The DiamondMax VL 30
series delivers unbeatable
reliability including:
• 15.3 GB of storage per disk
• Fast data transfer rates
(up to 66 MB/sec)
• 5,400 RPM spin speed
• < 9.5 ms average seek
• 512 KB cache buffer
• 3-year warranty
P
E R F O R M A N C E
S
P E C I F I C A T I O N S
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%)
5,400 RPM
Controller Overhead
< 0.3 ms
Start Time (0 - drive ready)
8.5 sec typical
D
ATA
T
R A N S F E R
R
AT E S
To/From Interface
up to 66 MB/sec
To/From Media
up to 40.8 MB/sec
D
R I V E
C
O N F I G U R A T I O N
Integrated Controller
ATA-5/UDMA 66
Buffer Size
512 KB
Buffer Type
SDRAM
Data Zones per Surface
16
Bytes per Sector/Block
512
R
E L I A B I L I T Y
S
P E C I F I C A T I O N S
Start/Stop Cycles
50,000 (minimum)
Component Design Life
5 years (minimum)
Data Errors (non-recoverable)
< 1 per 10
14
bits read
Annual Return Rate (ARR)
< 1%
P
O W E R
R
E Q U I R E M E N T S
(
T Y P I C A L
)
M
O D E
1 2 V ± 1 0 %
5 V ± 5 %
P
O W E R
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
N V I R O N M E N T A L
L
I M I T S
A
C O U S T I C S
Idle mode
3.1 bel (average sound power)
1
T
E M P E R AT U R E
Operating
5° C - 55° C
Non-operating, Storage
-40° C - 71° C
R
E L AT I V E
H
U M I D I T Y
(
N O N
-
C O N D E N S I N G
)
Operating, Non-operating, Storage
5% - 95%
Maximum Wet Bulb, Operating
30° C
A
LT I T U D E
(
R E L AT I V E T O S E A L E V E L
)
Operating
-200 - 10,000 feet
Non-operating
-200 - 40,000 feet
V
I B R AT I O N
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
H O C K
Operating Mechanical Shock
30 Gs, 2 ms, no errors
2
Non-operating Mechanical Shock
250 Gs, 2 ms, no damage
2
P
H Y S I C A L
D
I M E N S I O N S
(
M A X I M U M
)
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
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
TM
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) +353 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 home page on the Internet at
http://www.maxtor.com.
Specifications subject to change without notice. Maxtor defines 1 megabyte as 10
6
or 1 million bytes and 1 gigabyte as 10
9
or 1
billion bytes.
1
Acoustics measured at 5k ft.
2
Without non-recoverable errors. DualWave
TM
, MaxFax
TM
, MaxSafe
TM
and ShockBlock
TM
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
MODEL
33073U4
32049U3
31536U2
30768U1
CAPACITY
30,735 MB
20,490 MB
15,367 MB
7,683 MB
HEADS
4
3
2
1
DISKS
2
2
1
1
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