Fujitsu MBA3073, MBA3300, MBA3147 User Manual

Storage

Ultra-fast hard disk drives for today's performance-driven systems and applications

State-of-the-art hard disk drives for demanding
enterprise applications.

3.5-Inch, 15K RPM

Enterprise Hard Disk Drives

MBA3073 • MBA3147 • MBA3300

 15K RPM spindle speed and storage capacities up

to 300GB

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 Maximum internal data-transfer rate of 179MB/sec
 3Gb/sec SAS interface. Also offered with 4Gb/sec

Fibre Channel and Ultra320 SCSI interfaces

 1.4M hours MTBF for high reliability
 Ideal for high-performance and high-bandwidth

applications

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One gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes; accessible capacity will be less and

actual capacity depends on the operating environment and formatting.
One megabyte (MB) = 1,000 bytes

One gigabyte (GB) = 1,000 megabytes
Gigabit (Gb) = 1,000 megabits
RPM = Revolutions Per Minute

Over 40 years ago, Fujitsu was manufacturing
14-inch hard disk drives for mainframes. Today
we’re shipping some of the fastest enterprise

3.5-inch hard disk drives in the industry.
Leveraging our technology expertise and
heritage, we deliver reliable, high-capacity
HDDs for your customer’s most demanding
storage applications.

Fujitsu 3.5-inch 15K RPM enterprise hard
disk drives feature a host of innovations. The
300GB, 4-platter configuration provides low
power consumption, high reliability, and faster
internal data rates. Interface options include
3Gb/sec SAS, 68/80-pin U320 SCSI and
4Gb/sec Fibre Channel.

These qualities make Fujitsu hard disk
drives ideal for today’s most demanding
storage environments. A variety of product
offerings with industry leading performance
provide systems engineers with greater
flexibility when designing rack and tower
servers, storage arrays, RAID systems and
digital video systems.

About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. is a
subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider
of customer-focused IT and communications
solutions for the global marketplace. FCPA
provides innovative solutions for the U.S.
marketplace. Current product and service
offerings include high-performance hard disk
drives, scanners and scanner maintenance,
palm vein recognition technology, 10Gb
Ethernet switches and degaussers.

3.5-Inch,15K RPM

Enterprise Hard Disk Drives

MBA3073 • MBA3147 • MBA3300

Printed in the U.S.A. Qty. 1M DSMBA3300NCNPFD0507

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Description MBA3073RC/NC/NP/FD MBA3147RC/NC/NP/FD MBA3300RC/NC/NP/FD
Functional Specifications

Storage capacity (formatted)

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73.5 GB 147.0 GB 300.0 GB
Disks 1 2 4
Heads (read/write) 2 4 8
Bytes/sector 512
Seek time Track to track Read: 0.2 ms (typ.) / Write: 0.4 ms (typ.)

Average Read: 3.4 ms (typ) / Write: 3.9 ms (typ)

Full track Read: 8.0 ms (typ) / Write: 9.0 ms (typ)
Average latency time 2.00 ms
Rotational speed (RPM) 15,000
Areal density 112.8 Gbits/sq. in.
Data transfer To/from media 179MB/sec
rate To/from host SAS: 3Gb/sec, SCSI: 320MB/sec, FCAL: 4Gb/sec
Recording code 60/62 MEEPRML
Interface

Dual Port SAS (RC Series), SCA-2 80Pin (NC Series), 68Pin Wide (NP Series), Dual Port FCAL (FC series)
Head positioning method Rotary VCM
Start time 30 s (typ)
Stop time 30 s (typ)
Buffer size SCSI 8 MB

SAS, FC 16 MB

Physical Specifications

Power Voltage 5 V ± 5%, 12 V ± 5%
requirements Spin-up 12 V ± 5% @ 2.5 A (peak)

3.0 A (peak < 100 us)
5 V ± 5% @ 0.8 A

Idle (typ.) SAS 12.8 W

SCSI 12.4 W

FC 13.4 W
Dimensions (HxWxD) 25.4 mm x 101.6 mm x 146.0 mm
Weight 800 g
Ambient Operating 5°C to 55°C (HDD surface 60°C max)
temperature Non-operating -40°C to 70°C

Gradient 20°C/Hour (max)
Relative Operating 5% to 95% (non-condensing)
humidity Non-operating 5% to 95% (non-condensing)

Max. wet bulb 29°C (operating)
Vibration Operating 0.6 mm (5 to 20 Hz) / 1.0 G (20 to 300 Hz)

Non-operating 3.1 mm (5 to 20 Hz) / 5.0 G (20 to 300 Hz)
Shock Operating 65 G max. (2 ms)

Non-operating 250 G max. (2 ms)
Altitude Operating 3,048 m (max.)
(operation) Non-operating 12,192 m (max.)
Acoustic Noise (idle sound power) (typ.) </= 3.6 bels (idle)

Reliability Specifications

Mean time between failures (MTBF) 1,400,000 hours
Error rates Unrecoverable errors 1 per 10

15

bits read

Seek errors 10 per 10

8

seeks

Limited Warranty 5 years (from date of purchase)

3.5-Inch, 15K RPM Enterprise Hard Disk Drive Specifications