<s>
The	O
Quantum	B-Device
Fireball	I-Device
was	O
a	O
brand	O
of	O
3.5-inch	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
drives	I-Device
made	O
by	O
Quantum	O
Corporation	O
from	O
1995	O
to	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
were	O
5400	O
RPM	O
and	O
came	O
in	O
0.54	O
and	O
1.08	O
GB	O
capacities	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Quantum	B-Device
Fireball	I-Device
Plus	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
Quantum	O
's	O
first	O
7200	O
RPM	O
Integrated	B-Protocol
Drive	I-Protocol
Electronics	I-Protocol
(	O
IDE	B-Protocol
)	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
sixteen	O
different	O
models	O
of	O
the	O
Quantum	B-Device
Fireball	I-Device
,	O
with	O
the	O
last	O
being	O
the	O
LCT	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
generation	O
of	O
Quantum	B-Device
Fireball	I-Device
drives	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
mid-1995	O
and	O
offered	O
0.54	O
and	O
1.08	O
GB	O
capacities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
had	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
platters	O
,	O
an	O
IDE	B-Protocol
or	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
interface	O
and	O
a	O
5400	O
RPM	O
spindle	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
performance	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
with	O
an	O
ATA-4	O
interface	O
(	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
models	O
were	O
also	O
available	O
)	O
,	O
this	O
series	O
of	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
were	O
available	O
in	O
1.6	O
,	O
2.1	O
,	O
3.2	O
,	O
4.3	O
,	O
5.1	O
and	O
6.4	O
GB	O
capacities	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
,	O
two	O
or	O
four	O
platters	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
5400	O
RPM	O
spindle	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
drives	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
ATA-4	O
and	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
interfaces	O
with	O
capacities	O
up	O
to	O
8.4	O
GB	O
with	O
four	O
platters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
were	O
Quantum	O
's	O
last	O
Fireball	O
drives	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
SCSI	B-Architecture
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
,	O
the	O
Fireball	O
EL	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Fireball	O
drive	O
with	O
an	O
ATA-5	B-Protocol
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
,	O
the	O
Fireball	O
CX	O
was	O
Quantum	O
's	O
first	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
with	O
GMR	O
heads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Fireball	O
Plus	O
KA	O
,	O
launched	O
in	O
1999	O
,	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
Quantum	O
's	O
first	O
7200	O
RPM	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
while	O
still	O
having	O
512	O
KB	O
of	O
cache	O
and	O
an	O
ATA-5	B-Protocol
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
early	O
2000	O
,	O
this	O
series	O
increased	O
the	O
cache	O
size	O
to	O
2	O
MB	O
while	O
still	O
having	O
the	O
ATA-5	B-Protocol
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
later	O
in	O
2000	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
Quantum	O
's	O
first	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
feature	O
fluid	O
dynamic	O
bearings	O
and	O
an	O
ATA-6	B-Protocol
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
late	O
1999	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
512	O
KB	O
cache	O
,	O
5400	O
RPM	O
spindle	O
speed	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
ATA-5	B-Protocol
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
lowered	O
the	O
spindle	O
speed	O
to	O
4400	O
RPM	O
,	O
but	O
still	O
had	O
512	O
KB	O
of	O
cache	O
and	O
an	O
ATA-5	B-Protocol
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
128	O
KB	O
of	O
cache	O
,	O
an	O
ATA-6	B-Protocol
interface	O
and	O
a	O
4500	O
RPM	O
spindle	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
