Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity (187K, PDF)
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...-did in 20072-representing year-over-year growth of approximately 20 percent (see Figure 1). Worldwide Whitebook Opportunity by region, from Seagate Marketing, August 2006. 1Gartner Worldwide PC Forecast, June 2006 2Seagate Marketing, August 2006 Today whitebook sales are growing faster than the... whitebox market and are customizable private-label notebook computers that will near parity by 20101, with the trusted support only local resellers can successfully penetrate select markets with mobile offerings that meet specific needs, paired with notebook sales...
...-did in 20072-representing year-over-year growth of approximately 20 percent (see Figure 1). Worldwide Whitebook Opportunity by region, from Seagate Marketing, August 2006. 1Gartner Worldwide PC Forecast, June 2006 2Seagate Marketing, August 2006 Today whitebook sales are growing faster than the... whitebox market and are customizable private-label notebook computers that will near parity by 20101, with the trusted support only local resellers can successfully penetrate select markets with mobile offerings that meet specific needs, paired with notebook sales...
Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity (187K, PDF)
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...well as Seagate and Intel, enable system builders to overcome these seven components for system builders to mechanical and electrical specifications: hard disk drives, LCD panels, optical drives, keyboards,... -box experience" for the reseller and incorporate the same Intel front-line post-sales support offered on Intel's own product line. 2 Breaking Barriers, Succeeding in the Whitebook Market...whitebook infrastructure and recent component shortages have struggled over the same period. Mobile Price Bands 100% 80% 80% 60% 60% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ...
...well as Seagate and Intel, enable system builders to overcome these seven components for system builders to mechanical and electrical specifications: hard disk drives, LCD panels, optical drives, keyboards,... -box experience" for the reseller and incorporate the same Intel front-line post-sales support offered on Intel's own product line. 2 Breaking Barriers, Succeeding in the Whitebook Market...whitebook infrastructure and recent component shortages have struggled over the same period. Mobile Price Bands 100% 80% 80% 60% 60% 40% 40% 20% 20% 0% 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ...
Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity (187K, PDF)
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...several benefits from these improvements, local system builders now can capitalize on their natural advantage in providing servicing and support: Large integrators can create and benefit from but whitebooks built with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Most large ...warranty on behalf of independent disk (RAID) memory for qualified barebone notebooks on its hard drives. The desktop replacement trend is still ongoing. responsibilities for notebooks. Now, Seagate, Intel's CBB program will be able to internals through Intel's CBB and VBI programs, system...
...several benefits from these improvements, local system builders now can capitalize on their natural advantage in providing servicing and support: Large integrators can create and benefit from but whitebooks built with the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. Most large ...warranty on behalf of independent disk (RAID) memory for qualified barebone notebooks on its hard drives. The desktop replacement trend is still ongoing. responsibilities for notebooks. Now, Seagate, Intel's CBB program will be able to internals through Intel's CBB and VBI programs, system...
Whitebooks: An Imperative Opportunity (187K, PDF)
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...Seagate Supports the Whitebook Market Seagate is the first 2.5-inch notebook hard drive featuring perpendicular recording technology; Whitebooks are collaborating on trusted relationships with Windows Vista. • The Seagate Momentus 7200 series of Seagate Technology LLC. Succeed in Whitebooks With Strong Partners Seagate ...An Imperative Opportunity To Learn More • To register for the Seagate Partner Program, visit spp.seagate.com. • Learn more profitable. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to recognize the importance of ...
...Seagate Supports the Whitebook Market Seagate is the first 2.5-inch notebook hard drive featuring perpendicular recording technology; Whitebooks are collaborating on trusted relationships with Windows Vista. • The Seagate Momentus 7200 series of Seagate Technology LLC. Succeed in Whitebooks With Strong Partners Seagate ...An Imperative Opportunity To Learn More • To register for the Seagate Partner Program, visit spp.seagate.com. • Learn more profitable. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to recognize the importance of ...
Maxtor MobileMax Product Overview
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..., MobileMax drives present an ideal combination of delivering well-engineered, reliable storage products. Key Advantages • Supports popular laptop and whitebook PC capacities from 40 GB up to 120 GB • 5400-RPM performance benefits to the Maxtor lineup of 40, 80 and 120 GB •...; 5400-RPM spin speed • 2W seek and 0.8W idle power consumption • Ultra ATA/100 • 8-MB or 2-MB cache for laptop and external storage applications that require a mainstream solution with 5400-RPM performance. MobileMax hard drives continue Maxtor...
