1.0 Drive specifications
Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient
conditions, at 25°C, at sea level, and nominal power.
1.1 Formatted capacity
ST9816AG
Guaranteed Mbytes
(1 Mbyte = 10
6
bytes)
810.7
Guaranteed sectors 1,583,568
Bytes per sector 512
1.1.1 Default logical geometry
ST9816AG
Sectors per track 63
Read/Write heads 16
Cylinders 1,571
1.1.2 Supported translation geometries
The ST9816AG supports all head, cylinder and sector geometries,
subject to the maximums specified below and to the following condition:
(sectors)
×
(heads)
×
(cylinders)
≤
total sectors per drive
ST9816AG
Sectors per track (max) 63
Read/Write heads (max) 16
Cylinders (max) 1,571
1.2 Physical organization
ST9816AG
Read/Write heads 8
Discs 4
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