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ST-39173FC Fibre Channel FC-AL, Dual Port (Barracuda 9LP)

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       40 pin I/O and DC Power Wall/bracket Connection
                     ³  Female
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     Notes on 40 pin I/O connector:
            +12v  =  pins  2, 3, 4, 21
            +5v   =  pins  19, 20, 40
            GND   =  pins  6, 22, 23, 26, 29, 32, 35

  Mating FC connector: AMP US p/n: 787317-1 straight-in, Male 40-pin


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  º FRONT VIEW º  (ST-39173FC)
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Reserved. Shipped with cover installed.
Do not remove. Do not install jumpers
                                  ³     ÚÂÄÄÄÄ Reserved
                                  ³     ³³ÚÄÄÄ Fault LED
                                  ³     ³³³ÚÄÄ Port B Bypass LED
                                  ³     ³³³³ÚÄ Port A Bypass LED
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                 ³               J6    ³³³ ÀÄÄ Ground
            LED ÄÙ                     ³³ÀÄÄÄÄ Active LED
                                       ³ÀÄÄÄÄÄ Ground
                                       ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄ Remote LED (pin-11 +5v)

  ST39173FC drives have two independent FC-AL ports. These
  ports may be connected on independent loops or on the same
  loop.  Port A and Port B may be connected in any order or
  combination.


                            ST-39173FC


       UNFORMATTED CAPACITY (GB) ________________11.57
       FORMATTED CAPACITY (GB) __________________9.10
       AVERAGE SECTORS PER TRACK ________________236 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
       INTERNAL FORMATTED TRANSFER RATE (MB/sec)_15.2 to 23.7
       EXTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (mbyte/sec) _______106.3 Sync
             Dual Port same buffer (mbyte/sec)___200 Sync
       SPINDLE SPEED (RPM) ______________________7,200
       AVERAGE LATENCY (mSEC) ___________________4.17
       BUFFER (/optional) _______________________1MB/4MB
         Read Look-Ahead, Adaptive,
         Multi-Segmented Cache
       INTERFACE ________________________________FC-AL 
         Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop, ASA II
       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) __________2
                abnormal ________________________10
                nonoperating ____________________75/140
       ACOUSTICS (Bels typical, sound power) ____4.0
       POWER DISSIPATION (watts/BTUs) Active ____18.5/63
                                      Idle ______12.9/44
       POWER REQUIREMENTS: +12V START-UP (amps) _2.2
                           +12V TYPICAL (amps) __0.45 idle
                           +5V START-UP (amps) __1.7
                           +5V TYPICAL (amps) ___1.5 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):     5.75/146
                        Weight    (lbs/kg):      1.3/0.588

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


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