Seagate ST32122A Product Manual - Page 15

Physical characteristics, Seek time

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Medalist 4342, 3232, 2122, 1722 and 1012 Product Manual 7 Internal data-transfer rate (Mbits per second max) I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes per second max) Interleave Cache buffer (Kbytes) 87.8 16.7 (PIO mode 4 with IORDY) 16.7 (multiword DMA mode 2) 33.3 (Ultra DMA mode 1 and 2) 1:1 128 1.4 Physical characteristics ST34342A ST33232A Maximum height (mm) (inches) Maximum width (mm) (inches) Maximum length (mm) (inches) Typical weight (grams) 540 (ounces) 19.04 ST32122A ST31722A ST31012A 26.2 1.03 102.4 4.03 146.8 5.78 510 17.98 500 17.68 1.5 Seek time All seek times are measured using a 486 AT computer (or faster) with a 8.3 MHz I/O bus. The measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table on page 8 are defined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions. • Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5,000 measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. • Full-stroke seek time is one-half the time needed to seek from the first data cylinder to the maximum data cylinder and back to the first data cylinder. The full-stroke typical value is determined by averaging 100 full-stroke seeks in both directions.

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Internal data-transfer rate
(Mbits per second max)
87.8
I/O data-transfer rate
(Mbytes per second max)
16.7 (PIO mode 4 with IORDY)
16.7 (multiword DMA mode 2)
33.3 (Ultra DMA mode 1 and 2)
Interleave
1:1
Cache buffer (Kbytes)
128
1.4
Physical characteristics
ST34342A
ST33232A
ST32122A
ST31722A
ST31012A
Maximum height
(mm)
(inches)
26.2
1.03
Maximum width
(mm)
(inches)
102.4
4.03
Maximum length
(mm)
(inches)
146.8
5.78
Typical weight
(grams)
(ounces)
540
19.04
510
17.98
500
17.68
1.5
Seek time
All seek times are measured using a 486 AT computer (or faster) with a
8.3 MHz I/O bus. The measurements are taken with nominal power at
25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnos-
tics. The specifications in the table on page 8 are defined as follows:
Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track
seeks in both directions.
Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5,000
measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead.
Full-stroke seek time is one-half the time needed to seek from the first
data cylinder to the maximum data cylinder and back to the first data
cylinder. The full-stroke typical value is determined by averaging 100
full-stroke seeks in both directions.
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