Performance; Reliability; Formatted Capacities - Seagate CHEETAH NS 10K.2 FC ST3600002FC Product Manual

3.3

Performance

• Programmable multi-segmentable cache buffer
• 800 Mbytes/sec maximum instantaneous data transfers per port
• 10k RPM spindle. Average latency = 2.98 msec
• 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
3.4

Reliability

• Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.55%
• Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) of 1,600,000 hours
• Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
• 5-year warranty
3.5

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:
ST3600002FC
Sector Size Decimal
512 1,172,123,568
520 1,147,307,694
524 1,132,015,600
528 1,115,749,556
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.
Cheetah NS 10K.2 FC Product Manual, Rev. B
ST3450802FC ST3300602FC
Decimal Decimal
879,097,968 585,937,500
860,480,771 573,653,848
849,011,700 566,007,800
836,812,167 557,874,778
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