IBM DARA-206000 27L3433 6GB IDE 2.5" Laptop Hard Drive 9.5mm HDD 31L9820 F79806 For Sale
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IBM DARA-206000 27L3433 6GB IDE 2.5" Laptop Hard Drive 9.5mm HDD 31L9820 F79806
Price: US $197.55
IBM DARA-206000 27L3433 6GB IDE 2.5" Laptop Hard Drive 9.5mm HDD 31L9820 F79806 31L9820F798060P11
Model: DARA-206000FRU P/N: 27L3433P/N:: 31L9820MLC: F79806Drive Family: IBM Travelstar 12GNCapacity: 6.0 GB Interface: IDE / ATA‑5 / Ultra ATA‑66 Form Factor: 2.5" Laptop HDD Height: 9.5 mm
1. General Characteristics
Manufacturer: IBM (later Hitachi GST)
Drive Type: Internal HDD
Form Factor: 2.5‑inch
Height Class: 9.5 mm
Intended Use: Laptops, embedded systems, legacy IDE devices
Release Era: ~1999–2000
2. Performance Specifications
Rotational Speed: 4200 RPM
Average Latency: 7.14 ms
Average Seek Time: 12 ms
Track‑to‑Track Seek: 2.5 ms
Full‑Stroke Seek: 23 ms
Drive Ready Time: ~2.8 seconds
Cache / Buffer: 512 KB
Internal Transfer Rate: Up to ~100–150 Mbit/s (typical for this family)
External Transfer Rate: Up to 66 MB/s (Ultra ATA/66)
3. Interface
Interface Type: IDE / PATA
Standard: ATA‑5
Supported Modes:
PIO Mode 4
Multiword DMA Mode 2
Ultra DMA Modes 0–4 44‑pin laptop IDE
4. Physical Specifications
Width: 69.85 mm
Depth: 100.2 mm
Height: 9.5 mm
Weight: ~99 g
5. Power Requirements
Spin‑up Current (5V): ~940 mA
Read/Write: ~2.3 W
Idle: ~0.37 W
Standby: ~0.06 W
Sleep: ~0.06 W
6. Acoustic Output
Idle: ~3.3 bel
Low‑Performance Seek: ~3.6 bel
High‑Performance Seek: ~3.9 bel
7. Reliability & Environmental
MTBF: ~1.2 million hours
Shock (non‑operating): 300 G (typical for this family)
