IBM Hard Drive Model Number Designation


IBM Hard Drive Model Number Designation

(Valid for HDs since end of 1993) 

  Example: DFHS-34320
                 Disk, Starfire High Performance (7200RPM)
                 SCSI, 3.5-Inch, 4320MB
  DBBC-xyyyy z
  |-+| |---+ |
  | || |   | +------  U = Ultra-SCSI
  | || |   |          W = Ultra-Wide-SCSI
  | || |   |
  | || |   +--------  Capacity in MB
  | || |
  | || +------------  Form Factor
  | ||                2 = 2.5-Inch
  | ||                3 = 3.5-Inch
  | ||
  | |+--------------  Interface
  | |                 S = SCSI
  | |                 A = AT/IDE
  | |                 C = SSA
  | |
  | +---------------  Family
  |                   AQ = ???
  |                   CA = ???
  |                   CH = ???
  |                   FH = Starfire High Performance
  |                   FM = Starfire Mid Performance
  |                   SA = Satsuma
  |                   SH = Shima
|
  +-----------------  Product
                      D = Disk Drive


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