Barracuda 7200.12 Product Overview
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... Seagate Technology LLC in mind, and not just with low power consumption. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of reliability, performance and capacity. And this latest generation is now a proven technology. Specifications Capacity Interface Cache (MB) Sustained Data Rate (MB/s) Spindle Speed (RPM) Shock, Operating: 2 ms (Gs) Shock, Nonoperating: 1 ms (Gs) Acoustics, Idle (bels) Acoustics, Seek (bels) 1 TB, 750 GB, 500 GB, 320 GB, 250 GB and 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 32 MB (1 TB, 750 GB) 16 MB...
... Seagate Technology LLC in mind, and not just with low power consumption. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of reliability, performance and capacity. And this latest generation is now a proven technology. Specifications Capacity Interface Cache (MB) Sustained Data Rate (MB/s) Spindle Speed (RPM) Shock, Operating: 2 ms (Gs) Shock, Nonoperating: 1 ms (Gs) Acoustics, Idle (bels) Acoustics, Seek (bels) 1 TB, 750 GB, 500 GB, 320 GB, 250 GB and 160 GB SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 32 MB (1 TB, 750 GB) 16 MB...
Barracuda 7200.12 Data Sheet
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... of the world's most reliable and proven perpendicular magnetic recording technology • Delivers high performance: - 125-MB/s maximum sustained data rate - Data Sheet Barracuda® 7200.12 The industry's leading combination of capacity, performance and reliability 1 TB, 750 GB, 500 GB, 320 GB, 250 GB, 160 GB • 7200 RPM • SATA 3Gb/s with the most popular desktop hard drive • Ships with NCQ Key Advantages • Sustainable technology for a green world...
... of the world's most reliable and proven perpendicular magnetic recording technology • Delivers high performance: - 125-MB/s maximum sustained data rate - Data Sheet Barracuda® 7200.12 The industry's leading combination of capacity, performance and reliability 1 TB, 750 GB, 500 GB, 320 GB, 250 GB, 160 GB • 7200 RPM • SATA 3Gb/s with the most popular desktop hard drive • Ships with NCQ Key Advantages • Sustainable technology for a green world...
Barracuda 7200.12 Data Sheet
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... combination of capacity, performance and reliability Specifications 1 TB1 750 GB1 500 GB1 Model Number Interface Options Performance Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s) Sustained Data Rate OD (MB/s) Cache (MB) Average Latency (ms) Spindle Speed (RPM) Configuration/Organization Bytes per Sector Reliability/Data Integrity Contact Start-Stops Nonrecoverable Read Errors per 10E14 0.34% 2.0 sound power) Idle Seek Physical Height (in/mm) Width (in/mm) Depth (in/mm) Weight (lb/kg) ST31000528AS SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 300 125 32 4.17 7200 512...
... combination of capacity, performance and reliability Specifications 1 TB1 750 GB1 500 GB1 Model Number Interface Options Performance Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s) Sustained Data Rate OD (MB/s) Cache (MB) Average Latency (ms) Spindle Speed (RPM) Configuration/Organization Bytes per Sector Reliability/Data Integrity Contact Start-Stops Nonrecoverable Read Errors per 10E14 0.34% 2.0 sound power) Idle Seek Physical Height (in/mm) Width (in/mm) Depth (in/mm) Weight (lb/kg) ST31000528AS SATA 3Gb/s NCQ 300 125 32 4.17 7200 512...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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... the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Formatted capacity 10 2.1.1 LBA mode 10 2.2 Default logical geometry 10 2.3 Recording and interface technology 11 2.4 Physical characteristics 11 2.5 Seek time 12 2.6 Start/stop times 12 2.7 Power specifications 13 2.7.1 Power consumption 13 2.7.2 Conducted noise 14 2.7.3 Voltage tolerance 14 2.7.4 Power-management modes 14 2.8 Environmental specifications 15 2.8.1 Ambient temperature 15 2.8.2 Temperature gradient 15 2.8.3 Humidity 15 2.8.4 Altitude 15 2.8.5 Shock 16 2.8.6 Vibration 16 2.9 Acoustics 17 2.9.1 Test...
... the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Formatted capacity 10 2.1.1 LBA mode 10 2.2 Default logical geometry 10 2.3 Recording and interface technology 11 2.4 Physical characteristics 11 2.5 Seek time 12 2.6 Start/stop times 12 2.7 Power specifications 13 2.7.1 Power consumption 13 2.7.2 Conducted noise 14 2.7.3 Voltage tolerance 14 2.7.4 Power-management modes 14 2.8 Environmental specifications 15 2.8.1 Ambient temperature 15 2.8.2 Temperature gradient 15 2.8.3 Humidity 15 2.8.4 Altitude 15 2.8.5 Shock 16 2.8.6 Vibration 16 2.9 Acoustics 17 2.9.1 Test...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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...fly error-correction algorithms. • Native Command Queueing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications. • Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention. • Quiet operation. • Compliant with RoHS requirements in China and Europe. • SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G 1 drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors...
