2.4

Physical organization

 

 

 

 

 

Drive model

Read/write heads

Number of discs

 

 

 

ST3200822AS, ST3160827AS, ST3160023AS and ST3160021AS

4

2

 

 

 

ST3120827AS, ST3120026AS and ST3120022AS

3

2

 

 

 

ST380817AS, ST380013AS and ST380011AS

2

1

 

 

 

ST340111AS and ST340014AS

1

1

 

 

 

 

2.5

Recording and interface technology

 

 

 

 

Interface

 

Serial ATA (SATA)

 

 

Recording method

16/17 EPRML

 

 

Recording density BPI (bits/inch max)

595,000 (671,500 on ST3200822AS model)

 

 

Track density TPI (tracks/inch max)

94,600 (98,000 on ST3200822AS model)

 

 

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 max)

56.3 (68.5 on ST3200822AS model)

Spindle speed (RPM) (± 0.2%)

7,200

 

 

Maximum Internal transfer rate (Mbytes/sec)

85.4

 

 

Sustained transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec max)

58

 

 

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

150 (SATA 1.0)

 

 

 

Interleave

 

1:1

 

 

Cache buffer

 

ST3200822AS, ST3160827AS, ST3160023AS, ST3120827AS,

8 Mbytes

ST3120026AS, ST380817AS, ST380013AS and ST340111AS

 

ST3160021AS, ST3120022AS, ST380011AS, and ST340014AS

2 Mbytes

 

 

 

2.5.1Physical characteristics

Drive specification

 

 

 

Maximum height

 

(mm)

26.035

(inches)

1.028

 

 

Maximum width

 

(mm)

101.6

(inches)

4.00

 

 

Maximum length

 

(mm)

146.99

(inches)

5.787

 

 

Typical weight

 

(grams)

635

(pounds)

1.4

 

 

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