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The Package
The Seagate 100GB Momentus 7200.1 notebook hard drive came in a sealed plastic anti-static bag.
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Since the bag only protects the drive against static and dust, additional packaging is required to safely deliver the drive by mail. Don't worry - if you are buying retail, the drive will come with a box with foam packaging for shock protection.
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Inside the anti-static bag is the focus of this review - the Seagate 100GB Momentus 7200.1 PATA notebook hard drive!
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We will examine this drive in detail soon enough, but let's go through its specifications first.
Specifications
| Model |
• ST910021A |
| Formatted Capacity |
• 100 GB |
Bytes Per Sector |
• 512 bytes |
Sectors Per Track |
• 63 |
| Cylinders |
• 16,383 |
| Platters |
• 2 |
| Read/Write Heads |
• 4 |
| Recording Method |
• RLL 0, 11 |
| Spindle Speed |
• 7,200 RPM |
| Average Latency |
• 4.2 msec. |
| Average Seek |
• 10.5 msec. |
| Maximum Internal Data Transfer Rate |
• 45.8 MB/s |
| Maximum I/O Data Transfer Rate |
• 100 MB/s |
| Interface |
• Ultra ATA 100 |
| Cache Buffer |
• 8 MB SDRAM |
| Maximum Height |
• 9.5 mm |
| Maximum Width |
• 69.85 mm |
| Maximum Length |
• 100.2 mm |
| Maximum Weight |
• 115 g |
| Typical Startup Current @ 5V (peak) |
• 1.1 A |
| Seek Power (Typical) |
• 2.6 W |
| Operating Power (Typical) |
• 2.2 W |
| Idle Mode (Typical) |
• 1.3 W |
| Standby Mode (Typical) |
• 0.26 W |
| Ambient Temperature |
• 5 °C to 55 °C
(Operating) |
| Maximum Operating
Shock |
• 250 G |
| Maximum Non-Operating
Shock |
• 900 G |
| Idle Drive Acoustics |
• 2.5 bels (Typical) |
| Performance Seek Drive Acoustics |
• 2.9 bels (Typical) |
| Head Rest Method |
• QuietStepTM Ramp Load |
| Load/Unload Cycles |
• 600,000 Cycles |
| Non-Recoverable Read Errors |
• 1 error per 1014 bits read |
