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|successor = [[Toshiba MG07]]<br>[[Toshiba MG08-D]] | |successor = [[Toshiba MG07]]<br>[[Toshiba MG08-D]]<br>[[Toshiba MG10-D]] | ||
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'''Toshiba MG06''' | '''Toshiba MG06''' was a hard drive family created by [[Toshiba]]. This family was announced in September 2017, and is a follow-up to the [[Toshiba MG05ACA]] series, increasing the maximum platters from six to seven, unprecedented in air-filled designs. It offers 6, 8 TB models in 1.33 TB/platter density (as with the previous MG05ACA) and 10 TB models using an increased 1.43 TB/platter density, as opposed to the MG05ACA only offering 8 TB models. | ||
This family evolved into the [[Toshiba MG07]] family, which used helium to achieve a record at the time nine platter capacity. The true successor was | This family evolved into the [[Toshiba MG07]] family, which used helium to achieve a record at the time nine platter capacity. The first true successor was [[Toshiba MG08-D]], which replaced the 6 and 8 TB models with lower platter equivalents. 10 TB models continued unchallenged until [[Toshiba MG10-D]], which similarly to MG08-D used 2 TB platters to achieve a 10 TB model with lower platter counts. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The MG06 is the follow-up to the MG05ACA. Released in September 2017, the MG06 family is the first and so far only family to offer seven platters in an air-filled design.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.anandtech.com/show/11875/toshiba-announces-10-tb-mg06acaseries-hdd-seven-platters-237-mbs-nand-cache|title = Toshiba Announces 10 TB MG06ACA HDD: Seven Platters, 249 MB/s, NAND Cache}}</ref> It is also the first nearline enterprise family to offer power loss protection, a feature which would become standard on all Toshiba enterprise produced since. | The MG06 is the follow-up to the MG05ACA. Released in September 2017, the MG06 family is the first and so far only family to offer seven platters in an air-filled design.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.anandtech.com/show/11875/toshiba-announces-10-tb-mg06acaseries-hdd-seven-platters-237-mbs-nand-cache|title = Toshiba Announces 10 TB MG06ACA HDD: Seven Platters, 249 MB/s, NAND Cache}}</ref> It is also the first nearline enterprise family to offer power loss protection, a feature which would become standard on all Toshiba enterprise produced since. | ||
With the release of the MG10-D family, the MG06 family became redundant and was discontinued. It is the first air platform to be discontinued since the MG05ACA family seven years earlier. | |||
==Products== | ==Products== | ||
{| class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of Toshiba MG06 models | {| class="wikitable sortable" summary="List of Toshiba MG06 models." | ||
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! Model || Capacity (TB) || Interface || Advanced Format || Sanitize Instant Erase support? | ! Model || Capacity (TB) || Interface || Advanced Format || Sanitize Instant Erase support? | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*All MG06 family models and their retail rebrands are codenamed Magnum | *All MG06 family models and their retail rebrands are codenamed Magnum, which is reflected on the PCB silkscreen as "M6-SATA" or "M6-SAS". Subsequent MG families would also be codenamed Magnum plus a suffix usually equal to the generation number (e.g. MG07 is codenamed Magnum-07). Magnum made a number of overhauls that were carried over to all future Magnum platforms. These changes were not carried over to laptop and Hitachi HDA native Toshiba firmware. | ||
**Firmware versions became entirely numerical, as opposed to using a two-letter prefix. The prefix now varies based on customer only, not also model. | **Firmware versions became entirely numerical, as opposed to using a two-letter prefix. The prefix now varies based on customer only, not also model. | ||
**The value of Disk Shift also changed reporting; instead of reporting a single value, it reports three 16 bit integers. The disk shift measuring also seems more accurate, rarely reporting zero even when factory fresh. This changed reporting is likely due to a Toshiba patent dedicated to measuring disk shift, filed twelve years before the release of MG06.<ref>{{Cite web|title = | **The value of Disk Shift also changed reporting; instead of reporting a single value, it reports three 16 bit integers. The disk shift measuring also seems more accurate, rarely reporting zero even when factory fresh. This changed reporting is likely due to a Toshiba patent dedicated to measuring disk shift, filed twelve years before the release of MG06.<ref>{{Cite web|title = | ||
Apparatus and method for calculating disk shift amount in disk drive|url = https://patents.google.com/patent/US20050128635|author = Satoshi Shibata|publisher = Toshiba|website = Google Patents|date = 16 May 2006}}</ref> | Apparatus and method for calculating disk shift amount in disk drive|url = https://patents.google.com/patent/US20050128635|author = Satoshi Shibata|publisher = Toshiba|website = Google Patents|date = 16 May 2006}}</ref> | ||
**The Date and Time TimeStamp no longer reports exact number of milliseconds powered on. Instead, it is the same value used for Power On Hours, converted to milliseconds. | |||
*The MG06 family, as well as the later MG07 family and all related rebrands are the only Toshiba-made family to use Avago MCUs. The MG05 and before families, as well as MG08 and later families, all use Marvell MCUs. | *The MG06 family, as well as the later MG07 family and all related rebrands are the only Toshiba-made family to use Avago MCUs. The MG05 and before families, as well as MG08 and later families, all use Marvell MCUs. | ||
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*[https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/storage/product/data-center-enterprise/enterprise-capacity/articles/mg06acaxxxx.html Product page] | *[https://toshiba.semicon-storage.com/ap-en/storage/product/data-center-enterprise/enterprise-capacity/articles/mg06acaxxxx.html Product page] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:03, 21 June 2025
Toshiba MG06 was a hard drive family created by Toshiba. This family was announced in September 2017, and is a follow-up to the Toshiba MG05ACA series, increasing the maximum platters from six to seven, unprecedented in air-filled designs. It offers 6, 8 TB models in 1.33 TB/platter density (as with the previous MG05ACA) and 10 TB models using an increased 1.43 TB/platter density, as opposed to the MG05ACA only offering 8 TB models.
