Barracuda® XT Product Overview
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...8226; FireWire 800- or eSATA-enabled external storage devices Product Overview Barracuda® XT No compromise. Speed and capacity for high-performance desktop systems Key Features and Benefits • A massive 2-TB drive capacity provides plenty of room for downloading today's space-hungry PC ...the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drive controllers while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s systems. • Configurable with Seagate® SeaTools™ software-Users can optimize the drive configuration and tune for capacity or performance for...
...8226; FireWire 800- or eSATA-enabled external storage devices Product Overview Barracuda® XT No compromise. Speed and capacity for high-performance desktop systems Key Features and Benefits • A massive 2-TB drive capacity provides plenty of room for downloading today's space-hungry PC ...the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drive controllers while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s systems. • Configurable with Seagate® SeaTools™ software-Users can optimize the drive configuration and tune for capacity or performance for...
Barracuda® XT Product Overview
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... customers the opportunity to maximize performance as the industry develops controllers, applications and associated architectures to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of Barracuda XT drives come from Seagate offers customers a compelling new storage choice for various applications are also fully compatible with legacy SATA...
... customers the opportunity to maximize performance as the industry develops controllers, applications and associated architectures to hard drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one of Barracuda XT drives come from Seagate offers customers a compelling new storage choice for various applications are also fully compatible with legacy SATA...
Barracuda® XT Data Sheet
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...; 64-MB cache • SATA 6Gb/s Key Advantages • A massive 2-TB drive capacity provides plenty of room for downloading today's space-hungry PC games or up to ...the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drive controllers while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s systems. • Configurable with Seagate® SeaTools™ software-Users can optimize the drive configuration and tune for capacity or performance for ... • Desktop RAID • FireWire 800- or eSATA-enabled external storage devices Data Sheet Barracuda® XT No compromise.
...; 64-MB cache • SATA 6Gb/s Key Advantages • A massive 2-TB drive capacity provides plenty of room for downloading today's space-hungry PC games or up to ...the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drive controllers while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s systems. • Configurable with Seagate® SeaTools™ software-Users can optimize the drive configuration and tune for capacity or performance for ... • Desktop RAID • FireWire 800- or eSATA-enabled external storage devices Data Sheet Barracuda® XT No compromise.
Barracuda® XT Data Sheet
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... SATA 1.5Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s performance interface • Barracuda XT drives-The performance leader in the Barracuda family, offering maximum capacity, maximum cache and maximum SATA performance for the ultimate in /mm) Weight (lb/kg) 2 TB1 ST32000641AS SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 600 138 64 4.16 7200 8/4 512... to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate reserves the right to a host of new SATA 6Gb/s motherboards and hard drive controllers. • Backed by the Seagate 5-Year Limited Warranty and boasting a massive 2 TB of storage capacity, you can rest easy knowing your...
... SATA 1.5Gb/s and SATA 3Gb/s performance interface • Barracuda XT drives-The performance leader in the Barracuda family, offering maximum capacity, maximum cache and maximum SATA performance for the ultimate in /mm) Weight (lb/kg) 2 TB1 ST32000641AS SATA 6Gb/s NCQ 600 138 64 4.16 7200 8/4 512... to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate reserves the right to a host of new SATA 6Gb/s motherboards and hard drive controllers. • Backed by the Seagate 5-Year Limited Warranty and boasting a massive 2 TB of storage capacity, you can rest easy knowing your...
Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual
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Product Manual Barracuda XT Series SATA ST32000641AS 100586689 Rev. C January 2010
Product Manual Barracuda XT Series SATA ST32000641AS 100586689 Rev. C January 2010
Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual
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... 15 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 16 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 16 3.2 Configuring the drive 17 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 17 3.4 Drive mounting 18 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA...) interface 19 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 19 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 20 4.3 Supported ATA commands 21 4.3.1 Identify Device command 23 4.3.2 Set Features command 27 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 28 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 29 Barracuda XT...
