Product manual

Barracuda 7200.7 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C 5
2.0 Drive specifications
Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient con-
ditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For convenience, the phrases the drive
and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate the ST3160023AS,
ST3160021AS, ST3120026AS, ST3120022AS, ST380013AS, ST380011AS
and ST340014AS models.
2.1 Specification summary table
The specifications listed in this table are for quick reference. For details on
specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this
manual.
Table 1: Drive specifications
Drive specification
ST3160023AS
ST3160021AS
ST3120026AS
ST3120022AS
ST380013AS
ST380011AS ST340014AS
Formatted Gbytes
(512 bytes/sector)
160 120 80 40
Guaranteed sectors
312,581,808 234,441,648 156,301,488 78,165,360
Bytes per sector
512
Default sectors per
track
63
Default read/write
heads
16
Default cylinders
16,383
Physical read/write
heads
4321
Discs
2211
Recording density in
BPI (bits/inch max)
595,000
Track density TPI
(tracks/inch max)
94,600
Areal density
(Mbits/inch
2
max)
56.3
Spindle speed (RPM)
7,200