Product manual
Table Of Contents
- Chapter - Table of Contents
- Chapter - List of Figures
- Chapter - Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION
- Chapter - Chapter 2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
- Figure Caption - Figure 2-1 PCBA Jumper Location and Configuration
- Chapter - Chapter 3 PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
- Figure Caption - Figure 3-1 Outline and Mounting Dimensions
- Chapter - Chapter 4 HANDLING AND INSTALLATION
- Figure Caption - Figure 4-1 Single Pack Shipping Container
- Figure Caption - Figure 4-2 20-Pack Shipping Container
- Chapter - Chapter 5 ATA BUS INTERFACE AND ATA COMMANDS
- Chapter - Chapter 6 SERVICE AND SUPPORT
- Chapter - Appendix A BREAKING THE 137 GIGABYTE STORAGE BARRIER

Breaking the 137GB Storage Barrier
Maxtor DiamondMax16 60/80/120/160GB A-3
10MB
16MB
32MB
128MB
528MB
2GB
4GB
8GB
33GB
10
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
1,000,000
10,000,000
1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005
137GB
5.x
4.x
3.x
DOS
Win95A
Win 3.x
Win98
Win95(osr2)
Win2000
WinME
WinXP
10 megabytes:early PC/XT limi
t
16 megabytes: FAT 12 limit
32 megabytes: DOS 3.x limit
128 megabytes: DOS 4.x limit
528 megabytes: Early ATA BIOSs without BIOS extensions
2.1 gigabytes: DOS file system partition limit
4.2 gigabytes: CMOS extended CHS addressing limit (not widely experienced)
8.4 gigabytes: BIOS/Int13 24-bit addressing limit
32 gigabytes: BIOS limit