Quantum Fireball Plus AS User Manual

Fireball Plus AS

Outstanding Performance
and Reliability

10.2AT

20.5AT

30.0AT

40.0AT

60.0AT

The Market

Besides traditional CAD/CAM, desktop
publishing, DVD, multimedia, and
financial modeling applications, power
users are accessing e-commerce,
participating in online gaming,
downloading MP3 files and more.
With innovations in speed, power
and acoustics, Quantum Fireball™ Plus
drives are the first choice in this
market. Now, Quantum extends that
leadership with the Fireball Plus AS
drive family setting a new standard

Key Features and Benefits

• Greater storage capacity. Industry-

leading areal density: 20 GB per

platter and up to 60 GB per drive

Data

• Higher performance. New Quantum-

developed Ultra ATA/100 interface

delivers data transfer rates up to

100 MB/sec

in capacity, performance, acoustics,
and reliability.

The Industry’s Highest Areal Density

To meet growing storage needs, Quantum
is continually developing technologies
that increase capacity without increasing
the numbers of drive platters. In the
Fireball Plus AS family, Quantum
succeeded brilliantly, achieving the
industry’s highest areal density: 20 GB
per platter for a total of up to 60 GB per
drive in a three-disk configuration.

Quieter Drive Operation

All this performance is delivered silently
thanks to Quantum’s innovative Quiet
Drive Technology (QDT) that gives
Fireball Plus AS drives industry
leading acoustics. For even greater
acoustical performance, Quantum’s new
Hydrodynamic Bearing (HDB) motor
technology is available as an option in
one- and two-platter models (10.2 GB,

20.5 GB, 30.0 GB and 40.0 GB).

Quantum Quality and Reliability

Quantum products are known for
dependability—and Fireball Plus AS
drives are no exception. Each drive
has the latest Quantum reliability
technology, including the Shock
Protection System II (SPS II) and the
Quantum Data Protection System
(DPS). Good reasons why throughout
the world, Quantum is synonymous
with quality.

• Quiet operation. New Quiet Drive

Technology delivers the industry’s

best acoustics, with Hydrodynamic

Bearing motors, available as

an option on some models, for

enhanced acoustical performance

• Solid reliability. Featuring the

latest advancements in Quantum’s

Shock Protection System II and

Data Protection System

New Quantum-developed Ultra
ATA/100 Interface

Along with massive capacity, Fireball
Plus AS drives deliver blazing-fast
performance with a 7,200 RPM
rotational speed, 8.5 millisecond
average seek time and the
new Quantum-developed
Ultra ATA/100 interface
with a data transfer
rate of up to 100
megabytes-per­second. With
this leading-edge
interface, end
users should be
protected from
obsolescence
for the next
several years.

Specifications 10.2 20.5 30.0 40.0 60.0

Form Factor 3.5” (low profile) 3.5” (low profile) 3.5” (low profile) 3.5” (low profile) 3.5” (low profile)

Interface Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100 Ultra ATA/100

Formatted Capacity (MB)

Disk Drive Configuration

Recording Surfaces 1 2 3 4 6

ATA Logical

Cylinders 16,383 16,383 16,383 16,383 16,383
Heads 15 16 16 16 16
Sectors 63 63 63 63 63

1

10,273 20,547 30,020 40,027 60,040

Power Specifications

Nominal Voltage (V) +5/+12

Voltage Margin (%) ±5/±10

Typical Power Draw (W)

Idle 7.5
Operating

Peak Current (mA on +5/+12 V) 900/2,400

Reliability Specifications

Start/Stop Cycles (ambient) 40,000

Nonrecoverable Data Errors (per bits read) <10 per 10

Warranty (years) 3

Physical Specifications

Dimensions-inches (mm)

Width 4.00 (101.6)
Length 5.75 (146.05)
Height 0.984 (25.0)

Weight— pounds (g) 1.3 (580)

2

10.4

Environmental Limits

Operating

Temperature (˚C) 5 to 55
Non-Condensing Humidity (%) 10 to 85

Non-Operating

Temperature (˚C) -40 to 65
Non-Condensing Humidity (%) 5 to 95

Sound Power (bels, typ)

Standard Model

Idle <3.0
Seek 3.4

Hydrodynamic Bearing Model

15

Performance Specifications

Typical Seek Times

Average Rotational Latency (ms) 4.17

Rotational Speed (RPM) 7,200

Data Transfer Rates (Buffer-to-Host, MB/sec)

Buffer Size (MB) 2

Typical Power On to Drive Ready (sec) 15

Idle <2.8
Seek 3.2

Average 8.5
Track-to-Track 0.8
Full Stroke 17

Ultra ATA/100 100
Ultra ATA/66 66.6
Ultra ATA/33 33.3
PIO Mode 4 16.6
PIO Mode 2 16.6

4

3

(ms)

1. Quantum defines a megabyte (MB) as 106or 1,000,000 bytes. 2. Operating is defined as 40% seek, 30% read, 20% active, and 10% write. 3. One-disk model only.

4. Seek times are at nominal conditions and include settling. Note: Warranty is standard when products are purchased directly through authorized Quantum distributors/dealers.

Unless otherwise agreed, a one-year warranty is provided to all OEM purchasing directly from Quantum. End-user warranties provided by computer manufacturers may vary.

For more information about Quantum’s quality products,
call toll free: 1.800.624.5545 in the U.S.A. and Canada,
or visit our worldwide web site: http://www.quantum.com

Quantum Corporation

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Milpitas, California 95035
U.S.A.

1.800.624.5545

Quantum Peripheral Products S.A.

ICC Building D
20 Route de Pre-Bois
1215 Geneva
Switzerland

41.22.929.7600

Quantum Asia-Pacific Pte. Ltd.

9 Temasek Boulevard
#24-01/Suntec City Tower 2
Singapore 038989

65.334.0880

Quantum Peripherals Japan

Shinjuku Square Tower 4F
6-22-1 Nishi-Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 163-11
Japan

81.3.5321.7900

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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