Table 1:  | Drive specifications summary for 750, 500, and 400 Gbyte models  | 
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Drive specification | ST3750840ACE | 
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Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)*  | 750  | 
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Guaranteed sectors  | 1,465,149,168  | 
  | 976,773,168  | 
  | 781,422,768  | |
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Bytes per sector  | 512  | 
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Default sectors per track  | 63  | 
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Default read/write heads  | 16  | 
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Default cylinders  | 16,383  | 
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Recording density, max  | 926 kbits/in  | 
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Track density,  | max  | 145 ktracks/in  | 
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Areal density, max  | 128.2 Gbits/in2  | 
  | 114.4 Gbits/in2  | 
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Spindle speed  | 7,200 RPM  | 
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Internal data transfer rate, max  | 1,030 Mbits/sec  | 
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Sustained data transfer rate, max  | 78 Mbytes/sec  | 
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I/O   | 100 Mbytes/sec  | 
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ATA   | PIO modes   | 
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Cache buffer  | 
  | 8 Mbytes  | 
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Height, max  | 
  | 26.1 mm (1.028 inches)  | 
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Width, max  | 
  | 101.6 mm (4.000 inches) +/- 0.010 inches  | 
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Length, max  | 
  | 146.99 mm (5.787 inches)  | 
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Weight, typical  | 720 grams  | 
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Average latency  | 4.16 msec  | 
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Standby to ready, max  | 16 sec  | 
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<0.8 msec read; <1.0 msec write  | 
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Average seek, read, typical  | <11.0 msec  | 
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Average seek, write, typical  | <12.0 msec  | 
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Startup current (max) 12V (peak)  | 2.0 amps  | 
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Voltage tolerance (including noise)  | 5V ± 5%  | 
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Ambient temperature  | 
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operating  | 
  | 0° to 60°C  | 
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Temperature gradient, per hour max  | 20°C (operating)  | 
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Relative humidity  | 5% to 90% (operating)  | 
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Relative humidity gradient, per hour max  | 30%  | 
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Wet bulb temperature, max  | 37.7°C (operating)  | 
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Operational Shock, max  | 63 Gs at 2 msec  | 
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4  | DB35.3 Series PATA Product Manual, Rev. B |