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... 21 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 23 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 23 3.2 Configuring the drive 24 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 24 3.4 Drive mounting 25 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA...) interface 27 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 27 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 28 4.3 Supported ATA commands 29 4.3.1 Identify Device command 31 4.3.2 Set Features command 34 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 35 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 37 Barracuda 7200...
... 21 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 23 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 23 3.2 Configuring the drive 24 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 24 3.4 Drive mounting 25 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA...) interface 27 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 27 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 28 4.3 Supported ATA commands 29 4.3.1 Identify Device command 31 4.3.2 Set Features command 34 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 35 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 37 Barracuda 7200...
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Figure 5. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 14 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 14 Serial ATA connectors 24 Attaching SATA cabling 24 Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view 25 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D v Figure 4. Figure 3.
Figure 5. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 14 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 14 Serial ATA connectors 24 Attaching SATA cabling 24 Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view 25 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D v Figure 4. Figure 3.
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... functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® 7200.8 Serial ATA model drives: Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA • ST3400832AS • ST3400632AS • ST3300831AS • ST3300631AS • ST3250823AS • ST3250623AS • ST3200826AS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • 8 Mbyte buffer (ST3400832AS, ST3300831AS, ST3250823AS, and ST3200826AS models). • 16 Mbyte buffer...
... functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® 7200.8 Serial ATA model drives: Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA • ST3400832AS • ST3400632AS • ST3300831AS • ST3300631AS • ST3250823AS • ST3250623AS • ST3200826AS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • 8 Mbyte buffer (ST3400832AS, ST3300831AS, ST3250823AS, and ST3200826AS models). • 16 Mbyte buffer...
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..., optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to higher performance levels. This is not a typical Serial ATA environment. This essentially means both drives behave as if they were both "masters" on separate Serial ATA ports are all of shadow registers. D 1.1 About the Serial ATA...-point configuration with Serial ATA devices like Device 0 devices. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is not necessary to set of registers that emulates a ...
..., optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to higher performance levels. This is not a typical Serial ATA environment. This essentially means both drives behave as if they were both "masters" on separate Serial ATA ports are all of shadow registers. D 1.1 About the Serial ATA...-point configuration with Serial ATA devices like Device 0 devices. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is not necessary to set of registers that emulates a ...
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Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the ST3400832AS, ST3400632AS, ST3300831AS, ST3300631AS, ST3250823AS, ST3250623AS and ST3200826AS models. 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in tables 1, 2, and 3 are measured...
Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the ST3400832AS, ST3400632AS, ST3300831AS, ST3300631AS, ST3250823AS, ST3250623AS and ST3200826AS models. 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in tables 1, 2, and 3 are measured...
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... for 400 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read ), 1.0 (write) 8.0 9.0 2.8 amps 9.9 9.2 7.2 1.2 1.2 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% 0° ...) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (max) grams / lb. D Average latency (msec) Power-on to ready (typical) Standby to ready (typical) Track-to 70°C (nonop.) 4 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
... for 400 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read ), 1.0 (write) 8.0 9.0 2.8 amps 9.9 9.2 7.2 1.2 1.2 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% 0° ...) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (max) grams / lb. D Average latency (msec) Power-on to ready (typical) Standby to ready (typical) Track-to 70°C (nonop.) 4 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
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...drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Table 1: Drive specifications for 400 Gbyte models Drive...,000+ ft) -60.96 m to 12,192 m (-200 ft to 40,000+ ft) 63 Gs 300 Gs 5-22 Hz: Limited displacement 23-350 Hz: 0.5 G acceleration 5-22 Hz: Limited displacement 23-350 Hz...drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. Barracuda 7200...
...drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Table 1: Drive specifications for 400 Gbyte models Drive...,000+ ft) -60.96 m to 12,192 m (-200 ft to 40,000+ ft) 63 Gs 300 Gs 5-22 Hz: Limited displacement 23-350 Hz: 0.5 G acceleration 5-22 Hz: Limited displacement 23-350 Hz...drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. Barracuda 7200...
