Introduction - Seagate BARRACUDA ST1000LM049 Product Manual

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Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate® BarraCuda® model drives:
Standard models
ST1000LM049
ST500LM034
Previous generations of Seagate Self-Encrypting Drive models were called Full Disk Encryption (FDE) models
Note
before a differentiation between drive-based encryption and other forms of encryption was necessary.
For more information on SED drives see
For more information on FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification see
These drives provide the following key features:
• 1000 Gs non-operating shock and 400 Gs of operating shock.
• 128MB buffer.
• 7200-RPM spindle speed.
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 6Gb/s).
TM
• MTC Technology , proprietary data flow management
• Native Command Queuing (NCQ) with command ordering.
• Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor.
TM
• SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• Shingled magnetic recording with perpendicular magnetic recording heads/media.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
• Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive.
BarraCuda Self-Encrypting Drive models have the following additional features
• 16 independent data bands
• Authenticated firmware download.
• Automatic data encryption/decryption
• Controlled access
• Cryptographic erase of user data for a drive that will be repurposed or scrapped
• Drive locking
• Random number generator
There is no significant performance difference between Self-Encrypting Drive and standard (non-Self-Encrypting Drive) models.
Seagate BarraCuda Product Manual, Rev. J
SED-FIPS models
ST1000LM050
ST500LM035
About (SED) Self-Encrypting Drives
About FIPS
SED models
ST500LM036
on page 25.
on page 24.
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