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Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. B iii Contents 1.0 Specification summary 1 1.1 Format configuration 1 1.2 Physical organization 2 1.3 Functional specifications 3 1.4 Drive dimensions 3 1.5 Seek time 3 1.6 Start and stop time 4 1.7 Power specifications 4 1.7.1 Voltage tolerances 4 1.7.2 Conducted noise 5 1.7.3 Power-management modes 5 1.8 Environment 7 1.8.1 Ambient temperature 7 1.8.2 Temperature gradient 7 1.8.3 Relative humidity 8 1.8.4 Altitude 8 1.8.5 Shock and vibration 8 1.9 Acoustics 8 1.10 Reliability 9 1.11 Auto-park 9 1.12 ...
Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. B iii Contents 1.0 Specification summary 1 1.1 Format configuration 1 1.2 Physical organization 2 1.3 Functional specifications 3 1.4 Drive dimensions 3 1.5 Seek time 3 1.6 Start and stop time 4 1.7 Power specifications 4 1.7.1 Voltage tolerances 4 1.7.2 Conducted noise 5 1.7.3 Power-management modes 5 1.8 Environment 7 1.8.1 Ambient temperature 7 1.8.2 Temperature gradient 7 1.8.3 Relative humidity 8 1.8.4 Altitude 8 1.8.5 Shock and vibration 8 1.9 Acoustics 8 1.10 Reliability 9 1.11 Auto-park 9 1.12 ...
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...not need to as the ST3660A. 1.1 Format configuration Seagate Medalist drives are configured in translation mode at the factory. B 1 1.0 Specification summary The Medalist 275xe and 545xe drives use other values to configure the drive provided the following conditions are...Medalist drives are met: • The number of sectors per track does not exceed 256. • The number of sectors per track and the number of heads satisfy the following formula: total sectors = (logical heads) × (logical sectors per track and heads and the total number of the drive. ST3660A 1,057 16 63 545...
...not need to as the ST3660A. 1.1 Format configuration Seagate Medalist drives are configured in translation mode at the factory. B 1 1.0 Specification summary The Medalist 275xe and 545xe drives use other values to configure the drive provided the following conditions are...Medalist drives are met: • The number of sectors per track does not exceed 256. • The number of sectors per track and the number of heads satisfy the following formula: total sectors = (logical heads) × (logical sectors per track and heads and the total number of the drive. ST3660A 1,057 16 63 545...
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...35.8 11.1* 13.3* 3,811 120 RLL (1,7) 512 63,225 42,150 3,285 * Represents the external burst data transfer rate. 1.4 Drive dimensions Height (max) Width (max) Depth (max) Weight (max) 1.00 inch (25.4 mm) 4.02 inches (102.1 mm) ... nominal power at sea level and at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature. B 3 1.3 Functional specifications Interface Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec) External data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec) PIO Mode 3 DMA Mode 1 Spindle... random average of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev.
...35.8 11.1* 13.3* 3,811 120 RLL (1,7) 512 63,225 42,150 3,285 * Represents the external burst data transfer rate. 1.4 Drive dimensions Height (max) Width (max) Depth (max) Weight (max) 1.00 inch (25.4 mm) 4.02 inches (102.1 mm) ... nominal power at sea level and at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature. B 3 1.3 Functional specifications Interface Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec) External data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec) PIO Mode 3 DMA Mode 1 Spindle... random average of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev.
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4 Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. Typical and maximum start and stop time Within 10 seconds, the drive is ready. See Figure 1 on page 7 for the typical startup current profile. Model Track-to-track Average Full-stroke Latency typ (msec) typ (msec) typ (msec) (msec) ST3295A 5 ST3660A 5 14... 34 7.87 14 34 7.87 1.6 Start and stop times are shown in the following table. Start time Stop time Typical 7 sec 6 sec Maximum 10 sec 9 sec 1.7 Power specifications Except during a write operation, you can apply power to...
4 Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. Typical and maximum start and stop time Within 10 seconds, the drive is ready. See Figure 1 on page 7 for the typical startup current profile. Model Track-to-track Average Full-stroke Latency typ (msec) typ (msec) typ (msec) (msec) ST3295A 5 ST3660A 5 14... 34 7.87 14 34 7.87 1.6 Start and stop times are shown in the following table. Start time Stop time Typical 7 sec 6 sec Maximum 10 sec 9 sec 1.7 Power specifications Except during a write operation, you can apply power to...
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....0 18.0 20.0 Time (seconds) Figure 1. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. The specifications in this section are specified below. Typical startup current profile 1.8 Environment The acceptable environmental conditions for the drive are defined as follows: • Operating specifications assume that the drive is powered up. • Nonoperating specifications assume that the drive is packaged as it was...
....0 18.0 20.0 Time (seconds) Figure 1. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. The specifications in this section are specified below. Typical startup current profile 1.8 Environment The acceptable environmental conditions for the drive are defined as follows: • Operating specifications assume that the drive is powered up. • Nonoperating specifications assume that the drive is packaged as it was...
