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Maxtor Fireball3 2-1

Chapter 2

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

2.1 Product Description

The Fireball 3 is the industries first 40Gb single-head/single platter hard drive with

an Ultra ATA/133 interface. Combining value and performance, this is an excellent

choice for entry-level desktop systems and consumer electronic applications.

The Maxtor Fireball 3 drive is the latest in the family of Maxtor single platter

5400RPM drives designed for higher reliability. The drive’s inner diameter load/

unload ramp locks the recording head into a protective carrier to cradle the head

during shipment and any other time the drive is not in operation.

The Fireball 3 take reliability and data integrity to a new level with Maxtor Shock

Protection System (SPS) and Data Protection System (DPS). SPS and DPS give the

user enhanced protection against both operation and non-operating shock and

verify essential functions in seconds to minimize costly drive returns.

Industry leading design, optimized to meet the needs of the entry level and value

applications:

• Supports popular entry level and value capacity - 40GB

• ATA/133 the fastest and latest IDE interface

• FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) motor for quiet operation

• Low height to improve airflow and cooling

• Low weight to reduce shipping costs

• Improved reliability with:

~ Shock Protection System

~ Data Protection System

2.2 Key Features

• ANSI ATA-5/6 compliant PIO Mode 4 interface (Enhanced IDE)

• Supports ATA-6 UltraDMA Mode 5 (100 MBytes/sec) and Maxtor

Ultra ATA/133 MBytes/second data transfer rates

• 2 MB buffer with multi-adaptive cache manager

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