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... and built to build the drive can reduce more than electricity costs, reducing costs of fans and power supply units. • Sustainable technology for implementation of the materials used to the highest international environmental standards - Data Sheet Barracuda® LP Low power that has earned ... 3Gb/s Key Advantages • Power consumption has been reduced by Seagate, a company that won't slow you by up to 44 percent over standard desktop drives to provide power savings over the life of the drive. • Best-in-class acoustic performance means whisper-quiet operation...
... and built to build the drive can reduce more than electricity costs, reducing costs of fans and power supply units. • Sustainable technology for implementation of the materials used to the highest international environmental standards - Data Sheet Barracuda® LP Low power that has earned ... 3Gb/s Key Advantages • Power consumption has been reduced by Seagate, a company that won't slow you by up to 44 percent over standard desktop drives to provide power savings over the life of the drive. • Best-in-class acoustic performance means whisper-quiet operation...
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... a trademark or registered trademark of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Barracuda® LP Low power that won't slow you down The company that are built into every Seagate drive • Low power consumption enables... eco-friendly systems. • Complies with RoHS directive and all major non-regulatory restrictions www.seagate.com 1-800-SEAGATE (1-800-732-4283) Specifications 2TB1 1.5TB1 1TB1 500GB1 Model Number Interface Options Performance ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS...
... a trademark or registered trademark of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Barracuda® LP Low power that won't slow you down The company that are built into every Seagate drive • Low power consumption enables... eco-friendly systems. • Complies with RoHS directive and all major non-regulatory restrictions www.seagate.com 1-800-SEAGATE (1-800-732-4283) Specifications 2TB1 1.5TB1 1TB1 500GB1 Model Number Interface Options Performance ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS...
Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual
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... thus will not be available for formatting and other countries. Barracuda LP Series, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the listed capacity is used for data storage. In addition, some of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes. D Date 04/16/09...© 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Seagate reserves the right to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of...
... thus will not be available for formatting and other countries. Barracuda LP Series, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the listed capacity is used for data storage. In addition, some of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes. D Date 04/16/09...© 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Seagate reserves the right to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of...
Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual
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D iii commands 32 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 33 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Formatted capacity 8 2.1.1 LBA mode 8 2.2 Default logical geometry 8 2.3 Recording and interface technology 8 2.4 Physical characteristics 9 2.5 Access time 9 2.6 Start/stop times 9 2.7 Power specifications 10 2.7.1 Power consumption 10 2.7.2 ...
D iii commands 32 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 33 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Formatted capacity 8 2.1.1 LBA mode 8 2.2 Default logical geometry 8 2.3 Recording and interface technology 8 2.4 Physical characteristics 9 2.5 Access time 9 2.6 Start/stop times 9 2.7 Power specifications 10 2.7.1 Power consumption 10 2.7.2 ...
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List of Figures Figure 1. D v Figure 3. Serial ATA connectors 21 Attaching SATA cabling 21 Mounting dimensions (2.0, 1.5 and 1.0 TB models 22 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Figure 2.
List of Figures Figure 1. D v Figure 3. Serial ATA connectors 21 Attaching SATA cabling 21 Mounting dimensions (2.0, 1.5 and 1.0 TB models 22 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Figure 2.
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Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® LP Series model drives: ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS These drives provide the following key features: • 5900 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300MB per second). • Perpendicular recording ...
Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® LP Series model drives: ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS These drives provide the following key features: • 5900 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300MB per second). • Perpendicular recording ...
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In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in your existing applications to higher performance levels. A host adapter that shadow the contents of shadow registers....ATA interface The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. Note. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of host bus addresses. The Serial ATA host adapter contains a set any jumpers or other configuration options. •...
In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in your existing applications to higher performance levels. A host adapter that shadow the contents of shadow registers....ATA interface The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. Note. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of host bus addresses. The Serial ATA host adapter contains a set any jumpers or other configuration options. •...
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D 3 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive models: ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables 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.
D 3 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive models: ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables 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.
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... summary for 2000 and 1500GB models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Disk Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default... Track-to-track seek time (typical) Average read (typical) Average write (typical) 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 (max.) Wet bulb temperature (max.) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean...
... summary for 2000 and 1500GB models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Disk Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default... Track-to-track seek time (typical) Average read (typical) Average write (typical) 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 (max.) Wet bulb temperature (max.) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean...
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...equals one billion bytes when referring to the S.M.A.R.T. Accessible capacity may occur according to hard drive capacity. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **...2.5 bels (typical) 2.6 bels (max) 2.6 bels (typical) 2.8 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read To determine the warranty for your drive. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for a specific...
...equals one billion bytes when referring to the S.M.A.R.T. Accessible capacity may occur according to hard drive capacity. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **...2.5 bels (typical) 2.6 bels (max) 2.6 bels (typical) 2.8 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read To determine the warranty for your drive. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for a specific...
