Specifications
DIAMONDMAX 1750 – INTRODUCTION
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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, 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
Maxtor’s products meet those demanding storage capacity requirements with room to spare. They feature proven
compatibility and reliability. While DiamondMax™ 1750 is the latest addition to our family of high performance
desktop hard drives, the CrystalMax™ and CrystalMax™ 1080 series hard drives deliver industry-leading capacity and
value for most PC applications.
Support
No matter which capacity, all Maxtor hard drives are supported by our commitment to total customer satisfaction and our
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Service guarantee. One call – or a visit to our home page on the Internet (http://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.
Manual Organization
This hard disk drive reference manual is organized in the following method:
❏ Section 1 – Introduction
❏ Section 2 – Description
❏ Section 3 – Specifications
❏ Section 4 – Installation
❏ Section 5 – AT Interface
❏ Section 6 – Host Software Interface
❏ Section 7 – Interface Commands
❏ Section 8 – Service and Support
❏ Appendix – Glossary
Abbreviations
ABBRV DESCRI PTION ABBRV DESCRIPTI ON
ATA AT attachment MB megabyte
bpi bits per inch Mbits/sec megabits per second
CHS cylinder - head - sector MB/sec megabytes per second
db decibels MHz megahertz
dBA decibels, A weighted ms millisecond
DMA direct memory access MSB most significant bit
ECC error correction code mV millivolts
fci flux changes per inch ns nanoseconds
G acceleration PIO programmed input/output
GB gigabyte RPM revolutions per minute
Hz hertz tpi tracks per inch
KB kilobyte µsec microsecond
LBA logical block address V volts
LSB least significant bit W watts
mA milliamperes