Environmental Protection; European Union Restriction Of Hazardous Substances (Rohs) Directive; China Restriction Of Hazardous Substances (Rohs) Directive; Corrosive Environment - Seagate DB35.3 Series Serial ATA Product Manual

If necessary, you should consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional sug-
gestions. You may find helpful the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission:
How to Identify and Resolve Radio-Television Interference Problems. This booklet is available from the Super-
intendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Refer to publication num-
ber 004-000-00345-4.
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Environmental protection

Seagate designs its products to meet environmental protection requirements worldwide, including regulations
restricting certain chemical substances.
2.14.1

European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive

Seagate designs its products to meet environmental protection requirements worldwide, including regulations
restricting certain chemical substances. A new law, the European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances
(RoHS) Directive, restricts the presence of chemical substances, including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury,
Hexavalent Chromium, PBB and PBDE, in electronic products, effective July 2006. This drive is manufactured
with components and materials that comply with the RoHS Directive.
2.14.2

China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive

2.14.2 国 限 制 危 险 物 品 的 指 令
This product has an Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) of 20 years. The following
table contains information mandated by China's "Marking Requirements for Control of Pollution
Caused by Electronic Information Products" Standard.
"O" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogenous material level) is lower
than the threshold defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.
" "
示 该 部 件 （ 于 同 类 物 品 程 度 上 ） 所 含 的 危 险 和 有 毒 物 质 低 于 中 国
O
"X" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogenous material level) is over
the threshold defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.
" "
X 示 该 部 件 （ 于 同 类 物 品 程 度 上 ） 所 含 的 危 险 和 有 毒 物 质 超 出 中 国
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Corrosive environment

Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to
light industrial environments containing sulfurous gases, chlorine and nitric oxide, classes G and H per ASTM
B845. However, this accelerated testing cannot duplicate every potential application environment. Users
should use caution exposing any electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corrosive
DB35.3 Series Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D
标 准 所 定 义 的 门 槛 值 。
R oHS MCV
R oHS MCV 标 准 所 定 义 的 门 槛 值 。
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