Seagate 2531 Computer Drive User Manual


 
Introduction
The Medalist
®
3240 (ST33240A) and Medalist 2531 (ST32531A) provide
the following key features:
Low power consumption
Quiet operation
Support for S.M.A.R.T drive monitoring and reporting
High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 16.6 Mbytes per
second) using PIO mode 4 and DMA mode 2
Full-track multisector transfer capability without local processor inter-
vention
128-Kbyte adaptive multisegmented cache
State-of-the-art caching and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
Support for Read/Write Multiple commands
Support for autodetection of master/slave drives using cable select
(CSEL)
Medalist 3240 and Medalist 2531 Product Manual, Rev. A 1