Introduction - Seagate ST3200826ACE Product Manual

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Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate
model drives:
DB35 Series
• ST3400832ACE
• ST3300831ACE
• ST3250823ACE
• ST3200826ACE
These drives provide the following key features:
• Minimal acoustics for consumer storage usage profile.
• Bedroom quiet performance.
• Optimized power for consumer storage devices.
• Spinup current limited to a maximum of 2 amps.
• 7,200-RPM spindle speed
• 8-Mbyte buffer on: ST3400832ACE, ST3300831ACE, ST3250823ACE and ST3200826ACE.
• High instantaneous (burst) data transfer rates (up to 100 Mbytes per second) using Ultra DMA mode 5.
• Tunneling Giant magnetoresistive (TGMR) recording heads and EPRML technology, which provide the
drives with increased areal density.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
• 350 Gs nonoperating shock.
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
• Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.
• Support for autodetection of master/slave drives that use cable select (CSEL).
• SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• The 3D Defense System™, which includes Drive Defense, Data Defense, and Diagnostic Defense, offers
the industry's most comprehensive protection for disc drives.
DB35 Series Product Manual, Rev. B
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