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M2541B Specifications

Family Alias : microCAT3



Part Numbers and Options

M2541B (128KB buffer) CA01341-B550
M2541B (512KB buffer) CA01341-B575


Functional Specifications

Model M2541BA/BB/BC/BD
Disk Format 90 mm MO disk
(ISO 10090)
90 mm MO disk
(ISO 13963)
Storage Capacity unformatted 181 MB 325 MB
formatted 325 MB 230 MB
Zones - 10
Track capacity (formatted) 12,800 Bytes 12,800 Bytes (logical)
Track /side 10,000 17,940 (logical)
Sectors Per Track 25 25 (logical)
Direct overwrite support None M2541Bx01/51: None
M2541Bx25/75: Yes
Sector Capacity (formatted) 512 Bytes
Seek Time * 1/3 stroke less than 70 milliseconds
full stroke less than 140 milliseconds
Average latency time 11.1 milliseconds
Rotational speed 2,700 rpm
Recording Density 24,400 BPI 29,300 BPI
Track density 15,875 TPI 18,256 TPI
Data Transfer Rate Model Bx01/51/25/75 Bx01/51 Bx25/75
to/from media (max.) 0.8 MB/s 1.0 to 1.6
(continuous write) 0.19 MB/s 0.23 to 0.36 0.35 to 0.55
(continuous read) 0.57 MB/s 0.69 to 1.1 0.69 to 1.1
to/from host 8MB/s with IORDY, 6MB/s without IORDY
Recording Code RLL (2/7)
Interface ATA-2
Head positioning method Direct Tracks Count
Load time less than 7 sec
Unload time less than 6 sec
Buffer size model Bx01/25 128KB
model Bx51/75 512KB

* Each seek time specified here is the mathematical average of 1000 times of seek and does not include interface overhead nor track address recognition time.


Physical Specifications

Power requirements ** operating 4.2 W (R/W, seek)
sleep mode less than 0.1 W
Dimensions height 17.2 mm
width 101.6 mm
depth 140.0 mm
Weight less than 300 g
Ambient temperature operating 5 to 45 °C
not operating 0 to 50 °C
gradient 15 °C/h (operating)
Relative humidity operating 10 to 85 %, not condensing
not operating 10 to 85 %, not condensing
Vibration operating 0.4 G (5 to 500 Hz, sine sweep)
not operating 0.6 G (5 to 500 Hz, sine sweep)
Shock operating 2.0 G (10 ms, half sine pulse)
idle 5 G (10 ms, half sine pulse)
transport 100 G (5 ms, half sine pulse)
Altitude operating less than 3,000 m
not operating less than 12,000 m
Acoustic Noise -

** 5 VDC +/-5%, 0.9A ave. 1.5 A peak, (R/W, random seek). Maximum value excludes peak current less than 500 µsec duration.


Reliability Specifications

Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) 40,000 power on hours
Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) Less than 30 minurtes
Component Life 5 years
Recoverable errors 10 per 10^5 bits read
Unrecoverable errors 10 per 10^13 bits read
Seek errors 10 per 10^7 seeks



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Last updated : 21 October, 1996