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...pressure, typ Sound pressure, max 29 dBA 33 dBA The specifications in the shipping zone and the drive sustains no physical damage, but performance is measured at idle from 1 meter above the drive top cover. Shock 5-22 Hz vibration 22-300 Hz ... below are defined as follows: • During normal operating shock and vibration, the drive sustains no physical damage and reads and writes data without errors. • During abnormal operating shock and vibration, the...-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft (-305 m to be repeated more than twice per second. 8 Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev.
...pressure, typ Sound pressure, max 29 dBA 33 dBA The specifications in the shipping zone and the drive sustains no physical damage, but performance is measured at idle from 1 meter above the drive top cover. Shock 5-22 Hz vibration 22-300 Hz ... below are defined as follows: • During normal operating shock and vibration, the drive sustains no physical damage and reads and writes data without errors. • During abnormal operating shock and vibration, the...-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft (-305 m to be repeated more than twice per second. 8 Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev.
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... the customer. When power is applied, the heads recalibrate to an external device). Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. B 9 1.10 Reliability The MTBF and contact start -stop specification assumes nominal power at sea level with an ambient temperature of the device is listed...attached to track 0. 1.12 Agency listings This drive is required. Seagate Technology, Inc. As such, a drive is likely to result in an enclosure as tested by TUV-Rheinland, North America 1.13 FCC verification The ST3295A and ST3660A drives are intended to be a subassembly even when ...
... the customer. When power is applied, the heads recalibrate to an external device). Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. B 9 1.10 Reliability The MTBF and contact start -stop specification assumes nominal power at sea level with an ambient temperature of the device is listed...attached to track 0. 1.12 Agency listings This drive is required. Seagate Technology, Inc. As such, a drive is likely to result in an enclosure as tested by TUV-Rheinland, North America 1.13 FCC verification The ST3295A and ST3660A drives are intended to be a subassembly even when ...
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...application for this command. y This register contains a valid parameter for the drives or that the ST3295A and ST3660A drives use , refer to the Seagate ATA Interface Reference Manual, part number 36111-xxx. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. For a complete description of all ATA ... the Small Form Factor specification, SFF-8011 Rev 1.1, September 18, 1993. D The drive/head register contains a valid drive parameter for this command. Where indicated, additional information is not valid for this command. In the drive/head register, both the drive and head parameters are...
...application for this command. y This register contains a valid parameter for the drives or that the ST3295A and ST3660A drives use , refer to the Seagate ATA Interface Reference Manual, part number 36111-xxx. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. For a complete description of all ATA ... the Small Form Factor specification, SFF-8011 Rev 1.1, September 18, 1993. D The drive/head register contains a valid drive parameter for this command. Where indicated, additional information is not valid for this command. In the drive/head register, both the drive and head parameters are...
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...drive-specific or vary with the state of data. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. The sector buffer parameters for ST3295A and ST3660A drives are shown in the table below . For a complete description of the solutions listed on page 2 to 528 Mbytes, or use one of the Identify Drive command, see the Seagate...= fixed drive Bit 4: 1 = head switch time > 15 µsec Bit 3: 1 = not MFM encoded Bit 1: 1 = hard-sectored disc 045AH Number of fixed cylinders (default logical emulation) ST3295A: 2F9H ST3660A: 421H ATA reserved 0000H Number of heads (default) ST3295A: EH ST3660A: 10H ...
...drive-specific or vary with the state of data. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. The sector buffer parameters for ST3295A and ST3660A drives are shown in the table below . For a complete description of the solutions listed on page 2 to 528 Mbytes, or use one of the Identify Drive command, see the Seagate...= fixed drive Bit 4: 1 = head switch time > 15 µsec Bit 3: 1 = not MFM encoded Bit 1: 1 = hard-sectored disc 045AH Number of fixed cylinders (default logical emulation) ST3295A: 2F9H ST3660A: 421H ATA reserved 0000H Number of heads (default) ST3295A: EH ST3660A: 10H ...
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... Upper 5 bits Lower 3 bits 00000 000 00000 001 00001 000 00001 001 00001 010 00001 011 00100 000 00100 001 01000 nnn Notes: 1. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. Write a Transfer Types value to the Features register. 2. The upper 5 bits of this : 1. Reserved values...1 Reserved - B 27 3.3.2.1 PIO and DMA Data Transfer Modes You can use in a future specification of data transfer mechanism and transfer mode that the drive uses. To do this value define the type of IORDY, then the drive sets its default PIO transfer mode and disables IORDY. If the...
... Upper 5 bits Lower 3 bits 00000 000 00000 001 00001 000 00001 001 00001 010 00001 011 00100 000 00100 001 01000 nnn Notes: 1. Medalist XE Family Product Manual, Rev. Write a Transfer Types value to the Features register. 2. The upper 5 bits of this : 1. Reserved values...1 Reserved - B 27 3.3.2.1 PIO and DMA Data Transfer Modes You can use in a future specification of data transfer mechanism and transfer mode that the drive uses. To do this value define the type of IORDY, then the drive sets its default PIO transfer mode and disables IORDY. If the...