...fly error-correction algorithms. • Native Command Queueing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications. • Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention. • Quiet operation. • Compliant with RoHS requirements in China and Europe. • SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G 1 drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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...sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is no master/slave relationship with Serial ATA devices like Device 0 devices. There is with true plug-and-play connectivity. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are Device 0 (master) devices. Note. 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The Serial ATA host adapter contains a set any jumpers or other configuration...
...sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is no master/slave relationship with Serial ATA devices like Device 0 devices. There is with true plug-and-play connectivity. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are Device 0 (master) devices. Note. 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The Serial ATA host adapter contains a set any jumpers or other configuration...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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... models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Disks Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density (max) Track density (avg) Areal density (avg) Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate (max) Sustained data transfer rate OD (max) I/O data-transfer rate (max) ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max.) Width (max.) Length (max.) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready (max.) Standby to ready (max.) Track-to-track seek time (typical) Average seek, read (typical...
... models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Disks Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density (max) Track density (avg) Areal density (avg) Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate (max) Sustained data transfer rate OD (max) I/O data-transfer rate (max) ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max.) Width (max.) Length (max.) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready (max.) Standby to ready (max.) Track-to-track seek time (typical) Average seek, read (typical...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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... Warranty" link. G 5 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The system will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, non-operating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Seek Non-recoverable read errors Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification ST31000528AS...
... Warranty" link. G 5 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The system will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, non-operating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Seek Non-recoverable read errors Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification ST31000528AS...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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... and power to hard drive capacity. specification, which may vary depending on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. G 7 You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, non-operating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Seek Non-recoverable read errors Warranty Contact...
... and power to hard drive capacity. specification, which may vary depending on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. G 7 You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, non-operating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Seek Non-recoverable read errors Warranty Contact...
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... be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G 9 You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. specification, which may vary depending...
... be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G 9 You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. specification, which may vary depending...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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... 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 . 10 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137GB. 2.2 Default logical geometry Cylinders 16,383 Read/write heads 16 Sectors per sector 512 *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. 2.1 Formatted capacity Model ST31000528AS...
... 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 . 10 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137GB. 2.2 Default logical geometry Cylinders 16,383 Read/write heads 16 Sectors per sector 512 *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. 2.1 Formatted capacity Model ST31000528AS...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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... are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. All measurements are consistent with 1kHz sine 0% open, 5 seconds 0% short, 5 seconds 40%, 0.10 seconds 70%, 0.01 seconds Performance level B A B B A C C C B Reference standard EN61000-4-2: 95 EN61000-4-3: 96 ENV50204: 95 EN61000-4-4: 95 EN61000-4-5: 95 EN61000-4-6: 97 EN61000-4-11: 94 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Sound power measurements are measured as overall...
... are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. All measurements are consistent with 1kHz sine 0% open, 5 seconds 0% short, 5 seconds 40%, 0.10 seconds 70%, 0.01 seconds Performance level B A B B A C C C B Reference standard EN61000-4-2: 95 EN61000-4-3: 96 ENV50204: 95 EN61000-4-4: 95 EN61000-4-5: 95 EN61000-4-6: 97 EN61000-4-11: 94 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Sound power measurements are measured as overall...
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... provide CE marking for their products. 18 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The drive is performed to the levels specified by EN 55024. 2.11 Warranty 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 From this page, click on all systems will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of UL60950...
... provide CE marking for their products. 18 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The drive is performed to the levels specified by EN 55024. 2.11 Warranty 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 From this page, click on all systems will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of UL60950...
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... interference to radio and television reception. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. However, there is likely to publication number 004-000-00345-4. G 19 Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Drives are tested in strict accordance with non-certified assemblies is no Federal Communications Commission verification or certification of Documents, U.S. Operation with the manufacturer's instructions, may find helpful the following corrective...
... interference to radio and television reception. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. However, there is likely to publication number 004-000-00345-4. G 19 Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Drives are tested in strict accordance with non-certified assemblies is no Federal Communications Commission verification or certification of Documents, U.S. Operation with the manufacturer's instructions, may find helpful the following corrective...
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... mateable. The cable size may use a chipset that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA drives support latching SATA connectors. 22 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 3.2 Configuring the drive Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to that adapter. Both drives behave as illustrated in Figure 1 below ), and connect the drive to -point with a maximum length of not limiting the drive to a 1.5 Gbits/sec transfer rate. 3.0 Gbits per second Jumper block SATA power connector SATA interface connector Figure 1. Either...