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...Drive specifications for 300 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read ), 1.0 (write) 8.0 9.0 2.8 amps 9.9 9.2 7.2 1.2 1.2 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% 0° to 60°C (op.) -40° to 70°C (nonop.) ST3300631AS 16 Mbytes 6 Barracuda 7200...(typical) watts Idle mode (typical) watts Standby mode (typical) watts Sleep mode Voltage tolerance (including noise) Ambient temperature ST3300831AS 300 586,072,368 512 63 16 16,383 763,000 120,000 91,560 7,200 95 65 150 PIO modes 0-4 ...
...Drive specifications for 300 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read ), 1.0 (write) 8.0 9.0 2.8 amps 9.9 9.2 7.2 1.2 1.2 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% 0° to 60°C (op.) -40° to 70°C (nonop.) ST3300631AS 16 Mbytes 6 Barracuda 7200...(typical) watts Idle mode (typical) watts Standby mode (typical) watts Sleep mode Voltage tolerance (including noise) Ambient temperature ST3300831AS 300 586,072,368 512 63 16 16,383 763,000 120,000 91,560 7,200 95 65 150 PIO modes 0-4 ...
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...web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. The system will be asked to provide the drive serial number, ...specification ST3300831AS ST3300631AS 20°C (operating) 30°C (nonoperating) 5% to 90% (operating) 5% to 95% (nonoperating) 30% per 1014 bits read 0.34% 5 Years 5 years on distribution units. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for your drive....
...web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. The system will be asked to provide the drive serial number, ...specification ST3300831AS ST3300631AS 20°C (operating) 30°C (nonoperating) 5% to 90% (operating) 5% to 95% (nonoperating) 30% per 1014 bits read 0.34% 5 Years 5 years on distribution units. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for your drive....
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... for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read ), 1.0 (write) 8.0 9.0 2.8 amps 9.9 9.2 7.2 1.2 1.2 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% 0° ...) grams / lb. Average latency (msec) Power-on to ready (typical) Standby to ready (typical) Track-to 70°C (nonop.) ST3200826AS 200 390,721,968 8 Mbytes 8 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D
... for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read ), 1.0 (write) 8.0 9.0 2.8 amps 9.9 9.2 7.2 1.2 1.2 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% 0° ...) grams / lb. Average latency (msec) Power-on to ready (typical) Standby to ready (typical) Track-to 70°C (nonop.) ST3200826AS 200 390,721,968 8 Mbytes 8 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D
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...periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 3: Drive specifications for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification ST3250823AS ST3250623AS ...300 Gs Vibration, operating 5-22 Hz: Limited displacement 23-350 Hz: 0.5 G acceleration Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) 5-22 Hz: Limited displacement 23-350 Hz: 5 Gs acceleration Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors 2.8 (typical) 3.4 (max) 3.7 (typical) 3.9 (max) 1 per SATA II specification Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive...
...periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 3: Drive specifications for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification ST3250823AS ST3250623AS ...300 Gs Vibration, operating 5-22 Hz: Limited displacement 23-350 Hz: 0.5 G acceleration Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) 5-22 Hz: Limited displacement 23-350 Hz: 5 Gs acceleration Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors 2.8 (typical) 3.4 (max) 3.7 (typical) 3.9 (max) 1 per SATA II specification Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive...
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... sectors as defined above . D 2.2 Formatted capacity Model ST3400832AS and ST3400632AS ST3300831AS and ST3300631AS ST3250823AS and ST3250623AS ST3200826AS Formatted capacity 400 Gbytes 300 Gbytes 250 Gbytes 200 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 781,422,768 586,072,368 ...488,397,168 390,721,968 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these 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...
... sectors as defined above . D 2.2 Formatted capacity Model ST3400832AS and ST3400632AS ST3300831AS and ST3300631AS ST3250823AS and ST3250623AS ST3200826AS Formatted capacity 400 Gbytes 300 Gbytes 250 Gbytes 200 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 781,422,768 586,072,368 ...488,397,168 390,721,968 Bytes per track 63 LBA mode When addressing these 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...
