PowerBase IDE Drive Specs: Medalist 1276 AT

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ST-31276A, Medalist 1276 AT (Lapaz CFS1276A)
ST-31276A, Medalist 1276 AT (Lapaz CFS1276A)

      +-----------+
      | REAR VIEW |
      +-----------+

                       J2  40 pin I/O Cable Connection
                       |
            +---------  ---------+-----1-/---------\\    TOP (HDA)
           -+::::::::::oe::::::::1| : : : | 0 0 0 0 |--
            +----------|---------+-|-|-|-+-5-G-G-12+    BOTTOM
                       |           | | |
       pin-20 removed -+           | | +-- Reserved
                                   | +---- Slave Present (when Master ON)
                                   | +---- Cable Select (when Slave OFF)
                                   +------ Master ON, Slave OFF

                                 ST-31276A
                      Medalist 1276 AT (Lapaz CFS1276A)

           FORMATTED CAPACITY _______________________1280.95
           ACTUATOR TYPE ____________________________VOICE COIL
           CYLINDERS __PHYSICAL______________________4893
           HEADS ______PHYSICAL______________________4
           DISCS (3.5 in) ___________________________2
           MEDIA TYPE _______________________________THIN FILM
           HEAD TYPE ________________________________THIN FILM
           RECORDING METHOD _________________________ZBR RLL (1,7)
           INTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (Mbits/sec) _______33.6 to 67.2
           EXTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (Mbytes/sec) ______up to 16.6
           PIO MODE _________________________________4
           DMA SUPPORT ______________________________EISA Type B
           SPINDLE SPEED (RPM) ______________________4500
           AVERAGE LATENCY (mSEC) ___________________6.67
           BUFFER ___________________________________64K
            Read/Write Multiple, Read Look-Ahead,
            Multi-Segmented
           INTERFACE ________________________________ATA
           SECTORS PER DRIVE (LBA mode) _____________2,501,856
           TPI (TRACKS PER INCH) ____________________4973
           BPI (KBITS PER INCH) _____________________88.4
           AVERAGE ACCESS (ms) ______________________12.5
           SINGLE TRACK SEEK (ms) ___________________3
           MAX FULL SEEK (ms) _______________________24
           MTBF (power-on hours) Office _____________300,000
           SHOCK (G's):
                    operating (Read/Write) __________5
                    abnormal ________________________
                    nonoperating ____________________75
           ACOUSTICS (bels) (typ/max) _______________38/
           POWER DISSIPATION (watts) ________________
           POWER REQUIREMENTS: +12V START-UP (amps) _1.2
           POWER MANAGEMENT (Watts):
                               ACTIVE _______________4.6
                               IDLE _________________3.5
                               STANDBY ______________1.0
           WRITE PRECOMP (cyl) ______________________N/A
           REDUCED WRITE CURRENT (cyl) ______________N/A
           LANDING ZONE (cyl) _______________________AUTO
           IBM AT DRIVE TYPE ________________________*

           Physical:
                            Height (inches/mm):  1.00/25.4
                            Width  (inches/mm):  4.00/101.6
                            Depth  (inches/mm):  5.75/146.1
                            Weight    (lbs/kg):   1.3/0.59

     * MAY REQUIRE FORMATTING AND PARTITIONING SOFTWARE.  ALSO, CHECK TO
    SEE IF YOUR CMOS SETUP HAS A "CUSTOM" OR "USER DEFINABLE" DRIVE TYPE
    AVAILABLE. (see below)

    Possible translations:
                           This translation is generally acceptable, as
                           is, for non-DOS operating systems:
           2482 cyl, 16 heads, 63 sectors = 1,280,950,272

                           DOS operating systems may require a translation
                           that uses larger values for the CMOS head
                           parameter which lowers cylinders below 1024:
            620 cyl, 64 heads, 63 sectors = 1,279,918,080

                           Other FULL-CAPACITY solutions for DOS operating
                           systems include third-party drive preparation
                           software, system BIOS which supports LBA mode
                           or bios driven host adapters. Otherwise,
                           capacity may be limited to:
           1024 cyl, 16 heads, 63 sectors = 528,482,304

    Note: A "custom" or "user-definded" CMOS drivetype  may ask for a
    numerical value for the Write Precompensation cylinder and for the
    Landing Zone cylinder.  A basic rule-of-thumb for drive models that do
    not require the old Write Precomp technique or a Landing Zone because
    they are Auto-Parking is to add 1 to the cylinder value being used. As
    an example: If cylinders equaled 820, then both Write Precomp and
    Landing Zone would be entered as 821. Some BIOS will convert this to
    65535 or -1, which are functionally equivalent to "none (not used)".

    Already low-level formatted at the factory.

    Since a User-definable or Custom translation geometry may be used, it
    is imperative that the values be written down and kept with your
    permanent records for retrieval in the event of CMOS battery failure.

    Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product
    offerings or specifications. (09/09/96)


Machines Affected: All
Published Date: Feb 20, 2012