4.0
Performance characteristics
4.1
Internal drive characteristics (transparent to user)
Drive capacity
Read/write heads
Tracks/surface (total)
Tracks/inch
Peak bits/inch
Areal Density
Internal data rate
Disc rotational speed
Average rotational latency
* One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment
and formatting.
** Rounded off value.
4.2
SCSI performance characteristics (visible to user)
The values given in Section 4.2.1 apply to all models of the Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI family unless otherwise spec-
ified. Refer to the Parallel SCSI Interface Manual for additional timing details.
Cheetah 15K.5 SCSI Product Manual, Rev. H
ST3300655LW
ST3146855LW
ST3300655LC
ST3146855LC
300.0
146.8
8
4
74,340
74,340
125,000
125,000
890k
890k
110
110
960 to 1607
960 to 1607
15k
15k
2.0
2.0
ST373455LW
ST373455LC
73.4
GBytes (formatted)*
2
74,340
Tracks (user accessible)
125,000
TPI
890k
BPI
110
Gbits/inch
960 to 1607
Mbits/sec (variable with zone)
15k
rpm
2.0
msec
,
**
2
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