150k tracks/inch (TPI) 132 Gbits/inch2 5,400 RPM 336... -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 8 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev.
A Table 3: STM940215A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write heads ...gradient (noncondensing) Relative humidity (noncondensing) Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature (max) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level) STM940215A 40 Gbytes 78,140,160 512 1 1 2 Mbytes 835k bits/inch (BPI) 150k tracks/inch (TPI) 132 Gbits/inch2 5,400 RPM 336... -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 8 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev.
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... (max displacement may apply below 10 hz) Vibration, nonoperating (max displacement may apply below 22 hz) Drive acoustics, sound power, 2 disc Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Load/Unload (U/UL) cycles STM940215A 250 Gs max at 2 msec 800 Gs max at 2 msec 900 Gs max at 1 msec 400...
... (max displacement may apply below 10 hz) Vibration, nonoperating (max displacement may apply below 22 hz) Drive acoustics, sound power, 2 disc Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Load/Unload (U/UL) cycles STM940215A 250 Gs max at 2 msec 800 Gs max at 2 msec 900 Gs max at 1 msec 400...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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...Model STM980215A STM960212A STM940215A Read/write heads 2 2 1 Number of discs 1 1 1 10 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. 2.2 Formatted capacity Model STM980215A STM960212A STM940215A Formatted capacity* 80 Gbytes 60 Gbytes 40 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors ...156,301,488 117,410,240 78,140,160 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive...
...Model STM980215A STM960212A STM940215A Read/write heads 2 2 1 Number of discs 1 1 1 10 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. 2.2 Formatted capacity Model STM980215A STM960212A STM940215A Formatted capacity* 80 Gbytes 60 Gbytes 40 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors ...156,301,488 117,410,240 78,140,160 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... represented in which these specifications. MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. All times are formatted, benchmark tests that include command overhead or measure logical seeks may produce results that vary from these drives are measured using drive diagnostics. Physical seeks, regardless of...2 Mbytes (2,048 kbytes) 2.6 Physical characteristics Height (mm) (inches) Width (mm) (inches) Length (mm) (inches) Typical weight STM980215A STM960212A STM940215A 9.5 +/-0.2 0.374 +/-0.008 69.85 +/-0.25 2.750 +/-0.010 100.50 +/-0.25 3.957 +/-0.010 100 grams 0.220 pounds 2.7 Seek time Seek ...
... represented in which these specifications. MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. All times are formatted, benchmark tests that include command overhead or measure logical seeks may produce results that vary from these drives are measured using drive diagnostics. Physical seeks, regardless of...2 Mbytes (2,048 kbytes) 2.6 Physical characteristics Height (mm) (inches) Width (mm) (inches) Length (mm) (inches) Typical weight STM980215A STM960212A STM940215A 9.5 +/-0.2 0.374 +/-0.008 69.85 +/-0.25 2.750 +/-0.010 100.50 +/-0.25 3.957 +/-0.010 100 grams 0.220 pounds 2.7 Seek time Seek ...