Maxtor VL 30 User Manual

5,400 RPM

3.5-INCH

VALUE SERIES

H

ARD DRIVES

Capacities up to 30 GB

Designed for Entry-level

Systems and Consumer

Electronics Applications

Our latest 5,400 RPM DiamondMax™VL 30 series deliver unbeatable value for
the emerging entry-level system and consumer electronics markets.Based on 1- and 2-disk
configurations,the VL series offers reliable storage in a cost effective package. Available
in capacities up to 30 GB,the VL series provides the field-proven quality and reliability
of our mainstream DiamondMax products and includes Maxtor’s innovative ShockBlock
and MaxSafe™feature sets for added reliability and superior protection from shock damage.
An UltraDMA 66 interface,512 KB cache buffer and <9.5 ms seek performance come
standard with each VL product. When your application requires a cost effective storage
device,choose the leader of innovative storage products–specify the DiamondMax VL
series by Maxtor.

FEATURES:

Fast AT A/Enhanced

IDE compatible

Digital Signal Processor

(

™

DSP)-Based Architecture

UltraDMA 66

Data T ransfer Rate
512 KB SDRAM

Cache Buffer

<9.5 ms Seek Time

No Quibble Ser vice

and Support

®

Category Leader

DiamondMax Plus 40 (40.9 GB)

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MODEL 33073U4 32049U3 31536U2 30768U1

CAPACITY 30,735 MB 20,490 MB 15,367 MB 7,683 MB
HEADS 4321
DISKS 2211

P

The DiamondMax VL 30
series delivers unbeatable
reliability including:

ERFORMANCESPECIFICATIONS

Seek Times (typical)

Track to Track 1 ms
Average < 9.5 ms

• 15.3 GB of storage per disk

• Fast data transfer rates
(up to 66 MB/sec)

• 5,400 RPM spin speed

Full Stroke < 20 ms
Average Latency 5.55 ms
Rotation Speed (± 0.1%) 5,400 RPM
Controller Overhead < 0.3 ms
Start Time (0 - drive ready) 8.5 sec typical

D

ATATRANSFERRATES

To/From Interface up to 66 MB/sec

• < 9.5 ms average seek

• 512 KB cache buffer

To/From Media up to 40.8 MB/sec

D

RIVECONFIGURATION

Integrated Controller ATA-5/UDMA 66
Buffer Size 512 KB

• 3-year warranty

Buffer Type SDRAM
Data Zones per Surface 16
Bytes per Sector/Block 512

R

ELIABILITYSPECIFICATIONS

Start/Stop Cycles 50,000 (minimum)
Component Design Life 5 years (minimum)
Data Errors (non-recoverable) < 1 per 1014bits read
Annual Return Rate (ARR) < 1%

All Maxtor products are backed by the

for service and support in the industry.

No Quibble Service
No Quibble Service

• Advance replacement in 2 business days

• MaxFaxTM24-hour automated technical support

DiamondMax Plus 40 (40.9 GB)

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policy, the benchmark

includes:

Safe Buy

, December 1999

Hard Drive Best Buy

DiamondMax Plus 5120 (20.4 GB)

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P

OWERREQUIREMENTS

M

ODE

, October 1999

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Category Leader

DiamondMax Plus 6800 (27.3 GB)

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TYPICAL

, October 1999

)

OWER

Spin-up (peak) 1800 mA 600 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 20 mA 200 mA 1.3 W

E

NVIRONMENTALLIMITS

A

COUSTICS

Idle mode 3.1 bel (average sound power)

T

EMPERATURE

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

R

ELATIVEHUMIDITY(NON-CONDENSING

)

Operating, Non-operating, Storage 5% - 95%
Maximum Wet Bulb, Operating 30° C

A

LTITUDE

(

RELATIVE TO SEA LEVEL

)

Operating -200 - 10,000 feet
Non-operating -200 - 40, 00 0 feet

V

IBRATION

Operating, random, no errors

2

10 - 45 Hz at 0.004 G2/Hz
48 - 62 Hz at 0.008 G2/Hz

65 - 300 Hz at 0.004 G2/Hz

301 - 500 Hz at 0.0006 G2/Hz
Non-operating, random 10 - 2,000 Hz at 2.15 Grms, no damage
Operating, swept sine (.25 octave per minute)
10 - 300 Hz 1.0 G peak amplitude

S

HOCK

Operating Mechanical Shock 30 Gs, 2 ms, no errors
Non-operating Mechanical Shock 250 Gs, 2 ms, no damage

P

HYSICALDIMENSIONS(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

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• Maxtor’s commitment to total customer satisfaction

• Phone technicians available Monday–Fri day

For more information or to talk to a customer support representative, call: (U.S. and Canada
80 0-2MAXTOR. Available 5 A.M.–5 P.M.(PT)Mon–Fri; (Europe)[phone]. Available
9:30

A.M.– 6 P.M.

Available 8

(

CET)Mon–Thurs and 9:30 A.M.– 5 P.M. (CET)Fri; (Asia/Pacific)800-481-6788.

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.
are trademarks of Maxtor. DiamondMax®, Maxtor® and No Quibble Service®are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation.
Copyright © 2000 Maxtor Corporation. Printed in the U.S.A. 3/00 Stock #VL30 Rev. 4710A

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Acoustics measured at 5k ft. 2Without non-recoverable errors. DualWave

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, MaxFaxTM, MaxSafe

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TM

and ShockBlock

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