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IBM Ultrastar 9ZX - 9,1GB USCSI Wide

IBM's fastest, highest performance disk drive for the most demanding corporate and enterprise server applications

The new Ultrastar 9ZX provides extremely fast disk drive seek times and rotational latency, optimizing it for advanced enterprise applications that require the highest performance available. With a capacity of 9.1 GB, the Ultrastar 9ZX offers a superior rotational speed of 10,000 RPM and data access times of 6.3 ms, setting new standards in data storage technology. The Ultrastar 9ZX offers the widest range of interfaces including Ultra and Ultra-2 SCSI Fast and Fast/Wide options, SSA, and Fiber Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) support.

Configuration
Interface Fast/Wide, 
Formatted capacity 
(512 bytes)
9.1 GB
Number of disks 6
Number of heads 12
Areal density 
(maximum)
1136 Mbits/sq. in.
Recording density 
(maximum)
151 KBPI
Track density 7258 TPI
Sector size 512 to 732 Bytes
Channel PRML
Encoding method RLL (16/17)
Head type Magnetoresistive Extended (MRX)
Dedicated landing 
zone
Yes
Performance Media data rate 
(banded)
129.3 to 204.8 Mbits/sec 
Interface transfer rate (max) 40.0 MB/sec
Access time 
(pop avg.) 
Average read 
Track-to-track
 

6.3 ms 
0.7 ms

Rotational speed 10,020 RPM
Latency (average) 2.99 ms
Buffer size 1 MB
Reliability Recoverable read errors <10 in 10E13
bits read
Non-recoverable 
read errors
<10 in 10E15
bits  read
S.M.A.R.T/PFA Yes
Temperature sensor Yes
Power Startup current 
(average)
3.5 Amps
Idle (average) 16.5 Watts
Read/write (typical) 19.3 Watts
Power consumption 
efficiency index
.0019 Watts/MB
Physical dimensions Height 41.0 mm
Width 101.85 mm
Depth 147.0 mm
Weight 870 g
Mounting Industry standard, all orientations


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