Media Description; Performance - Seagate Savvio 10K Product Manual

• User-selectable logical block size (any multiple of four bytes, 512 to 528 bytes per logical block)
• Selectable frame sizes from 256 to 2,112 bytes
• Industry standard 3.5-inch low profile form factor dimensions
• Programmable logical block reallocation scheme
• Flawed logical block reallocation at format time
• Programmable auto write and read reallocation
• Reed-Solomon error correction code
• Sealed head and disc assembly (HDA)
• No preventive maintenance or adjustments required
• Dedicated head landing zone
• Automatic shipping lock
• Embedded Grey Code track address to eliminate seek errors
• Self-diagnostics performed at power on
• 1:1 interleave
• Zone bit recording (ZBR)
• Vertical, horizontal, or top down mounting
• Dynamic spindle brake
• 8,192 Kbyte data buffer (see Section 4.5).
• Embedded servo design
• Reallocation of defects on command (Post Format)
• BackGround Media Scan (BGMS)
• Data Integrity Check
• Power Save
3.2

Media description

The media used on the drive has an aluminum substrate coated with a thin film magnetic material, overcoated
with a proprietary protective layer for improved durability and environmental protection.
3.3

Performance

• Programmable multi-segmentable cache buffer
• 200-Mbytes/sec maximum instantaneous data transfers per port
• 10K-RPM spindle; average latency = 3.0 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
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