Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!dsac!dcscg1!dgaulden From: dgaulden@dcscg1.UUCP (David E. Gaulden) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Help Installing ST4096 in AT Keywords: Hard drive, install, AT, partition, ST-4096 Message-ID: <610@dcscg1.UUCP> Date: 1 Nov 89 20:31:37 GMT References: <1989Nov1.115806.12645@agate.berkeley.edu> Reply-To: dgaulden@dcscg1.dcsc.dla.mil.UUCP (David E. Gaulden) Distribution: usa Organization: Defense Construction Supply Center, Columbus Lines: 49 In article <1989Nov1.115806.12645@agate.berkeley.edu> danny@garnet.berkeley.edu (Danny Lee) writes: > > > Hi there! I've got a Seagate ST4096 drive that needs to be >installed in an IBM AT. I am looking for some info regarding its >drive type so that I can partition and format it without using a >third party's partitioning software.... > >Danny Lee >danny@garnet.berkeley.edu >(415) 548-2173 ST4096 UNFORMATTED CAPACITY (MB) ________________96.0 FORMATTED CAPACITY (17 SECTORS) (MB) _____80.2 ACTUATOR TYPE ____________________________VOICE COIL TRACKS ___________________________________9,216 CYLINDERS ________________________________1,024 HEADS ____________________________________9 DISCS ____________________________________5 MEDIA TYPE _______________________________THIN FILM RECORDING METHOD _________________________MFM TRANSFER RATE (mbits/sec) ________________5.0 INTERFACE ________________________________ST412 TPI (TRACKS PER INCH) ____________________1,031 BPI (BITS PER INCH) ______________________9,792 AVERAGE ACCESS (ms) ______________________28 SINGLE TRACK SEEK (ms) ___________________6 MTBF (power-on hours) ____________________40,000 POWER REQUIREMENTS: +12V START-UP (amps) _4.0 +12V TYPICAL (amps) __1.3** +5V TYPICAL (amps) ___1.3 TYPICAL (watts) ______23** MAXIMUM (watts) ______55 BUFFERED STEP PULSE RATE (micro sec) _____3-70 WRITE PRECOMP (cyl) ______________________N/A (1025) REDUCED WRITE CURRENT (cyl) ______________N/A (1025) LANDING ZONE (cyl)________________________AUTO PARK IBM AT DRIVE TYPE ________________________35 or 12* *MAY REQUIRE PARTITIONING SOFTWARE **1.5 amps/25 watts FOR 2-BOARD ST4096 ONLY -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ IRL:Dave Gaulden | "Man who says, 'It cannot be done', DCSC Columbus, Ohio | Should not interrupt man who is dgaulden@dcsc.dla.mil | doing it."