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Medalist 17242, 13032, 10232, 8422 and 4312, Rev. A

Specification summary table

The specifications listed in this table are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual.

Drive Specification

ST317242A

ST313032A

ST310232A

ST38422A

ST34312A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed Mbytes

 

 

 

 

 

(×106 bytes)

17,245

13,022

10,242

8,622

4,311

Guaranteed sectors

33,683,328

25,434,228

20,005,650

16,841,664

8,420,832

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bytes per sector

 

 

512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default sectors per

 

 

 

 

 

track

 

 

63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default read/write

 

 

 

 

 

heads

 

 

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default cylinders

16,383

16,383

16,383

16,383

8,354

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical read/write

 

 

 

 

 

heads

8

6

6

4

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discs

4

3

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording density

 

 

 

 

 

(bits/inch max)

 

 

239,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Track density

 

 

 

 

 

(tracks/inch)

 

 

13,405

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Areal density

 

 

 

 

 

(Mbits/inch2)

 

 

3,200

 

 

Spindle speed

 

 

 

 

 

(RPM)

 

 

5,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal data-

 

 

 

 

 

transfer rate

 

 

188

 

 

(Mbits/sec max)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O data-transfer rate

 

 

 

 

 

(Mbytes/sec max)

 

 

66.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATA data-transfer

 

PIO modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4;

 

modes supported

 

Multiword DMA modes 0, 1, 2;

 

 

 

Ultra DMA modes 0, 1, 2, 3, 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cache buffer

 

 

 

 

 

(Kbytes)

 

 

512

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Height (mm max)

 

 

26.10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Width (mm max)

 

 

101.85

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Seagate Medalist 17242 manual Specification summary table