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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 logical... 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-...
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 logical... 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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Figure 3. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 5. D v Figure 4. 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 2.
Figure 3. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 5. D v Figure 4. 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 2.
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... connectors. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the 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...
... connectors. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the 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...
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In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disc drive in a point-to host software as the Shadow Register Block. The Command...necessary to host software where two devices on separate Serial ATA ports are all of shadow registers. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. For additional ...
In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disc drive in a point-to host software as the Shadow Register Block. The Command...necessary to host software where two devices on separate Serial ATA ports are all of shadow registers. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. For additional ...
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... 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 for quick reference. D 3 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal...
... 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 for quick reference. D 3 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal...
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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° to 60°C (op.) -40° to 70°C (nonop.) 4 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D Average latency (msec) Power-on...
... 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° to 60°C (op.) -40° to 70°C (nonop.) 4 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D Average latency (msec) Power-on...
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...periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to the S.M.A.R.T. The system will be asked to hard drive capacity. You will display the warranty information for your drive. 50,000 Yes...specification, which may occur according to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. D 5 Table 1: Drive specifications for 400 Gbyte models Drive specification Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) Relative humidity Relative humidity...
...periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to the S.M.A.R.T. The system will be asked to hard drive capacity. You will display the warranty information for your drive. 50,000 Yes...specification, which may occur according to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. D 5 Table 1: Drive specifications for 400 Gbyte models Drive specification Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) Relative humidity Relative humidity...
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... 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° ... (max) Weight (max) grams / lb. Average latency (msec) Power-on to ready (typical) Standby to ready (typical) Track-to 70°C (nonop.) ST3300631AS 16 Mbytes 6 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D
... 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° ... (max) Weight (max) grams / lb. Average latency (msec) Power-on to ready (typical) Standby to ready (typical) Track-to 70°C (nonop.) ST3300631AS 16 Mbytes 6 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D
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...5 Years 5 years on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to hard drive capacity. specification, which may vary depending on distribution units. Accessible capacity may increase...country of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to operational levels. You will display the warranty information for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/...
...5 Years 5 years on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to hard drive capacity. specification, which may vary depending on distribution units. Accessible capacity may increase...country of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to operational levels. You will display the warranty information for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/...
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...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 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 ...(typical) 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 modes 0-4 ...
...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 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 ...(typical) 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 modes 0-4 ...
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...distribution units. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Accessible capacity may vary depending on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. Table 3: Drive specifications for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification ST3250823AS ST3250623AS ST3200826AS ...*One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on operating...
...distribution units. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Accessible capacity may vary depending on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. Table 3: Drive specifications for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification ST3250823AS ST3250623AS ST3200826AS ...*One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on operating...
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... sectors as defined above . 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...
... sectors as defined above . 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...
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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.
...; 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.
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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 at 25°C ambient temperature. 2.6 Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. *Typical seek times (msec) Track-to-track Average Average latency: Read 0.8 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 at 25°C ambient temperature. 2.6 Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of seeks between random tracks, less overhead. *Typical seek times (msec) Track-to-track Average Average latency: Read 0.8 All times are measured using drive diagnostics.
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...operating speed. • Seek mode During seek mode, the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific position on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. • Spinup power Spinup power... is not spinning, and the servo and read or write latency time. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 13 See Figure 4 on page 9. 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector.
...operating speed. • Seek mode During seek mode, the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific position on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. • Spinup power Spinup power... is not spinning, and the servo and read or write latency time. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 13 See Figure 4 on page 9. 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector.
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... 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 12V startup and operation current profile 14 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile Figure 2.
... 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 12V startup and operation current profile 14 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile Figure 2.
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...is necessary. • Standby mode The drive enters Standby mode when the host sends a Standby Immediate command. If the standby timer reaches zero before any Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from its specified ...delay times to zero. Note. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and...
...is necessary. • Standby mode The drive enters Standby mode when the host sends a Standby Immediate command. If the standby timer reaches zero before any Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from its specified ...delay times to zero. Note. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and...
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...input shock applied at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters). to 40,000+ ft.) 2.9.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive is derated linearly to 95% noncondensing (30% per second. 16 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to a maximum operating shock of 63... Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Shock may be repeated more than two times per...
...input shock applied at 10,000 feet (3,048 meters). to 40,000+ ft.) 2.9.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive is derated linearly to 95% noncondensing (30% per second. 16 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to a maximum operating shock of 63... Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Shock may be repeated more than two times per...
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...-350 Hz Limited displacement 0.5 G acceleration 2.9.6.2 Nonoperating vibration The maximum nonoperating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation is placed in seek mode only. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 17 All measurements are consistent with the cover facing...
...-350 Hz Limited displacement 0.5 G acceleration 2.9.6.2 Nonoperating vibration The maximum nonoperating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation is placed in seek mode only. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 17 All measurements are consistent with the cover facing...
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... Voltage dips, interrupts Description Performance level Reference standard Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; None required. 18 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. To determine the warranty for your drive. Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95 80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 V/m, A 80% AM...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 distribution ...
... Voltage dips, interrupts Description Performance level Reference standard Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; None required. 18 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. To determine the warranty for your drive. Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95 80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 V/m, A 80% AM...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 distribution ...