Specifications
2-2 C156-E205-01EN
2.1.2 Drive specifications
Table 2.2 lists MCJ3230AP drive specifications
Table 2.2 Specifications (1 of 2)
[MCJ3230AP]
Item Specifications
Optical disk cartridge 128 MB media 230 MB media 540 MB media 640 MB media 1.3 GB media 2.3 GB media
Total capacity Unformatted
181 MB 325 MB 819 MB 818 MB 1.683 GB 2.901 GB
Formatted
128 MB 230 MB 538 MB 643 MB 1.283 GB 2.261 GB
Capacity/track Unformatted
18,100 bytes 18,100 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
19,450 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
43,928 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
45,798 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
47,022 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
Formatted
12,800 bytes 12,800 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
12,800 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
34,816 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
34,816 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
34,816 bytes
(logical track
capacity)
Capacity/sector Unformatted
725 bytes 778 bytes 778 bytes 2,584 bytes 2,694 bytes 2,766 bytes
Formatted
512 bytes 2,048 bytes
Number of user tracks/side (*1)
10,000 17,940 42,042 18,480 36,855 64,944
Number of alternate sectors/side
"
1,024
"
1,025
"
2,250
"
2,244
"
4,437
"
8,976
Number of sectors/track
25 17
Data transfer rate
1.65 MB/s (max.)
0.39 MB/s
continuous
writing (effective)
1.16 MB/s
continuous
reading (effective)
2.00 to 3.16 MB/s
(max.)
0.47 to 0.75 MB/s
continuous
writing (effective)
1.40 to 2.23 MB/s
continuous
reading (effective)
3.45 to 5.94 MB/s
(max.)
0.78 to 1.30 MB/s
continuous
writing (effective)
2.33 to 3.91 MB/s
continuous
reading(effective)
3.52 to 5.87 MB/s
(max.)
0.93 to 1.55 MB/s
continuous
writing (effective)
2.79 to 4.66 MB/s
continuous
reading (effective)
3.92 to 6.70 MB/s
(max.)
0.99 to 1.70 MB/s
continuous
writing (effective)
2.98 to 5.09 MB/s
continuous
reading (effective)
5.17 to 6.70 MB/s
(ZCLV max.)
continuous
writing
(ZCLV effective)
1.31 to 1.70 MB/s
continuous
reading
(ZCLV effective)
3.93 to 5.09 MB/s
4.69 to 8.38 MB/s
(max.)
1.16 to 2.07 MB/s
continuous
writing (effective)
3.84 to 6.21 MB/s
continuous
reading (effective)
Random seek time (*2)
19 ms (typ)
Average latency
5.5 ms 8.2 ms
7.2 ms (ZCLV)
6.3 ms (ZCLV)
8.2 ms
Rotational speed
5.455 rpm 3,637 rpm
4,138 rpm
(ZCLV)
4,801 rpm(ZCLV)
3,637 rpm
Heads
Positioner + Separete Optical Section
Positioner type
Linear voice coil motor
Servo tracking method
ISO continuous servo method