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ST-39173N Ultra-SCSI (Barracuda 9LP)

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                            ST-39173N


       FORMATTED CAPACITY (GB) __________________9.105
       AVERAGE SECTORS PER TRACK ________________237 rounded down
       ACTUATOR TYPE ____________________________ROTARY VOICE COIL
       TRACKS ___________________________________75,010
       CYLINDERS ________________________________7,501 user
       HEADS ______PHYSICAL______________________10
       DISCS (3.5 in) ___________________________5
       MEDIA TYPE _______________________________THIN FILM/MR
       RECORDING METHOD _________________________EPR4 16/17
       INTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (mbits/sec)________120 to 190
       EXTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (mbyte/sec) _______20 Sync
       SPINDLE SPEED (RPM) ______________________7,200
       AVERAGE LATENCY (mSEC) ___________________4.17
       BUFFER (/optional)________________________512/1024 KByte
         Read Look-Ahead, Adaptive,
         Multi-Segmented Cache
       INTERFACE ________________________________Ultra SCSI
              ASA II, SCAM level 2 (1 default)
       BYTES PER TRACK __________________________155,000 average
       SECTORS PER DRIVE ________________________17,783,240
       TPI (TRACKS PER INCH) ____________________8,250
       BPI (PEAK KBITS PER INCH) ________________180
       AVERAGE ACCESS (ms read/write)____________7.4/8.2
         Drive level with controller overhead
       SINGLE TRACK SEEK (ms read/write) ________1.1/1.4
       MAX FULL SEEK (ms read/write) ____________16/18
       MTBF (power-on hours) ____________________1,000,000
       SHOCK (G's, 11/2 ms):
                operating (Read/Write) __________5
                abnormal ________________________10
                nonoperating ____________________75/135
       ACOUSTICS (Bels typical, sound power) ____4.2
       POWER DISSIPATION (watts/BTUs) Active ____16.05/54.8
                                      Idle ______9.75/33.3
       POWER REQUIREMENTS: +12V START-UP (amps) _1.7
                           +12V TYPICAL (amps) __0.5 idle
                           +5V START-UP (amps) __1.2
                           +5V TYPICAL (amps) ___0.75 idle
                           IDLE (watts) _________10
       LANDING ZONE (cyl) _______________________AUTO PARK
       IBM AT DRIVE TYPE ________________________0 or NONE

       Physical:
                        Height (inches/mm):      1.0/25.4
                        Width  (inches/mm):     4.00/101.6
                        Depth  (inches/mm):     5.47/146
                        Weight    (lbs/kg):      1.3/0.589

Already low-level formatted at the factory with x spare sectors at
the end of each x cylinder region.  

ZBR = Zone Bit Recording = Variable sectors per track


Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product 
offerings or specifications. (04/15/98)

A copy of this specification file may be obtained by FTP at
ftp://ftp.seagate.com/techsuppt/scsi/st39173n.txt.