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Product Specifications

3M ™ 5 1/4" (130mm) Optical Disks now from Imation.

600/650 MB, 1.2/1.3 GB and 2.3/2.6 GB Capacities

600MB/650 MB 1.2 GB/1.3 GB 2.3 GB/2.6 GB

Disk Format

User area (radius) 30-60mm 30-60mm 30-60m

Logical sectors/track 31 31 31

(512 bytes/sector)

(1024 bytes/sector) 17 17 17

Track configuration Spiral Spiral Spiral

Track pitch 1.6µm 1.39µm 1.15 µm

Direction of rotation Counterclockwise Counterclockwise Counterclockwise

Mechanical

Disk diameter(outer) 130mm 130mm 130mm

Hub diameter(outer) 25mm 25mm 25mm

Cartridge diameter

(w/l/h) 135mm/153mm/11mm 135mm/153mm/11mm 135mm/153mm/11mm

Disk weight(w/o cart) < 50g <50g <50g

Radial run-out 50µmTIR 50µmTIR 50µmTIR

Axial run-out +- 300µm +- 300µm +- 190µm

Tilt 5mrad max 5mrad max 3.2mrad max

Optical

Substrate thickness 1.2mm 1.2mm 1.2mm

Refractive index 1.57 1.57 1.57

Read/Write/Erase

Nominal read power

(@3 000rpm) 1.5mW 1.5mW 1.5mW

Write/erase/power

(@3000rpm) <=9.0mW <=9.0mW <=10.0mW

Minimum write/erase

magnetic field strength 1800A/m 1800A/m 1600A/m

Carrier-to Noise ratio

(ISO standard conditions) >45dB >45dB >45dB

Raw byte error <1 x 10 to the -4 <1 x 10 to the -4 <1 x 10 to the -4

Capacity (two sided)

Per formatted side

(512 bytes/sector) 297 MB 596 MB 1,152MB

(1024 bytes/sector) 325 MB 654 MB 1,308 MB

Logical blocks/side

(512 bytes/sector) 576,998 1,163,336 2,250,538

(1024 bytes/sector) 314,568 637,041 1,276,077

Readability

Read cycle >10 to the 7 times >10 to the 7 times >10 to the 7 times (1)

Erase/write/read cycle

for RW disks > 10 to the 6 times > 10 to the 6 times > 10 to the 6 times (1)

Archival life (based on

acceleration testing) > 30 yrs (2) > 30 yrs (2) > 30 yrs (2)

Shelf life (based on

acceleration testing) > 30 yrs (2) > 30 yrs (2) > 30 yrs (2)

Temperature and humidity requirements

Temperature (operating) 5-55 degrees C 5-55 degrees C 5-55 degrees C

Humidity (operating) 3-85% RH (3) 3-85% RH (3) 3-85% RH (3)

Temperature(storage) -10-55 degrees C -10-55 degrees C -10-55 degrees C

Humidity (storage) 3-90% RH (3) 3-90% RH (3) 3-90% RH (3)

ISO/ECMA standards

Rewritable ISO/IEC 10089, Format A ISO/IEC 13549,ECMA 184 ISO N828,CD14517

CCW ISO/IEC 11560,ECMA 153 ISO/IEC 13549,ECMA 184 ISO N828,CD14517

Specification subject to change without notice

1 < 1.0 mW threshold change, <2dB peak CNR change for cycle testing

2 Greater than 30 years at 30 degrees C and 90% RH with 95% compliance

3 Minimum wet bulb temperature -29 degrees C

Note: Media performance specifications are the same for rewritable and CCW disks.

Factory - installed permanent codes determine media type (rewritable or CCW)

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