Seagate Cheetah 10k.6 Review
Reviewed by Andrew Chalfant on 05.20.2003
Provided by Seagate

Technical Specifications
Description
Model number		ST3146807LW
Model Name		Cheetah 10K.6
Form Factor(width)		3.5-inch
Form Factor(height)		1-inch
Physical Specifications
Height		25.4 mm
Width		101.6 mm
Length		146.05 mm
Weight		0.73 kg
Capacity/Interface
Formatted Capacity		146.8 Gbytes
Interface Type		68-pin
Performance
Transfer Rates
Internal Transfer Rate (min)		475 Mbits/sec
Internal Transfer Rate (max)		840 Mbits/sec
Formatted Int Transfer Rate (min)		43 MBytes/sec
Formatted Int Transfer Rate (max)		78 MBytes/sec
External (I/O) Transfer Rate (max)		320 MBytes/sec
Avg Formatted Transfer Rate		59.9 MBytes/sec
Seek Times
Average Seek Time, Read		4.7 msec typical
Average Seek Time, Write		5.2 msec typical
Track-to-Track Seek, Read		0.3 msec typical
Track-to-Track Seek, Write		0.5 msec typical
Average Latency		2.99 msec
Other
Default Buffer (cache) Size		8,000 Kbytes
Spindle Speed		10000 RPM
Spinup Time		20 sec
Configuration
Number of Discs (physical)		4
Number of Heads (physical)		8
Total Cylinders		49,854
Bytes Per Sector		512
Areal Density (Mbits/sq in)		36,000 Mbits/square inch
Track Density (TPI)		64,000 tracks/inch
Recording Density (BPI, max)		570,000 bits/inch
Recording Components
Electrical Requirements
Current
Typical Current (12VDC +/- 10%)		0.98 amps
Typical Current (5VDC +/- 10%)		0.87 amps
Power
Idle Power (typ)		10.8 watts
Environmental Specifications
Shock and Vibration
Max Operating Shock (2-msec)		25 Gs
Max Nonoperating Shock (2-msec)		225 Gs
Operating Vibration (max)		0.5 Gs
Nonoperating Vibration (max)		2 Gs
Temperature and Humidity
Operating Temperature (max)		55 deg C
Operating Temperature (min)		5 deg C
Nonoperating Temperature (max)		70 deg C
Nonoperating Temperature (min)		-40 deg C
Operating Temperature Change (max)		20 deg C/hr
Nonoperating Temperature Change (max)		20 deg C/hr
Operating Humidity (max)		95 percent
Nonoperating Humidity (max)		95 percent
Operating Humidity Change (max)		20 percent per hour
Operating Wet Bulb Temp (max)		14.8 deg C
Altitude
Operating Altitude (max)		3,048 m
Operating Altitude (min)		-305 m
Nonoperating Altitude (max)		12,210 m
Nonoperating Altitude (min)		-305 m
Acoustics
Acoustics, Idle (sound power, typ)		3.4 Bels
Reliability
MTBF (Hours)		1,200,000 hours
Recoverable Read Errors		10 per 1012 bits read
Nonrecoverable Read Errors		1 per 1015 bits read
Seek Errors		10 per 108 bits read
Supports S.M.A.R.T.		Yes
Service Life		5 year(s)
Limited Warranty Period		5 year(s)