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...) (± 0.2%) Internal data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) Sustained transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec max) I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) Interleave Cache buffer ST3400832AS ST3300831AS ST3250823AS ST3200826AS ST3400632AS ST3300631AS ST3250623AS 2.5 Physical characteristics Maximum height (mm) (inches) Maximum width (mm) (inches) Maximum length (mm) (inches) Maximum weight (grams) (pounds) 26....Serial ATA (SATA) 16/17 EPRML 763,000 120,000 91,560 7,200 95 65 150 (SATA 1.0) 1:1 8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes) 16 Mbytes (16,384 kbytes) Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 11
...) (± 0.2%) Internal data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) Sustained transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec max) I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) Interleave Cache buffer ST3400832AS ST3300831AS ST3250823AS ST3200826AS ST3400632AS ST3300631AS ST3250623AS 2.5 Physical characteristics Maximum height (mm) (inches) Maximum width (mm) (inches) Maximum length (mm) (inches) Maximum weight (grams) (pounds) 26....Serial ATA (SATA) 16/17 EPRML 763,000 120,000 91,560 7,200 95 65 150 (SATA 1.0) 1:1 8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes) 16 Mbytes (16,384 kbytes) Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 11
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The specifications in the table below are defined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions. • Average seek time is a true statistical random average of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. *Typical seek times (msec) Track-to-track Average Average latency: Read 0.8 2.6 Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics.
The specifications in the table below are defined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions. • Average seek time is a true statistical random average of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. *Typical seek times (msec) Track-to-track Average Average latency: Read 0.8 2.6 Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics.
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... active and with the heads in a random track location. • Standby mode During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is measured from the time of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. ... represents the worst-case power consumption, using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read or write latency time. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Servo electronics are listed in power...
... active and with the heads in a random track location. • Standby mode During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is measured from the time of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. ... represents the worst-case power consumption, using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read or write latency time. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Servo electronics are listed in power...
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... 0.265 0.265 12V typ amps 2.8 (peak) 0.433 0.433 0.715 0.782 0.006 0.006 *During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 14 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. 2.8.1.1 Typical current profiles...
... 0.265 0.265 12V typ amps 2.8 (peak) 0.433 0.433 0.715 0.782 0.006 0.006 *During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 14 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. 2.8.1.1 Typical current profiles...
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.... In most systems, you can also enter Standby mode automatically after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from its specified delay times to provide greater energy efficiency. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. If...and returns to -peak square-wave injected noise at rest. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with a maximum of 100 mV peak-to Active mode any Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The standby timer delay is reinitialized and begins counting ...
.... In most systems, you can also enter Standby mode automatically after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from its specified delay times to provide greater energy efficiency. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. If...and returns to -peak square-wave injected noise at rest. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with a maximum of 100 mV peak-to Active mode any Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The standby timer delay is reinitialized and begins counting ...
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... (30% per hour max) 5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per second. 16 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. to 40,000+ ft.) 2.9.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive is defined as the temperature of 2 msec. Shock may be repeated more than two times...Nonoperating: -60.96 m to a maximum operating shock of 63 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly to Active mode when disc access is necessary. 2.9 Environmental specifications ...
... (30% per hour max) 5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per second. 16 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. to 40,000+ ft.) 2.9.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive is defined as the temperature of 2 msec. Shock may be repeated more than two times...Nonoperating: -60.96 m to a maximum operating shock of 63 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly to Active mode when disc access is necessary. 2.9 Environmental specifications ...
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... Z axis. 2.9.6.1 Operating vibration The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this document are consistent with the cover facing upward. Note. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The number of seeks per ... 2.9.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation is 300 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to ...
... Z axis. 2.9.6.1 Operating vibration The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this document are consistent with the cover facing upward. Note. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The number of seeks per ... 2.9.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation is 300 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to ...
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... units. D 2.11 Electromagnetic immunity When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in performance when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link.... Conducted RF immunity Voltage dips, interrupts Description Performance level Reference standard Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; To determine the warranty for your drive. None required. 18 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
... units. D 2.11 Electromagnetic immunity When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in performance when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link.... Conducted RF immunity Voltage dips, interrupts Description Performance level Reference standard Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; To determine the warranty for your drive. None required. 18 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.