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Introduction
DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA 1-1
Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Maxtor Corporation
Maxtor corporation is one of the world’s largest suppliers of hard disk drive products-
products that help store the digital world for millions of users. Maxtor products serve
a range of markets, including personal and entertainment, small office/home office,
mid-sized business and enterprise
Products
Maxtor storage products include drives and accessories for PC’s, workstations, RAID
products, enterprise applications, enterprise servers, high-end systems, consumer
electronics and personal storage.
Support
Maxtor provides a variety of consumer support options, all designed to make sure the
user gets fast, helpful, accurate information to help resolve any difficulties. These
options include a broad, searchable knowledge base of FAQ’s, product manuals,
installation guides, information on previously resolved problems, software downloads,
and contact by phone or E-mail with a support person. For more information, visit
www.maxtor.com/en/support.
1.2 Audience
The DiamondMax 10 80/100/120/160/200/250/300GB Serial ATA product manual
is intended for several audiences. These audiences include: the end user, installer,
developer, consumer electronics and personal computer original equipment
manufacturer (CE/PC,OEM),and distributor. The manual provides information
about installation, principles of operation, interface command implementation, and
maintenance.
The DiamondMax 10 family of drives provide a high-quality, low cost, market
leading 100 GB per disk products to serve the consumer and mainstream commercial
markets, as well as the consumer electronics market.