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ST-93230AG (Marathon 3230sl)

                            TOP        44-pin I/O Connector (* see below)
                                                           o o1
                                    ::::::::::::::::::::1  o o2
                               PWA
                                                            
       pin-20 removed for keying             
                                                             
                                                             
     Drive is Master, Slave drive may be detected  0 0
       using the DASP- signal
     Drive is Slave  0 1
     Cable Select (horizontal jumper pins 2-4) <<<
 
     Use option pin-3 to activate delay spin when driven low.

 * Drive uses +5vdc power supplied to the drive
   via the interface connector. The drive does
   NOT make use of a +12vdc power line.
   pin-41  +5vdc (Logic)
   pin-42  +5vdc (Motor)
   pin-43  Ground
   pin-44  Reserved


                             ST-93230AG
                          Marathon 3230sl

       FORMATTED CAPACITY (MB) __________________3253
       ACTUATOR TYPE ____________________________VOICE COIL
       CYLINDERS __PHYSICAL______________________
       HEADS ______PHYSICAL______________________5
       DISCS (2.5 in) ___________________________3
       MEDIA TYPE _______________________________THIN FILM on GLASS
       HEAD TYPE ________________________________MR
       RECORDING METHOD _________________________ZBR PRML (16/17)
       INTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (Mbits/sec) _______up to 104
       EXTERNAL TRANSFER RATE (Mbytes/sec) ______up to 33.3
       PIO/DMA/UDMA MODE (max) __________________4/2/2
       DMA SUPPORT ______________________________EISA Type B
       SPINDLE SPEED (RPM) ______________________4,508
       AVERAGE LATENCY (mSEC) ___________________6.65
       BUFFER ___________________________________128 Kbyte
        Read/Write Multiple, Read Look-Ahead,
        Multi-Segmented
       INTERFACE ________________________________Ultra ATA
         S.M.A.R.T.
       SECTORS PER DRIVE (LBA mode) _____________6,354,432
       TPI (TRACKS PER INCH) ____________________10,500
       BPI (KBITS PER INCH) _____________________217
       AVERAGE ACCESS (ms read/write) ___________12/14
       SINGLE TRACK SEEK (ms read/write) ________3/4
       MAX FULL SEEK (ms read/write) ____________24/26
       MTBF (power-on hours) Office _____________400,000
       SHOCK (G's):
                operating (Read/Write) __________125
                abnormal ________________________
                nonoperating ____________________500
       ACOUSTICS (dBA) (typ/max) ________________26/33
       POWER DISSIPATION (watts) ________________
       POWER REQUIREMENTS: +5V START-UP (amps) __0.9
       POWER MANAGEMENT (Watts):
                           ACTIVE _______________2.6
                           IDLE _________________1.0
                           STANDBY ______________0.3
                           SLEEP ________________0.2
       WRITE PRECOMP (cyl) ______________________N/A
       REDUCED WRITE CURRENT (cyl) ______________N/A
       LANDING ZONE (cyl) _______________________AUTO
       IBM AT DRIVE TYPE ________________________*

       Physical:
                        Height (inches/mm):     0.5 /12.5
                        Width  (inches/mm):     2.76/70.10
                        Depth  (inches/mm):     3.95/100.49
                        Weight      (oz/g):     4.76/136


 * MAY REQUIRE FORMATTING AND PARTITIONING SOFTWARE.  ALSO, CHECK TO
SEE IF YOUR CMOS SETUP HAS A "CUSTOM" OR "USER DEFINABLE" DRIVE TYPE
AVAILABLE. (see below)

Possible translations:
                       This translation is generally acceptable, as
                       is, for non-DOS operating systems:
       6304 cyl, 16 heads, 63 sectors = 3,253,469,184

                       DOS operating systems may require a translation
                       that uses larger values for the CMOS head
                       parameter which lowers cylinders below 1024:
        788 cyl, 128 heads, 63 sectors = 3,253,469,184

                       Other FULL-CAPACITY solutions for DOS operating
                       systems include third-party drive preparation
                       software, system BIOS which supports LBA mode
                       or bios driven host adapters. Otherwise,
                       capacity may be limited to:
       1024 cyl, 16 heads, 63 sectors = 528,482,304


Some systems BIOS have capacity limitations. 
Types that have been identified are:
     a 2.113GB or 4095 cylinder limitation 
and, if exceeded, may cause the system to hang during boot, 
capacity reduction or it can truncate or wrap the cylinders when 
auto-detect options set in the CMOS.

DOS 16-bit FAT file system cannot access more than 2.147 Gbytes per 
partition.  FAT32 file system can create single partitions and
logical drives up to 2TB.

Note: A "custom" or "user-definded" CMOS drivetype  may ask for a
numerical value for the Write Precompensation cylinder and for the
Landing Zone cylinder.  A basic rule-of-thumb for drive models that do
not require the old Write Precomp technique or a Landing Zone because
they are Auto-Parking is to add 1 to the cylinder value being used. As
an example: If cylinders equaled 820, then both Write Precomp and
Landing Zone would be entered as 821. Some BIOS will convert this to
65535 or -1, which are functionally equivalent to "none (not used)".

PHYSICAL/LOGICAL equivalent to NATIVE/TRANSLATION
ZBR = Zone Bit Recording = Variable sectors per track

Already low-level formatted at the factory.

Since a User-definable or Custom translation geometry may be used, it
is imperative that the values be written down and kept with your
permanent records for retrieval in the event of CMOS battery failure.

Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product 
offerings or specifications. (01/11/98)