This family evolved into the Toshiba MG07 family, which used helium to achieve a record at the time nine platter capacity. The first true successor was Toshiba MG08-D, which replaced the 6 and 8 TB models with lower platter equivalents. 10 TB models continued unchallenged until Toshiba MG10-D, which similarly to MG08-D used 2 TB platters to achieve a 10 TB model with lower platter counts.
History[edit | edit source]
The MG06 is the follow-up to the MG05ACA. Released in September 2017, the MG06 family is the first and so far only family to offer seven platters in an air-filled design.[1] It is also the first nearline enterprise family to offer power loss protection, a feature which would become standard on all Toshiba enterprise produced since.
With the release of the MG10-D family, the MG06 family became redundant and was discontinued. It is the first air platform to be discontinued since the MG05ACA family seven years earlier.
Products[edit | edit source]
| Model | Capacity (TB) | Interface | Advanced Format | Sanitize Instant Erase support? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA600E | 6 | SATA | 512e | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA600A | 6 | SATA | 4Kn | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA600EY | 6 | SATA | 512e | Yes |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA600E | 6 | SAS | 512e | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA600A | 6 | SAS | 4Kn | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA600EY | 6 | SAS | 512e | Yes |
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA800E | 8 | SATA | 512e | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA800A | 8 | SATA | 4Kn | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA800EY | 8 | SATA | 512e | Yes |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA800E | 8 | SAS | 512e | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA800A | 8 | SAS | 4Kn | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA800EY | 8 | SAS | 512e | Yes |
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA10TE | 10 | SATA | 512e | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA10TA | 10 | SATA | 4Kn | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06ACA10TEY | 10 | SATA | 512e | Yes |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA10TE | 10 | SAS | 512e | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA10TA | 10 | SAS | 4Kn | No |
| TOSHIBA MG06SCA10TEY | 10 | SAS | 512e | Yes |
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- All MG06 family models and their retail rebrands are codenamed Magnum, which is reflected on the PCB silkscreen as "M6-SATA" or "M6-SAS". Subsequent MG families would also be codenamed Magnum plus a suffix usually equal to the generation number (e.g. MG07 is codenamed Magnum-07). Magnum made a number of overhauls that were carried over to all future Magnum platforms. These changes were not carried over to laptop and Hitachi HDA native Toshiba firmware.
- Firmware versions became entirely numerical, as opposed to using a two-letter prefix. The prefix now varies based on customer only, not also model.
- The value of Disk Shift also changed reporting; instead of reporting a single value, it reports three 16 bit integers. The disk shift measuring also seems more accurate, rarely reporting zero even when factory fresh. This changed reporting is likely due to a Toshiba patent dedicated to measuring disk shift, filed twelve years before the release of MG06.[2]
- The Date and Time TimeStamp no longer reports exact number of milliseconds powered on. Instead, it is the same value used for Power On Hours, converted to milliseconds.
- The MG06 family, as well as the later MG07 family and all related rebrands are the only Toshiba-made family to use Avago MCUs. The MG05 and before families, as well as MG08 and later families, all use Marvell MCUs.
External links[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Toshiba Announces 10 TB MG06ACA HDD: Seven Platters, 249 MB/s, NAND Cache".
- ↑ Satoshi Shibata (16 May 2006). "Apparatus and method for calculating disk shift amount in disk drive". Google Patents. Toshiba.