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Data Sheet Barracuda® LP Low power that has earned recognition for implementation of the materials used to build the drive can reduce more than electricity costs, reducing costs of fans and power supply units. • Sustainable technology for a green world: - 70 percent or more... to you down 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB and 500GB • SATA 3Gb/s Key Advantages • Power consumption has been reduced by Seagate, a company that won't slow you by up to 44 percent over the life of the drive. • Best-in-class acoustic performance means whisper-quiet operation. • Cool, low-power...
Data Sheet Barracuda® LP Low power that has earned recognition for implementation of the materials used to build the drive can reduce more than electricity costs, reducing costs of fans and power supply units. • Sustainable technology for a green world: - 70 percent or more... to you down 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB and 500GB • SATA 3Gb/s Key Advantages • Power consumption has been reduced by Seagate, a company that won't slow you by up to 44 percent over the life of the drive. • Best-in-class acoustic performance means whisper-quiet operation. • Cool, low-power...
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.... 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...
.... 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...
Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual
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..." specific section. Printed 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 the listed capacity is used for formatting and other ...its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Copyright © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Barracuda LP Series, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes. Publication number: 100564361, Rev. Your computer's operating...
..." specific section. Printed 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 the listed capacity is used for formatting and other ...its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Copyright © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. Barracuda LP Series, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one trillion bytes. Publication number: 100564361, Rev. Your computer's operating...
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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 ... 19 2.14 Corrosive environment 19 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 20 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 20 3.2 Configuring the drive 21 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 21 3.4 Drive mounting 22 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23 4.1 Hot...
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 ... 19 2.14 Corrosive environment 19 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 20 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 20 3.2 Configuring the drive 21 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 21 3.4 Drive mounting 22 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23 4.1 Hot...
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Figure 3. Figure 2. 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. List of Figures Figure 1. D v
Figure 3. Figure 2. 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. List of Figures Figure 1. D v
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...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 technology provides the drives... China and Europe. • SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and ...
...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 technology provides the drives... China and Europe. • SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and ...
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...drive share the function of installation. • Scalability to provide backward compatibility with existing host systems and software. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is not a typical Serial ATA environment. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda LP... emulates parallel ATA, refer to host software where two devices on two separate ports. The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in your existing applications to -point configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. Note. The host adapter may, optionally, emulate...
...drive share the function of installation. • Scalability to provide backward compatibility with existing host systems and software. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is not a typical Serial ATA environment. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda LP... emulates parallel ATA, refer to host software where two devices on two separate ports. The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in your existing applications to -point configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. Note. The host adapter may, optionally, emulate...
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2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. D 3 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. 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.
2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. D 3 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. 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.
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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 ...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) ST32000542AS 2000GB 3,907,029,168 8 4 512 63 16 16,383 1417kb/in...
... 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 ...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) ST32000542AS 2000GB 3,907,029,168 8 4 512 63 16 16,383 1417kb/in...
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...Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may vary depending on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate...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 ST32000542AS...the warranty for your drive. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity.
...Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may vary depending on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate...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 ST32000542AS...the warranty for your drive. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity.
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... summary for 1000GB 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... (typical) Track-to-track 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...
... summary for 1000GB 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... (typical) Track-to-track 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...
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specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP 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: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page, click on operating environment ... Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. 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 operational...
specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP 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: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page, click on operating environment ... Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. 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 operational...
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... 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 LBA mode, all...on operating environment and formatting. 2.1.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61.../in 341.5Gb/in2 5900 (+ 0.2%) 1285Mb/s 95MB/s 300MB/s 8 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev.
... 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 LBA mode, all...on operating environment and formatting. 2.1.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61.../in 341.5Gb/in2 5900 (+ 0.2%) 1285Mb/s 95MB/s 300MB/s 8 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev.
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... time is a true statistical random average of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. 2.4 Physical characteristics Maximum height Maximum width Maximum length Typical weight Cache buffer ST32000542AS and ST31500541AS 26.1mm / 1.028 in 101.85mm / 4.010 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in both directions. • Average access time is an average of all... 25°C ambient temperature. All times are defined as follows: • Track-to -track Average Read The specifications in the table below are measured using drive diagnostics.
... time is a true statistical random average of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. 2.4 Physical characteristics Maximum height Maximum width Maximum length Typical weight Cache buffer ST32000542AS and ST31500541AS 26.1mm / 1.028 in 101.85mm / 4.010 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in both directions. • Average access time is an average of all... 25°C ambient temperature. All times are defined as follows: • Track-to -track Average Read The specifications in the table below are measured using drive diagnostics.
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..., and the servo and read /write mode (1 write for the drives are in the table on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read / write electronics are listed in power-down mode. 10 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical power measurements are based on...
..., and the servo and read /write mode (1 write for the drives are in the table on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read / write electronics are listed in power-down mode. 10 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical power measurements are based on...
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... of ~300mw can be achieved in Idle, Standby and Sleep modes. When enabled, a power savings of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 11 Drive supports PHY layer power management. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. †5W IDLE with...
... of ~300mw can be achieved in Idle, Standby and Sleep modes. When enabled, a power savings of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 11 Drive supports PHY layer power management. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. †5W IDLE with...
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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. D Note.
...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. D Note.
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... commands and returns to provide greater energy efficiency. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. The drive leaves Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from...times to Active mode when disk access is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with all commands and returns to zero....
... commands and returns to provide greater energy efficiency. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. The drive leaves Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from...times to Active mode when disk access is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with all commands and returns to zero....
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.... 2.8 Environmental specifications 2.8.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. D to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 40,000+ ft.) 14 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions. Operating: 0°...
.... 2.8 Environmental specifications 2.8.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. D to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 40,000+ ft.) 14 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions. Operating: 0°...
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...2.8.5.2 Nonoperating shock The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation 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 input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y or...
...2.8.5.2 Nonoperating shock The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation 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 input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y or...