... mateable. The cable size may use a chipset that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA drives support latching SATA connectors. 22 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 3.2 Configuring the drive Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to that adapter. Both drives behave as illustrated in Figure 1 below ), and connect the drive to -point with a maximum length of not limiting the drive to a 1.5 Gbits/sec transfer rate. 3.0 Gbits per second Jumper block SATA power connector SATA interface connector Figure 1. Either...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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...) Security erase time Enhanced security erase time Master password revision code Hardware reset value ATA-reserved Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available (see Section 2.1 for related information). Drives with IORDY flow control (120 nsec) ATA-reserved Queue depth Serial ATA capabilities Reserved for future Serial ATA definition Serial ATA features supported Serial ATA features enabled Major version number Minor version number Command sets supported Command sets supported Command sets support extension (see note following this table) Command sets enabled Command sets enabled...
...) Security erase time Enhanced security erase time Master password revision code Hardware reset value ATA-reserved Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available (see Section 2.1 for related information). Drives with IORDY flow control (120 nsec) ATA-reserved Queue depth Serial ATA capabilities Reserved for future Serial ATA definition Serial ATA features supported Serial ATA features enabled Major version number Minor version number Command sets supported Command sets supported Command sets support extension (see note following this table) Command sets enabled Command sets enabled...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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... currently active. 10 Multiword DMA mode 2 is set to 0. Bit Word 84 0 SMART error login is supported. 1 SMART self-test is supported. 2 Media serial number is supported. 3 Media Card Pass Through Command feature set is supported. 4 Streaming feature set is supported. 5 GPL feature set to 1. 15 Shall be set is supported. 6 WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT commands are not supported Note. ATA-reserved Security status Seagate-reserved ATA-reserved Integrity word Value 0000H...
... currently active. 10 Multiword DMA mode 2 is set to 0. Bit Word 84 0 SMART error login is supported. 1 SMART self-test is supported. 2 Media serial number is supported. 3 Media Card Pass Through Command feature set is supported. 4 Streaming feature set is supported. 5 GPL feature set to 1. 15 Shall be set is supported. 6 WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT commands are not supported Note. ATA-reserved Security status Seagate-reserved ATA-reserved Integrity word Value 0000H...
Barracuda 7200.12 SATA Product Manual
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... over time. predictability is likely, S.M.A.R.T. command for disk drives. For more information on S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations S.M.A.R.T. G If self-monitoring determines that supports S.M.A.R.T. You must have a recent BIOS or software package that a failure is limited to the Error register. 34 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Disable Operations S.M.A.R.T. Not all new drives and is written to the attributes the drive can monitor. Execute Off-line Immediate (runs DST) S.M.A.R.T. 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. to the host. commands Code in drive self-test...
... over time. predictability is likely, S.M.A.R.T. command for disk drives. For more information on S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations S.M.A.R.T. G If self-monitoring determines that supports S.M.A.R.T. You must have a recent BIOS or software package that a failure is limited to the Error register. 34 Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Disable Operations S.M.A.R.T. Not all new drives and is written to the attributes the drive can monitor. Execute Off-line Immediate (runs DST) S.M.A.R.T. 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. to the host. commands Code in drive self-test...
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... suited for your specific application or computer system, as well as product availability and compatibility. Technical Support Seagate technical support is available to manage their Seagate account functions. G 35 These communications contain product launch, EOL, pricing, promotions and other channel-related information. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Presales Support: Presales@Seagate.com Technical Support: DiscSupport@Seagate.com Warranty Support: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/warranty_&_returns_assistance mySeagate my.seagate.com is available...
... suited for your specific application or computer system, as well as product availability and compatibility. Technical Support Seagate technical support is available to manage their Seagate account functions. G 35 These communications contain product launch, EOL, pricing, promotions and other channel-related information. Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Presales Support: Presales@Seagate.com Technical Support: DiscSupport@Seagate.com Warranty Support: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/warranty_&_returns_assistance mySeagate my.seagate.com is available...
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... latency 12 Average seek time 12 B buffer 11 C cables and connectors 22 cache 11 capacity 10 case temperature 15 CE mark 18 certification 18 Check Power Mode 27 China RoHS directive 20 compatibility 18 Conducted noise 14 Conducted RF immunity 17 Configuring the drive 21 connectors 22 Corrosive environment 20 CSA60950-1 18 Cylinders 10 D data-transfer rates 1 DC power 13 Default logical geometry 10 density 11 Device Configuration Freeze Lock 27 Device Configuration Identify 27 Device Configuration Restore 27 Device Configuration Set 27 Device Reset...
... latency 12 Average seek time 12 B buffer 11 C cables and connectors 22 cache 11 capacity 10 case temperature 15 CE mark 18 certification 18 Check Power Mode 27 China RoHS directive 20 compatibility 18 Conducted noise 14 Conducted RF immunity 17 Configuring the drive 21 connectors 22 Corrosive environment 20 CSA60950-1 18 Cylinders 10 D data-transfer rates 1 DC power 13 Default logical geometry 10 density 11 Device Configuration Freeze Lock 27 Device Configuration Identify 27 Device Configuration Restore 27 Device Configuration Set 27 Device Reset...
