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Product Manual NL35 Series 7200.2 Serial ATA ® ST3500841NS ST3500641NS 100390104 Rev. C August 2007...
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Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate NL35 Series 7200.2 Serial ATA model drives: NL35 Series 7200.2 Serial ATA • ST3500841NS • ST3500641NS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed.
About the Serial ATA interface The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The primary advantages include: • Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jump- ers or other configuration options. •...
Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate ST3500841NS and ST3500641NS models. Formatted capacity* Model ST3500641NS and ST3500841NS *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
Start/stop times Power-on to Ready (sec) Standby to Ready (sec) Ready to spindle stop (sec) Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 3 on page 16. 2.7.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 9.
2.7.1.1 Typical current profile Figure 1. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 2.7.2 Conducted noise Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on the +12 volt line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line. •...
2.7.4 Power-management modes The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, you can control power management through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management modes: Power modes Heads Active Tracking Idle Tracking Standby Parked...
Environmental specifications 2.8.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions. Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly to 112°F (44°C) at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters).
2.8.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.8.6.1 Operating vibration The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards speci- fied in this document are specified below.
To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the fol- lowing web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the “Verify Your Warranty” link. You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase.
As a subassembly, no Federal Communications Commission verification or certification of the device is required. Seagate Technology LLC has tested this device in enclosures as described above to ensure that the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15 of the FCC rules.
Lead (Pb), in electronic products effective July 2006. A number of parts and materials in Seagate products are procured from external suppliers. We rely on the rep- resentations of our suppliers regarding the presence of RoHS substances in these parts and materials. Our...
The silver, copper, nickel and gold films used in Seagate products are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chlo- ride, and nitrate contaminants. Sulfur is found to be the most damaging. In addition, electronic components should never be exposed to condensing water on the surface of the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or exposed to an ambient relative humidity greater than 95%.
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Configuring and mounting the drive This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive. Handling and static-discharge precautions After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to potential handling and electrostatic dis- charge (ESD) hazards. Observe the following standard handling and static-discharge precautions: Caution: •...
Configuring the drive Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationships. If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters”...
Drive mounting You can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. See Figure 4 on page 17 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when mounting the drive: •...
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Serial ATA (SATA) interface These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–6. For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment”...
Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions Table 4 summarizes the signals on the Serial ATA interface and power connectors.. Table 4: Serial ATA connector pin definitions Segment Function Ground Ground Signal Ground Key and spacing separate signal and power segments Ground Ground Ground...
Supported ATA commands The following table lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment specification. See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 27.for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation. Table 5: Supported ATA commands Command name...
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Command name Security Erase Unit Security Freeze Security Set Password Security Unlock Seek Set Features Set Max Address Note: Individual Set Max Address commands are identified by the value placed in the Set Max Features regis- ter as defined to the right. Set Max Address Extended Set Multiple Mode Sleep...
NL35 Series 7200.2 SATA Product Manual, Rev. C ) transfers information about the drive to the host following Value 0C5A 16,383 0000 0000 0000 003F 0000 = none) ASCII 0000 0400 0000 x.xx ST3500641NS ST3500841NS 8010 0000 2F00 0000 0200 0200 0007 xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx xxxx...
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Word Description 129– Seagate-reserved 160– ATA-reserved Integrity word Note. Advanced Power Management (APM) and Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM) features are not supported Note. See the bit descriptions below for words 63, 88, and 93 of the Identify Drive data. Description (if bit is set to 1) Word 63 Multiword DMA mode 0 is supported.
4.3.2 Set Features command This command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an inter- rupt. If the value in the register does not represent a feature that the drive supports, the command is aborted. Power-on default has the read look-ahead and write caching features enabled.
SeaTools diagnostic software activates a built-in drive self-test (DST S.M.A.R.T. command for D4 nates unnecessary drive returns. The diagnostic software ships with all new drives and is also available at: http://seatools.seagate.com. You must have a recent BIOS or software package that supports S.M.A.R.T. to use this S.M.A.R.T. commands.
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Seagate Service Centers Presales Support Our Presales Support staff can help you determine which Seagate products are best suited for your specific application or computer system, as well as product availability and compatibility. Technical Support Seagate technical support is available to assist you online at support.seagate.com...
Seagate Customer Service Operations (CSO) representative for warranty- related issues. Resellers or end users of drive products should contact their place of purchase or Seagate warranty service for assistance. Have your serial number and model or part number available.
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Index ACA 11 acceleration 9 acoustics 9 Active 7 Active mode 7 actuator arm 5 AFR 10 Agency certification 11 altitude 8 Ambient temperature 8 ambient temperature 4 Annualized Failure Rate 10 Areal density 4 ATA commands 21 Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS3548 1995 Australian Communication Authority (ACA) 11 Australian C-Tick 11 Average latency 4...
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