Seagate ULTRA ATA ST320423A - Manual (Page 9)

U10 Family Product Manual, Rev. A 1
Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifi-
cations for the ST320423A, ST315323A and the ST310212A. These
drives provide the following key features:
• Low power consumption
• Quiet operation
• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 66.6 Mbytes per
second) using Ultra DMA mode 4
• 8.9 msec seek time, 5,400-RPM and 512-Kbyte buffer combine for
excellent desktop performance
• 350 Gs nonoperating shock
• GMR recording heads and EPRML technology, which provide the
drives with increased areal density
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor
intervention
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting
• Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands
• Support for autodetection of master/slave drives that use cable select
(CSEL)
• SeaShield ® innovative, shock-absorbing cover shields the drive
against electrostatic discharge (ESD) and other handling damage. It
also includes installation instructions and jumper settings.