... 15 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 16 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 16 3.2 Configuring the drive 17 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 17 3.4 Drive mounting 18 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA...) interface 19 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 19 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 20 4.3 Supported ATA commands 21 4.3.1 Identify Device command 23 4.3.2 Set Features command 27 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 28 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 29 Barracuda XT...
Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual
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Attaching SATA cabling 17 Figure 2. C iii Mounting dimensions (2000GB model 18 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. List of Figures Figure 1.
Attaching SATA cabling 17 Figure 2. C iii Mounting dimensions (2000GB model 18 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. List of Figures Figure 1.
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... This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® XT model drives: ST32000641AS These drives provide the following key features: • The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drive controllers while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s systems. • 7,200 RPM spindle...
... This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® XT model drives: ST32000641AS These drives provide the following key features: • The SATA 6Gb/s interface enables the use of the industry's newest and fastest hard drive controllers while providing backward compatibility to legacy SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s systems. • 7,200 RPM spindle...
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...plug-and-play connectivity. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in your existing applications to host software where two devices on separate Serial ATA ports are attached on ...as if they are all of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to as if they were both drives behave as the Shadow Register Block. Note. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of your current system and expect all emulated. The Serial ATA host adapter contains...
...plug-and-play connectivity. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.sata-io.org. 2 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in your existing applications to host software where two devices on separate Serial ATA ports are attached on ...as if they are all of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to as if they were both drives behave as the Shadow Register Block. Note. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of your current system and expect all emulated. The Serial ATA host adapter contains...
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... or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to 6 64MB 26.1mm / 1.028 in 101.85mm / 4.010 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in the following drive models: ST32000641AS The specification summaries listed in 700g / 1.543 lb 4.16ms 15s 15s 2.8A Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. For convenience, the phrases the...
... or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to 6 64MB 26.1mm / 1.028 in 101.85mm / 4.010 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in the following drive models: ST32000641AS The specification summaries listed in 700g / 1.543 lb 4.16ms 15s 15s 2.8A Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. For convenience, the phrases the...
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... Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Performance Nonrecoverable read errors Warranty Load-unload cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification ST32000641AS 5V....96m to 12,192m (-200 ft to operational levels. 4 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Accessible capacity may vary depending ...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 occur according to hard drive...
... Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Performance Nonrecoverable read errors Warranty Load-unload cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Revision 2.6 specification ST32000641AS 5V....96m to 12,192m (-200 ft to operational levels. 4 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Accessible capacity may vary depending ...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 occur according to hard drive...
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2.1 Formatted capacity Model ST32000641AS Formatted capacity* 2000GB Guaranteed sectors 3,907,029,168 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in 347Gb/in2 7200 + 0.2% 1300Mb/s 138MB/s 600MB/s Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 5 Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.1.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode,...) I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max) Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1421kb/in 240 ktracks/in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity.
2.1 Formatted capacity Model ST32000641AS Formatted capacity* 2000GB Guaranteed sectors 3,907,029,168 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in 347Gb/in2 7200 + 0.2% 1300Mb/s 138MB/s 600MB/s Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 5 Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.1.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode,...) I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max) Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1421kb/in 240 ktracks/in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to hard drive capacity.
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Ready to ready (s) max. 2.4 Physical characteristics Maximum height Maximum width Maximum length Typical weight Cache buffer ST32000641AS 26.1mm / 1.028 in 101.85mm / 4.010 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in 700g / 1.543 lb 64MB (64,768kb) 2.5 Start/stop times Power-on to spindle stop (s) max. 2000GB model 15.0 15.0 20.0 6 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Standby to ready (s) max. C
Ready to ready (s) max. 2.4 Physical characteristics Maximum height Maximum width Maximum length Typical weight Cache buffer ST32000641AS 26.1mm / 1.028 in 101.85mm / 4.010 in 146.99mm / 5.787 in 700g / 1.543 lb 64MB (64,768kb) 2.5 Start/stop times Power-on to spindle stop (s) max. 2000GB model 15.0 15.0 20.0 6 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Standby to ready (s) max. C
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... 25°C ambient temperature. • Spinup power Spinup power is measured with the drive up to operational levels. †5W IDLE with the heads in idle, standby and sleep modes. Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.6 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure...