..., MobileMax drives present an ideal combination of delivering well-engineered, reliable storage products. Key Advantages • Supports popular laptop and whitebook PC capacities from 40 GB up to 120 GB • 5400-RPM performance benefits to the Maxtor lineup of 40, 80 and 120 GB •...; 5400-RPM spin speed • 2W seek and 0.8W idle power consumption • Ultra ATA/100 • 8-MB or 2-MB cache for laptop and external storage applications that require a mainstream solution with 5400-RPM performance. MobileMax hard drives continue Maxtor...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 10 2.3 Default logical geometry 10 2.4 Physical organization ...drive 23 4.0 ATA interface 25 4.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins 25 4.1.1 Supported ATA commands 26 4.1.2 Identify Device command 28 4.1.3 Set Features command 31 5.0 Compatibility summary 33 5.1 Installation considerations 33 5.2 BIOS versions tested 35 5.3 Operating system versions tested 36 5.4 Compatibility test configurations 36 5.5 Other certification 36 6.0 Maxtor support services 37 MobileMax...
Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 10 2.3 Default logical geometry 10 2.4 Physical organization ...drive 23 4.0 ATA interface 25 4.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins 25 4.1.1 Supported ATA commands 26 4.1.2 Identify Device command 28 4.1.3 Set Features command 31 5.0 Compatibility summary 33 5.1 Installation considerations 33 5.2 BIOS versions tested 35 5.3 Operating system versions tested 36 5.4 Compatibility test configurations 36 5.5 Other certification 36 6.0 Maxtor support services 37 MobileMax...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... Write Multiple commands. • Support for the following Maxtor® MobileMax® drives: • STM980215A • STM960212A • STM940215A These drives provide the following key features: • 5,400-RPM spindle speed. • 2 Mbyte buffer. • Quiet operation. A 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for autodetection of master/slave drives using Ultra DMA mode...
... Write Multiple commands. • Support for the following Maxtor® MobileMax® drives: • STM980215A • STM960212A • STM940215A These drives provide the following key features: • 5,400-RPM spindle speed. • 2 Mbyte buffer. • Quiet operation. A 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for autodetection of master/slave drives using Ultra DMA mode...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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...STM980215A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write heads Discs Cache Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported...) Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level) STM980215A 80 Gbytes 156,301,488 512 2 1 2 Mbytes 835k bits/inch typical 150k tracks/inch typical...,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 4 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
...STM980215A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write heads Discs Cache Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported...) Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level) STM980215A 80 Gbytes 156,301,488 512 2 1 2 Mbytes 835k bits/inch typical 150k tracks/inch typical...,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 4 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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Table 2: STM960212A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write heads Discs Cache Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate (max) I/O data-transfer rate (max) ATA data-transfer modes supported Height Width Length Weight Average latency Power-on to... (operating) 38°C max (nonoperating) -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 6 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Table 2: STM960212A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write heads Discs Cache Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate (max) I/O data-transfer rate (max) ATA data-transfer modes supported Height Width Length Weight Average latency Power-on to... (operating) 38°C max (nonoperating) -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 6 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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Table 3: STM940215A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write heads Discs Cache Recording density (typical) Track density (typical) Areal density (max) Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate (max) I/O data-transfer rate (max) ATA data-transfer modes supported Height Width Length Weight Average latency...°C (operating) 38°C (nonoperating) -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 8 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Table 3: STM940215A specifications summary Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Physical read/write heads Discs Cache Recording density (typical) Track density (typical) Areal density (max) Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate (max) I/O data-transfer rate (max) ATA data-transfer modes supported Height Width Length Weight Average latency...°C (operating) 38°C (nonoperating) -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1000 ft to 10,000 ft) -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft) max 8 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. A
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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...selecting or deselecting pin 28, CSEL, on the cable. This jumper block is slave Cable select Figure 5. The "Master or single drive" option is the factory default setting. 3.2 Jumper settings 3.2.1 Master/slave configuration Use the options jumper block shown in Figure 5. Jumper ...that use cable select determine the master and slave drives by their physical position on the interface bus. To enable cable select, set a jumper as shown in Figure 5 to determine whether your computer supports this option. 22 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. For additional information about ...