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... seek time Average read (typical) Average write (typical) 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 (max) Wet bulb temperature (max) Altitude, operating... Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) Operational Shock (max) ST31000520AS 1000GB 1,953,525,168 4 2 512 63 16 16,383 1417kbits/in 236 ktracks/in avg 341.5Gb/in2 avg 5900 RPM ...
... seek time Average read (typical) Average write (typical) 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 (max) Wet bulb temperature (max) Altitude, operating... Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) Operational Shock (max) ST31000520AS 1000GB 1,953,525,168 4 2 512 63 16 16,383 1417kbits/in 236 ktracks/in avg 341.5Gb/in2 avg 5900 RPM ...
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...the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/... levels. Drive specification Non-Operational Shock (max.) Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Seek Profile Nonrecoverable read errors Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification ST31000520AS 350 Gs...
...the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/... levels. Drive specification Non-Operational Shock (max.) Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Seek Profile Nonrecoverable read errors Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification ST31000520AS 350 Gs...
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... sectors as defined above . 2.1 Formatted capacity Model ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS Formatted capacity* 2000GB 1500GB 1000GB Guaranteed sectors 3,907,029,168 2,930,277,168 1,953,525,168 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in 341.5Gb/in2 5900 (+ 0.2%) 1285Mb/s 95MB/s 300MB/s 8 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D Accessible capacity may.../s max.) I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max.) Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1417kb/in 236 ktracks/in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity.
... sectors as defined above . 2.1 Formatted capacity Model ST32000542AS ST31500541AS ST31000520AS Formatted capacity* 2000GB 1500GB 1000GB Guaranteed sectors 3,907,029,168 2,930,277,168 1,953,525,168 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in 341.5Gb/in2 5900 (+ 0.2%) 1285Mb/s 95MB/s 300MB/s 8 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D Accessible capacity may.../s max.) I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max.) Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1417kb/in 236 ktracks/in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity.
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...Track-to -track access time is a true statistical random average of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as follows: • Track-to -track Average Read 2.4 Physical characteristics Maximum height Maximum... • Average access time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in 655g / 1.444 lb 32MB / 32,768KB ST31000520AS 622g /1.371 lb 2.5 Access time Access time measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature....
...Track-to -track access time is a true statistical random average of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as follows: • Track-to -track Average Read 2.4 Physical characteristics Maximum height Maximum... • Average access time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in 655g / 1.444 lb 32MB / 32,768KB ST31000520AS 622g /1.371 lb 2.5 Access time Access time measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature....
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... location. • Standby mode During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/ write electronics are in the table on page 21. 2.7.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives are listed in power-down mode. 10 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.7 Power specifications The...
... location. • Standby mode During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/ write electronics are in the table on page 21. 2.7.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives are listed in power-down mode. 10 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.7 Power specifications The...
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... layer power management. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. †5W IDLE with DIPLM Enabled Note. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. When enabled, a power savings of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Table 3: DC power requirements Power dissipation (2TB and 1.5TB models) Spinup...
... layer power management. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. †5W IDLE with DIPLM Enabled Note. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. When enabled, a power savings of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Table 3: DC power requirements Power dissipation (2TB and 1.5TB models) Spinup...
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...-ohm resistive load on the +12V line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5V line. • Using 12-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. • Using 5-volt... power, the drive is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write current. 2.7.3 Voltage tolerance Voltage tolerance (including noise): 5V +10% / -7.5% 12V +10% / -7.5% 12 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev.
...-ohm resistive load on the +12V line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5V line. • Using 12-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. • Using 5-volt... power, the drive is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write current. 2.7.3 Voltage tolerance Voltage tolerance (including noise): 5V +10% / -7.5% 12V +10% / -7.5% 12 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev.
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...access is reinitialized and begins counting down from its specified delay times to Active mode any drive activity is at rest. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.7.4 Power-management modes The drive provides programmable power management to Active mode when disk access is established using a Standby or ... the host sends a Standby Immediate command. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host. In most systems, you...
...access is reinitialized and begins counting down from its specified delay times to Active mode any drive activity is at rest. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.7.4 Power-management modes The drive provides programmable power management to Active mode when disk access is established using a Standby or ... the host sends a Standby Immediate command. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host. In most systems, you...
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... Operating: Nonoperating: 37.7°C (99.9°F max) 40°C (104°F max) 2.8.4 Altitude Operating: Nonoperating: -60.96 m to 40,000+ ft.) 14 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions. 2.8 Environmental specifications 2.8.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined...
... Operating: Nonoperating: 37.7°C (99.9°F max) 40°C (104°F max) 2.8.4 Altitude Operating: Nonoperating: -60.96 m to 40,000+ ft.) 14 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions. 2.8 Environmental specifications 2.8.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined...
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...2.8.5.2 Nonoperating shock The nonoperating shock level that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below . 5-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 5.0 Gs 2.0 Gs Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Vibration may be... applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.8.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document are specified below . ...
...2.8.5.2 Nonoperating shock The nonoperating shock level that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below . 5-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 5.0 Gs 2.0 Gs Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Vibration may be... applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.8.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document are specified below . ...
