CONFIRMING STATEMENT
This Statement confirms that the undersigned, Charles M. Boesenberg, has
authorized and designated each of William O. Sweeney, Acting General
Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Maxtor Corporation and Dawn C. Anderson,
Assistant Secretary, Maxtor Corporation, individually, to execute and
file on the undersigned's behalf all Forms 3,4 and 5 (including any
amendments thereto) that the undersigned may be required to file with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a result of the
undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Maxtor
Corporation. The authority of each of William O. Sweeney and Dawn C.
Anderson, individually, under this Statement shall continue until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3,4 and 5 with regard to
the undersigned's ownership of or transactions in securities of Maxtor
Corporation, unless earlier revoked in writing. The undersigned
acknowledges that each of William O. Sweeney and Dawn C. Anderson,
individually, is not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities
to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



Date: 1/23/2005				/s/ Charles M. Boesenberg
						Charles M. Boesenberg