Performance; Reliability; Formatted Capacities - Seagate SAVVIO 10K.5 FC ST9300605FC Product Manual

4.3

Performance

• Programmable multi-segmentable cache buffer
• 800MB/s maximum instantaneous data transfers per port
• 10K RPM spindle. Average latency = 2.98ms
• Command queuing of up to 128 commands
• Background processing of queue
• Supports start and stop commands (spindle stops spinning)
• Adaptive seek velocity; improved seek performance
4.4

Reliability

• Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.44%
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of 2,000,000 hours
• Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
• 5-year warranty
4.5

Formatted capacities

Standard OEM models are formatted to 512 bytes per block. The sector size is selectable at format time. Users
having the necessary equipment may modify the data block size before issuing a format command and obtain
different formatted capacities than those listed.
To provide a stable target capacity environment and at the same time provide users with flexibility if they
choose, Seagate recommends product planning in one of two modes:
1. Seagate designs specify capacity points at certain sector sizes that Seagate guarantees current and future
products will meet. We recommend customers use this capacity in their project planning, as it ensures a
stable operating point with backward and forward compatibility from generation to generation. The current
guaranteed operating points for this product are:
ST9900805FC
Sector
Size Decimal Hex
512
1,758,174,768 68CB9E30h
520
1,720,961,544 6693CA08h
524
1,698,023,400 6535C7E8h
528
1,673,624,336 63C17B10h
2. Seagate drives also may be used at the maximum available capacity at a given sector size, but the excess
capacity above the guaranteed level will vary between 10K and 15K families and from generation to gener-
ation, depending on how each sector size actually formats out for zone frequencies and splits over servo
bursts. This added capacity potential may range from 0.1 to 1.3 percent above the guaranteed capacities
listed above. Using the drives in this manner gives the absolute maximum capacity potential, but the user
must determine if the extra capacity potential is useful, or whether their assurance of backward and for-
ward compatibility takes precedence.
8
ST9600205FC
Decimal Hex
1,172,123,568 45DD2FB0h
1,147,307,696 446286B0h
1,132,015,600 43792FF0h
1,115,749,560 4280FCB8h
ST9450405FC
Decimal Hex
879,097,968 3465F870h
860,480,776 3349E508h
849,011,704 329AE3F8h
836,812,168 31E0BD88h
Savvio 10K.5 FC Product Manual, Rev. D
ST9300605FC
Decimal Hex
585,937,500 22ECB25Ch
573,653,848 22314358h
566,007,800 21BC97F8h
557,874,778 21407E5Ah