Maxtor 100451230 manual Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte models

Table 2:	Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte models
Drive specification		STM3250824AS		STM3250820AS
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)*		250 Gbytes
Guaranteed sectors		488,397,168
Heads		3
Discs		2
Bytes per sector		512
Default sectors per track		63
Default read/write heads		16
Default cylinders		16,383
Recording density		813 kbits/in max
Track density		145 ktracks/in avg
Areal density		114.4 Gbits/in2 avg
Spindle speed		7,200 RPM
Internal data transfer rate		1,030 Mbits/sec max
Sustained data transfer rate OD		72 Mbytes/sec max
I/O data-transfer rate		300 Mbytes/sec max
ATA data-transfer modes supported		PIO modes 0–4
		Multiword DMA modes 0–2
		Ultra DMA modes 0–6
Cache buffer		8 Mbytes
Height (max)		26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Width (max)		101.6 mm (4.000 inches) +/- 0.010 inches
Length (max)		146.99 mm (5.787 inches)
Weight (typical)		600 grams (1.32 lb.)
Average latency		4.16 msec
Power-on to ready		11 sec max
Standby to ready		15 sec max
Track-to-track seek time		<0.8 msec typical read,	<1.0 msec typical write
Average seek, read		<8.5 msec typical
Average seek, write		<10.0 msec typical
Startup current (typical) 12V (peak)		2.8 amps
Voltage tolerance (including noise)		5V ± 5%
		12V ± 10%
Ambient temperature		0° to 60°C per hour max (operating)
		–40° to 70°C per hour max (nonoperating)
Temperature gradient		20°C (operating)
		30°C (nonoperating)
Relative humidity		5% to 90% (operating)
		5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Relative humidity gradient		30% per hour max
Wet bulb temperature		37.7°C max (operating)
		37.7°C max (nonoperating)
Altitude, operating		–60.96 m to 3,048 m
		(–200 ft. to 10,000+ ft.)
Altitude, nonoperating		–60.96 m to 12,192 m
(below mean sea level, max)		(–200 ft. to 40,000+ ft.)
Operational Shock		68 Gs max at 2 msec
Non-Operational Shock		350 Gs max at 2 msec

6 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. A