Quantum SE32A011, Fireball SE 3.2AT Manual

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Q U A N T U M

QUA N T U M

FI R E B A L L

TM SE R I E S

1.0 AT

1.2 AT / S

2.1 AT / S
2 . 5 AT

3.2 AT / S

3.8 AT

HIGH-CAPACITY, HIGH-PERFORMANCE DISK DRIVES FOR DESKTOP COMPUTER SYSTEMS

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V E RV I E W

Quantum Fireball™ TM Series 3.5-inch
hard diskdrives are specifically designed
to provide industry-leading s t o r a g e
capacity and fast data throughput
performance for personal computer
systems. Offered in six formatt e d
capacities, ranging from 1,089
megabytes (MB) up to 3,860 MB, these
drives exceed the stringent requirements
of commercial PC manufacturersb y
providing a superior balance of perfor­mance and reliability.

All of these advanced drives incorpo­rate magnetoresistive (MR) heads, a
Partial Response Maximum Likelihood
(PRML) read channel and seek times as
low as 10.5 milliseconds (ms)to provide
storage solutions that meet both
current and future requirements. All six
of the Quantum Fireball TM capacities
are available with a Fast ATA-2 interf a c e ;
the 1.2, 2.1,and 3.2 gigabyte ( G B )
m o d e l s offer an Ultra SCSI-31option
as well.

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I G HCA PA C I T Y

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Many of Quantum’s most advanced
technologies are used in these drives
to reach new levels of capacity and
performance. The use of MR heads and
an advanced PRML read channel allow
storage of more than 1 GB per disk.
Data transfer performance is enhanced
by combining a rotational speed of
4,500 RPM with an advanced, embed­ded servo positioning system and an
ID-less controller. Internal data rates
for these units can reach 95 megabits
(Mb) per second. The Fast ATA-2 inter­face on Quantum Fireball TM drives

supports local-bus AT Programmed
Input/Output (PIO) Mode 4 opera­tion, and Multiword Direct Memory
Access (DMA) Mode 2 interface pro­tocols. With this interface, data can
be supplied to the host at rates of up
to 16.6 MB per second. Quantum
Fireball TM drives with the Ultra SCSI­3 interface can support burst data
rates of up to 20 MB per second, in
synchronous mode.

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E L I A B I L I T Y A N DVE R S AT I L I T Y

Quantum Fireball TM drives meet
the highest standards for quality and
reliability. An advanced Reed Solomon
ECC implementation can accommo­date triple-burst errors and has the
power to detect and correct double­burst errors on-the-fly. Up to 96 bits
of data can be corrected, minimizing
retry performance penalties.

Both the Fast ATA-2 and Ultra SCSI-3
versions of these products support
the latest Plug-and-Play specifications.
When combined with host system
support, this simplifies disk drive
installation by automatically configur­ing Quantum Fireball TM drives and
eliminating the need for manual
jumper settings.

The drives include support of the
Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and
Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
industry standard. With host computer
support of the S.M.A.R.T. System,
Revision 2, this feature provides critical
disk drive status and overall health
information that lets users avoid
catastrophic data loss.

E YFE AT U R E S

■ Leading Desktop Capacity

(Up to 3,860 MB Per Drive)

■ Advanced MR Heads

■ PRML Read Channel

■ 10.5 ms Average Seek Time

■ Fast ATA-2 PIO Mode 4

and Multiword DMA Mode 2
Support (All Capacities)

■ Ultra SCSI-3 Interface

(1.2, 2.1, and 3.2 GB)

■ Advanced Embedded Servo

Positioning System

■ ID-less Controller

■ Reed Solomon, Double-Burst

ECC On-the-Fly

■ AT-Bus Cable Select

■ Plug-and-Play SCSI

■ S.M.A.R.T. Revision 2 Support

■ A u t o R e a d

A u t o T r a n s f e r™S u p p o r t

■ Adaptive Segmented Buffer

■ Tagged Command Queuing (SCSI)

■ D i s C a c h e

F i r m w a r e

■ Jumper-Selectable Active

Termination (SCSI)

■ 400,000-Hour MTBF

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SCSI-3 SPI Compatible

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/ A u t o W r i t e™a n d

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and WriteCache

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Form Factor
Interface Options

F o r m a t t e d C a p a c i t y ( M B

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I S KDR I V ECO N F I G U R AT I O N

D i s k s 1 1 2 2 3 3
Heads/Recording Surfaces 2 2 4 4 5 6
Tracks per Surface 6 , 8 1 0
Sectors per Track 104 to 210
Bytes per Sector 5 1 2
Track Density ( t p i ) 6 , 7 5 0
M a x .Flux Density ( f c i ) 1 3 9 , 0 0 0
M a x .Recording Density ( b p i )1 3 0 , 0 0 0
Encoding/Detection Method16/17 PRML

