Maxtor DiamondMax VL 40 User manual

DiamondMax® hard drives are famous for delivering outstanding reliability and
value, and the Maxtor DiamondMax VL 40 is no exception.These Value Line drives
are based on one- and two-disk versions and offer up to 40.9 GB of storage.Their
Ultra ATA/100 interface, 2 MB SDRAM cache buffer and a 9.5 ms seek time
provide data transfer speeds up to 100 megabytes per second. Because they combine
value and performance, these drives are excellent choices for entry-level systems and
consumer electronics applications.VL series drives provide the field-proven quality and
reliability of all DiamondMax products, and include the new Maxtor Silent Store™
technology for whisper-quiet acoustic performance and Maxtor Adaptive ATA Control™
for unsurpassed data integrity.When your application calls for a cost effective, high-
performance storage solution, select the DiamondMax VL series by Maxtor.
5400 RPM
3.5-INCH
V
ALUE SERIES
HARD DRIVES
Capacities up to 40.9 GB
Designed for Entry-level
Systems and Consumer
Electronics Applications
HIGHLIGHTS:
Fast ATA/Enhanced
IDE compatible
Digital Signal Processor
(DSP)-Based Architecture
Ultra ATA/100
Data Transfer Rate
2 MB SDRAM
Cache Buffer
9.5 ms Seek Time
No Quibble Service®
and Support

The DiamondMax VL 40
series delivers unbeatable
reliability including:
• 20.5 GB of data storage
per platter
• Fast data transfer rates
(up to 100 MB/sec)
• 5400 RPM spin speed
• 9.5 ms average seek
• 2 MB cache buffer
• 3-year warranty
P ERFORMANCE S PECIFICATIONS
Seek Times (typical)
Track to Track 1 ms
Average 9.5 ms
Full Stroke < 20 ms
Average Latency 5.55 ms
Rotation Speed (± 0.1%) 5400 RPM
Controller Overhead < 0.3 ms
Start Time (0 - drive ready) 8.5 sec typical
D ATA T RANSFER R ATES
To/From Interface up to 100 MB/sec
To/From Media up to 46.7 MB/sec
D
RIVE C ONFIGURATION
Integrated Controller Ultra ATA/100
Buffer Size 2 MB
Buffer Type SDRAM
Data Zones per Surface 16
Bytes per Sector/Block 512
R ELIABILITY S PECIFICATIONS
Start/Stop Cycles 50,000 (minimum)
Component Design Life 5 years (minimum)
Data Errors (non-recoverable) < 1 per 10E14 bits read
Annual Return Rate (ARR) < 1%
P OWER R EQUIREMENTS
( TYPICAL )
M ODE 12V±10% 5V±5% P
OWER
Spin-up (peak) 2000 mA 490 mA
Seek 650 mA 550 mA 10.6 W
Read/Write 250 mA 550 mA 5.8 W
Idle 250 mA 500 mA 5.5 W
Standby 30 mA 280 mA 1.6 W
E
NVIRONMENTAL L
IMITS
A COUSTICS
Idle mode 3.0 bel (average sound power)1
T EMPERATURE
Operating 5° C to 55° C
Non-operating, Storage -40° C to 71° C
R
ELATIVE H
UMIDITY ( NON
- CONDENSING )
Operating, Non-operating, Storage 5% to 95%
Maximum Wet Bulb, Operating 30° C
V
IBRATION
Operating, random, no errors210 to 45 Hz at 0.004 G2/Hz
48 to 62 Hz at 0.008 G2/Hz
65 to 300 Hz at 0.004 G2/Hz
301 to 500 Hz at 0.0006 G2/Hz
Non-operating, random 10 to 2,000 Hz at 2.15 Grms, no damage
Operating, swept sine (.25 octave per minute)
10 to 300 Hz 1.0 G peak amplitude
S HOCK
Operating Mechanical Shock 30 Gs, 2 ms, no errors2
Non-operating Mechanical Shock 250 Gs, 2 ms, no damage2
P HYSICAL D IMENSIONS ( MAXIMUM )
Height 1.02 in 2.61 cm
Length 5.78 in 14.70 cm
Width 4.00 in 10.16 cm
Weight 1.30 lbs 0.59 kg
All Maxtor products are backed by the No Quibble Service® policy, the benchmark
for service and support in the industry. No Quibble includes:
• Advance replacement in 2 business days
• MaxFax®24-hour automated technical support
• Maxtor’s commitment to total customer satisfaction
• Phone technicians available Monday– Friday
For more information or to talk to a customer support representative, call: (U.S. and Canada)
800-2MAXTOR. Available 5 A.M.–5 P.M.(PT)Mon – Fri; (Europe)[phone]. Available
9:30 A.M.– 6 P.M.(CET)Mon –Thurs and 9:30 A.M.–5 P.M. (CET)Fri; (Asia/Pacific)800-481-6788.
Available 8 A.M.–5:30 P.M.(GMT+8)Mon– Fri; or visit our home page on the Internet at
http://www.maxtor.com.
Specifications subject to change without notice. Maxtor defines 1 megabyte as 106or 1 million bytes and 1 gigabyte as
109or 1 billion bytes.
1
Acoustics measured at sea level.
2
Without non-recoverable errors. Adaptive ATA ControlTM , DualWaveTM ,
MaxSafeTM , Silent StoreTM and ShockBlockTM are trademarks of Maxtor. DiamondMax®, Maxtor®, MaxFax® and No Quibble
Service®are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. Copyright © 2000 Maxtor Corporation. Printed in the U.S.A.
9/00 Stock #VL40/4826 Rev. B
MODEL 34098H4 33073H3 32049H2 31024H1
CAPACITY 40982 MB 30736 MB 20491 MB 10245 MB
HEADS 4321
PLATTERS 2211
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