
Subject:	Using the AMSET.EXE Utility
Summary:	Procedure for adjusting operating sound levels via 
                the AMSET Program.
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This is an Advanced Utility and its use is recommended for Advanced Users only.

Overview: The AMSET.EXE utility enables, disables, and sets levels for the Acoustic Management (operating sound levels) for the following hard drive Families (and newer) ONLY:

 DiamondMax 60
 DiamondMax VL 30
 DiamondMax Plus 40 UDMA/100
 DiamondMax 60 UDMA/100
 DiamondMax VL 30 UDMA/100

NOTE: All Maxtor hard drives conform to the appropriate agency requirements 
for operating sound levels.

Acoustic Management adjusts the speed of the head seeks, reducing the ambient 
sound level during the normal operation of Maxtor hard drives. This does not 
affect sound levels for power on operations. The performance of the drive is 
affected when Acoustic Management is enabled.

Downloading AMSET.EXE:
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AMSET.EXE can be downloaded from Maxtor's Website. It is contained in the 
file named SETACM.EXE.

NOTE: SETACM.EXE is a self-extracting file containing:
 AMSET.EXE - Utility for changing Acoustic Management on the DiamondMax 
  VL 30, DiamondMax Plus 40 and DiamondMax 60 (UDMA/66 and UDMA/100) hard 
  drives. This utility will function with all future products as well. 
 CHIPSET.DRV - Driver Database File
 AMSET.TXT - This file

Maxtor recommends that you copy SETACM.EXE to a formatted, 3.5-inch 
floppy diskette. SETACM.EXE can be extracted either from a DOS Command 
prompt, by double clicking on the file from a Windows 95/98 or Windows 
NT environment. The files must be extracted in order to execute AMSET.EXE.

The AMSET utility (AMSET.EXE) can turn Acoustic Management off, or on (two 
on levels). The command flags (DOS-Based, command line switches) are:

  /off	  Turns Acoustic Management off, the drive operates at normal 
          acoustic levels 
  /quiet  Quietest seeks, the speed of the seek operation is reduced to its 
          lowest level to provide the quietest operations, this level has 
          the most impact on drive performance.
  /fast   Fastest seeks, the speed of the seek operation is reduced to provide 
          quieter operation with the least amount of impact on the drive 
          performance.

NOTE: AMSET.EXE is a DOS-Based, command line utility. It cannot be properly 
executed from a Windows 95,/98 or Windows NT environment.

PROCEDURE FOR USING AMSET.EXE:
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1. Using a system boot diskette clean boot the system to an A: prompt.
2. Remove the system boot diskette and insert the diskette containing the 
   AMSET.EXE and CHIPSET.DRV files.
3. From the A: prompt, type AMSET and press [Enter]. The following will 
   be displayed:


   Set Acoustic Management Mode -- Version X.X (X values vary pending on the version)

   USAGE: 
   COMMAND LINE FLAGS
   /fast - Fastest seeks
   /quiet - Quietest seeks
   /off - Acoustic Management Off

   EXAMPLE COMMAND LINE INPUTS
   AMSET /fast

   Press any key to continue

To this point, no changes have been made to the hard drive. After 
pressing a key you will be returned to the A: prompt.

4. From the A: prompt, type in AMSET /OFF (to disable Acoustic 
Management) and press [Enter]; or type in AMSET /FAST or type in 
AMSET /QUIET (to enable Acoustic Management) and press [Enter]. 
The switches are described above. For example, if you want fast 
hard drive seeks with the least impact on hard drive performance, 
you would type:

AMSET /FAST

Information will be displayed on the monitor indicating if drives are 
found and the action taken by the utility. In the example below "(Chip 
Set)" is the identifying information obtained from the IDE controller 
card (if installed) and / or the motherboard of the computer system.


   Chipset.drv Version X.XX (X values vary pending on the version)

   Searching for Maxtor Drives on (Chip Set) Primary . . . . . 
	Searching for Drive 0 . . . . . 
	Maxtor Drive 0 Found . . . . . 
		****** Acoustic Management Turned on (off) in the Maxtor Drive ******
	Searching for Drive 1 . . . . . 
	Non-Maxtor Drive 1 Found . . . . . 
   Searching for Maxtor Drives on (Chip Set) Secondary . . . . . 
	Searching for Drive 0 . . . . . 
	No Drive Found . . . . . 
	Searching for Drive 1 . . . . . 
	No Drive Found . . . . .

NOTE: At least one set of information shown above is displayed. If 
there is, an IDE controller card installed in the computer system then 
a second set of information is displayed. The first set displayed is for 
the installed IDE Controller Card and the second for the motherboard. If 
a controller card is installed that utilizes a chipset not found in the 
CHIPSET.DRV file, the card and all devices attached will not be seen by 
this utility. Information for the motherboard will be displayed. If all 
IDE devices are connected to an unknown card the utility will report that 
no drives were found in the system. If this occurs contact Maxtor Technical 
Support and provide information about the controller card so that it can be 
investigated and the utility updated as appropriate.

5. Upon the completion of this utility, the system returns to the A: prompt. 
The Maxtor hard drive remains set to the Acoustic Management level until reset 
by this utility. Repeat steps 1-5 if you wish to change the Acoustic Management 
level to a different setting.

This document is available from:
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   Maxtor's Website           http://www.maxtor.com/contacts.html
   Maxtor Service and Support 1-800-2MAXTOR (800-262-9867), Option 2 for 
                               Technical Support (USA/Canada Only)
   Maxtor EuroTech            +353 1 204 1111 (Europe)
   MaxFax                     1-800-2MAXTOR (800-262-9867), option three
                               (USA/Canada only)
                               +353 1 204 1122, doc 3700 (Europe)
