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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 normally necessary to set any jumpers or other configuration options. •...
488,397,168 1,490k 265k 5,400 1,175 150 default / 300 available via Seagate specific SCT command SATA 1.0, Serial ATA Revision 2.6 PIO modes 0–4 Multiword DMA modes 0–2 Ultra DMA modes 0–6 9.5 +/- 0.2 mm (0.374 +/- .0078 inches) 69.85 mm +/- 0.25 mm (2.75 +/- 0.0098 inches)
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To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the follow- ing web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. After submitting this information, the system will display the warranty information for your drive.
Formatted capacity Model ST9250311CS ST91603110CS *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.
Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions. •...
Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector. 2.9.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 8. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, at 25°C ambient temperature. •...
2.9.1.1 Typical current profile Figure 1. Typical +5V only startup and operation current profile 2.9.2 Conducted noise Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line. Using 5-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 100 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to 10 MHz.
2.9.4 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: Table 4: Power management modes Power modes Heads Active (operating) Tracking...
2.10 Environmental specifications 2.10.1 Base plate temperature Actual drive base plate temperature should not exceed 70°C (158°F). Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly by 1°C every 1000 feet. Operating: 0° to 70°C (32° to 158°F) Nonoperating: –40°...
2.10.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.10.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating shock of 350 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of 2 msec.
Seagate follows the ECMA-74 standards for measurement and identification of PDTs. An exception to this pro- cess is the use of the absolute threshold of hearing. Seagate uses the lower limit for the threshold curve* to discern tone audibility and to compensate for the inaudible components of sound prior to computation of tone ratios according to Annex D of the ECMA-74 standards.
To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part num- ber) and country of purchase. After submitting this information, the system will dis- play the warranty information for your drive.
EN 55022, Class B and the immunity levels are defined by EN 55024. Drives are tested in representative end-user systems. Although CE-marked Seagate drives comply with the directives when used in the test systems, we cannot guarantee that all systems will comply with the directives.
Seagate 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, pursu- ant to Subpart J, Part 15 of the FCC rules.
The sil- ver, copper, nickel and gold films used in Seagate products are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, 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 using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. See Figure 3 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when mount- ing the drive: • Allow a minimum clearance of 0.030 inches (0.76 mm) around the entire perimeter of the drive for cooling. •...
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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. The drive also supports the use of the IORDY signal to provide reliable high-speed data transfers. For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment”...
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Table 7: Serial ATA connector pin definitions Segment Function Definition 3.3V power 3.3V power 3.3V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate Ground 1st mate Ground 2nd mate Ground 2nd mate 5V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate 5V power Power 5V power Ground 2nd mate Reserved The pin corresponding to P11 in the backplane receptacle connector is also reserved The corresponding pin to be mated with P11 in the power cable receptacle connector...
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 33.for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation. Command name ATA-standard commands Configure Stream...
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Command name Set Max Address Note: Individual Set Max commands are identi- fied by the value placed in the Set Max Fea- tures register as defined to the right. Set Multiple Mode S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Autosave S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations S.M.A.R.T.
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Command name Sleep Standby Standby Immediate ATA-standard security commands Security Set Password Security Unlock Security Erase Prepare Security Erase Unit Security Freeze Lock Security Disable Password Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A Command code (in hex)
4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code EC power up. The data is organized as a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in the table on page 27. All reserved bits or words should be set to zero. Parameters listed with an “x” are drive-specific or vary with the state of the drive.
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Word Description Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or Write Multiple command 60–61 Total number of user-addressable sectors This field contains a value that is one greater than the total number of user-addressable sectors. The maximum value that shall be placed in this field is 0FFFFFFFh. The 0FFFFFFFh value applies to all capacities over 137Gbytes (see Section 2.2 and 2.3 for related informa- tion).
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Free Fall Protection support (bit 5) Free Fall Protection enable/disable (bit 5) 121–127 ATA reserved Security status 129–159 Seagate-reserved 160–254 ATA-reserved Integrity word See the bit descriptions below for words 63, 88, and 93 of the Identify Drive data: Note.
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Word 88 Ultra DMA mode 0 is supported. Ultra DMA mode 1 is supported. Ultra DMA mode 2 is supported. Ultra DMA mode 3 is supported. Ultra DMA mode 4 is supported. Ultra DMA mode 5 is supported Ultra DMA mode 6 is supported Ultra DMA mode 0 is currently active.
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. This drive is shipped with S.M.A.R.T. features disabled. You must have a recent BIOS or software package that supports S.M.A.R.T.
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Global Customer Support 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 or through one of our call...
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 war- ranty service for assistance. Have your serial number and model or part number available.
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Index ACA 15 acoustics 4 Active mode 10 Address 26 AFR 14 Agency certification 15 Altitude 11 Altitude, nonoperating 4 Altitude, operating 4 ambient temperature 7 Annualized Failure Rate 14 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 4 Areal density 3 ATA commands 25 ATA data-transfer modes supported 3 Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 15 Australian Communication Authority (ACA) 15...
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