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Typical Seek Times

Average (read) 1 2 1 2 1 0 . 5 1 0 . 5 1 0 . 5 1 0 . 5
T r a c k - t o - T r a c k 3

Full Stroke 2 1 2 1 1 8 1 8 1 8 18
Average Rotational Latency ( m s ) 6.7
Rotational Speed ( R P M ) 4,500
Internal Data Rate ( M b / s e c ) 41 to 95
Data Transfer Rates (Buffer-to-Host)

Fast ATA-2 ( M B / s e c )

PIO Mode 4 16.6
DMA Mode 2 16.6

Ultra SCSI-3 ( M B / s e c )

A s y n c h r o n o u s N / A 6 6 N / A 6 N/A
S y n c h r o n o u s N / A 2 0 2 0 N / A 2 0 N/A

Buffer Size

1

SCSI-3 SPI compatible.

2

Quantum defines a megabyte (MB) as 106or 1,000,000 bytes.

3

Seek times are at nominal environmental conditions and include settling.

4

Up to 60 KB used for firmware.

5

This warranty is standard when products are purchased directly through
authorized Quantum distributors/dealers. Unless otherwi se agreed, a
one-year warranty is provided to all OEMs purchasing directly from Quantum.
End-user warranties provided by computer manufacturers may vary.

6

Operating is defined as 40% seeking, 30% reading, 10% writing, and
20% idle.

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( m s )

4

( K B ) 128

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1 . 0 1 . 2 2 . 1 2. 5 3 . 2 3 . 8

3.5 inch (Low Profile)
Fast F a s t F a s t Fast F a s t F a s t
A T A - 2 A T A - 2 A T A - 2 A T A - 2 A T A - 2 ATA-2

Ul t r a Ul t r a Ultra
SC S I-31SC S I-3 SC S I-3

1 , 0 8 9 1 , 2 8 1 2 , 1 1 1 2 , 5 6 4 3 , 2 1 6 3 , 8 6 0

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E R I E S

1.0 AT 2.1 AT/S 3.2 AT / S

1.2 AT/S 2 . 5 AT 3.8 AT

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Projected Field MTBF ( h o u r s ) 4 0 0 , 0 0 0
Start/Stop Cycles ( c o n t r o l l e d ) 40,000
Preventive Maintenance Not Required
Data Errors (per bits read)

R e c o v e r a b l e <10 per 10

N o n r e c o v e r a b l e <10 per 10
Error-Correction Method 224-bit Reed Solomon
W a r r a n t y

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( y e a r s ) 3

H Y S I C A LSP E C I F I C AT I O N S

Dimensions—inches (mm)

W i d t h 4.0 (101.6)

L e n g t h 5.75 (146.05)

H e i g h t 1.0 (25.4)
W e i g ht —pounds 0.8 0 . 8 1 . 1 1 . 1 1.2 1 . 2

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0 . 3 6 0 . 3 6 0 . 5 0 0 . 5 0 0.54 0 . 5 4

N V I R O N M E N TA LLI M I T S

O p e r a t i n g

Temperature ( º C ) 0 to 55

Non-Condensing Humidity ( % ) 10 to 90

Maximum Wet Bulb ( º C ) 2 9

Shock (G, 11 ms) 1 0

Vibration (G, 5 to 400 Hz,

p e a k - t o - p e a k ) 1

Altitude ( f t . ) -650 to 10,000
N o n - O p e r a t i n g

Temperature ( º C ) -40 to 65

Non-Condensing Humidity ( % ) 5 to 95

Maximum Wet Bulb ( º C ) 3 5

Shock (G, 11 ms) 7 0

Vibration (G, 5 to 500 Hz,

p e a k - t o - p e a k ) 2

A l t i t u d e ( f t . ) -650 to 40,000
Idle Sound ( t y p )

Pressure ( d B A ) 3 0 3 0 3 2 3 2 3 2 3 2

Power ( b e l s ) 3 . 5 3 . 5 3 . 6 3 . 6 3 . 6 3 . 6

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Nominal Voltage ( V ) + 5 / + 1 2
Voltage Margin ( % ) ± 5 / ± 1 0
Typical Power Draw ( W )

(Quantum Fireball TM 3.8)

S t a n d b y 1 . 2
I d l e 3 . 8
O p e r a t i n g

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6 . 0

Peak Current (mA on +5/+12) 5 0 0 / 1 2 5 0

1 1
1 5

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