| Production | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Seagate Technologies | |
| Model | ST3096A | |
| Country of Origin | Singapore | |
| Year of Introduction | 1990 | |
| Introductory price | Unknown | |
| Current value | 35 USD | |
| Mechanical | ||
| Form factor | 3.5" SL | |
| Power connector | Molex or 3 pin | |
| Power requirements | 12V & 5V @ 5 watts | |
| Interface | IDE (40 pin IDC) | |
| Rotation Rate | 3211RPM(?) | |
| Geometry | ||
| Total Capacity (MB) | 85 | |
| Total Sectors (LBA) | 174090 | |
| Physical | Logical | |
| Cylinders | 1658 | 1024 |
| Heads | 3 | 10 |
| Sectors | 35 | 17 |
| Bytes per sector | 512 | |
| Landing Zone | Automatic (65535) | |
| Write Precompensation | Automatic (65535) | |
| Reduce Write Current | Automatic (65535) | |
| Features | ||
| Buffer size | 32KB | |
| Lift/Lock/Park | Automatic park | |
| Sector translation | Yes | |
| Multi-sector transfers | Yes | |
| Error correction | Yes, 4 bytes | |
| Zone Bit Recording | Unknown | |
| LBA | No | |
| SMART | No | |
| Power Management | Basic | |
| Advanced Accoustics Management | No | |
| Maximum transfer mode | PIO 0(?) | |
| Performance | ||
| Track-track (milliseconds) | 3(?) | |
| Linear access (milliseconds) | Unknown | |
| Random access (milliseconds) | 14(?) | |
| SpeedSys rank | Unknown | |
| Linear read speed (KB/second) | 1500? | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Design owned by | Seagate Technologies | |
| Encoding | RLL 2,7 | |
| Media type | Metallic | |
| Head type | Inline thin film uniarm Winchester | |
| Disks | 2 | |
| Actuation method | Rotary voice coil | |
| Feedback | Embedded servo | |
| Spindle brake | Dynamic | |
| Service life | 150,000 hours | |
| Related models or series | ST3000 series | |
| Common failures | Unknown | |