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DiamondMax FAQs

Find the answers to the most frequently asked questions about DiamondMax internal drives.

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Top Articles

Where can I find drivers for my SATA drive?

Find out how to find drivers for SATA drives.

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The BIOS does not detect or recognize the ATA / SATA hard drive

There are six main reasons why a system BIOS will not detect the presence of an internal hard drive.

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Firmware Updates

Seagate products are run by firmware. Having the latest firmware can improve performance and or reliability of your product.

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How Do I Low-Level Format a SATA or ATA (IDE) Hard Drive?

Find out how to format your hard drive.

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How To's

Troubleshooting

Downloads

Utilities

Utilities

  • DiscWizard

    Seagate DiscWizard works with Maxtor and Seagate disc drives. The software lets you quickly install your new disc drive with wizards that guide you through the processes of creating and formatting partitions on your disc drive, transfering data, and backing up your data. Learn more

  • MaxBlast 5

    MaxBlast works with Maxtor disc drives only. The software lets you quickly install your new disc drive with wizards that guide you through the processes of creating and formatting partitions on your disc drive, transfering data, and backing up your data. Learn more

  • SCSIMax

    SCSIMax is a diagnostic utility for all Maxtor/Quantum® SCSI hard disk drives supporting Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T). This test will determine hard drive integrity in a short period of time, with a high degree of confidence. Learn more

  • SeaTools for DOS

    The quick diagnostic tool that checks the health of your drive. Learn more

  • SeaTools for Windows

    The quick diagnostic tool that checks the health of your drive. Learn more

Specifications

 
Generation diamondmax-6800-ultra-ata-master-feat Diamondmax Plus 5120 ULTRA ATA 33 Diamondmax 11 Diamondmax 17 VL ULTRA ATA 66 Diamondmax 2160 ULTRA ATA Diamondmax 8s Diamondmax 10 Diamondmax 16 Diamondmax 20 Diamondmax 21 Diamondmax 22 Diamondmax 23 Diamondmax 40 VL Ultra ATA 100 Diamondmax 536Dx Diamondmax 60 ATA 66 Diamondmax D540X-4K Diamondmax D540x-4G Diamondmax D540X-4D Diamondmax Plus 40 Ultra ATA 100 Diamondmax plus 40 Ultra ATA 60 Diamondmax Plus 45 Ultra ATA 100 Diamondmax Plus 60 Ultra ATA 100 Diamondmax plus 6800 Diamondmax Plus 8 Diamondmax plus 9 Diamondmax Plus D740x
Capacity 23.8GB 10.2GB 400.0GB 4.3GB 2.5GB 40.0GB 200.0GB 80.0GB 160GB 80GB 40GB 160.0GB 500GB 320GB 300GB 250GB 200GB 160GB 80GB 1TB 750GB 500GB 320GB 160GB 1TB 750GB 500GB 320GB 250GB 160GB 40.9GB 100.0GB 61.4GB 20.0GB 120.0GB 80.0GB 10.2GB 15.3GB 46.1GB 60.5GB 13.6GB 20.0GB 160.0GB 40.0GB
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Form Factor 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5"
Interface Options   ATA/IDE ATA/IDE, SATA ATA/IDE ATA/IDE SATA ATA/IDE, SATA ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s ATA/IDE ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE   ATA/IDE ATA/IDE, SATA ATA/IDE
Performance                                                                                        
Spindle Speed (RPM)   7200         7200   7200 7200 7200   7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200     5400           7200          
Cache (MB)           2 16, 8 2 2 2 2 8, 16 16 16, 8 8 16, 8 8 8, 2 2, 8 32 32 32 16 8 32 32 16 16 8 8                       2    
Sustained Data Rate OD