...selecting or deselecting pin 28, CSEL, on the cable. This jumper block is slave Cable select Figure 5. The "Master or single drive" option is the factory default setting. 3.2 Jumper settings 3.2.1 Master/slave configuration Use the options jumper block shown in Figure 5. Jumper ...that use cable select determine the master and slave drives by their physical position on the interface bus. To enable cable select, set a jumper as shown in Figure 5 to determine whether your computer supports this option. 22 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. For additional information about ...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... Ground PSYNC:CSEL Ground IOCS16PDIAGDA2 CS3FXGround +5V (Motor) No connection MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0-4; The drive also supports the use the industry-standard ATA task file interface that supports 16-bit data transfers. 4.0 ATA interface These drives use of the IORDY signal to provide reliable high-speed data...
... Ground PSYNC:CSEL Ground IOCS16PDIAGDA2 CS3FXGround +5V (Motor) No connection MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0-4; The drive also supports the use the industry-standard ATA task file interface that supports 16-bit data transfers. 4.0 ATA interface These drives use of the IORDY signal to provide reliable high-speed data...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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...Sectors Read Verify Sectors Extended Recalibrate Security Disable Password Security Erase Prepare Security Erase Unit Security Freeze Lock Security Set Password Security Unlock Seek Set Drive Parameters Set Features Command code (in hex) B1H A2H 98H, E5H 92H 90H E7H EAH 50H ECH 97H, E3H 95H, E1H 91H E4H...C4H 29H F8H 27H 20H, 21H 24H 40H, 41H 42H 10H F6H F3H F4H F5H F1H F2H 70H 91H EFH 26 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft ATA-6 Standard... 4.1.1 Supported ATA commands The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the...
...Sectors Read Verify Sectors Extended Recalibrate Security Disable Password Security Erase Prepare Security Erase Unit Security Freeze Lock Security Set Password Security Unlock Seek Set Drive Parameters Set Features Command code (in hex) B1H A2H 98H, E5H 92H 90H E7H EAH 50H ECH 97H, E3H 95H, E1H 91H E4H...C4H 29H F8H 27H 20H, 21H 24H 40H, 41H 42H 10H F6H F3H F4H F5H F1H F2H 70H 91H EFH 26 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft ATA-6 Standard... 4.1.1 Supported ATA commands The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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...supported and may not be included in sectors Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or Write Multiple command Value 0C5AH 16,383 0000H 16 0000H 0000H 003FH 0000H ASCII 0000H 0400H 0000H x.xx STM980215A STM960212A STM940215A 8010H 0000H 2F00H 0000H 0200H 0200H 0007H xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH 28 MobileMax...ASCII characters, 0000H = none) Retired Retired Obsolete Firmware revision (8 ASCII character string, padded with blanks to end of string) Drive model number (40 ASCII characters, padded with blanks to end of string) (Bits 7-0) Maximum sectors per logical track Current ...
...supported and may not be included in sectors Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or Write Multiple command Value 0C5AH 16,383 0000H 16 0000H 0000H 003FH 0000H ASCII 0000H 0400H 0000H x.xx STM980215A STM960212A STM940215A 8010H 0000H 2F00H 0000H 0200H 0200H 0007H xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH 28 MobileMax...ASCII characters, 0000H = none) Retired Retired Obsolete Firmware revision (8 ASCII character string, padded with blanks to end of string) Drive model number (40 ASCII characters, padded with blanks to end of string) (Bits 7-0) Maximum sectors per logical track Current ...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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...) 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69-74 75 76-79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93...254 255 Retired Multiword DMA active and modes supported (see note following this table) Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 supported) Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word...Maxtor-reserved ATA-reserved Integrity word Value STM980215A = 156,301,488 STM960212A = 117,410,240 STM940215A = 78,140,160 0000H xx07H 0003H 0078H 0078H 00F0H 0078H 0000H 0000H 0000H 007EH 0000H 346BH 7D01H 4003H 34xxH 3xxxH 4003H xx3FH 0000H 0000H 0040H FFFEH xxxxH xxxxH 0000H 0001H xxxxH 0000H xxA5H MobileMax...
