Chapter 4. Specifications; Drive Specifications; Media Related Characteristics - Sony SMO-F551 Technical Manual

Chapter 4. SPECIFICATIONS

Drive Specifications

This section provides the complete information of the SMO-F551.

Media Related Characteristics

The SMO-F551 has read/write compatibility with ISO standard 5.2 Gbytes (8X Capacity) and 2.6
Gbytes (4X Capacity) media. The drive is also read compatible with 1.3 Gbytes (2X Capacity)
and 650 Mbytes (1X Capacity) media.
Table 4.1 : 8X Capacity Media Related Characteristics
Conformed Standard
Disk Format
Rotational Mode
Modulation Code
Bytes per Sector
Sectors per Logical Track
Number of Tracks per Side
Physical Tracks
Logical Tracks
Formatted Address
Start Address
End Address
Capacity
per Disk
per Side
User Data Transfer Rate
Outer Diameter
Inner Diameter
Number of Spare Blocks
ISO/IEC 15286 (final draft)
Continuous Composite Servo
ZCAV : Zoned Constant Angular Velocity
RLL (1,7) : Run Length Limited Coding
2048
7
38,136
182,508
Track 0 Sector 0
(located at OD)
Track 182,507
Sector 6
5.24 Gbytes
2.62 Gbytes
5.07 Mbytes/s (max.) 4.79 Mbytes/s (max.)
2.48 Mbytes/s (max.) 2.31 Mbytes/s (max.)
4,095 sectors (max.)
1024
17
37,485
138,915
Track 0 Sector 0
(located at OD)
Track 138,914
Sector 16
4.84 Gbytes
2.42 Gbytes
4,095 sectors (max.)
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512
31
37,696
130,112
Track 0 Sector 0
(located at OD)
Track 130,111
Sector 30
4.14 Gbytes
2.07 Gbytes
4.06 Mbytes/s (max.)
1.97 Mbytes/s (max.)
4,095 sectors (max.)
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