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Maxtor DiamondMax 17 80-160GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive 2-1
Chapter 2
General Description
Serial ATA is a high-speed link replacement for the Parallel ATA attachment of mass
storage devices. The serial link employed is a high-speed differential layer that utilizes
Gigabit technology and 8b/10b encoding. This chapter will provide you with an
overview of key features of the DiamondMax 17 80-160GB Serial ATA hard disk
drive, performance data, reliability, and versatility data. Performance and installation
data are provided in chapters 3 and 4 respectively.
2.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Maxtor is the one of the industry leader’s in developing Serial ATA (SATA) and
providing Serial ATA hard drives in volume.
Serial ATA provides faster data transfer speeds, more bandwidth, more potential for
speed increases in future generations and better data integrity. Serial ATA hardware is
smaller and more compact than traditional Parallel ATA components. A powerful
command set and hot plug feature make SATA very attractive for ATA RAID
applications.
The latest version of the Serial ATA interface used in the DiamondMax 17 doubles
the original maximum (burst) data transfer speed of 1.5Gb per second to 300MB per
second. This increase maximizes drive throughput for future growth in drive transfer
rates supporting data intensive environments.
The DiamondMax 17 Serial ATA hard disk drive features an embedded hard disk
drive controller, and uses ATA commands to optimize system performance. Because
the drive manages media defects and error recovery internally, these operations are
fully transparent to the user.
The innovative design of the DiamondMax 17 Serial ATA hard disk drive
incorporates leading edge technologies with transfer speeds up to 300MB/second,
Advanced Cache Management, Shock Protection System (SPS), Data Protection
System (DPS), Quiet Drive Technology (QDT), and Fly Height Adjust Technology.
These enhanced technologies enable Maxtor to produce a family of high-
performance, high-reliability drives.