System information

Specifications 6-7
6.6 ZIP Drive
Table 6-7
ZIP Drive Specifications
100-MB
Total Formatted Capacity (bytes) 100,663,296
Sector Size (bytes) 512
Total Number of Sectors 196,608
Number of Reassignable Spare Sectors 252
Sector Interleave 1:1
Number of Zones (each side) 4
Sectors per Track, Zone 0 72
Sectors per Track, Zone 1 60
Sectors per Track, Zone 2 48
Sectors per Track, Zone 3 40
Magnetic Track/Surface 908
Compaq Part Number for Diskette 270928-001
Seek Times (including settling)
Average Seek 29 ms
Track-to-Track 5 ms
Maximum 55 ms
Average Latency 10 ms
Motor Speed (rpm) 2941 ±5%
Motor Start Time (ms) 3000
Track Density (TPI) 2118
Track Width (µm) 12
Encoding Method (1,8) RLL
Max Flux Density (FCI) 34,560
Max Recording Density (BPI) 46,000
Transfer Rate From Diskette (kb/sec.) 790-1400
Buffer Transfer Rate (maximum, MB/sec) 3.3