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
ERFORMANCE
S
PECIFICATIONS
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
RANSFER
S
PEED
(MB
YTE
/
SEC
,
MAX
)
To/From Interface 100
To/From Media 49.75
Sustained at OD 34.0
Sustained at ID 21.5
D
RIVE
C
ONFIGURATION
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
ELIABILITY
S
PECIFICATIONS
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
OWER
R
EQUIREMENTS
(
RMS AVERAGE
)
M
ODE
12V (
MA
) 5V (
MA
) P
OWER
(
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
NVIRONMENTAL
L
IMITS
A
COUSTICS
1
(
SOUND POWER
:
BEL
)
Idle mode (track following at speed) 3.1 avg
3.5 max
Normal seek mode 3.1 avg
3.5 max
T
EMPERATURE
Operating 5° C to 55° C
Non-operating, Storage -40° C to 71° C
R
ELATIVE
H
UMIDITY
(
NON
-
CONDENSING
)
Operating, Non-operating, Storage 5% to 95%
Maximum Wet Bulb, Operating 27° C
V
IBRATION
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
HOCK
Operating Mechanical Shock 30 Gs, 2 ms, no errors
2
Non-operating Mechanical Shock 300 Gs, 2 ms, no damage
2
P
HYSICAL
D
IMENSIONS
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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