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Travelstar 12GN

Highlights:
  • Capacity - up to 12.0 GB
  • Rotational Speed - 4200 RPM
  • Interface - ATA-4
  • Average seek time - 12.0 ms
  • IBM part numbers -
    212000
    209000
    206000

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Travelstar 12GN

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  Specifications
  Model DARA-212000/ 209000/ 206000
  Configuration
  Interface ATA-4
  Capacity (GB) 12.0/ 9.0/ 6.0
  Sector size (bytes) 512
  Recording zones 12
  User cylinders 17,088
  Data heads 4/ 3/ 2
  Disks 2/ 2/ 1
  Max. areal density
  (Gbits/ sq. in.)
10.1
  Max. recording
  density (KBPI)
356.0
  Track density
  (KTPI)
28.5
  Drive Fitness Test Supported
  Performance
  Data buffer (KB) 512²
  Rotational speed
  (RPM)
4200
  Latency (average
  ms)
7.1
  Media transfer
  rate (Mbits/sec)
85.5- 161.6
  Interface transfer
  rate (MB/sec)
66.6 Ultra-DMA mode 4
16.6 PIO mode 4
  Seek time (ms)  
    Average (typical) 12.0
    Single track
     (typical)
2.5
    Full stroke
     (typical)
23.0
  Reliability
  Error rate
  (nonrecoverable)
< 1 per 1.0E13 bits transferred
  Load/unload
  cycles
300,000
  Power
  Voltage
  requirement (VDC)
+5 (+/- 5 %)
  Dissipation (W)  
      Startup
      (max. peak)
4.7
      Seek (typical) 2.3
      Read (typical) 2.0
      Write (typical) 2.1
      Performance
      idle (typical)
1.85
      Active idle
      (typical)
0.85
      Low power
      idle (typical)
0.65
      Standby
      (typical)
0.25
      Sleep (typical) 0.1
  Power
  consumption
  efficiency
 (watts/MB)
0.00005/
0.00007/
0.00001
  Physical size
  Height (mm) 9.5
  Width (mm,
  nominal)
69.9
  Depth (mm,
  nominal)
100.2
  Weight (g) 99.0
  Environmental characteristics Operating Nonoperating
  Ambient temperature 5 to 55°C -40 to 65°C
  Relative humidity (noncondensing) 8% to 90% 5% to 95%
  Maximum wet bulb
  (noncondensing)
29.4°C 40.0°C
  Shock (half sine wave) 150 G/ 2 ms
500 G/ 2 ms
  Vibration    
      Random (RMS) 0.67 G (5-500 Hz) 3.01 G (2.5-500 Hz)
      Swept swine 1 G 0-peak (5-500 Hz) 5 G 0-peak (10-500 Hz)
  Warranty
Three years*

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