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S25L-2426-02 OEM HARD DISK DRIVE SPECIFICATIONS for DBCA-203240/204860/206480 ( 3.2 / 4.8 / 6.4 GB ) 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive with ATA Interface Revision (1.0)
S25L-2426-02 OEM HARD DISK DRIVE SPECIFICATIONS for DBCA-203240/204860/206480 ( 3.2 / 4.8 / 6.4 GB ) 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive with ATA Interface Revision (1.0)
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S25L-2426-02 OEM HARD DISK DRIVE SPECIFICATIONS for DBCA-203240/204860/206480 ( 3.2 / 4.8 / 6.4 GB ) 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive with ATA Interface Revision (1.0)
S25L-2426-02 OEM HARD DISK DRIVE SPECIFICATIONS for DBCA-203240/204860/206480 ( 3.2 / 4.8 / 6.4 GB ) 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drive with ATA Interface Revision (1.0)
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... pins and the surface of the following IBM 2.5-inch, ATA interface hard disk drives: DBCA-203240 (3250 MB) DBCA-204860 (4870 MB) DBCA-206480 (6490 MB) Note: The specifications are user's responsi- The drive can be easily damaged by shocks or ESD (Electric Static Discharge), so any damages applied to the drive after taking out from shipping package and...
... pins and the surface of the following IBM 2.5-inch, ATA interface hard disk drives: DBCA-203240 (3250 MB) DBCA-204860 (4870 MB) DBCA-206480 (6490 MB) Note: The specifications are user's responsi- The drive can be easily damaged by shocks or ESD (Electric Static Discharge), so any damages applied to the drive after taking out from shipping package and...
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... Active idle mode may take longer to complete the execution of disk without servoing. Sleep : The device requires a soft reset or a hard reset to media access requests. Operating Mode Drive Characteristics 13 3.3.7 Operating Modes. All electronic components remain powered and full frequency servo remains operational. Spindle motor is unloaded on the ramp...
... Active idle mode may take longer to complete the execution of disk without servoing. Sleep : The device requires a soft reset or a hard reset to media access requests. Operating Mode Drive Characteristics 13 3.3.7 Operating Modes. All electronic components remain powered and full frequency servo remains operational. Spindle motor is unloaded on the ramp...
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... timing from active mode to Idle mode is adaptively controlled to the access pattern of the host system. 14 OEM Specifications of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D Figure 12. 3.3.7.1 Mode Transition Time. Refer to 6.6, " Drive Address Setting" on or hard reset as an initial state. From To Standby Idle Transition Time 1.8 sec typ, 9.5 sec max.
... timing from active mode to Idle mode is adaptively controlled to the access pattern of the host system. 14 OEM Specifications of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D Figure 12. 3.3.7.1 Mode Transition Time. Refer to 6.6, " Drive Address Setting" on or hard reset as an initial state. From To Standby Idle Transition Time 1.8 sec typ, 9.5 sec max.
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...recovered by Power Off The drive retains recorded data under all data in the cache and have been flushed onto the disk. Hard reset does not cause any time the drive is enabled may cause loss ... media. Note: For Power Off Sequence, refer to 5.3.6, " Load/Unload" on time and will report hard data error when read , write, or seek. Power off while write cache is not ready to the ...host system if any of data. Self-check of a Write Fault condition. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 15 This status normally exists at power-on page 22. 4.3 Equipment Status Equipment status is ...
...recovered by Power Off The drive retains recorded data under all data in the cache and have been flushed onto the disk. Hard reset does not cause any time the drive is enabled may cause loss ... media. Note: For Power Off Sequence, refer to 5.3.6, " Load/Unload" on time and will report hard data error when read , write, or seek. Power off while write cache is not ready to the ...host system if any of data. Self-check of a Write Fault condition. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1998 15 This status normally exists at power-on page 22. 4.3 Equipment Status Equipment status is ...
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... a write operation can not be completed after defined E R P is fully carried out, a hard error is terminated and automatic retry sequence will be invoked. The conditions for the reallocation. This location...fully carried out, the sector(s) are monitored during a write operation. The tests are consisted of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D An error is reported to the host system only when the... 'ff'x pattern on all buffer. 4.6 Error Recovery Errors occurring on -reset and when a drive self-test is performed automatically. When one of those conditions exceeds the criteria, the write operation...
... a write operation can not be completed after defined E R P is fully carried out, a hard error is terminated and automatic retry sequence will be invoked. The conditions for the reallocation. This location...fully carried out, the sector(s) are monitored during a write operation. The tests are consisted of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D An error is reported to the host system only when the... 'ff'x pattern on all buffer. 4.6 Error Recovery Errors occurring on -reset and when a drive self-test is performed automatically. When one of those conditions exceeds the criteria, the write operation...
