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... 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-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. D iii commands 35 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 37 Barracuda...
... 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-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. D iii commands 35 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 37 Barracuda...
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..., 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...
..., 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...
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... ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both drives behave as the Shadow Register Block. This essentially means both...easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disc drive in a point-to provide backward compatibility with the Serial ATA host adapter. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is with true plug...
... ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both drives behave as the Shadow Register Block. This essentially means both...easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disc drive in a point-to provide backward compatibility with the Serial ATA host adapter. All Serial ATA devices behave like there is with true plug...
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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. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted...
... 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. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted...
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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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...,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Table 1: Drive specifications for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may occur according...
...,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Table 1: Drive specifications for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. specification, which may occur according...
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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 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...
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 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...
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Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for 300 Gbyte models Drive specification Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) Relative humidity Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature (°C max) Altitude, ...may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Table 2: Drive specifications for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. D 7 Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click ...
Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for 300 Gbyte models Drive specification Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) Relative humidity Relative humidity gradient Wet bulb temperature (°C max) Altitude, ...may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. Table 2: Drive specifications for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. D 7 Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click ...
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...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 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.) ST3200826AS 200 390,721,968 8 Mbytes 8 Barracuda...(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...
...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 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.) ST3200826AS 200 390,721,968 8 Mbytes 8 Barracuda...(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...
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...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 drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. Contact start-stop cycles (25°C,.... Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The system will be asked to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. Table 3: Drive specifications for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification ST3250823AS ST3250623AS...
...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 drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. Contact start-stop cycles (25°C,.... Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The system will be asked to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. Table 3: Drive specifications for 250 and 200 Gbyte models Drive specification ST3250823AS ST3250623AS...
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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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All times are defined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is a true statistical random average of at 25°C ambient temperature. The specifications in both directions. • Average seek time is an 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 all possible single-track seeks in the table below are measured using drive diagnostics.
All times are defined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is a true statistical random average of at 25°C ambient temperature. The specifications in both directions. • Average seek time is an 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 all possible single-track seeks in the table below are measured using drive diagnostics.
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... not spinning, and the servo and read or write latency time. Typical power measurements are listed in power-down mode. 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Seek mode power represents the worst-case power consumption, using 5.0V...12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. • Spinup power Spinup power is measured from the time of power-on page 9. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Servo electronics are in the table on to speed, with servo electronics active and with read / write ...
... not spinning, and the servo and read or write latency time. Typical power measurements are listed in power-down mode. 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Seek mode power represents the worst-case power consumption, using 5.0V...12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. • Spinup power Spinup power is measured from the time of power-on page 9. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Servo electronics are in the table on to speed, with servo electronics active and with read / write ...
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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% ...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. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. 2.8.1.1 Typical current profiles Figure 1. Typical 5V...
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% ...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. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. 2.8.1.1 Typical current profiles Figure 1. Typical 5V...
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...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. In Sleep mode, the drive buffer is disabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is calculated by dividing the nominal ...voltage by the typical RMS read /write and seek operations. • Idle mode The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts 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 established using...
...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. In Sleep mode, the drive buffer is disabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is calculated by dividing the nominal ...voltage by the typical RMS read /write and seek operations. • Idle mode The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts 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 established using...
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...Nonoperating: 37.7°C (99.9°F max) 40°C (104°F max) 2.9.4 Altitude Operating: Nonoperating: -60.96 m to 12,192 m (-200 ft. drive activity is defined as the temperature of 2 msec. Operating: Nonoperating: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F) -40° to 70°...noncondensing (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 derated linearly to a maximum operating shock of 63 Gs based on half-sine shock ...
...Nonoperating: 37.7°C (99.9°F max) 40°C (104°F max) 2.9.4 Altitude Operating: Nonoperating: -60.96 m to 12,192 m (-200 ft. drive activity is defined as the temperature of 2 msec. Operating: Nonoperating: 0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F) -40° to 70°...noncondensing (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 derated linearly to a maximum operating shock of 63 Gs based on half-sine shock ...
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... the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. For all tests, the drive is 300 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Note. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, ..., which may occur according to operational levels. Sound power measurements are consistent with ISO document 7779. For seek mode tests, the drive is mounted securely with the cover facing upward. All measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. D ...
... the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. For all tests, the drive is 300 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Note. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, ..., which may occur according to operational levels. Sound power measurements are consistent with ISO document 7779. For seek mode tests, the drive is mounted securely with the cover facing upward. All measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. D ...
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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. D Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95 80 to 1,... 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 units...
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. D Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95 80 to 1,... 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 units...
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...systems will comply with the directives. Seagate uses an independent laboratory to the levels specified by TUV North America. 2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility Hard drives that all unused I/O ports. These drives have the Korea Ministry of Information and...ST3250823AS ST3250623AS ST3200826AS E-H011-04-4534 (B) E-H011-04-4534 (B) E-H011-04-4534 (B) E-H011-04-4534 (B) E-H011-04-4533 (B) E-H011-04-4533 (B) E-H011-04-4533 (B) • Trade name or applicant: Seagate Technology • Manufacturing date: November 2004 • Manufacturer/nationality: Singapore and China Barracuda...
...systems will comply with the directives. Seagate uses an independent laboratory to the levels specified by TUV North America. 2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility Hard drives that all unused I/O ports. These drives have the Korea Ministry of Information and...ST3250823AS ST3250623AS ST3200826AS E-H011-04-4534 (B) E-H011-04-4534 (B) E-H011-04-4534 (B) E-H011-04-4534 (B) E-H011-04-4533 (B) E-H011-04-4533 (B) E-H011-04-4533 (B) • Trade name or applicant: Seagate Technology • Manufacturing date: November 2004 • Manufacturer/nationality: Singapore and China Barracuda...
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..., U.S. As such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is individually marketed to publication number 004-000-00345-4. 20 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. If this device in enclosures as an external device). Seagate Technology LLC has tested this ...If necessary, you are encouraged to try one side or the other of the Australian Communication Authority (ACA). 2.13.3 FCC verification These drives are on and off, you should consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for a Class B computing device, pursuant to ...
..., U.S. As such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is individually marketed to publication number 004-000-00345-4. 20 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. If this device in enclosures as an external device). Seagate Technology LLC has tested this ...If necessary, you are encouraged to try one side or the other of the Australian Communication Authority (ACA). 2.13.3 FCC verification These drives are on and off, you should consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for a Class B computing device, pursuant to ...