IBM AS/400e User Manual

Internal Magnetic Media
336 AS/400e System Handbook
Disk Units
This section outlines a comparison of disk storage specifications and provides disk unit
descriptions.
Disk Storage Specifications Comparison
The following tables show the specifications of both the earlier and current IBM internal disk
technologies that are supported on the AS/400 system.
Notes:
1. Like lettered disks can be part of the same RAID array, and like numbered disks can mirror each other.
2. Single-byte disks cannot be placed into slots K8 through K16. In the case of the #5055 System Expansion
Unit, single-byte disks cannot be placed into any slots.
3. Not Ultra-SCSI or Ultra2 SCSI when attached to this storage expansion unit.
N Available as a new disk.
S Supported but not orderable.
X Available as a migrated disk.
Disk
Type
Disk
Diameter
Capacity
Avg.
Seek
Time
Average
Latency
RPM
Data-
Rate
(Burst)
Areal
Density
(M/inch)
Read
Ahead
Cache
#4308 3.5" 4190 MB
R6.5ms
W8.0ms
4.17 ms 7200 40 MB/s
1109 to
1253
1MB
#4314 3.5" 8580 MB
R6.5ms
W7.5ms
4.17 ms 7200 40 MB/s
1109 to
1253
1MB
#4317 3.5" 8580 MB
R5.3ms
W6.3ms
2.99 ms 10 K 80 MB/s
1353 to
2024
4MB
#4318 3.5" 17548 MB
R4.9ms
W5.9ms
2.99 ms 10 K 80 MB/s
3197 to
3535
2MB
#4324 3.5" 17548 MB
R7.0ms
W8.0ms
4.17 ms 7200 40 MB/s 3025 1.79 MB
#6605 3.5" 1031 MB 7.8ms 4.17 ms 7200 20 MB/s 562 512 KB
#6606 3.5" 1967 MB 7.8ms 4.17 ms 7200 20 MB/s 532 512 KB
#6607 3.5" 4194 MB 8.3ms 4.17 ms 7200 20 MB/s 829 512 KB
#6650 3.5" 1967 MB 9.5ms 5.56 ms 5400 20 MB/s 354 512 KB
#6652 3.5" 1031 MB 8.9ms 5.56 ms 5400 20 MB/s 354 512 KB

IBM AS/400e Specifications

General

Brand	IBM
Model	AS/400e
Category	Server
Language	English