2.4Recording and interface technology

 

Model capacity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

320

250

160

80

40

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interface

Serial ATA (SATA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording method

Perpendicular

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording density (kbits/inch max)

781

813

824

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track density (ktracks/inch avg)

145

 

137.259

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg)

114.4

 

101

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spindle speed (RPM)

7,200 ± 0.2%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec max)

1,030

 

930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sustained data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max)

72

 

78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max)

300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.5

Physical characteristics

 

 

Maximum height (200 - 320 GB models)

 

26.1 mm (1.028 inches)

 

 

 

 

Maximum height (40 - 160 GB models)

 

19.99 mm (0.787 inches)

 

 

 

Maximum width

 

101.6 mm (4.000 +/- 0.010 inches)

 

 

 

Maximum length

 

146.99 mm (5.787 inches)

 

 

 

Typical weight

 

 

 

STM3320620AS and STM3320820AS

 

635 grams (1.4 lbs)

 

STM3250824AS and STM3250820AS

 

600 grams (1.32 lbs)

 

STM3160815AS and STM3160215AS

 

380 grams (0.838 lbs)

 

STM380815AS and STM340215AS

 

365 grams (0.805 lbs)

 

 

 

Cache buffer

 

 

 

STM3320620AS

 

16 Mbytes (16,384 kbytes)

 

STM3320820AS, STM3250824AS, STM3250820AS, STM3160815AS

 

8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes)

 

and STM380815AS

 

 

 

STM3160215AS and STM340215AS

 

2 Mbytes (2,048 kbytes)

 

 

 

 

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Maxtor 100451230 manual Recording and interface technology, Physical characteristics, Model capacity 320 250 160

100451230 specifications

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