... 25°C ambient temperature. • Spinup power Spinup power is measured with the drive up to operational levels. †5W IDLE with the heads in idle, standby and sleep modes. Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.6 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure...
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C 2.6.1.1 Typical current profiles Note. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 8 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile Note.
C 2.6.1.1 Typical current profiles Note. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 8 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile Note.
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.... • Idle mode The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to active mode any time disk access is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters sleep mode after it receives a hard reset or soft reset from its specified delay times to zero.... If the host has set the standby timer, the drive can control power management through the system setup program. Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. The drive leaves sleep ...
.... • Idle mode The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to active mode any time disk access is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters sleep mode after it receives a hard reset or soft reset from its specified delay times to zero.... If the host has set the standby timer, the drive can control power management through the system setup program. Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. The drive leaves sleep ...
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...°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions. 2.7 Environmental specifications 2.7.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Operating: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F) Nonoperating: * -40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F) * See Section for reliability...) 2.7.4 Altitude Operating: Nonoperating: -60.96m to 3,048m (-200 ft to 10,000+ ft) -60.96m to 12,192m (-200 ft to 40,000+ ft) 10 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C
...°C (156°F) within the operating ambient conditions. 2.7 Environmental specifications 2.7.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Operating: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F) Nonoperating: * -40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F) * See Section for reliability...) 2.7.4 Altitude Operating: Nonoperating: -60.96m to 3,048m (-200 ft to 10,000+ ft) -60.96m to 12,192m (-200 ft to 40,000+ ft) 10 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C
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... during read operations. Shocks should not be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.7.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the performance levels specified in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below . 5 to 350Hz ...drive mounting screws. C 11 2.7.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in this document are specified below . 5 to 350Hz 350 to 500Hz 5.0 Gs 2.0 Gs Barracuda XT...
... during read operations. Shocks should not be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.7.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the performance levels specified in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below . 5 to 350Hz ...drive mounting screws. C 11 2.7.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in this document are specified below . 5 to 350Hz 350 to 500Hz 5.0 Gs 2.0 Gs Barracuda XT...
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...subjected to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may occur according to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in seek mode only. C Seagate uses this process is placed in the following equation: (Number of seeks per second is oriented with 1kHz sine 900MHz, 3 V/m,...-4-4: 95 EN61000-4-5: 95 EN61000-4-6: 97 EN61000-4-11: 94 12 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Note. All measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. 2.8 Acoustics Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (...
...subjected to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may occur according to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in seek mode only. C Seagate uses this process is placed in the following equation: (Number of seeks per second is oriented with 1kHz sine 900MHz, 3 V/m,...-4-4: 95 EN61000-4-5: 95 EN61000-4-6: 97 EN61000-4-11: 94 12 Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. Note. All measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. 2.8 Acoustics Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (...
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... standards for Information Technology Equipment (ITE). Drives are certified to meet the requirements of purchase. Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. You will be asked to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page,...is designed for operation inside a properly designed enclosure, with properly shielded I /O ports. C 13 The drive is performed to the certify agency. 2.11.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Hard drives that all unused I /O cable (if necessary) and terminators on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. ...
... standards for Information Technology Equipment (ITE). Drives are certified to meet the requirements of purchase. Barracuda XT Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. You will be asked to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From this page,...is designed for operation inside a properly designed enclosure, with properly shielded I /O ports. C 13 The drive is performed to the certify agency. 2.11.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Hard drives that all unused I /O cable (if necessary) and terminators on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. ...