Seagate manual Quick specification chart, Drive specification ST36450A ST36451A

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Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B

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Quick specification chart

The following table serves as a quick reference for the drives’ perform- ance specifications. These and other specifications are discussed in “Specifications” on page 5.

Drive specification

ST36450A

ST36451A

 

 

 

Guaranteed capacity (Gbytes) (x109 bytes)

6.4

6.4

Guaranteed sectors

12,594,960

12,594,960

 

 

 

Bytes per sector

512

512

 

 

 

Sectors per track

63

63

 

 

 

Logical read/write heads

15

15

 

 

 

Logical cylinders

13,328

13,328

 

 

 

Physical cylinders

6,536

6,536

 

 

 

Physical read/write heads

10

10

 

 

 

Physical discs

5

5

 

 

 

Areal density (Mbits per square inch)

928.8

928.8

 

 

 

Data zones

19

19

 

 

 

Recording density (bits per inch)

138,011

138,011

 

 

 

Track density (tracks per inch)

6,730

6,730

 

 

 

Spindle speed (RPM)

5,397

5,397

 

 

 

Track-to-track seek time (msec typical)

2.0

2.0

 

 

 

Average read seek time (msec typical)

9.5

9.5

 

 

 

Average write seek time (msec typical)

10.0

10.0

 

 

 

Full-stroke seek time (msec typical)

20

20

 

 

 

Average latency (msec)

5.58

5.58

 

 

 

Internal data-transfer rate

 

 

(Mbits per sec max)

63 to 116

63 to 116

 

 

 

External transfer rate (Mbytes per sec max)

16.6

33.3

 

 

 

Cache buffer (Kbytes)

512

512

 

 

 

ECC on-the-fly (bits)

65

65

 

 

 

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Contents Product Manual Page Product Manual Page Contents ATA interface Configuring and mounting the driveAppendix. Timing diagrams Figures Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B Introduction Energy-efficiency CapacityPerformance Drive specification ST36450A ST36451A Quick specification chartVoltage tolerance including noise +12V Formatted capacity SpecificationsStandard configuration ST36450A ST36451A Functional specificationsPhysical organization Multisegmented cache buffer Physical dimensionsSeek time Start and stop times Typical power-up and power-down sequenceAuto-park Power-up sequencePower-down sequence Power specifications Power managementSleep mode Active modeIdle mode Standby modeInput noise Power consumptionEnvironmental specifications 1.13.1 Ambient temperature Shock and vibration Temperature gradientAltitude Relative humidityAgency listings Overall A-weighted Value IdleAcoustics ReliabilityFCC verification Electromagnetic Compliance for the European UnionPage Sicherheitsanleitung Handling and static-discharge precautions Configuring and mounting the drivePart Description Part number I/O cable and connectorPower connector Part DescriptionOptions jumper block ConnectorsConfiguration Settings Master/slave configurationRemote LED connection Alternate capacity jumperCable-select option Mounting the drive Connecting cable-selected drivesMounting dimensions Medalist Pro 6450/6451 Product Manual, Rev. B ATA Interface ATA Interface connector pin assignmentsATA interface connector pin assignments Command name Parameters used Command setCA, CB Word Description Value Identify drive command ECHWord Description Value Word Description Value Feature Value Set Features command EFHUpper 5 bits PIO and DMA Data-Transfer ModesAutomatic Reallocation Standby timer timeout periodSleep command 99H, E6H Sector Count Register contents Corresponding timeout periodProtocol Rules Synchronous DMA Transfer Signal Line DefinitionsSignal Line Definitions New Definitions Old Definitions Field/Bit Description Error RegisterTime Description Min Max Appendix. Timing diagramsProgrammed I/O timing with Iordy TKR Sustained Synchronous DMA burst Time Description ModePage Page

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