2.4Recording and interface technology

Interface

Serial ATA (SATA)

 

 

Recording method

16/17 EPRML

 

 

Recording density KBPI (kbits/inch max)

756.09

 

 

Track density KTPI (ktracks/inch avg)

141.95

 

 

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg)

103.8

Spindle speed (RPM) (± 0.2%)

7,200

 

 

Average latency (msec)

4.16

 

 

Internal data-transfer rate (Mbits/sec max)

867.2

 

 

Sustained data transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec max)

80

 

 

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

300

 

 

Interleave

1:1

 

 

Cache buffer

 

ST3160811AS

8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes)

ST3120811AS

 

ST380811AS

 

ST3160211AS

2 Mbytes (2,048 kbytes)

ST3120211AS

 

ST380211AS

 

ST340211AS

 

 

 

2.5

Physical characteristics

 

 

 

Maximum height

 

 

(mm)

19.99

 

(inches)

0.787

 

 

Maximum width

 

 

(mm)

101.6

 

(inches)

 

4.000 +/- 0.010

 

 

 

 

Maximum length

 

 

(mm)

146.99

 

(inches)

5.787

 

 

 

Max weight

 

 

 

160 and 120 GB models

380 grams (0.838 pounds)

 

80 and 40 GB model

365 grams (0.805 pounds)

 

 

 

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