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Silver rectangular 3.5 inch bare hard drive with circuit board visible

Maxtor

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L080L0 80GB 7200 RPM 2MB IDE 3.5" internal hard drive

SKU CH-SF45-4E9D8 MPN 6L080L0

80GB 7200 RPM IDE desktop hard drive with 2MB cache and fluid dynamic bearing motor for quiet operation

  • Total capacity80 GB
  • Interface typeIDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7
  • Form factor3.5 in (8.89 cm)
  • Packaging typeBare Drive
  • Rotational speed7,200 RPM
  • Cache memory2 MB
  • 7200 RPM spindle speed delivers responsive desktop performance
  • 80GB capacity stores operating system and everyday files
  • 2MB cache buffers frequent read and write requests
  • Fluid dynamic bearing motor reduces acoustic noise during operation
  • Shock and Data Protection Systems guard stored data against physical impact

Maxtor DiamondMax 10 80GB IDE drive

The Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L080L0 is an 80GB 3.5-inch desktop internal hard drive with a 7200 RPM spindle speed and 2MB cache. It uses the IDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7 interface and ships as a bare drive. A fluid dynamic bearing motor supports quiet operation.

Suits legacy IDE systems only

This drive fits older desktops or industrial equipment that still require a 40-pin IDE connection and 80GB capacity. It is not for systems that lack an IDE controller or need larger storage volumes.

Interface decides compatibility

The IDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7 interface is the single specification that determines whether this drive will work in a given machine. Verify the motherboard or controller supports this standard before purchase.

How it compares

Measured against everything we stock in 3.5-Inch Internal Desktop HDDs, at today’s prices. Recalculated every night.

Price $35.99
Cheaper than about 90% of the 4,938 comparable items (median $107.99).
Total capacity 80 GB
Lower than about 97% of the 2,372 comparable items (median 2 TB).
Price per TB $449.88 per TB
Pricier than about 90% of the 2,365 comparable items (median $62.21 per TB).

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Specifications

Product
Brand nameMaxtor
Product lineDiamondMax 10
Model name6L080L0
Total capacity80 GB
Performance
Rotational speed7,200 RPM
Average seek time9 ms
Mean latency4.17 ms
Storage
Cache memory2 MB
Ports & slots
Interface typeIDE Ultra ATA133 / ATA-7
Size & build
Form factor3.5 in (8.89 cm)
Shipping weight0.68 kg
Package size203 × 152 × 51 mm

Questions about this item

How do I install this 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA133 drive and which jumper setting is often missed?

Mount the drive in a 3.5" bay, connect the 40-pin IDE cable and Molex power, then set the jumper to Master or Cable Select — the step most often missed is leaving it in the factory default without checking the motherboard requirement.

What maintenance or replacement will the fluid dynamic bearing motor and 2MB cache need over time?

The fluid dynamic bearing motor is sealed and requires no lubrication; the 2MB cache is solid-state and has no service interval — plan replacement only when SMART attributes report reallocated sectors or seek errors rise.

At what point does the 9ms average seek time and 4.17ms latency become the bottleneck during sustained transfers?

Under sustained sequential workloads the Ultra ATA133 interface saturates near 133 MB/s before seek time or latency limits throughput; random I/O hits the 9ms seek and 4.17ms latency ceiling first.

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