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... may be viewed as a test of the system. When a hard wired switch is turned off portion of DBCA-2xxxxx invokes the emergency unload mechanism, and subjects the H D D to nontypical mechanical stress. In the case of DBCA-2xxxxx the heads do not land on the disk, so this ... function is invoked and non-typical stress results. Again, if this case IBM recommends that the switch operate under control of the system power switch. 5.3.6.3 Power Switch Design Considerations In systems that use DBCA-2xxxxx consideration should be done by commands through the interface, Not by Power...
... may be viewed as a test of the system. When a hard wired switch is turned off portion of DBCA-2xxxxx invokes the emergency unload mechanism, and subjects the H D D to nontypical mechanical stress. In the case of DBCA-2xxxxx the heads do not land on the disk, so this ... function is invoked and non-typical stress results. Again, if this case IBM recommends that the switch operate under control of the system power switch. 5.3.6.3 Power Switch Design Considerations In systems that use DBCA-2xxxxx consideration should be done by commands through the interface, Not by Power...
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5.4 Mechanical Specifications 5.4.1 Mechanical Dimensions and Weight The following chart describes the dimensions for the 2.5" hard disk drive form factor. Physical Dimension and Weight DBCA-203240 / DBCA-204860 / DBCA-206480 9.5 ± 0.2 69.85 ± 0.25 100.2 ± 0.25 99 Typical (101 Max) 5.4.2 Hole Locations The Figure 19 on page 24 shows the outline of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D Figure 19. Height (mm) Width (mm) Length (mm) Weight (gram) Figure 18. Outline of DBCA-2xxxxx 24 OEM Specifications of DBCA-2xxxxx which includes the hole locations.
5.4 Mechanical Specifications 5.4.1 Mechanical Dimensions and Weight The following chart describes the dimensions for the 2.5" hard disk drive form factor. Physical Dimension and Weight DBCA-203240 / DBCA-204860 / DBCA-206480 9.5 ± 0.2 69.85 ± 0.25 100.2 ± 0.25 99 Typical (101 Max) 5.4.2 Hole Locations The Figure 19 on page 24 shows the outline of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D Figure 19. Height (mm) Width (mm) Length (mm) Weight (gram) Figure 18. Outline of DBCA-2xxxxx 24 OEM Specifications of DBCA-2xxxxx which includes the hole locations.
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... Mean Square) during 30 minutes of random vibration using the bottom four screws. 5.5.1 Operating Vibration The disk drive will operate without a hard error while being subjected to the following vibration levels. 5.5.1.1 Random Vibration The measurements are measured at the mounting... the mounting attachments for the test simulates the shipping and relocation environment which is 3.01G (RMS). 26 OEM Specifications of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D Random vibration PSD profile Breakpoint 5 Hz 17 Hz 45 Hz 48 Hz 62 Hz 65 Hz 150 Hz 200 Hz 500 Hz 2.0 x E 5 1.1 x E 3 1.1 x E 3 8.0 x E 3 8.0 x E 3 ...
... Mean Square) during 30 minutes of random vibration using the bottom four screws. 5.5.1 Operating Vibration The disk drive will operate without a hard error while being subjected to the following vibration levels. 5.5.1.1 Random Vibration The measurements are measured at the mounting... the mounting attachments for the test simulates the shipping and relocation environment which is 3.01G (RMS). 26 OEM Specifications of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D Random vibration PSD profile Breakpoint 5 Hz 17 Hz 45 Hz 48 Hz 62 Hz 65 Hz 150 Hz 200 Hz 500 Hz 2.0 x E 5 1.1 x E 3 1.1 x E 3 8.0 x E 3 8.0 x E 3 ...
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... and automatic retries are parked. (When the power is not applied to 10 Hz sine wave 0.5 oct/min sweep rate 5.5.3 Operating Shock The hard disk drive meets the following criteria while operating in the conditions described below. The shock test consists of ten shock inputs in each direction of the... drive's three mutually perpendicular axes, one axis at the frame of 60. There must withstand with no damage or degradation of performance, a 120G ...
... and automatic retries are parked. (When the power is not applied to 10 Hz sine wave 0.5 oct/min sweep rate 5.5.3 Operating Shock The hard disk drive meets the following criteria while operating in the conditions described below. The shock test consists of ten shock inputs in each direction of the... drive's three mutually perpendicular axes, one axis at the frame of 60. There must withstand with no damage or degradation of performance, a 120G ...
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... depending on page 50 for the device to stop the spindle motor 6. A device may post ready at Power On After power on or hard reset the device goes to the interface registers and the validity of interface registers may be invalid, host should NOT check Status register nor Alternate... register prior to issuing soft reset to wake up a device. 10.4.7 Initial Power Mode at the interface even though the media may be ready to 6.6, " Drive Address Setting" on the option. Since the contents of I N T R Q is guaranteed for the specified time period and if no command is not a power ...
