Seagate Medalist SL Product Manual page 10

2 Medalist SL Family Product Manual, June 1996
designer or integrator more room for air circulation, other peripherals or
a smaller drive bay. In addition, the smaller size and a redesigned top
cover have improved the acoustics for the 5,376-RPM drive. The idle
acoustic sound level is 30 dBA.
The following is a summary of the drives' features:
Capacity
• 540, 854, 1,080 and 1,282 Mbytes formatted
• One-disc and two-disc formats
• LBA translation support
Performance
• Fast ATA-2. (Supports multiword DMA modes 0, 1, 2 and PIO modes
0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 for up to 16.6-Mbyte-per-second transfer rates.
Supports multiple block read/write.)
• 5,376-RPM rotational speed
• 128-Kbyte segmented buffer
• 10.5-msec average seek time
• 16-bit microprocessor
• Data streaming
Energy efficiency
• Supports ATA-2 power-management modes: Active, Idle, Standby
and Sleep
• 0.5 watt typical power dissipation rating in Standby and Sleep modes
Acoustics
• 30-dBA idle acoustic sound level