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Interpretation Schemes

Disc drives released...
AFTER January 1, 1999 - ATA Disc Drives | SCSI Disc Drives
BEFORE January 1, 1999 - Seagate Disc Drives | Conner Disc Drives


Seagate ATA Disc Drives
(Products released after January 1, 1999)

S T
3
17241
A
Seagate Technology


Form Factor
3 3.5-inch, Low-Profile (LP), 1-inch high

Capacity
Formatted capacity in Mbytes

Interface
A

ATA, Ultra ATA, Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/100 (IDE/EIDE)

For more information on the ATA interface, visit our interface interpretation page.

AS Serial ATA



Seagate SCSI Disc Drives
(Products released after January 1, 1999)

S T
3
18275
LW
Seagate Technology


Form Factor
1 3.5-inch, half-height, 1.6-inch high
3 3.5-inch, low-profile (LP), 1-inch high


Capacity
Formatted capacity in Mbytes


Interface
DC Differential, 80-pin Single Connector Attachment (SCA)
LC Low Voltage Differential, 80-pin SCA
LCV Same as LC, but with an increased cache size
(Recommended for Video applications and applications with large file formats)
LW Low Voltage Differential, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector
LWV Same as LW, but with an increased cache size
(Recommended for Video applications and applications with large file formats)
N SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector
ND Differential, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector
W SCSI, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector
WC SCSI, 80-pin SCA (Hot Swapable)
WD Differential, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector
 
For more information on SCSI interfaces, visit our interface interpretation page.

FC Fibre Channel, 40-pin SCA
FCV Same as FC, but with an increased cache size
(Recommended for Video applications and applications with large file formats)

For more information on the Fibre Channel interface, visit our interface interpretation page.




Seagate Disc Drives
(Products released before January 1, 1999)

S T
3
9173
N
PR
-
X
Seagate Technology


Form Factor
1 3.5-inch, half-height, 1.6-inch high
2 5.25-inch, half-height, 1.6-inch high
3 3.5-inch, low-profile (LP), 1-inch high
4 5.25-inch, full height
5 3.5-inch, 0.75-inch high
6 9-inch
7 1.8-inch
8 8-inch
9 2.5-inch, 0.75-inch high


Capacity
Formatted capacity of the drive in Mbytes
(Some models made before 1994 show Unformatted capacity)


Interface
A ATA, Ultra ATA (IDE/EIDE)
AG ATA w/SafeWrite Shock Protection
DC Differential, 80-pin Single Connector Attachment (SCA)
E ESDI Interface
FC Fibre Channel, 40-pin SCA
J SMD/SME-E Interface
K IPI-2 Interface or Part of a Kit
LC Low Voltage Differential, 80-pin SCA
LW Low Voltage Differential, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector
N SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector
ND Differential, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector
NM SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector, Macintosh Compatible
NV SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector, Netware Ready
P PCMCIA (PC Card) Interface
R ST412/RLL Interface
S Synchronized Spindle or Synchronous SCSI
W SCSI, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector
WC SCSI, 80-pin SCA (Hot Swapable)
WD Differential, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector
X XT Bus (IDE)
Unspecified ST412/MFM Interface


Option
PR Drive shipped with installation software and a Seagate controller or host adapter.


Access Time
0 Standard
1 Faster




Conner Disc Drives
(Products released before January 1, 1999)

CFP
1060
W


Form Factor / Type
C Conner
CP2 2.5-inch
CP3 3.5-inch
CFA Conner Advantage, 3.5-inch
CFL Low Profile, 3.5-inch
CFN Notebook, 3.5-inch
CFP Performance, 3.5-inch
CFS Filepro Series, 3.5-inch


Capacity
Approximate Formatted Capacity in Mbytes
(Can be 3 or 4 digits)


Interface
4 ATA (PC/AT/IDE)
0 SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector
A ATA (PC/AT/IDE)
D Differential SCSI
E SCSI, 80-pin SCA
S SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector
U Ultra SCSI
V Audio/Video Optimized
W SCSI, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector




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