Seagate D740X User Manual

Demonstrating Outstanding

Performance and Reliability

The Maxtor DiamondMax®Plus D740X hard disk drive is designed to meet

the need for performance. With 40GB per platter at industry standard capacity

points, the D740X confirms Maxtor’s leadership in drive technology. The

D740X uses optimized electrical and mechanical designs to achieve leading

capacity points, quality, reliability and acoustics at competitive prices. In

summary, the D740X is the best choice for commercial and consumer needs.

Maxtor Developed Ultra ATA/133 Interface

The Maxtor-developed Ultra ATA/133 interface has a data transfer rate of

133 megabytes-per-second. With this leading-edge-interface, end users

will experience blazing-fast data transfer rates of 133 MB/sec.

Maxtor “Quiet Drive Technology Plus”

Maxtor’s Quiet Drive Technology Plus delivers world class acoustics,

with Fluid Dynamic Bearing motors, available on all models. This

innovation improves the overall sound quality, thus enhancing

the user experience.

Delivering Reliability

Like previous generations, the DiamondMaxPlus D740X takes reliability

and data integrity to an even higher level with Maxtor’s Shock

Protection and Data Protection Systems, which give the user

enhanced protection against both operating and non-

operating shock and verifies essential functions

in seconds to eliminate costly and unnec-

essary drive returns. These systems

deliver high reliability as shown

by the D740X product line’s

annualized return rate (ARR) of

less than 1.0%.

ATA Hard Disk Drives

3.5-Inch 7200 RPM
Performance-Class
Hard Drives

Capacities up
to 80GB

Designed for
Commercial
Desktop Systems
& High-End
Consumer
Applications

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Fast ATA/Enhanced
IDE Compatible

• Ultra ATA/133 Data
Transfer Speed

• 2MB Cache Buffer

• Quiet Drive
Technology Plus

• Shock Protection
System

• Data Protection
System

• 3-Year
Warranty

20GB

PERFORMAN CE

40GB

60GB

80GB

All Maxtor products are backed by the No Quibble Service®policy—
the benchmark for service and support in the industry.

No Quibble Service includes:

• Advance replacement in 2 business days

• MaxFax

®

24-hour automated technical support

• Maxtor’s commitment to total customer satisfaction

• Product support representatives available Monday-Friday

To speak with a Maxtor product support representative in the U.S. and
Canada, call 1-800-2MAXTOR, Mon.-Fri. from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m (PST).

In Europe, call [phone] Mon.-Thur. from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m (CET)
and Fri. 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (CET).

In Asia/Pacific, call [phone] Mon.-Fri. from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (GMT+8).

Model

BB Motor 6L020J1 6L040J2 6L060J3 6L080J4
FDB Motor 6L020L1 6L040L2 6L060L3 6L080L4

Capacity 20GB 40GB 60GB 80GB
Heads 1 2 3 4
Platters 1 1 2 2

Performance Specifications

Seek Times (typical read, ms)

Track to Track 0.8
Average (normal seek) 8.5

Full Stroke (normal seek) 17.8
Average Latency 4.2
Drive Ready Time (typical, sec) 15.0

Data Transfer Speed (MByte/sec, max)

To/From Interface 133
To/From Media 54.2
Sustained at OD 44.4
Sustained at ID 24.2

Drive Configuration

Integrated Controller Ultra ATA/133
Buffer Size 2 MB
Buffer Type SDRAM
Data Zones per Surface 15
Bytes per Sector/Block 512
Rotation Speed (RPM ± 0.1%) 7200

Reliability Specifications

Start/Stop Cycles (min) > 50,000
Component Design Life (min) 5 years
Data Errors (non-recoverable) < 1 per 10E14 bits read
Annualized Return Rate (ARR) < 1.0%

Power Requirements (rms average)

Mode 12V (ma) 5V (ma) Power (W)
Spin-up (peak) 1800 450 24.0
Seek 850 450 12.5
Read/Write 450 475 8.0
Idle 425 375 7.4
Standby 30 100 0.8

Environmental Limits

Acoustics1(sound power: bel) BB FDB
Idle mode 3.0 avg 2.7 avg
Normal seek mode 3.5 avg 3.2 avg

T emperature

Operating 5° C to 55° C
Non-operating, Storage -40° C to 65° C

Relative Humidity (non-condensing)

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

Vibration

Operating, random, no errors

2

10 to 300 Hz at 0.004 G2/Hz

301 to 500 Hz at 0.00005 G2/Hz

Shock

Operating Mechanical Shock 30 Gs, 2 ms, no errors

2

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

2

Physical Dimensions

Height (max mm) 26.1 mm
Width (typical mm) 102.1 mm
Length (max mm) 147.0 mm
Weight (max kg) 0.580 kg

For more information
on Maxtor storage products,
visit our website at www.maxtor.com

Specifications subject to change without notice. GB means 1 billion bytes. Total accessible
capacity varies depending on operating environment.

1

Acoustics measured at sea level.

2

Without non-recoverable errors. ©2001 Maxtor Corporation. Maxtor, DiamondMaxPlus,
MaxFax and No Quibble Service are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation.
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