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D iii commands 35 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 37 Barracuda 7200.8 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 10 2.2.1 LBA mode 10 2.3 Default ... Environmental protection 21 Corrosive environment 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-...
D iii commands 35 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 37 Barracuda 7200.8 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 10 2.2.1 LBA mode 10 2.3 Default ... Environmental protection 21 Corrosive environment 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-...
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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. Figure 3. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 4. Figure 2. D v Figure 5.
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. Figure 3. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 4. Figure 2. D v Figure 5.
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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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.... The specification can be downloaded from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. The Serial ATA interface connects each disc drive in your existing applications to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. The Serial ATA host adapter contains ... parallel ATA. It is not a typical Serial ATA environment. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. A host adapter that shadow the contents of your current system and expect all emulated. 1.1 About the...
.... The specification can be downloaded from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. The Serial ATA interface connects each disc drive in your existing applications to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. The Serial ATA host adapter contains ... parallel ATA. It is not a typical Serial ATA environment. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. A host adapter that shadow the contents of your current system and expect all emulated. 1.1 About the...
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... 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 under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 3 For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all...
... 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 under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 3 For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all...
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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. 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. D
... 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. 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. D
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...Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power to operational levels. You will display the warranty information for 400 Gbyte models Drive specification Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) Relative humidity Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature (°C max) ...Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 1: Drive specifications for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. D 5 To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate...
...Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power to operational levels. You will display the warranty information for 400 Gbyte models Drive specification Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) Relative humidity Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature (°C max) ...Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 1: Drive specifications for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. D 5 To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate...
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...) grams / lb. D Table 2: 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 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual...
...) grams / lb. D Table 2: 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 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual...
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... a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. To determine the warranty for 300 Gbyte models Drive specification Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) Relative humidity ... on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 7 specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. You will display the warranty information for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when...
... a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. To determine the warranty for 300 Gbyte models Drive specification Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) Relative humidity ... on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 7 specification, which may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. You will display the warranty information for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when...
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D Table 3: Drive specifications 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 ...watts Idle mode (typical) watts Standby mode (typical) watts Sleep mode Voltage tolerance (including noise) Ambient temperature ST3250823AS ST3250623AS 250 488,397,168 512 63 16 16,383 763,000 120,000 91,560 7,200 95 65 150 PIO ...(typical) Track-to 70°C (nonop.) ST3200826AS 200 390,721,968 8 Mbytes 8 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
D Table 3: Drive specifications 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 ...watts Idle mode (typical) watts Standby mode (typical) watts Sleep mode Voltage tolerance (including noise) Ambient temperature ST3250823AS ST3250623AS 250 488,397,168 512 63 16 16,383 763,000 120,000 91,560 7,200 95 65 150 PIO ...(typical) Track-to 70°C (nonop.) ST3200826AS 200 390,721,968 8 Mbytes 8 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
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... one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. D 9 Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 3: Drive specifications for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification ST3250823AS ST3250623AS ST3200826AS Temperature gradient (°...
... one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. D 9 Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 3: Drive specifications for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification ST3250823AS ST3250623AS ST3200826AS Temperature gradient (°...
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... 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...
... 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) 26.11 1.028... 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) 26.11 1.028... 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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All times 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 The specifications in the table below are measured using drive diagnostics. 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 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 The specifications in the table below are measured using drive diagnostics. 2.6 Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature.
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... 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read / write electronics are listed in power-down mode. Typical power measurements are active. D 13 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. See Figure 4 on the disc surface and does not execute...
... 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read / write electronics are listed in power-down mode. Typical power measurements are active. D 13 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. See Figure 4 on the disc surface and does not execute...
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D Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 14 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 4: DC power requirements Power dissipation (typical) Spinup Idle Idle* (with offline activity) Operating (40% r/w, 40% seek, 20% inop...- 7.2 9.1 12.8 12.4 1.4 1.4 5V typ amps - 0.401 0.78 0.841 0.602 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 5V startup and operation current profile Figure 2. specification, which may occur according to...
D Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 14 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 4: DC power requirements Power dissipation (typical) Spinup Idle Idle* (with offline activity) Operating (40% r/w, 40% seek, 20% inop...- 7.2 9.1 12.8 12.4 1.4 1.4 5V typ amps - 0.401 0.78 0.841 0.602 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 5V startup and operation current profile Figure 2. specification, which may occur according to...
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...is expected to operate with all commands and returns to Active mode any Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. If the standby timer reaches zero before any time disc access is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. D ...begins counting down from the host. 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 zero. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with a maximum of time.
...is expected to operate with all commands and returns to Active mode any Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. If the standby timer reaches zero before any time disc access is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. D ...begins counting down from the host. 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 zero. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with a maximum of time.
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... noncondensing (30% per hour max) 5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per second. 16 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. Actual drive case temperature should not be applied in this document when subjected to 112°F (44°C)...63 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. drive activity is mounted securely with the performance levels specified in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.9.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the input shock applied at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters). Above...
... noncondensing (30% per hour max) 5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per second. 16 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. Actual drive case temperature should not be applied in this document when subjected to 112°F (44°C)...63 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. drive activity is mounted securely with the performance levels specified in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.9.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the input shock applied at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters). Above...
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... 3.7 bels (typ) 3.9 bels (max) *During periods of seeks per second is mounted securely with the cover facing upward. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.9.5.2 Nonoperating shock The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in seek mode only. All measurements are taken under essentially free...
... 3.7 bels (typ) 3.9 bels (max) *During periods of seeks per second is mounted securely with the cover facing upward. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.9.5.2 Nonoperating shock The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in seek mode only. All measurements are taken under essentially free...
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D You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. None required. 18 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95 80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 ...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 distribution...
D You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. None required. 18 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95 80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 ...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 distribution...