Western Digital WDE4360 manual Physical Specifications WDE2170

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WD Enterprise WDE2170/WDE4360

Specifications

2.2.Physical Specifications

Table 2-2. WDE2170/4360 Physical Specifications

Physical Specifications

WDE2170

 

 

Formatted Capacity1

2170 MB

 

 

Interface(s)

Ultra Fast

 

(50-pin)

 

Ultra Fast Wide

 

(68-pin)2

 

(80-pin SCA-2)

Actuator Type

Rotary Voice Coil

 

 

Media Type

Thin Film

 

 

Head Type

Thin Film Inductive

 

 

Servo Type

Embedded

 

 

Number of Disks

2

 

 

Number of Data Surfaces

4

 

 

Number of Heads

4

 

 

Bytes per Sector3

512

 

 

Tracks per Inch

6150

 

 

Bits per Inch (000)

125 (ID)

 

 

Areal Density

769 Mb/in2

Total Cylinders

5956

 

 

Zones per Surface

20

 

 

User Sectors per Drive (512 byte)

225 (OD), 133 (ID)

 

 

Recording Method

0,4,4 RLL4

 

 

ECC5

144-bit Reed Solomon

 

 

WDE4360

4360 MB

Ultra Fast

(50-pin)

Ultra Fast Wide

(68-pin)2

(80-pin SCA-2)

Rotary Voice Coil

Thin Film

Thin Film Inductive

Embedded

4

8

8

512

6150

125(ID)

769Mb/in2

5956

20

225 (OD), 133 (ID)

0,4,4 RLL

144-bit Reed Solomon

1Western Digital defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes.

2Differential option available on 68-pin models.

3The standard is 512 byte sectors. Optionally, we will support 512-528 bytes per sector in even byte increments. Capacity will change depending on sector size chosen.

4Run Length Limited

5ECC has 144-bit span in hardware for correction on-the-fly.

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Contents Technical Reference Manual Western Digital 4079-001045 Rev. B Released Escription and F Eatures Installation and Maintenance List of Figures List of Tables General Description Description and FeaturesProduct Features Advanced FeaturesData Buffer of 1 Megabyte OptionsSpecifications Performance SpecificationsPhysical Specifications WDE2170 Physical SpecificationsWDE4360 Physical Metric Characteristic Dimension Tolerance Physical DimensionsDimension Inches Millimeters Mechanical Specifications067 069 Drive Axis Definition Released MountingWDE2170 Current Requirements and Power Dissipation WDE2170 +12V Current Profile Current ProfileRipple Input Voltage RequirementsBring-Up Sequence +12 VDC +5 VDCShock Environmental Specifications Shock and VibrationVibration Operating Vibration Temperature and Humidity Temperature and HumidityCooling Component Location MaximumAtmospheric Pressure Mode Typical MaximumAcoustics AltitudeDrive Baseplate Thermocouple Location Pcba Thermocouple Locations 4079-001045 Rev. B Released Agency Approvals Product Safety Reliability SpecificationsElectromagnetic Compatibility EMC SCSI-3 SPI Compliant Compatibility TestingEmbedded Servo Control Read Caching and Pre-FetchMedia Defect Management Command Queuing and ReorderingMicrocode Download Reed Solomon ECC On-the-FlyHeaderless Format Zoned RecordingLED Support Option Block Functions Error Recovery Operations Hot Plug/Unplug Support Scsi Interface and Command SET Pin Designation Physical CharacteristicsOption Block Option Block Pin Assignments OPTION/SIGNAL Pins Configuration NotesScsi ID Jumper Table Pins 7 Pins 5 Pins 3 Pins 1Scsi Connectors Power Connectors and CablesScsi Physical Interface Drive Outline Pin Scsi ConnectorSignal Name Signal Name Pin NumberIV E O U T L in E SINGLE-ENDED Scsi Connector Differential Scsi Connector Pin Scsi Connector Pin Numbers Pin SCA-2 Scsi ConnectorSINGLE-ENDED Scsi Connector Electrostatic Discharge ESD Protection Installation and MaintenanceMaintaining the Drive Technical Support Glossary Internal status Glossary WD Enterprise WDE2170/WDE4360 Interface Matrix Appendix A. U Nderstanding the Model NumberIndex WD Enterprise WDE2170/WDE4360 Index H0300 4/97

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