Data
Exceptional Value for Servers,
Workstations, and Subsystems
Key Features and Benefits
•Exceptional value — 36.7 GB, 18.3 GB,
and 9.1 GB in a 1-inch-high, 3.5-inch
form factor
•Outstanding performance — 7,200
RPM, 6.3 ms average seek time,
29 MB/sec maximum sustained
throughput, up to 160 MB/sec bus
transfer rate
•Proven reliability — Shock Protection
System II (300 Gs non-op shock), Data
Protection System, Shock Sensor,
Thermal Sensor, 352-bit double-burst
ECC on-the-fly, S.M.A.R.T., 5-year warranty
•Industry-leading acoustics — drive idle
acoustics as low as 3.2 Bels
•Advanced SCSI interface for superior
manageability — Ultra160 SCSI interface
with Fairness, Cyclical Redundancy
Check (CRC), Asynchronous Information
Protection (AIP), Domain Validation,
Ultra2 and Ultra SCSI compatibility,
Active LVD bus hot-pluggable design,
intelligent SCSI bus management
Atlas V 9.1 GB
18.3 GB
36.7 GB
The Market
In today’s non-stop, Web-reliant world,
the demand is skyrocketing for cost-
effective, enterprise-level data storage
that doesn’t compromise performance
or reliability. Quantum meets the need
with the new Atlas™ V disk drive
family—the premier solution for entry-
level workstations, departmental servers,
and storage subsystems running
applications from mechanical CAD,
digital video, and medical imaging
to e-mail, e-commerce, and ERP.
Exceptional Performance
and Value
The Atlas V provides outstanding
performance with a 7,200 RPM rotational
speed, lightning-fast 6.3 millisecond
(ms) average seek time, and 29 MB/sec
maximum sustained data throughput.
All this performance is packaged in an
economical 9.1 GB-per-platter design,
with up to 36 GB of storage capacity in
a 1-inch-high form factor, making the
Atlas V a truly exceptional value.
Quantum Quality and Reliability
The Atlas V drive incorporates
Quantum’s leadership Shock Protection
System II, which guards against non-
operating shocks of up to 300 Gs.
It also includes Quantum’s
innovative Data Protection
System, which lets users
easily verify that all vital
drive operations are
functioning properly.
The drive is also extremely quiet,
allowing its use in noise-sensitive
environments. For added confidence,
the Atlas V is backed with a
five-year warranty.
Enhanced Data Integrity, System
Performance, and Manageability
The Ultra160 SCSI interface on Atlas V
disk drives provides features that
enhance data integrity and increase
subsystem manageability. Cyclical
Redundancy Check (CRC) protects
data transfers during drive hot plugging,
and Domain Validation ensures optimal
SCSI operation through intelligent
network testing. Atlas V improves data
reliability further with a new feature —
Asynchronous Information Protection
(AIP), which extends CRC protection
to asynchronous transfers, such as
SCSI commands and messages. It also
includes the new “Fairness” feature,
which improves system performance in
multi-drive configurations by ensuring
equitable command execution across
all SCSI devices on the bus.
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