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Item: 911
Micropolis 1558-15 ESDI


    MICROPOLIS 1558 DISK DRIVE
                       SPECIFICATIONS

                                  Model Number
Unformatted Capacity:               1558-15

  Total Mbytes        ---------------- 382.3 --------------------
  Disk Platters       -------------------- 8 --------------------
  Read/Write Heads    ------------------- 15 --------------------
  Cylinders           ----------------- 1224 --------------------
  Bytes per track     --------------- 20,832 --------------------

Formatted Capacity (typical)

  Total Mbytes        ---------------- 338.1 --------------------
  Bytes per Sector    ------------------ 512 --------------------
  Sectors per Track   ------------------- 36 --------------------

PC Drive Types

  If you are using third-party installation software or an on-
  board BIOS on the controller, follow the instructions included 
  with the software or controller. Otherwise, examine the entries
  in your system drive table and find the type that most resembles
  the head and cylinder parameters of the drive without exceeding
  these parameters.

Performance Specifications

  Seek Time (including settling time)     Track-to-Track   4 msec
                                          Average         18 msec
                                          Maximum         40 msec
  Average Rotational Latency                            8.33 msec
  Rotational Speed                              3600 rpm +/- 0.5%
  Data Transfer Rate                                 10 Mbits/sec
  MTBF                                              150,000 hours
  Positioner                     Fully balanced rotary voice coil
  Parking                                 Automatic park and lock

General Functional Specifications

  Interface                                                  ESDI
  Sectoring (see W1 description, below)              Hard or Soft
  Write Precompensation Start Cylinder                      1224*
  Reduced Write Current Start Cylinder                      1224*
  Landing Zone                                               1224
  Mounting Plane                                  Any orientation

  * These are effectively turned off by specifying a non-existent
  cylinder. Some systems accomplish this by using a value of "-1"

Power Requirements

  +12V +/-5%                                             2.0A avg
                                      (4.25A max during start-up)
  +5V +/-5%                                              2.0A avg
  Power dissipation, typical                             32 Watts

Drive Addressing and Interface Termination

   NOT
   USED      J2                J1                  J3
   ____   ________      ___________________   _ _________
  |    | |      |1|    |                 |1| | |  POWER  |
  |    |_|        |____|                   |_| |_________|
  |                                                      |
  |                                             R        |
  |                                             N        |
  |                                             1        |
  |                                                      |
  |                                                 W1   |
  |                                                 W2   |
  |                                                 W3   |
  |              (Component Side)                   W4   |
  |                                                 W5  _|
  |                                                DA1 |
  |                                                DA2 |_
  |                                                DA3   |
  |                                                      |

RN1 Interface Terminator
  The Interface Terminator factory installed at RN1 will provide
  proper termination for the interface lines. When daisy-chaining
  multiple drives, leave the terminator installed only in the last
  physical drive on the daisy chain; remove the terminator from 
  each of the other drives. In most PC/AT installations, the C: 
  drive is actually at the end of the cable and should retain the 
  terminator.

DA1, DA2, DA3 Drive Address Jumpers
  The drive address jumpers are identified as DA1, DA2 and DA3.
  Address selection is binary, as shown in the table below. The
  ESDI controller's documentation will specify the drive address
  to use.

   Drive            Select Jumpers
  Address        DA3     DA2     DA1
  -------        ---     ---     ---
     1           out     out      in
     2           out      in     out
     3           out      in      in
     4            in     out     out
     5            in     out      in
     6            in      in     out
     7            in      in      in

  "Drive address 0" (no jumper at DA1, DA2 or DA3) is a "deselect"
  (i.e., no drive selected). Drives are factory configured as Drive
  Address 1. For many multiple drive installations, each drive must
  have a unique address. An exception is that for every drive in
  a PC/AT installation, verify that the only Drive Address is at
  DA2; move the jumper if necessary (the special twisted interface
  cable that is generally used takes care of assigning a unique
  address to each drive). PC/AT controllers can typically support
  a maximum of two drives.

W5 Selects the Spindle Control Option.
  If W5 is installed, the drive waits for a Start Spindle command
  (after power is applied) to start the spindle motor. If W5 is
  not installed (the factory default configuration), the drive will
  automatically start the spindle motor at power-on. W5 is not
  installed for PC/AT applications.

W1 Selects the Sectoring Mode.
  If W1 is installed, the drive operates in the soft-sectored mode.
  If W1 is not installed (the factory default configuration), the
  drive operates in the hard-sector mode. W1 is not installed for 
  most PC/AT in applications.

W2, W3, W4 Sector Size Option
  The number of bytes per sector may be specified using the Set
  Bytes Per Sector command or by selecting a default sector 
  configuration with jumpers W2, W3, and W4 as follows:

       Jumpers            Sectors            Bytes/Sector
    W4    W3    W2       Per Track       Formatted  Unformatted
    ---   ---   ---      ---------       ---------  -----------
    out   out   out         35              512          595
 -------------------------------------------------------------
| * out   out    in         36              512          578  |
 -------------------------------------------------------------
    out    in   out         19             1024         1096
    out    in    in          9             2048         2314
     in   out   out          5             4096         4166
     in   out    in         32              512          651
     in    in   out         64              256          325
     in    in    in          1           20,832       20,832

  * This is the default (factory installed) configuration and is
  recommended for PC/AT applications