Introduction - Seagate DB35 Serial ATA ST3200826SCE Product Manual

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Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate
DB35 Serial ATA (SATA) model drives:
DB35 Serial ATA
• ST3400832SCE
• ST3300831SCE
• ST3250823SCE
• ST3200826SCE
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: ST3400832SCE, ST3300831SCE, ST3250823SCE, and ST3200826SCE models.
• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 150 Mbytes per second).
• Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) recording heads.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Native Command Queueing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications.
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
• 300 Gs nonoperating shock.
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
• SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• Supports latching SATA cables and connectors.
DB35 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. E 1