[sci.electronics] Remember? I have some ST-506's!

cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (Gordon Hlavenka) (06/27/90)

>And, I suppose if I really expect to use the drive, I need to know the
>total number of cylinders, heads, starting reduced write current and 
>write precomp cylinder.  Anyone have a chart of Seagate drive specs, or
>know where I could call or write to get this data?

I believe the 506 was a 5-meg unit.  I don't have the book on it, but I do
have the books on the 600 series and the 700 series.  Best I can do is give
you specs for those, and maybe it will help.  I think they will be similar;
just the environmentals change and the 700-series is half height. (???!)

Model      Unformatted       Formatted      Cyl   heads  Precomp   Reduce Wr
SA602         3.33 MB         2.70 MB       160     2     128        ---
SA604         6.66 MB         5.40 MB       160     4     128        ---
SA606         10.0 MB         8.11 MB       160     6     128        ---

SA706         6.40 MB         5.00 MB       320     2     128        Auto
SA712         12.7 MB         10.3 MB       320     4     128        Auto

I would guess that the SA604 might be similar to the 506...

The 700 series is RLL-capable and actually has 350 usable cylinders.  I've
had 2 712s running for 3 years now on a 2,7 RLL controller using 350
cylinders.  This yields 18MB and change.  I've had no trouble with them.

According to the book, the 600 series has 180 usable cylinders (based on a
ship zone at 182).  I don't know about RLL on the 600s...
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Gordon S. Hlavenka                 cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us
Disclaimer: He's lying

Ingvar.Strand@ext.luth.se (Ingvar Strand) (06/28/90)

In article <26877b8f-282.2sci.electronics-1@vpnet.chi.il.us> cgordon@vpnet.chi.il.us (Gordon Hlavenka) writes:
>
>And, I suppose if I really expect to use the drive, I need to know the
>total number of cylinders, heads, starting reduced write current and 
>write precomp cylinder.  Anyone have a chart of Seagate drive specs, or
>know where I could call or write to get this data?

Here are some Segate info:
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SEAGATE        800-468-3472
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MODEL   AT               CAP   CYC  H  RWC  WPC ENC  RATE ACCESS  SPT COMMENT
ST125A            3.5"    21   404  4  -    -        7.5   40 MS  26
ST125A-1          3.5"    21   404  4  -    -        7.5   28 MS  26
ST138A            3.5"    32   604  4  -    -        7.5   40 MS  26
ST138A-1          3.5"    32   604  4  -    -        7.5   28 MS  26
ST157A            3.5"    43   539  6  -    -        7.5   40 MS  26
ST157A-1          3.5"    43   539  6  -    -        7.5   28 MS  26
        ST-506 MFM
ST125             3.5"    21   615  4  616  616 M    5    40 MS   17
ST125-1           3.5"    21   615  4  616  616 M    5    28 MS   17
ST138             3.5"    32   615  6  616  616 M    5    40 MS   17
ST138-1           3.5"    32   615  6  616  616 M    5    28 MS   17
ST151             3.5"    42   977  5  978  978      5    24 MS   17
ST206            5.25 FH  5    306  2  307  128 M    5            17
ST212            5.25 FH  10   306  4  307  128 M    5            17
ST213            5.25 FH  10   615  2  613  307 M    5            17
ST225            5.25 HH  21   615  4  616  616 M    5    65 MS   17
ST251            5.25 HH  42   820  6  821  822 M    5.0  40 MS   17
ST251-1          5.25 HH  42   820  6  821  821 M    5.0  28 MS   17
ST406            5.25 FH  5    306  2  307  128 M    5            17
ST412            5.25 FH  10   306  4  307  128 M    5            17
ST419            5.25 FH  15   306  6  307  128 M    5            17
ST425            5.25 FH  21   306  8  307  128 M    5            17
--> ST506        5.25 FH  5    153  4  128  128 M    5            17
ST706            5.25 FH  5    306  2  307  128 M    5            17
ST4026           5.25 FH  21   615  4  616  307 M    

This might help.

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Ingvar Strand                       ingsa@ext.luth.se
Disclaimer: I guess it's my opinion, and no other's.