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Quantum Fireball SE (2,1),(3,2),(4,3),(6,4),(8,4)GB USCSI-3 9,5ms

Blazing-Fast, High-Capacity Disk Drives for the Desktop

The Fireball SE hard disk drive family continues Quantum's leadership on the desktop. It delivers the highest PC disk drive areal density - 2.1 GB per disk, with the industry's largest capacity per platter in a 3.5-inch form factor - 8.4 GB. It has a fast average seek time - 9.5 milliseconds, and internal data rates up to 158 megabits per second. It also uses the Ultra ATA interface, with a data burst transfer rate of 33.3 megabytes per second. At these levels, the Fireball SE is the drive of choice for desktop publishing, presentations, MMX multimedia, DVD, and computational-intensive applications.

Storage Capacity Ave Seek
Time
Rotational
Speed
Interface Options
  • 2.1 GB
  • 3.2 GB
  • 4.3 GB
  • 6.4 GB
  • 8.4 GB

9.5 ms

5,400 rpm

  • Ultra ATA
  • Ultra SCSI-3

Key Features

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Industry's highest desktop capacities — Up to 8.4 GB in a 3.5-inch form factor
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Highest burst data transfer rates — Quantum-patented Ultra ATA support and Ultra SCSI-3 interface
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Fastest data reading — Advanced MR heads and PRML read channel technology
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Quicker response times — 9.5 ms average seek time and a rotational speed of 5,400 RPM
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Rock-solid reliability — Advanced embedded servo positioning system, 224-bit Reed Solomon double-burst ECC on-the-fly, multiple AutoReadTM / multiple AutoWriteTM firmware, and AutoTransferTMsupport
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Enhanced performance — Adaptive segmented buffer, DisCache®, WriteCache®, and tagged command queuing (SCSI)
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Easy installation — AT-Bus Cable SelectTM and Plug-and-Play SCSI, jumper selectable active termination (SCSI)
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Dependability — Full three-year warranty


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