Maxtor VL 40 User Manual

5400 RPM

3.5-INCH

V

ALUE SERIES

HARD DRIVES

Capacities up to 40.9 GB

Designed for Entry-level

Systems and Consumer

Electronics Applications

DiamondMax® hard drives are famous for delivering outstanding reliability and

value, and the Maxtor DiamondMax VL 40 is no exception.These Value Line drives

are based on one- and two-disk versions and offer up to 40.9 GB of storage.Their

Ultra ATA/100 interface, 2 MB SDRAM cache buffer and a 9.5 ms seek time

provide 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.VL series drives provide the field-proven quality and

reliability of all DiamondMax products, and include the new 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 DiamondMax VL series by Maxtor.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Fast ATA/Enhanced

IDE compatible

Digital Signal Processor

(

DSP)-Based Architecture

Ultra ATA/100

Data Transfer Rate

2 MB SDRAM

Cache Buffer

™

9.5 ms Seek Time

No Quibble Service

and Support

®

The DiamondMax VL 40
series delivers unbeatable
reliability including:

• 20.5 GB of data storage
per platter

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

• 5400 RPM spin speed

• 9.5 ms average seek

• 2 MB cache buffer

• 3-year warranty

Best Buy

DiamondMax Plus 40 (40 GB)

Computer Shopper

, April 2000

Kick Ass Product

DiamondMax Plus 40 (40 GB)

Maximum PC

, April 2000

Best Hard Drive

DiamondMax 60 (60 GB)

PC World,

June 2000

Win100 Award 2000

DiamondMax Plus 40 (40 GB)

Winmag.com

, June 2000

MODEL 34098H4 33073H3 32049H2 31024H1

CAPACITY 40982 MB 30736 MB 20491 MB 10245 MB

HEADS 4321

PLATTERS 2211

P

ERFORMANCESPECIFICATIONS

Seek Times (typical)

Track to Track 1 ms
Average 9.5 ms

Full Stroke < 20 ms
Average Latency 5.55 ms
Rotation Speed (± 0.1%) 5400 RPM

P

OWERREQUIREMENTS

M

ODE

12V±10% 5V±5% P

(

TYPICAL

)

OWER

Spin-up (peak) 2000 mA 490 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 30 mA 280 mA 1.6 W

Controller Overhead < 0.3 ms

E

Start Time (0 - drive ready) 8.5 sec typical

D

ATATRANSFERRATES

To/From Interface up to 100 MB/sec
To/From Media up to 46.7 MB/sec

D

RIVECONFIGURATION

Integrated Controller Ultra ATA/100
Buffer Size 2 MB
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 10E14 bits read
Annual Return Rate (ARR) < 1%

NVIRONMENTAL

A

COUSTICS

Idle mode 3.0 bel (average sound power)

T

EMPERATURE

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

R

ELATIVE

H

UMIDITY(NON

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

V

IBRATION

Operating, random, no errors

Non-operating, random 10 to 2,000 Hz at 2.15 Grms, no damage
Operating, swept sine (.25 octave per minute)
10 to 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

L

IMITS

-

CONDENSING

2

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

65 to 300 Hz at 0.004 G2/Hz

301 to 500 Hz at 0.0006 G2/Hz

1

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2

2

includes:

®

policy, the benchmark

All Maxtor products are backed by the

for service and support in the industry.

No Quibble Service
No Quibble

• Advance replacement in 2 business days

• MaxFax®24-hour automated technical support

• 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]. Available
9:30

A.M.–6 P.M.

Available 8
http://www.maxtor.com.

Specifications subject to change without notice. Maxtor defines 1 megabyte as 106or 1 million bytes and 1 gigabyte as

9

10

or 1 billion bytes. 1Acoustics measured at sea level. 2Without non-recoverable errors. Adaptive ATA ControlTM, DualWave

TM

MaxSafe

®

Service

are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. Copyright © 2000 Maxtor Corporation. Printed in the U.S.A.

9/00 Stock #VL40/4826 Rev. B

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

A.M.–5:30 P.M.

, Silent StoreTMand ShockBlock

(

GMT+8)Mon – Fri; or visit our home page on the Internet at

TM

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

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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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