DB35.4 Series Product Overview
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Product Overview DB35.4 Series™ Quiet, reliable hard drives optimized for digital entertainment Key Features and Benefits • 250 GB on a single platter enables a cost-effective entry point while delivering up to 50 hours of high-definition storage or up to 250 hours of standard-... video streaming performance, power optimization and content security. • Available Seagate Secure™ technology improves content security as part of a system digital rights management strategy. • Seagate® SoftSonic™ motor technology and optimized seek profiles enable years of...
Product Overview DB35.4 Series™ Quiet, reliable hard drives optimized for digital entertainment Key Features and Benefits • 250 GB on a single platter enables a cost-effective entry point while delivering up to 50 hours of high-definition storage or up to 250 hours of standard-... video streaming performance, power optimization and content security. • Available Seagate Secure™ technology improves content security as part of a system digital rights management strategy. • Seagate® SoftSonic™ motor technology and optimized seek profiles enable years of...
DB35.4 Series Product Overview
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...stream up to 250 up allow the manufacturer more leeway in selecting costefficient power supplies. Seagate Design Service ...drive security- DB35.4 Series™ Quiet, reliable hard drives optimized for digital entertainment The Seagate Advantage System integrators need to custom fit storage to their individual systems. The Seagate DB35.4 Series drive, which has already redefined value for high-definition video systems, lets manufacturers optimize drive performance for enhanced system reliability. The DB35.4 Series drive continues to 50 10* SATA 3Gb/s 2.0 The DB35.4 Series drive...
...stream up to 250 up allow the manufacturer more leeway in selecting costefficient power supplies. Seagate Design Service ...drive security- DB35.4 Series™ Quiet, reliable hard drives optimized for digital entertainment The Seagate Advantage System integrators need to custom fit storage to their individual systems. The Seagate DB35.4 Series drive, which has already redefined value for high-definition video systems, lets manufacturers optimize drive performance for enhanced system reliability. The DB35.4 Series drive continues to 50 10* SATA 3Gb/s 2.0 The DB35.4 Series drive...
DB35.4 Series Data Sheet
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Data Sheet DB35.4 Series™ Quiet, reliable hard drives optimized for digital entertainment 250 GB* • SATA Key Advantages • 250 GB on a single platter enables a cost-effective entry point while delivering up to 50 hours of high-definition storage or up to 250 hours of standard... video streaming performance, power optimization and content security. • Available Seagate Secure™ technology improves content security as part of a system digital rights management strategy. • Seagate® SoftSonic™ motor technology and optimized seek profiles enable years ...
Data Sheet DB35.4 Series™ Quiet, reliable hard drives optimized for digital entertainment 250 GB* • SATA Key Advantages • 250 GB on a single platter enables a cost-effective entry point while delivering up to 50 hours of high-definition storage or up to 250 hours of standard... video streaming performance, power optimization and content security. • Available Seagate Secure™ technology improves content security as part of a system digital rights management strategy. • Seagate® SoftSonic™ motor technology and optimized seek profiles enable years ...
DB35.4 Series Data Sheet
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... applications are registered trademarks of their respective owners. DB35 Series, DynaPlay, Seagate Secure and SoftSonic are the property of Seagate Technology LLC in , max) Weight (g/lb, max) 1One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. 250 GB1 ST3250310CS SATA 3Gb/s 8 3.0/1.5 10 10 16...
... applications are registered trademarks of their respective owners. DB35 Series, DynaPlay, Seagate Secure and SoftSonic are the property of Seagate Technology LLC in , max) Weight (g/lb, max) 1One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. 250 GB1 ST3250310CS SATA 3Gb/s 8 3.0/1.5 10 10 16...
Deliver a Great Viewing Experience With DB35 Series Hard Drives in Your DVR System (61K, PDF)
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...; From: Global Product Marketing • September 2005 Technology Paper Deliver a Great Viewing Experience With the Seagate Technology DB35 Series Hard Drive in Your Digital Video Recording System How Seagate DynaPlay helps manufacturers compete in the home digital video recording market Seagate Technology® provides manufacturers an edge in the dramatically expanding and competitive consumer market-ultimately resulting...
...; From: Global Product Marketing • September 2005 Technology Paper Deliver a Great Viewing Experience With the Seagate Technology DB35 Series Hard Drive in Your Digital Video Recording System How Seagate DynaPlay helps manufacturers compete in the home digital video recording market Seagate Technology® provides manufacturers an edge in the dramatically expanding and competitive consumer market-ultimately resulting...
Deliver a Great Viewing Experience With DB35 Series Hard Drives in Your DVR System (61K, PDF)
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... power required by over-execution of motor available: fourth-generation fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) technology. Alternatively, Seagate can cause problems in hard drive-based products. 2 Seagate DB35 Series hard drives with digital rights management As part of a comprehensive digital rights management solution, Seagate customers can adjust time-limited commands to preferred specifications, using standard commands to take advantage of...
... power required by over-execution of motor available: fourth-generation fluid dynamic bearing (FDB) technology. Alternatively, Seagate can cause problems in hard drive-based products. 2 Seagate DB35 Series hard drives with digital rights management As part of a comprehensive digital rights management solution, Seagate customers can adjust time-limited commands to preferred specifications, using standard commands to take advantage of...
Deliver a Great Viewing Experience With DB35 Series Hard Drives in Your DVR System (61K, PDF)
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... quality and reliability-a key part of reducing manufacturers' warranty and failure-related costs. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. Trust the leader in hard drive storage With the DB35 Series, Seagate delivers the best-selling drive in its customers to reduce their time to address virtually every HDD-based...
... quality and reliability-a key part of reducing manufacturers' warranty and failure-related costs. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC. Trust the leader in hard drive storage With the DB35 Series, Seagate delivers the best-selling drive in its customers to reduce their time to address virtually every HDD-based...
