Maxtor 3.5-INCH DX Entry Level Hard Drive 531DX - Manual (Page 2)

The Maxtor 531DX
delivers unbeatable
reliability including:
• Up to 15 GB of data storage
• Fast data transfer speed
(up to 100 MB/sec)
• 5400 RPM spin rate
• 2 MB 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 read, ms)
Track to Track 1.0
Average (normal seek) 15.0
Full Stroke (normal seek) 24.5
Average Latency 5.55
Controller Overhead < 0.3
Drive Ready Time (typical, sec) 5
D ATA T R A N S F E R S P E E D ( M B Y T E / S E C , M A X )
To/From Interface 100
To/From Media 49.75
Sustained at OD 34.0
Sustained at ID 21.5
D R I V E C O N F I G U R A T I O N
Integrated Controller Ultra ATA/100
Buffer Size 2 MB
Buffer Type SDRAM
Data Zones per Surface 16
Bytes per Sector/Block 512
Rotation Speed (RPM ± 0.1%) 5400
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 (min) > 50,000
Component Design Life (min) 5 years
Data Errors (non-recoverable) < 1 per 10E15 bits read
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) < 0.5%
P O W E R R E Q U I R E M E N T S ( R M S A V E R A G E )
M O D E 1 2 V ( M A ) 5 V ( M A ) P O W E R ( W )
Spin-up (peak) 2050 350 ––
Seek 260 350 6.0
Read/Write 260 350 5.4
Idle 190 250 4.0
Standby 30 125 1.4
Sleep 30 90 1.2
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
1
( S O U N D P O W E R : B E L )
Idle mode (track following at speed) 3.1 avg
3.5 max
Normal seek mode 3.1 avg
3.5 max
T E M P E R AT U R E
Operating 5° C to 55° C
Non-operating, Storage -40° C to 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% to 95%
Maximum Wet Bulb, Operating 27° C
V I B R AT I O N
Operating, random, no errors 2 10 to 300 Hz at 0.004 G 2 /Hz
301 to 500 Hz at 0.00005 G 2 /Hz
Non-operating, random 10 to 2,000 Hz at 4.08 Grms, no damage
Operating, swept sine (1 octave/minute, peak amplitude)
10 to 300 Hz
1.0 G
301 to 400 Hz 0.25 G
401 to 500 Hz 0.0625 G
S H O C K
Operating Mechanical Shock 30 Gs, 2 ms, no errors 2
Non-operating Mechanical Shock 300 Gs, 2 ms, no damage 2
P H Y S I C A L D I M E N S I O N S
Height (max mm) 17.5 mm
Width (typical mm) 101.6 mm
Length (max mm) 146.6 mm
Weight (max kg) 0.453 kg
All Maxtor products are backed by the No Quibble Service ® policy, the benchmark
for service and support in the industry. No Quibble includes:
• Advance replacement in 2 business days
• MaxFax ® 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) +61 2 9369 3662.
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. GB means 1 billion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on
operating environment.
1 Acoustics measured at sea level. 2 Without non-recoverable errors. Adaptive ATA Control TM ,
DualWave TM , MaxSafe TM , Silent Store TM and ShockBlock TM are trademarks of Maxtor. Maxtor ® , MaxFax ® and No Quibble
Service ® are registered trademarks of Maxtor Corporation. Copyright © 2001 Maxtor Corporation. Printed in the U.S.A.
30º/01 Stock #531DX/5080 Rev. B
MODEL 2R015H1 2R010H1
CAPACITY 15.0 GB 10.2 GB
HEADS 1 1
PLATTERS 1 1
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