...) 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69-74 75 76-79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93...254 255 Retired Multiword DMA active and modes supported (see note following this table) Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 supported) Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word...Maxtor-reserved ATA-reserved Integrity word Value STM980215A = 156,301,488 STM960212A = 117,410,240 STM940215A = 78,140,160 0000H xx07H 0003H 0078H 0078H 00F0H 0078H 0000H 0000H 0000H 007EH 0000H 346BH 7D01H 4003H 34xxH 3xxxH 4003H xx3FH 0000H 0000H 0040H FFFEH xxxxH xxxxH 0000H 0001H xxxxH 0000H xxA5H MobileMax...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... below VIL 30 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. Bit Word 93 13 1 = 80-conductor cable detected, CBLID above VIH 0 = 40-conductor cable detected, CBLID below for Identify Drive data words 63, 88, 93 and 94. Note. Bit Word 88 0 Ultra DMA mode 0 is supported. 1 Ultra DMA mode 1 is supported. 2 Ultra DMA mode 2 is supported. 3 Ultra DMA mode...
... below VIL 30 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. Bit Word 93 13 1 = 80-conductor cable detected, CBLID above VIH 0 = 40-conductor cable detected, CBLID below for Identify Drive data words 63, 88, 93 and 94. Note. Bit Word 88 0 Ultra DMA mode 0 is supported. 1 Ultra DMA mode 1 is supported. 2 Ultra DMA mode 2 is supported. 3 Ultra DMA mode...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... follows: 02H Enable write cache (default). 03H Set transfer mode (based on value in the register does not represent a feature that the drive supports. At power-on default has the read look-ahead and write caching features enabled. Power-on or after a hardware or software reset the ...default values of the features are defined as indicated above. F1H Report full capacity available Note. MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. Sector Count register values: 00H Set PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2). 01H Set PIO mode to default and ...
... follows: 02H Enable write cache (default). 03H Set transfer mode (based on value in the register does not represent a feature that the drive supports. At power-on default has the read look-ahead and write caching features enabled. Power-on or after a hardware or software reset the ...default values of the features are defined as indicated above. F1H Report full capacity available Note. MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. Sector Count register values: 00H Set PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2). 01H Set PIO mode to default and ...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... your warranty. Maxtor recommends taking your system to an authorized service technician to the hard drive. Refer to your system manufacturer's support website for the location of today's mobile computers have been designed to make it possible for the end user to your system's user manual for the most up-todate information. MobileMax Product Manual...
... your warranty. Maxtor recommends taking your system to an authorized service technician to the hard drive. Refer to your system manufacturer's support website for the location of today's mobile computers have been designed to make it possible for the end user to your system's user manual for the most up-todate information. MobileMax Product Manual...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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6.0 Maxtor support services Before contacting Maxtor support, use the Hard Disk Information feature in MaxBlast to obtain comprehensive support information, such as: • Warranty services Drive returns, warranty status, and limited warranty statement. • Product support Installation ...Maxtor products listing. A 37 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. Click on the Maxtor website. These numbers can be used to get assistance via e-mail. Please visit www.maxtor.com to view the model number and serial number of your drive, and get help from Maxtor Support, register your drive...
6.0 Maxtor support services Before contacting Maxtor support, use the Hard Disk Information feature in MaxBlast to obtain comprehensive support information, such as: • Warranty services Drive returns, warranty status, and limited warranty statement. • Product support Installation ...Maxtor products listing. A 37 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev. Click on the Maxtor website. These numbers can be used to get assistance via e-mail. Please visit www.maxtor.com to view the model number and serial number of your drive, and get help from Maxtor Support, register your drive...
Maxtor MobileMax PATA Product Manual
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... power 12 Standby 12, 27 Standby Immediate 27 Standby mode 12, 14 Standby to Ready 12 static-discharge precautions 21 subassembly 19 support services 37 surge immunity 17 T technical support services 37 temperature 15 temperature gradient 15 time to ready 12 timers 14 track density 11 track-to-track seek time 11... 11 Write Buffer 27 Write DMA 27 Write DMA Extended 27 Write Multiple 1, 27 Write Multiple Extended 27 Write Sectors 27 Write Sectors Extended 27 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev.
... power 12 Standby 12, 27 Standby Immediate 27 Standby mode 12, 14 Standby to Ready 12 static-discharge precautions 21 subassembly 19 support services 37 surge immunity 17 T technical support services 37 temperature 15 temperature gradient 15 time to ready 12 timers 14 track density 11 track-to-track seek time 11... 11 Write Buffer 27 Write DMA 27 Write DMA Extended 27 Write Multiple 1, 27 Write Multiple Extended 27 Write Sectors 27 Write Sectors Extended 27 MobileMax Product Manual, Rev.