Maxtor 531DX User Manual

The Maxtor 531DX is the first in a new family of Maxtor 5400 RPM hard drives

designed for higher reliability. It has the world’s first inner diameter load/unload ramp

5400 RPM

3.5-INCH

DX ENTRY LEVEL

HARD DRIVES

Capacities up to

15 GB

Designed for

Entry-level Systems

and Consumer

Electronics Applications

that locks the recording head into a protective carrier to cradle the head during shipment

and any other time the drive is not in operation.The Maxtor 531DX is the industry’s

first true single head/single platter hard drive with an Ultra ATA/100 interface.These

drives offer up to 15 GB of storage and 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.The 531DX drives provide

field-proven quality and reliability, and include 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 531DX series by Maxtor.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Fast ATA/Enhanced

IDE compatible

Digital Signal Processor

(

DSP)-Based Architecture

Ultra ATA/100

Data Transfer Speed

2 MB SDRAM

Cache Buffer

No Quibble

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and Support

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MODEL 2R015H1 2R010H1

CAPACITY 15.0 GB 10.2 GB

HEADS 1 1

PLATTERS 1 1

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The Maxtor 531DX
delivers unbeatable
reliability including:

ERFORMANCESPECIFICATIONS

Seek Times (typical read, ms)

Track to Track 1.0
Average (normal seek) 15.0

• Up to 15 GB of data storage

• Fast data transfer speed
(up to 100 MB/sec)

• 5400 RPM spin rate

Full Stroke (normal seek) 24.5
Average Latency 5.55
Controller Overhead < 0.3
Drive Ready Time (typical, sec) 5

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ATATRANSFERSPEED

To/From Interface 100
To/From Media 49.75

• 2 MB cache buffer

Sustained at OD 34.0
Sustained at ID 21.5

• 3-year warranty

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RIVECONFIGURATION

Integrated Controller Ultra ATA/100
Buffer Size 2 MB
Buffer Type SDRAM
Data Zones per Surface 16
Bytes per Sector/Block 512
Rotation Speed (RPM ± 0.1%) 5400

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ELIABILITYSPECIFICATIONS

Start/Stop Cycles (min) > 50,000
Component Design Life (min) 5 years
Data Errors (non-recoverable) < 1 per 10E15 bits read
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) < 0.5%

All Maxtor products are backed by the
for service and support in the industry.

No Quibble Service
No Quibble

includes:

• Advance replacement in 2 business days

• MaxFax®24-hour automated technical support

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OWERREQUIREMENTS(RMS AVERAGE

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ODE

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OWER(W

Spin-up (peak) 2050 350 ––
Seek 260 350 6.0
Read/Write 260 350 5.4
Idle 190 250 4.0
Standby 30 125 1.4
Sleep 30 90 1.2

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NVIRONMENTALLIMITS

A

COUSTICS

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SOUND POWER: BEL

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Idle mode (track following at speed) 3.1 avg

3.5 max

Normal seek mode 3.1 avg

3.5 max

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EMPERATURE

Operating 5° C to 55° C
Non-operating, Storage -40° C to 71° C

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ELATIVEHUMIDITY(NON-CONDENSING

)

Operating, Non-operating, Storage 5% to 95%
Maximum Wet Bulb, Operating 27° C

V

IBRATION

Operating, random, no errors

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10 to 300 Hz at 0.004 G2/Hz

301 to 500 Hz at 0.00005 G2/Hz
Non-operating, random 10 to 2,000 Hz at 4.08 Grms, no damage
Operating, swept sine (1 octave/minute, peak amplitude)
10 to 300 Hz 1.0 G
301 to 400 Hz 0.25 G
401 to 500 Hz 0.0625 G

S

HOCK

Operating Mechanical Shock 30 Gs, 2 ms, no errors
Non-operating Mechanical Shock 300 Gs, 2 ms, no damage

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HYSICALDIMENSIONS

Height (max mm) 17.5 mm
Width (typical mm) 101.6 mm
Length (max mm) 146.6 mm
Weight (max kg) 0.453 kg

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• 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]. Av ailable
9:30 A.M.– 6 P.M.(CET)Mon –Thurs and 9:30 A.M.–5 P.M. (CET)Fri; (Asia/Pacific)[phone].
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. GB means 1 billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment.

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are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. Copyright © 2001 Maxtor Corporation. Printed in the U.S.A.

30º/01 Stock #531DX/5080 Rev. B

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, MaxSafeTM, Silent StoreTMand ShockBlock

Acoustics measured at sea level. 2Without non-recoverable errors. Adaptive ATA ControlTM,

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are trademarks of Maxtor. Maxtor®, MaxFax® and No Quibble

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