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1 seek time, 2 format command execution time (minutes) [1, 3 generalized performance characteristics – Seagate CHEETAH 15K.5 SCSI ST3146855LC User Manual

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Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. J

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5.2.1

Seek time

5.2.2

Format command execution time (minutes) [1]

5.2.3

Generalized performance characteristics

Sustainable disc transfer rate:

SCSI interface data transfer rate (asynchronous):

Synchronous transfer rate

Sector Sizes:

Default

512 byte user data blocks

Variable

512 to 528 bytes per sector in even number of bytes per sector.

If n (number of bytes per sector) is odd, then n-1 will be used.

Notes for Section 5.2.

[1]

Execution time measured from receipt of the last byte of the Command Descriptor Block (CDB) to the
request for a Status Byte Transfer to the Initiator (excluding connect/disconnect).

[2]

Assumes no errors and no sector has been relocated.

[3]

Assumes system ability to support the rates listed and no cable loss.

Not including controller overhead (msec)

1

,

2

1.

Typical access times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature, volt-
age, and horizontal orientation as measured on a representative sample of drives.

2.

Access to data = access time + latency time.

Read

Write

Average

Typical

3.5

4.0

Single Track

Typical

0.2

0.4

Full Stroke

Typical

6.8

7.5

ST3300655LW

ST3300655LC

ST3146855LW

ST3146855LC

ST373455LW

ST373455LC

Maximum (with verify)

120

90

60

Maximum (no verify)

60

45

30

Minimum [3]

73

Mbytes/sec

Maximum [3]

125

Mbytes/sec

Maximum instantaneous one byte wide

5.0

MBytes/sec [3]

Maximum instantaneous two bytes wide

10.0

MBytes/sec [3]

In low voltage differential (LVD) interface mode

5.0 to 320

MBytes/sec

Read/write consecutive sectors on a track

Yes

Flaw reallocation performance impact (for flaws reallocated at format time using

the spare sectors per sparing zone reallocation scheme)

Negligible

Average rotational latency

2.00 msec