DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 3
commands 42 5.0 Maxtor support services 43 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 16 2.2.1 LBA mode 16 2.3 Default logical geometry ...) Directive 28 2.15 Corrosive environment 28 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 29 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 29 3.2 Configuring the drive 30 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 30 3.4 Drive mounting 31 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 33 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility...
commands 42 5.0 Maxtor support services 43 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 16 2.2.1 LBA mode 16 2.3 Default logical geometry ...) Directive 28 2.15 Corrosive environment 28 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 29 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 29 3.2 Configuring the drive 30 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 30 3.4 Drive mounting 31 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 33 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 5
Figure 3. Figure 5. C iii Figure 2. Figure 4. Figure 1. Figure 6. List of Figures Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 21 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 21 Serial ATA connectors 30 Attaching SATA cabling 30 Drive dimensions for STM3500630AS, STM3250824AS, STM3250820AS and 320 GB models 31 Drive dimensions for 40-160 GB and STM3250310AS models 32 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
Figure 3. Figure 5. C iii Figure 2. Figure 4. Figure 1. Figure 6. List of Figures Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 21 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 21 Serial ATA connectors 30 Attaching SATA cabling 30 Drive dimensions for STM3500630AS, STM3250824AS, STM3250820AS and 320 GB models 31 Drive dimensions for 40-160 GB and STM3250310AS models 32 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 7
C 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following DiamondMax® 21 Serial ATA model drives: STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300 Mbytes per second...
C 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following DiamondMax® 21 Serial ATA model drives: STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300 Mbytes per second...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 8
..., optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two devices on two separate ports. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of host bus addresses. C This is with existing host systems and software. The Serial ATA host adapter contains a... advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. For additional information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to -point configuration with true plug-and-play...
..., optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two devices on two separate ports. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of host bus addresses. C This is with existing host systems and software. The Serial ATA host adapter contains a... advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. For additional information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to -point configuration with true plug-and-play...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 9
... the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive models: STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted...
... the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive models: STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 10
... summary for 500 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
... summary for 500 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 11
..., operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA ... (typical) 3.0 bels (max) 3.7 bels (typical) 3.9 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read 0.34% 3 years on distribution units. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity Yes DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
..., operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA ... (typical) 3.0 bels (max) 3.7 bels (typical) 3.9 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read 0.34% 3 years on distribution units. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity Yes DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 12
... summary for 320 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
... summary for 320 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 13
...acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. humidity Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. C 7 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Warranty Contact... bels (max) 3.0 bels (typical) 3.2 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read 0.34% 3 years on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to operational levels.
...acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. humidity Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. C 7 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Warranty Contact... bels (max) 3.0 bels (typical) 3.2 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read 0.34% 3 years on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to operational levels.
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 14
Table 3: Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default ... Ambient temperature Temperature gradient Relative humidity Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) Operational Shock STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS 250 Gbytes 488,397,168 3 2 2 1 512 63 16 16,383 790.1 813 kbits/in max 1,110 kbits/in max 124.5 ktracks/in avg 97...
Table 3: Drive specifications summary for 250 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default ... Ambient temperature Temperature gradient Relative humidity Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) Operational Shock STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS 250 Gbytes 488,397,168 3 2 2 1 512 63 16 16,383 790.1 813 kbits/in max 1,110 kbits/in max 124.5 ktracks/in avg 97...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 15
humidity Yes STM3250310AS 2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (max) 2.7 bels (typical) 2.8 bels (max) *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. C 9 Accessible capacity may vary depending on distribution units. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification...
humidity Yes STM3250310AS 2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (max) 2.7 bels (typical) 2.8 bels (max) *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. C 9 Accessible capacity may vary depending on distribution units. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 16
... summary for the 160 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
... summary for the 160 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 17
...may vary depending on distribution units. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. C 11 Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Quiet seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Warranty Contact... and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. humidity Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
...may vary depending on distribution units. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. C 11 Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Quiet seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Warranty Contact... and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. humidity Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 18
... summary for the 80 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
... summary for the 80 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 19
..., operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Quiet seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ... 1 per 1014 bits read 0.34% 3 years on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. humidity Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels...
..., operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** Quiet seek Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Warranty Contact start-stop cycles Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ... 1 per 1014 bits read 0.34% 3 years on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. humidity Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 20
... summary for the 40 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
... summary for the 40 Gbyte model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density ...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 21
...may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on distribution units.. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. C 15 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** ...(typical) 3.2 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read 0.34% 3 years on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. humidity Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels.
...may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on distribution units.. 50,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. C 15 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power Idle** ...(typical) 3.2 bels (max) 1 per 1014 bits read 0.34% 3 years on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. humidity Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels.
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 22
...Model STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS Formatted capacity* 500 Gbytes 320 Gbytes 320 Gbytes 250 Gbytes 250 Gbytes 250 Gbytes 160 Gbytes 160 Gbytes 80 ...hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 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 . 16 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual...
...Model STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS Formatted capacity* 500 Gbytes 320 Gbytes 320 Gbytes 250 Gbytes 250 Gbytes 250 Gbytes 160 Gbytes 160 Gbytes 80 ...hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 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 . 16 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 23
...) Spindle speed (RPM) Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec max) Sustained data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) STM3160815AS, STM3160215AS, STM3250310AS STM380815AS, STM380215AS and STM340215AS Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1,110 824 160 137.259 176 101 7,200 ± 0.2% 1,303 930 110 78 300...
...) Spindle speed (RPM) Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec max) Sustained data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) STM3160815AS, STM3160215AS, STM3250310AS STM380815AS, STM380215AS and STM340215AS Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1,110 824 160 137.259 176 101 7,200 ± 0.2% 1,303 930 110 78 300...
DiamondMax 21 SATA Product Manual
Page 24
..., STM380215AS and STM340215AS Maximum width Maximum length Typical weight STM3500630AS, STM3320620AS and STM3320820AS STM3250820AS STM3250824AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS and STM3160215AS STM380815AS, STM380215AS and STM340215AS Cache buffer STM3500630AS and STM3320620AS STM3320820AS, STM3250824AS, STM3250820AS, STM3250310AS, STM3160815AS and STM380815AS STM3160215AS, STM380215AS and STM340215AS 26.1 mm (1.028 inches) 19.99 mm...grams (0.838 lbs) 365 grams (0.805 lbs) 16 Mbytes (16,384 kbytes) 8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes) 2 Mbytes (2,048 kbytes) 18 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C
..., STM380215AS and STM340215AS Maximum width Maximum length Typical weight STM3500630AS, STM3320620AS and STM3320820AS STM3250820AS STM3250824AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS and STM3160215AS STM380815AS, STM380215AS and STM340215AS Cache buffer STM3500630AS and STM3320620AS STM3320820AS, STM3250824AS, STM3250820AS, STM3250310AS, STM3160815AS and STM380815AS STM3160215AS, STM380215AS and STM340215AS 26.1 mm (1.028 inches) 19.99 mm...grams (0.838 lbs) 365 grams (0.805 lbs) 16 Mbytes (16,384 kbytes) 8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes) 2 Mbytes (2,048 kbytes) 18 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C