Maxtor DiamondMax D540X User manual

The Maxtor DiamondMax®D540X hard disk drive is designed to efficiently
meet the need for capacity. With 40GB per platter at industry-standard
capacity points, the D540X confirms Maxtor’s leadership position in drive
technology. The D540X drive uses advanced, integrated electronics com-
bined with numerous design innovations to achieve a wide range of capacity
points, solid reliability, and quiet operation all at very competitive prices.
As a result, the D540X is the premier choice for desktop, enterprise and
consumer electronic storage needs.
Maxtor-Developed Ultra ATA Interfaces
Maxtor-developed Ultra ATA interfaces have data transfer rates up to
133 megabytes-per-second. With these leading-edge interfaces, end
users will experience the fastest ATA data transfer rates available.
Maxtor Quiet Drive Technology
Maxtor’s Quiet Drive Technology provides users with superior disk
drive acoustics by reducing noise levels and improving sound quality.
Delivering Reliability
Like previous generations, the DiamondMax D540X takes
reliability and data integrity to an even higher level with
Maxtor’s Shock Protection and Data Protection
Systems, which give the user enhanced
protection against both operating and
non-operating shock and verifies
essential functions in seconds
to eliminate costly and
unnecessary drive returns.
These systems deliver high
reliability as shown by
the D540X product line’s
annualized return rate
(ARR) of less than 1.0%.
ATA Hard Disk Drives
Demonstrating Outstanding
Capacity, Value and Reliability
for your Desktop Storage Needs
Now with capacities up to 160GB
3.5-Inch 5400 RPM
Capacity-Class
Hard Drives
Capacities up
to 160GB
Designed for
Desktop Systems,
Enterprise Servers
and Consumer
Electronics
Applications
HIGHLIGHTS:
• Fast ATA/Enhanced
IDE Compatible
• Ultra ATA Data
Transfer Speeds
up to 133 MB/sec
• 2MB Cache Buffer
• Quiet Drive
Technology
• Shock Protection
System
• Data Protection
System
• 3-Year
Warranty
20GB
CAPACITY
40GB
60GB
80GB
120GB
160GB

All Maxtor products are backed by the No Quibble Service®policy—
the benchmark for service and support in the industry.
No Quibble Service includes:
• Advance replacement in 2 business days
• MaxFax®24-hour automated technical support
• Maxtor’s commitment to total customer satisfaction
• Product support representatives available Monday-Friday
To speak with a Maxtor product support representative in the U.S. and
Canada, call 1-800-2MAXTOR, Mon.-Fri. from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m (PST).
In Europe, call [phone] Mon.-Thur. from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m (CET)
and Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CET).
In Asia/Pacific, call [phone] Mon.-Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (GMT+8).
Model 4D020H1 4D040H2 4D060H3 4D080H4
4K020H1 4K040H2 4K060H3 4K080H4 4G120J6 4G160J8
Capacity 20GB 40GB 60GB 80GB 120GB 160GB
Heads 123468
Platters 1 1 2 2 3 4
Integrated Ultra ATA controller U100 U100 U100 U100 U133 U133
Performance Specifications
Seek Times (typical read, ms)
Track to Track 2.0
Average (normal seek) 9.6/12.0
Full Stroke (normal seek) 24.0
Average Latency 5.5
Controller Overhead < 0.3
Drive Ready Time (typical, sec) 7.5
Data Transfer Speed (MByte/sec, max)
To/From Interface 100/133
To/From Media 43.4
Sustained at OD 35.9
Sustained at ID 17.8
Drive Configuration
Buffer Size 2 MB
Buffer Type SDRAM
Data Zones per Surface 16
Bytes per Sector/Block 512
Rotation Speed (RPM ± 0.1%) 5400
Reliability Specifications
Start/Stop Cycles (min) > 50,000
Component Design Life (min) 5 years
Data Errors (non-recoverable) < 1 per 10E14 bits read
Annualized Return Rate (ARR) < 1.0%
Power Requirements (rms average)
Mode 12V (ma) 5V (ma) Power (W)
Spin-up (peak) 1800 425 23.7
Seek 270 385 5.2
Read/Write 225 375 4.8
Idle 170 335 3.75
Standby 30 130 1.0
Sleep 30 95 0.85
Environmental Limits
Acoustics1(sound power: bel)
Idle mode (track following at speed) 3.0 avg
Quiet seek mode 3.1 avg
Performance seek mode 3.6 max
Temperature
Operating 5° C to 55° C
Non-operating, Storage -40° C to 65° C
Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
Operating, Non-operating, Storage 5% to 95%
Maximum Wet Bulb, Operating 30° C
Vibration
Operating, random, no errors210 to 300 Hz at 0.004 G2/Hz
301 to 500 Hz at 0.00005 G2/Hz
Shock
Operating Mechanical Shock Read 30 Gs, 2 ms, no errors2
Write 60 Gs, 2 ms, no errors2
Non-operating Mechanical Shock 300 Gs, 2 ms, no damage2
Physical Dimensions
Height (max mm) 26.1 mm
Width (typical mm) 101.6 mm
Length (max mm) 147.0 mm
Weight (max kg) 0.580 kg
Specifications subject to change without notice. GB means 1 billion bytes. Total accessible
capacity varies depending on operating environment. 1Acoustics measured at sea level.
2Without non-recoverable errors. ©2001 Maxtor Corporation. Maxtor, DiamondMax, MaxFax
and No Quibble Service are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. Printed in the USA.
Maxtor Corporation, 500 McCarthy Boulevard, Milpitas, CA, 95035.
9/01 6158v2 Neptune JC/Muller/50K-PDFupdate4/02
For more information visit:
• www.maxtor.com
• www.maxtor.com/BigDrive
• www.maxtor.com/FastDrive