ST320014A Product Manual, Rev. B
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1.4 Physical characteristics
1.5 Start/stop times
1.6 Seek times
Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient
temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. Seek time
specifications are defined as follows:
•
Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track
seeks in both directions.
•
Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5,000
measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead.
•
Full-stroke seek time is one-half the time needed to seek from the first
data cylinder to the maximum data cylinder and back to the first data
cylinder. The full-stroke typical value is determined by averaging 100
full-stroke seeks in both directions.
Note. These drives are designed to meet the seek times represented
in this manual consistently. Physical seeks, regardless of mode
Interleave
1:1
Cache buffer (Mbytes)
2
Drive Specification
ST320014A
Maximum height
mm (inches)
19.99 (0.787)
Maximum width
mm (inches)
101.9 (4.01)
Maximum length
mm (inches)
147.0 (5.78)
Typical weight
grams (pounds)
455 (1.00)
Power-on to Ready (sec)
6.5 (typical)
Standby to Ready (sec)
6.5 (typical)
Ready to spindle stop (sec)
10 (typical)
Average seek time (msec typical)
12.7
Track-to-track seek time (msec typical)
1.2 (read) 2.0 (write)
Read/write seek time (msec typical)
18.0 (read) 24.9 (write)
Full-stroke seek time (msec typical)
36.8 (read); 42.0(write)
Power-on to ready (sec max)
7 sec
