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DB35.3 Series PATA Product Manual, Rev. B
Table 1: Drive specifications summary for 750, 500, and 400 Gbyte models
Drive specification ST3750840ACE ST3500830ACE ST3400820ACE
Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* 750 500 400
Guaranteed sectors 1,465,149,168 976,773,168 781,422,768
Bytes per sector 512
Default sectors per track 63
Default read/write heads 16
Default cylinders 16,383
Recording density, max 926 kbits/in 813 kbits/in 781 kbits/in
Track density, max 145 ktracks/in
Areal density, max 128.2 Gbits/in
2
114.4 Gbits/in
2
128.2 Gbits/in
2
Spindle speed 7,200 RPM
Internal data transfer rate, max 1,030 Mbits/sec
Sustained data transfer rate, max 78 Mbytes/sec 72 Mbytes/sec
I/O data-transfer rate, max 100 Mbytes/sec
ATA data-transfer modes supported PIO modes 0–4
Multiword DMA modes 0–2
Ultra DMA modes 0–5
Cache buffer 8 Mbytes
Height, max 26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Width, max 101.6 mm (4.000 inches) +/- 0.010 inches
Length, max 146.99 mm (5.787 inches)
Weight, typical 720 grams 635 grams
Average latency 4.16 msec
Power-on to ready, max 16 sec
Standby to ready, max 16 sec
Track-to-track seek time, typical <0.8 msec read; <1.0 msec write
Average seek, read, typical <11.0 msec
Average seek, write, typical <12.0 msec
Startup current (max) 12V (peak) 2.0 amps
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 5V ± 5%
12V ± 10%
Ambient temperature
operating
nonoperating
0° to 60°C
–40° to 70°C
0° to 62°C
–40° to 70°C
Temperature gradient, per hour max 20°C (operating)
30°C (nonoperating)
Relative humidity 5% to 90% (operating)
5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Relative humidity gradient, per hour max 30%
Wet bulb temperature, max 37.7°C (operating)
37.7°C (nonoperating)
Altitude, operating –60.96 m to 3,048 m
(–200 ft. to 10,000+ ft.)
Altitude, nonoperating, max –60.96 m to 12,192 m below mean sea level
(–200 ft. to 40,000+ ft below mean sea level.)
Operational Shock, max 63 Gs at 2 msec
Non-Operational Shock, max 300 Gs at 2 msec
Vibration, operating 5–22 Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement
22–350 Hz: 0.50 Gs
350–500 Hz:: 0.25 Gs