1 base casting assembly, 2 dc motor assembly, 3 disk stack assemblies – Maxtor D540X-4K User Manual

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Basic Principles of Operation

Maxtor D540X-4K 20.4/40.0/60.0/80.0 GB AT

5-3



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A single-piece, e-coated, aluminum-alloy base casting provides a mounting surface for
the drive mechanism and PCB. The base casting also acts as the flange for the DC
motor assembly. To provide a contamination-free environment for the HDA, a gasket
provides a seal between the base casting, and the metal cover that encloses the drive
mechanism.



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Integral with the base casting, the DC motor assembly is a fixed-shaft, brushless DC
spindle motor that drives the counter-clockwise rotation of the disks.



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The disk stack assembly in the Maxtor D540X-4K hard disk drives consist of disks
secured by a disk clamp. The aluminum-alloy disks have a sputtered thin-film
magnetic coating.

A carbon overcoat lubricates the disk surface. This prevents head and media wear due
to head contact with the disk surface during head takeoff and landing. Head contact
with the disk surface occurs only in the landing zone outside of the data area, when
the disk is not rotating at full speed. The landing zone is located at the inner diameter
of the disk, beyond the last cylinder of the data area.

1. For user data, zone 15 is the innermost zone and zone 1 is the outermost zone.

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15

3562

487

251.01

14

3680

525

269.23

13

3680

560

286.54

12

3680

600

298.64

11

3680

633

325.44

10

3680

671

346.15

9

3680

709

365.38

8

3680

742

384.62

7

3680

800

403.85

6

3680

805

417.58

5

3680

836

432.69

4

3680

857

445.05

3

3680

883

459.13

2

3680

907

472.85

1

3680

925

481.78

System Data

0

60

400

197.44



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A single-piece, e-coated, aluminum-alloy base casting provides a mounting surface for
the drive mechanism and PCB. The base casting also acts as the flange for the DC
motor assembly. To provide a contamination-free environment for the HDA, a gasket
provides a seal between the base casting, and the metal cover that encloses the drive
mechanism.



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Integral with the base casting, the DC motor assembly is a fixed-shaft, brushless DC
spindle motor that drives the counter-clockwise rotation of the disks.



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The disk stack assembly in the Maxtor D540X-4K hard disk drives consist of disks
secured by a disk clamp. The aluminum-alloy disks have a sputtered thin-film
magnetic coating.

A carbon overcoat lubricates the disk surface. This prevents head and media wear due
to head contact with the disk surface during head takeoff and landing. Head contact
with the disk surface occurs only in the landing zone outside of the data area, when
the disk is not rotating at full speed. The landing zone is located at the inner diameter
of the disk, beyond the last cylinder of the data area.

1. For user data, zone 15 is the innermost zone and zone 1 is the outermost zone.

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3462

486

243.59

14

3680

520

260.18

13

3680

560

280.54

12

3680

600

291.86

11

3680

628

315.93

10

3680

666

332.69

9

3680

700

348.08

8

3680

738

372.47

7

3680

771

389.42

6

3680

804

408.12

5

3680

836

423.08

4

3680

860

437.50

3

3680

900

452.66

2

3680

920

467.31

1

3680

950

481.78

System Data

0

60

400

269.23

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