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... and power supply units. • Sustainable technology for implementation of the drive. • Best-in-class acoustic performance means whisper-quiet operation. • Cool, low-power drives can be recycled. - Data Sheet Barracuda® LP Low power that has earned recognition for a green world: - 70 ...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 standard desktop drives to provide power savings over the life of green practices worldwide Best-Fit Applications • Personal...
... and power supply units. • Sustainable technology for implementation of the drive. • Best-in-class acoustic performance means whisper-quiet operation. • Cool, low-power drives can be recycled. - Data Sheet Barracuda® LP Low power that has earned recognition for a green world: - 70 ...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 standard desktop drives to provide power savings over the life of green practices worldwide Best-Fit Applications • Personal...
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... Pte. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of measurement and report a lower capacity. Barracuda® LP Low power that won...
... Pte. When referring to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of measurement and report a lower capacity. Barracuda® LP Low power that won...
Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual
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...TB, equals one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Copyright © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. added "Warranty" specific section. Printed in the United States and/or other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Barracuda LP...81 edit code);5. (corrected Non-Op shock value) Updated drive specifications on Tables 1 -3; A Rev. Made minor text edits throughout. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of Seagate Technology LLC in U.S.A. Revision Rev. In addition, some of...
...TB, equals one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. Copyright © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. added "Warranty" specific section. Printed in the United States and/or other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Barracuda LP...81 edit code);5. (corrected Non-Op shock value) Updated drive specifications on Tables 1 -3; A Rev. Made minor text edits throughout. Your computer's operating system may use a different standard of Seagate Technology LLC in U.S.A. Revision Rev. In addition, some of...
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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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D v 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. Figure 3. List of Figures Figure 1.
D v 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. Figure 3. List of Figures Figure 1.
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... 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 technology provides the drives with increased areal density. • State-of-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 technology provides the drives with increased areal density. • State-of-the...
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..., refer to higher performance levels. It is with true plug-and-play connectivity. The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in your existing applications to provide backward compatibility with the Serial ATA host adapter. The specification can be downloaded from parallel...In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. There is not a typical Serial ATA environment. Note. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of installation. • Scalability to the "Serial ATA ...
..., refer to higher performance levels. It is with true plug-and-play connectivity. The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in your existing applications to provide backward compatibility with the Serial ATA host adapter. The specification can be downloaded from parallel...In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. There is not a typical Serial ATA environment. Note. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of installation. • Scalability to the "Serial ATA ...
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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 for quick reference. D 3 For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications 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 for quick reference. D 3 For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications 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 ...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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... link. The system will be asked to hard drive capacity. specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 5 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, ...2.6 bels (typical) 2.8 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read errors Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification ST32000542AS 70 Gs at 2ms 300 Gs at 25°C, 50% rel.
... link. The system will be asked to hard drive capacity. specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 5 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, ...2.6 bels (typical) 2.8 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read errors Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification ST32000542AS 70 Gs at 2ms 300 Gs at 25°C, 50% rel.
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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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...Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 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. The system will be asked to provide the drive... Drive specification Non-Operational Shock (max.) Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics...1 per 1014 bits read To determine the warranty for your drive. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. Accessible capacity may...
...Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 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. The system will be asked to provide the drive... Drive specification Non-Operational Shock (max.) Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics...1 per 1014 bits read To determine the warranty for your drive. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. Accessible capacity may...
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... . D 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 blocks (sectors... all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.1.1 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 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 blocks (sectors... all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.1.1 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.
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... taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. 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...
... taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. 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...
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.... • Spinup power Spinup power is measured from the time 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 an... average of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed. • Read/write power and current Read/write...
.... • Spinup power Spinup power is measured from the time 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 an... average of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed. • Read/write power and current Read/write...
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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. D 11 specification, which may occur according to operational levels. †5W IDLE with DIPLM ... 0.335 0.225 0.225 Avg 12V typ amps 2.0 (peak) 0.216 0.350 0.096 0.096 *During periods of ~300mw can be achieved in Idle, Standby and Sleep modes. Drive supports PHY layer power management.
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. D 11 specification, which may occur according to operational levels. †5W IDLE with DIPLM ... 0.335 0.225 0.225 Avg 12V typ amps 2.0 (peak) 0.216 0.350 0.096 0.096 *During periods of ~300mw can be achieved in Idle, Standby and Sleep modes. Drive supports PHY layer power management.
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... 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 120 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. Equivalent resistance is expected to operate with...
... 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 120 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. Equivalent resistance is expected to operate with...
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... delay is required, the drive makes a transition to provide greater energy efficiency. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from its specified delay times to zero. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. The drive accepts all commands and returns...disk access is reinitialized and begins counting down from the host. 2.7.4 Power-management modes The drive provides programmable power management to Standby mode. The drive features the following power-management modes: Power modes Active Idle Standby Sleep Heads Tracking Tracking ...
... delay is required, the drive makes a transition to provide greater energy efficiency. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from its specified delay times to zero. Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. The drive accepts all commands and returns...disk access is reinitialized and begins counting down from the host. 2.7.4 Power-management modes The drive provides programmable power management to Standby mode. The drive features the following power-management modes: Power modes Active Idle Standby Sleep Heads Tracking Tracking ...
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to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 40,000+ ft.) 14 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 2.8 Environmental specifications 2.8.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. to 12,192 m (-200 ft. Operating: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140...: 37.7°C (99.9°F max) 40°C (104°F max) 2.8.4 Altitude Operating: Nonoperating: -60.96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions.
to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 40,000+ ft.) 14 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. D 2.8 Environmental specifications 2.8.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. to 12,192 m (-200 ft. Operating: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140...: 37.7°C (99.9°F max) 40°C (104°F max) 2.8.4 Altitude Operating: Nonoperating: -60.96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 69°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions.
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...sine shock pulse of 2ms during read operations. Shocks should not be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.8.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the performance levels specified in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below . 5-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 0.50 Gs...the drive is 300 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of 2ms duration. 2.8.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in this document are specified below . 5-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 5.0 Gs 2.0 Gs Barracuda LP Series...
...sine shock pulse of 2ms during read operations. Shocks should not be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.8.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the performance levels specified in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below . 5-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 0.50 Gs...the drive is 300 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of 2ms duration. 2.8.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in this document are specified below . 5-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 5.0 Gs 2.0 Gs Barracuda LP Series...