Seagate ST1
The Seagate ST1 is a miniature 1-inch hard drive with the CompactFlash Type II form factor, much like IBM's Microdrive. Unlike Sony and Hitachi and allegedly GS Magicstor branded drives, Seagate developed their technology from scratch.
As of 2005 most 5 gigabyte MP3 players in production had ST1 drives embedded in them.
Notable improvements over IBM's design include:
- 2-megabyte data buffer
- A mechanism to hold the read-write head in place when the drive is not in use
- Some level of internal diagnostics
ST1 models
ST1 Series:- ST625211CF/FX
- ST650211CF/FX
- ST64022CF/FX
- ST66022CF/FX
- ST68022CF/FX
- ST660712DE/DEG
- ST680712DE/DEG
- ST610712DE/DEG
- ST612712DE/DEG
Unlike most hard disk drives produced at that time, ST1.2 drives have physical sector size of 1024 bytes.