... depending on page 50 for the device to stop the spindle motor 6. A device may post ready at Power On After power on or hard reset the device goes to the interface registers and the validity of interface registers may be invalid, host should NOT check Status register nor Alternate... register prior to issuing soft reset to wake up a device. 10.4.7 Initial Power Mode at the interface even though the media may be ready to 6.6, " Drive Address Setting" on the option. Since the contents of I N T R Q is guaranteed for the specified time period and if no command is not a power ...
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... is forgotten and High level security is set , and then SECURITY ERASE UNIT command and SECURITY UNLOCK command are cleared after a power on reset or a hard reset. However the device can be unlocked using various passwords many times. The count and EXPIRE bit are aborted until... password. If a system user forgets the User Password and Maximum security level is set, data access is to prevent that someone attempts to unlock the drive by using the Security Erase Unit command to unlock the device and erase all user data with Master Password V Normal operation V Normal operation but data...
... is forgotten and High level security is set , and then SECURITY ERASE UNIT command and SECURITY UNLOCK command are cleared after a power on reset or a hard reset. However the device can be unlocked using various passwords many times. The count and EXPIRE bit are aborted until... password. If a system user forgets the User Password and Maximum security level is set, data access is to prevent that someone attempts to unlock the drive by using the Security Erase Unit command to unlock the device and erase all user data with Master Password V Normal operation V Normal operation but data...
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... and clearing the reassign information. Host MAX LBA set by Initialize Drive Parameter or Set MAX Address command is also initialized. Both previous information are also used... on next power on reset or hard reset. Error Register 76543210 CRC UNC 0 IDN 0 ABT T0N AMN 000V0V00 Status Register...The Format Unit command initializes all user data sectors after this command. 11H Merge reassigned location into the defect information of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D If Feature register is N O T 11h, the device returns Abort error to ...
... and clearing the reassign information. Host MAX LBA set by Initialize Drive Parameter or Set MAX Address command is also initialized. Both previous information are also used... on next power on reset or hard reset. Error Register 76543210 CRC UNC 0 IDN 0 ABT T0N AMN 000V0V00 Status Register...The Format Unit command initializes all user data sectors after this command. 11H Merge reassigned location into the defect information of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D If Feature register is N O T 11h, the device returns Abort error to ...
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Word 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 46 47 48 49 Content Description 045AH * * * * * Note.2 0 * Note.2 0 * 0 * 003FH 0000H * 0000H * 0000H * XXXX 0003H * 0349H * 00XXH * Note.2 Note.2 0010H 0000H * 0F00H * Drive classification, bit assignments: 15(=0): 1=ATAPI device, 0=ATA device 14(=0): 1=format speed tolerance gap required 13(=0): 1=track offset option available 12(=0): 1=data strobe offset option available 11(=0): 1=rotational speed tolerance > 0.5% 10(=1): 1=disk transfer rate > 10 Mbps 9(=0): 1=disk transfer rate > 5 Mbps but
Word 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 46 47 48 49 Content Description 045AH * * * * * Note.2 0 * Note.2 0 * 0 * 003FH 0000H * 0000H * 0000H * XXXX 0003H * 0349H * 00XXH * Note.2 Note.2 0010H 0000H * 0F00H * Drive classification, bit assignments: 15(=0): 1=ATAPI device, 0=ATA device 14(=0): 1=format speed tolerance gap required 13(=0): 1=track offset option available 12(=0): 1=data strobe offset option available 11(=0): 1=rotational speed tolerance > 0.5% 10(=1): 1=disk transfer rate > 10 Mbps 9(=0): 1=disk transfer rate > 5 Mbps but
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The parameters remain in Identify Device Information reflects these parameters. Hard reset occurs. Output Parameters To The Device Sector Count The number of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D Words 54-58 in effect until the following condition needs to be satisfied to set instead of ... The Initialize Device Parameters command enables the host to avoid invalid number of cylinder beyond FFFFh, which will cause performance degradation of the drive. (Total customer usable data sectors) / ((Sector Count)*(H+1)) → FFFFh The total customer usable data sectors are 256 sectors per ...
The parameters remain in Identify Device Information reflects these parameters. Hard reset occurs. Output Parameters To The Device Sector Count The number of DBCA-2xxxxx 2.5 inch H D D Words 54-58 in effect until the following condition needs to be satisfied to set instead of ... The Initialize Device Parameters command enables the host to avoid invalid number of cylinder beyond FFFFh, which will cause performance degradation of the drive. (Total customer usable data sectors) / ((Sector Count)*(H+1)) → FFFFh The total customer usable data sectors are 256 sectors per ...