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Specifications: IBM� DHEA-38451 8.4-GB Hard-Disk Drive

Specifications: IBM DHEA-38451 8.4-GB Hard-Disk Drive

General | Functionality | Internal Drive Characteristics | Reliability | Electrical | Sound Pressure Level | Shock | Physical | Environmental | Regulatory | Features
NOTE: These specifications are provided by the manufacturer for information purposes only and do not constitute an extension of Dell Computer Corporation's warranty to you. Dell's warranty is contained in the customer documentation.

General

Manufacturer IBM
Model number DHEA-38451
Model name Hercules
Interface Ultra ATA-33 EIDE

Functionality

Formatted capacity 8450 MB*
Rotational speed 5400 rpm
Average rotational latency 5.56 ms
Spin-up time 10 sec (typical)
Track density 10,700 tpi
Cache (total) 472 KB
Seek time (without command overhead, including settling):  

Read

8.5 ms (typical)

Write

9.5 ms (typical)
Disk-buffer transfer (zone 0):  

Instantaneous

12.1 MB/sec

Sustained

10.2 MB/sec
Disk-buffer transfer (zone 7):  

Instantaneous

6.8 MB/sec

Sustained

5.8 MB/sec
Buffer-host (maximum) 33.3 MB/sec
Sector format 512 bytes/sector
Interleave factor 1:1
PIO data transfer mode 4 (16.6 MB/sec)
DMA data transfer:  

Single-word mode

mode 2 (8.3 MB/sec)

Multiword mode

mode 2 (16.6 MB/sec)

Ultra DMA mode

mode 2 (33.3 MB/sec)
* 1 MB equals 1,000,000 bytes.

Internal Drive Characteristics

Read/write heads 8
Logical head number 16
Disks 4
Bytes per sector 512
Logical sectors per track 63
Logical cylinder number 16,384
Data buffer size 472 KB

Reliability

Preventative maintenance none required
Nonrecoverable read errors 1 in 1013 bits read
SMART-compliant yes

Electrical

Voltages +5 VDC (� 5%)
+12 VDC (� 5%)

Sound Pressure Level

Idle on track (mean) 34 dBA
Idle on track (maximum) 38 dBA
Random operation (mean) 39 dBA
Random operation (maximum) 42 dBA

Shock*

Operating 10 G
Nonoperating 75 G
* Half-sine wave, 11-ms maximum duration

Physical

Height 25.4 mm (1.0 inch)
Width 101.6 mm (4.0 inches)
Depth 146.0 mm (5.74 inches)
Weight 580 grams (1.5 lb)

Environmental

Temperature:  

Operating

5� to 55�C (41� to 131�F)

Nonoperating

-40� to 65�C (-40� to 158�F)
Maximum temperature gradient 15�C/hr (59�F/hr)
Humidity:  

Operating

8% to 90% (noncondensing)

Nonoperating

5% to 95% (noncondensing)
Maximum wet bulb temperature:  

Operating

29.4�C (84.9�F)

Nonoperating

35�C (95�F)
Altitude:  

Operating

-300 to 3048 m (-984 to 10,000 ft)

Nonoperating

-300 to 12,000 m (-984 to 39,370 ft)

Regulatory

  • UL 1950
  • CSA standard C22.2 No. 0M91 and No. 950-93
  • IEC 950
  • TUV EN 60 950
  • CE 89/336/EEC
  • EMC AS/NZS 3548:1995 Class B
  • FCC Class B, Part 15
  • EEC 76/889
  • VDE requirements of GOP

Features

  • Enhanced IDE (Ultra ATA-33) interface
  • Closed-loop actuator servo
  • Dedicated head landing zone
  • Automatic actuator lock
  • Segmented buffer implementation
  • Write cache
  • Advanced ECC on the fly
  • Automatic error recovery procedures for read/write commands
  • Power-on and resident diagnostics
  • CHS and LBA modes
  • Transparent defect management with automatic defect reallocation (ADR)
  • Power-saving modes

  

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