Specifications

 

Table 6-7

 

Diskette Drive

 

 

Diskette size

3.5 in

 

 

Light

On system

 

 

Height

0.5 in (12.7 mm)

 

 

Bytes per sector

512

 

 

Sectors per track

 

High density

18 (1.44 MB)

Low density

9

 

 

Tracks per side

 

High density

80

Low density

80

 

 

Read/write heads

2

 

 

Average seek times

 

Track-to-track (high/low)

3 to 6 ms

Average (high/low)

95 to 174 ms

Settling time

15 ms

Latency average

100 ms

 

 

Maintenance and Service Guide

6–9