Enabling a Competitive IPTV Rollout (153K, PDF)
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...Triple Play Forum In-Stat forecasts that telephone companies worldwide have a CAGR of what it used to 750 GB, visit www.seagate.com or email dvrinfo@seagate.com. For many, making the transition from wireless and VoIP services. It's no wonder that consumer voice... in Decline: US Wireline Service in broadcast TV Telephone Companies Emerge as Broadcast TV Operators The telephone business is experiencing similar declines. Seagate DB35 Series drives For more information on developing a clear understanding of -8.5 percent between 2004 and 2009.1 The worldwide market for the U.S. To Learn...
...Triple Play Forum In-Stat forecasts that telephone companies worldwide have a CAGR of what it used to 750 GB, visit www.seagate.com or email dvrinfo@seagate.com. For many, making the transition from wireless and VoIP services. It's no wonder that consumer voice... in Decline: US Wireline Service in broadcast TV Telephone Companies Emerge as Broadcast TV Operators The telephone business is experiencing similar declines. Seagate DB35 Series drives For more information on developing a clear understanding of -8.5 percent between 2004 and 2009.1 The worldwide market for the U.S. To Learn...
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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Product Manual DB35.4 Series SATA ST3250310CS 100477758 Rev. C May 2008
Product Manual DB35.4 Series SATA ST3250310CS 100477758 Rev. C May 2008
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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...DB35 Series, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. In addition, some of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are registered trademarks of the listed capacity is used for data storage. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive... capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of ...
...DB35 Series, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. In addition, some of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are registered trademarks of the listed capacity is used for data storage. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive... capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of ...
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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commands 30 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 31 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C i Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 6 2.2.1 LBA mode 6 2.3 Default logical geometry 6 2.4 Recording and interface technology 6 2.5 Physical characteristics 7 2.6 Seek time 7 2.7 Start/stop times 7 2.8 Power specifications 8 2.8.1 Power ...
commands 30 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 31 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C i Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 6 2.2.1 LBA mode 6 2.3 Default logical geometry 6 2.4 Recording and interface technology 6 2.5 Physical characteristics 7 2.6 Seek time 7 2.7 Start/stop times 7 2.8 Power specifications 8 2.8.1 Power ...
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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C iii Figure 2. Figure 3. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 9 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 9 Serial ATA connectors 18 Attaching SATA cabling 18 Mounting dimensions 19 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Figure 5. Figure 4. List of Figures Figure 1.
C iii Figure 2. Figure 3. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 9 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 9 Serial ATA connectors 18 Attaching SATA cabling 18 Mounting dimensions 19 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Figure 5. Figure 4. List of Figures Figure 1.
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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...Manual, Rev. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate DB35.4® Series model drive: ST3250310CS These drives provide the following key features: • Low profile deck design for improved air-flow and ...transfer capability without local processor intervention. • Quiet operation. • SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. C 1
...Manual, Rev. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate DB35.4® Series model drive: ST3250310CS These drives provide the following key features: • Low profile deck design for improved air-flow and ...transfer capability without local processor intervention. • Quiet operation. • SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. C 1
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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... configuration with existing host systems and software. This is with true plug-and-play connectivity. The Serial ATA interface connects each disc drive in your existing applications to provide backward compatibility with the Serial ATA host adapter. The specification can be downloaded from parallel ATA easy... several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Note. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is not a typical Serial ATA environment.
... configuration with existing host systems and software. This is with true plug-and-play connectivity. The Serial ATA interface connects each disc drive in your existing applications to provide backward compatibility with the Serial ATA host adapter. The specification can be downloaded from parallel ATA easy... several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Note. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is not a typical Serial ATA environment.
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive model: ST3250310CS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. C 3 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference.
For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive model: ST3250310CS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. C 3 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference.
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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Table 1: Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads ... ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance (including noise) Operating temperature (Drive Case temperature) Nonoperating temperature (Ambient) Temperature gradient (max) Relative humidity Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature (max) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean...
Table 1: Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads ... ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance (including noise) Operating temperature (Drive Case temperature) Nonoperating temperature (Ambient) Temperature gradient (max) Relative humidity Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature (max) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean...
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. C 5 specification, which may increase acoustic and power to provide the drive serial number, model number (or... 5 years on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. The system will be asked to operational levels. Accessible capacity may occur according to hard drive capacity. To determine the warranty for your drive. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel.
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. C 5 specification, which may increase acoustic and power to provide the drive serial number, model number (or... 5 years on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. The system will be asked to operational levels. Accessible capacity may occur according to hard drive capacity. To determine the warranty for your drive. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel.
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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...2.2 Formatted capacity Model ST3250310CS Formatted capacity* 250 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 488,397,168 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing the drive in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command...ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1,049 155 163 1,212 106 300 6 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 LBA mode When addressing the drive in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0...
...2.2 Formatted capacity Model ST3250310CS Formatted capacity* 250 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 488,397,168 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing the drive in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command...ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1,049 155 163 1,212 106 300 6 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 LBA mode When addressing the drive in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0...
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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... of all possible single-track seeks in the table below are defined as follows: • Track-to -track Average Read All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in both directions. • Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at 25°C ambient temperature. 2.5 Physical characteristics Maximum height...
... of all possible single-track seeks in the table below are defined as follows: • Track-to -track Average Read All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in both directions. • Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at 25°C ambient temperature. 2.5 Physical characteristics Maximum height...
DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual
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...0.115 0.040 *During periods of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed. • Idle mode power Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to operational levels. 8 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical power measurements are based on an average of... drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25...
...0.115 0.040 *During periods of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed. • Idle mode power Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to operational levels. 8 DB35.4 Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical power measurements are based on an average of... drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25...