Product manual
Specifications summary table
The following table serves as a quick reference for the drives’ perform-
ance specifications. These and other specifications are discussed in the
Specifications summary section following the table.
Drive specification ST52160N ST52160WC
Guaranteed capacity (Gbytes, 10
9
)2.17 2.17
Guaranteed sectors 4,238,282 4,238,282
Bytes per sector 512 512
Sectors per track (average) 161 161
Physical cylinders 6,536 6,536
Physical read/write heads 4 4
Discs 2 2
Recording density (bits per inch, max) 122,369 122,369
Track density (tracks per inch) 6,731 6,731
Spindle speed (RPM) 5,397
±
0.5% 5,397
±
0.5%
Internal data-transfer rate
(Mbits per second max)
56.3 to 99.6 MHz 56.3 to 99.6 MHz
External transfer rate
(Mbytes per second, max)
10.0 asynchronus
20.0 synchronous
20.0 asynchronus
40.0 synchronous
Cache buffer (Kbytes) 128 256
Height, inches max (mm) 0.748 (19.0) 0.748 (19.0)
Width, inches max (mm) 4.01 (101.8) 4.01 (101.8)
Depth, inches max (mm) 5.38 (136.6) 5.38 (136.6)
Typical weight, lb. (Kg) 1.0 (0.45) 1.0. (0.45)
Track-to-track seek time (msec, typical) 3.5 3.5
Average seek time (msec, typical) 11.0 11.0
Average seek time read (msec, typical) 12.0 12.0
Average seek time write (msec, typical) 13.0 13.0
Full-stroke seek time (msec, typical) 25.0 25.0
Average latency (msec) 5.56 5.56
Power-on to ready (sec, typical) 20 20
Spinup current: +12V (max) 1.18A 1.18A
Seek power (typical) 6.4W 6.4W
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