Quantum Fireball LCT20 User Manual

Fireball lct20

Top Value and Reliability

10.0 AT

20.0 AT

30.0 AT

40.0 AT

The Market

What the industry presently demands from hard drives are reliability, quiet operation, low total cost of ownership, and the ability to support the most popular applications: word processing, sending and receiving e-mail, and browsing the Internet. The Quantum Fireball™ lct20, part of a family of hard drives expressly created to enhance and improve the end-user experience, efficiently meets these industry demands. Building on the

Key Features and Benefits

• The End-User Experience. The Fireball

lct20 is a drive designed to enhance

and improve the end-user experience

Data

• Lower Total Cost of Ownership.

Quantum’s exclusive Shock Protection

System II and Data Protection System

help deliver a lower total cost of

ownership by protecting against

physical damage, data loss, and

unnecessary drive returns

• Quiet Drive Operation. Quantum’s

new Quiet Drive Technology provides

a heightened user experience by

reducing the level of acoustics and

improving its quality

proven Fireball platform, the Fireball lct20 drive uses advanced, integrated electronics combined with numerous design innovations to achieve a wide range of capacity points, solid reliability, and quiet operation all at very competitive prices. Optimized RPM and seek provide these benefits that the end user truly values. As a result, these drives are today’s premier value in desktop storage for consumer and business applications.

New Quantum-Developed Ultra ATA/100 Interface

The new Quantum-developed Ultra ATA/100 interface has a data transfer rate of up to 100 megabytes-per-second. With this leading-edge interface, end users should be protected from obsolescence for the next several years.

Quantum Quiet Drive Technology

Quantum developed its exclusive Quiet Drive Technology (QDT) to provide users with the lowest possible disk drive acoustics and best overall sound quality from their drives. Through innovative technology, QDT reduces the drive noise by improving the sound quality while at the same time reducing the sound measurement.

Delivering Reliability

Like previous Fireball generations, the Fireball lct20 takes reliability and data integrity to an even higher level with Quantum’s Shock Protection System II (SPS II) and Data Protection System (DPS). SPS II gives the user enhanced protection against both operating and non-operating shock. DPS verifies essential functions in seconds to eliminate costly and unnecessary drive returns. Together, these systems deliver higher reliability and improved data integrity, while reducing drive returns and cutting processing and replacement costs.

• Wide Range of Capacities. Available

with 10.0 to 40.0 GB capacity in a

3.5-inch form factor to handle a

wide range of applications, from

home PCs to commercial systems

Specifications 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0

Form Factor 3.5” (low profile) 3.5” (low profile) 3.5” (low profile) 3.5” (low profile)

Interface Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100

Formatted Capacity (MB1) 10,262 20,416 30,020 40,027

Disk Drive Configuration

Recording Surfaces 1 2 3 4

ATA Logical

Cylinders 16,383 16,383 16,383 16,383 Heads 16 16 16 16 Sectors 63 63 63 63

Acoustics

Sound Power (bels, typ)

Idle 2.7 Seek <3.0

QDT (Quiet Drive Technology) yes

Power Specifications

Nominal Voltage (V) +5/+12

Voltage Margin (%) ±5/±10

Typical Power Draw (W)

Idle <5.0 Operating

<8.5

Peak Current (mA on +5/+12 V) 700/1,700

Reliability Specifications

Start/Stop Cycles (ambient) 50,000

Nonrecoverable Data Errors (per bits read) <10 per 10

Non-Op Shock @ 2 ms 300 Gs

AFR projection (%) <1.0

SPS II yes

DPS yes

Physical Specifications

Dimensions-inches (mm)

Width 4.00 (101.6) Length 5.75 (146.1) Height 1.00 (25.4)

Weight— pounds (g) 1.1 (500)

Environmental Limits

Operating

Temperature (˚C) 5 to 55 Non-Condensing Humidity (%) 10 to 85

Non-Operating

Temperature (˚C) -40 to 65 Non-Condensing Humidity (%) 5 to 95

Performance Specifications

Typical Seek Times

Average 12.0 Track-to-Track 2.0 Full Stroke 24.0

(ms)

Drive Class (RPM) 4,500

Internal Data Rate (Mb/sec) Up to 248

Data Transfer Rates (Buffer-to-Host) (MB/sec)

Ultra ATA/100 100 Ultra ATA/66 66.6 Ultra ATA/33 33.3 PIO Mode 4 16.6 PIO Mode 2 16.6

Buffer Size (KB) 128

Typical Power On to Drive Ready (sec) ~8

1. GB = 1 billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment 2. Seek times are at nominal conditions and include settling. 3. Operating is defined as

40% seek, 30% read, 20% active, and 10% write. Note: Warranty is standard when products are purchased directly through authorized Quantum distributors/dealers. Unless otherwise

agreed, a one-year warranty is provided to all OEM purchasing directly from Quantum. End-user warranties provided by computer manufacturers may vary.

For more information on Maxtor’s data storage products, please visit our web site at www.maxtor.com

Maxtor Corporation

500 McCarthy Boulevard Milpitas, California 95035 U.S.A.

Specifications subject to change without notice.