Seagate DIAMOND MAX VL 20 User Manual
Announcing the new DiamondMax™VL 20 (Value Line) series from Maxtor.
These 1- and 2-disk products are expressly designed for entry-level commercial systems
and consumer electronics applications where disk storage value is paramount.Available
in capacities up to 20 GB,the VL series provides the proven quality and reliability of
the original DiamondMax products and includes Maxtor’s innovative ShockBlock
™
and
MaxSafe
™
feature set for added reliability and superior protection from shock and damage.
An UltraDMA 66 interface,512 KB cache buffer and 9.5 ms seek performance come
standard on all VL products.When your application requires a cost effective storage device,
choose the leader of innovative storage products–specify Maxtor’s DiamondMax VL series.
5,400 RPM
3.5-INCH
H
IGH-
P
ERFORMANCE
HARD DRIVES
Capacities up to 20 GB
Designed for Entry-level Systems
and Consumer Electronics
Applications
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
®
Service and Support
Maxtor’s DiamondMax
Value Line series VL 20
deliver outstanding value
including:
• 5,400 RPM spin speed
• 10.2 GB of storage per disk
• 9.5 ms average seek
• 512 KB cache buffer
• Fast data transfer rates
(up to 66 MB/sec)
P
ERFORMANCESPECIFICATIONS
Seek Times (typical)
Track to Track 1 ms
Average 9.5 ms
Maximum < 20 ms
Average Latency 5.55 ms
Rotation Speed (± 0.1%) 5,400 RPM
Controller Overhead < 0.3 ms
Start Time (0 - drive ready) 7.3 sec typical
D
ATATRANSFERRATES
To/From Interface up to 66.7 MB/sec
To/From Media on VL 20 Series up to 36.9 MB/sec
To/From Media on VL 17 Series up to 34.2 MB/sec
D
RIVECONFIGURATION
Integrated Controller ATA-5/UDMA 66
Buffer Size 512 KB
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%
P
OWERREQUIREMENTS
(
TYPICAL
)
M
ODE
12V±10% 5V±5% P
OWER
Spin-up (peak) 2100 mA 275 mA
Seek 740 mA 420 mA 11.0 W
Read/Write 295 mA 440 mA 5.7 W
Idle 230 mA 380 mA 4.7 W
Standby 20 mA 220 mA 1.3 W
E
NVIRONMENTALLIMITS
A
COUSTICS
Idle mode 3.3 bel (average sound power)
T
EMPERATURE
Operating 5° C - 55° C
Non-operating, Storage -40°C - 71° C
R
ELATIVE
H
UMIDITY(NON
-
CONDENSING
)
Operating, Non-operating, Storage 5% - 95%
Maximum Wet Bulb 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 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 4.1 Grms, no damage
Operating, swept sine (1 octave per minute)
5 - 20 Hz 0.049” double amplitude
21 - 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
**Without non-recoverable errors.
P
HYSICALDIMENSIONS
Height 1.02 in 2.59 cm
Length 5.78 in 14.67 cm
Width 4.00 in 10.20 cm
Weight 1.30 lbs 0.59 kg
All Maxtor products are backed by the No Quibble®service policy, the benchmark
for service and support in the industry. No Quibbleincludes:
• Advance replacement in 2 business days
• MaxFaxTM24-hour automated technical support
• 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)+3 53 1 204 1111. Available
9:30
A.M.– 6 P.M.
(
CET)Mon–Thurs and 9:30 A.M.– 5 P.M. (CET)Fri; (Asia/Pacific)800-481- 6788.
Available 8
A.M.– 5:30 P.M.
(
GMT+8)Mon–Fri; or visit our homepage 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
10
9
or 1 billion bytes. Acoustic measurement at 5,200 feet altitude. DiamondMaxTM, DualWave
TM
, MaxFaxTM, MaxSafe
TM
and ShockBlock
TM
are trademarks of Maxtor. No Quibble is a registered trademark of Maxtor. Printed in the U.S.A.
Copyright © 1999 Maxtor Corporation. 8/99 Stock #VL20/17 Rev. 4402
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MODEL 92041U4 91741U4 91531U3 91301U3 91021U2 90871U2 90431U1
SERIES VL 20 VL 17 VL 20 VL 17 VL 20 VL 17 VL 17
CAPACITY 20,490 MB 17,410 MB 15,367 MB 13,010 MB 10,245 MB 8,710 MB 4,310 MB
HEADS 4433221
DISKS 2222111
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