11 Jun
2007
11 Jun
'07
2:08 p.m.
On 11 Jun 2007 at 13:24, Glen Slick wrote:
> Speed: 3450rpm
> bits per track: 72000
> access time: 8.7ms
If there is one head per track and you don't have
track to track seek
time, what does access time measure? Just curious.
Normally, this is half the maximum rotational latency. At 3450
r/min, one rev takes 17.4 msec., so access time is half that--
8.7msec.
Cheers,
Chuck