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... 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 geometry 10 2.4 Recording and interface technology 11 2.5 Physical characteristics 11 2.6 Seek time 12 2.7 Start/stop times 12 2.8 Power specifications 13 2.8.1 Power consumption 13 2.8.2 Conducted noise 15 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.8.3 Voltage tolerance 15 2.8.4 Power-management modes 15 Environmental specifications 16 2.9.1 Ambient temperature 16 2.9.2 Temperature gradient 16 2.9.3 Humidity...
... 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 geometry 10 2.4 Recording and interface technology 11 2.5 Physical characteristics 11 2.6 Seek time 12 2.7 Start/stop times 12 2.8 Power specifications 13 2.8.1 Power consumption 13 2.8.2 Conducted noise 15 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.8.3 Voltage tolerance 15 2.8.4 Power-management modes 15 Environmental specifications 16 2.9.1 Ambient temperature 16 2.9.2 Temperature gradient 16 2.9.3 Humidity...
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... Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 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, ST3300831AS, ST3250823AS, and ST3200826AS models...
... Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 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, ST3300831AS, ST3250823AS, and ST3200826AS models...
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... Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are represented to host software as a Device 0 (master) and Device 1 (slave) accessed at the same set of the traditional device registers, referred to as if they were both "masters" on two separate ports. D The primary advantages include: • Easy installation and configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. It is not a typical Serial ATA environment. The specification can be downloaded...
... Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are represented to host software as a Device 0 (master) and Device 1 (slave) accessed at the same set of the traditional device registers, referred to as if they were both "masters" on two separate ports. D The primary advantages include: • Easy installation and configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. It is not a typical Serial ATA environment. The specification can be downloaded...
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...Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 1: Drive specifications 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 -track seek time (msec typical) Average seek, read (msec typical) Average seek, write (msec typical) Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Seek power (typical) watts Operating power (typical) watts Idle mode (typical) watts Standby mode...
...Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 1: Drive specifications 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 -track seek time (msec typical) Average seek, read (msec typical) Average seek, write (msec typical) Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Seek power (typical) watts Operating power (typical) watts Idle mode (typical) watts Standby mode...
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Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may occur according to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units...
Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may occur according to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units...
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... 16 Mbytes 6 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 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 -track seek time (msec typical) Average seek, read (msec typical) Average seek, write (msec typical) Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Seek power (typical) watts Operating power (typical) watts Idle mode (typical) watts...
... 16 Mbytes 6 Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 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 -track seek time (msec typical) Average seek, read (msec typical) Average seek, write (msec typical) Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Seek power (typical) watts Operating power (typical) watts Idle mode (typical) watts...
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.../support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. You will display the warranty information for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring 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 the S.M.A.R.T. The system will be asked to hard drive capacity. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual...
.../support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. You will display the warranty information for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring 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 the S.M.A.R.T. The system will be asked to hard drive capacity. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual...
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... 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 2.8 amps 9.9 9.2 7.2 1.2 1.2 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% 0° to 60°C (op.) -40° to -track seek time (msec typical) Average seek, read (msec typical) Average seek, write (msec typical) Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Seek power (typical) watts Operating power (typical) watts Idle mode (typical...
... 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 2.8 amps 9.9 9.2 7.2 1.2 1.2 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% 0° to 60°C (op.) -40° to -track seek time (msec typical) Average seek, read (msec typical) Average seek, write (msec typical) Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Seek power (typical) watts Operating power (typical) watts Idle mode (typical...
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... increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 9 Contact start-stop cycles (25°C, 50% relative humidity) 50,000 Supports Hotplug operation per 1014 bits 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 capacity. The system will be asked to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this...
... increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 9 Contact start-stop cycles (25°C, 50% relative humidity) 50,000 Supports Hotplug operation per 1014 bits 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 capacity. The system will be asked to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this...
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... Buffer Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled • Active mode The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek operations. • Idle mode The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. The drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and...
... Buffer Enabled Enabled Enabled Disabled • Active mode The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek operations. • Idle mode The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disc access is necessary. • Sleep mode The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. The drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and...
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... 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. To determine the warranty for your drive. 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...
... 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. To determine the warranty for your drive. 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...
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.../EEC). These drives have the Korea Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) logo, they comply with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regulation and meet all applicable sections of Korea. Testing is designed for Class B products. Seagate uses an independent laboratory to the levels specified by a Korean-recognized lab. • EUT name (model numbers): ST3400832AS, ST3400632AS, ST3300831AS, ST3300631AS, ST3250823AS...
.../EEC). These drives have the Korea Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) logo, they comply with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regulation and meet all applicable sections of Korea. Testing is designed for Class B products. Seagate uses an independent laboratory to the levels specified by a Korean-recognized lab. • EUT name (model numbers): ST3400832AS, ST3400632AS, ST3300831AS, ST3300631AS, ST3250823AS...
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... master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. See Table 7 for factory use only) SATA Power Figure 3. Serial ATA drives are attached on one meter (39.37 inches). The jumper block adjacent to the signal connector is no jumpers, terminators, or other settings. For installations which require cables, you can be hot pluggable and blind mateable. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA drives support latching SATA connectors. 24 Barracuda...
... master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. See Table 7 for factory use only) SATA Power Figure 3. Serial ATA drives are attached on one meter (39.37 inches). The jumper block adjacent to the signal connector is no jumpers, terminators, or other settings. For installations which require cables, you can be hot pluggable and blind mateable. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA drives support latching SATA connectors. 24 Barracuda...
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... F6H F3H Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. See "S.M.A.R.T. D 29 implementation. 4.3 Supported ATA commands The following table lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. Table 8: Supported ATA commands Command name Check Power Mode Device Configuration Freeze Lock Device Configuration Identify Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Set Device Reset Download Microcode Execute Device Diagnostics Flush Cache Flush Cache Extended Format Track Identify Device Idle Idle Immediate Initialize Device Parameters Read Buffer Read DMA Read DMA...
... F6H F3H Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. See "S.M.A.R.T. D 29 implementation. 4.3 Supported ATA commands The following table lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. Table 8: Supported ATA commands Command name Check Power Mode Device Configuration Freeze Lock Device Configuration Identify Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Set Device Reset Download Microcode Execute Device Diagnostics Flush Cache Flush Cache Extended Format Track Identify Device Idle Idle Immediate Initialize Device Parameters Read Buffer Read DMA Read DMA...
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... xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following commands contain drive-specific features that may be disabled ATA-reserved PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode Retired Words 54-58, 64-70 and 88 are valid Number of current logical cylinders Number of current logical heads Number of current logical sectors per logical track: 63 Retired Serial number: (20 ASCII characters...
... xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following commands contain drive-specific features that may be disabled ATA-reserved PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode Retired Words 54-58, 64-70 and 88 are valid Number of current logical cylinders Number of current logical heads Number of current logical sectors per logical track: 63 Retired Serial number: (20 ASCII characters...
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... contact their Seagate Customer Service Operations (CSO) representative for assistance. Additional information, including an online request form and data loss prevention resources, is available at www.datarecovery.seagate.com. to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, and 9:00 A.M. Have your drive's "ST" model number and serial number available. Data Recovery Services Seagate offers data recovery services for all formats and all brands of the Seagate CSO warranty centers for warrantyrelated issues. Data Recovery Services Call center...
... contact their Seagate Customer Service Operations (CSO) representative for assistance. Additional information, including an online request form and data loss prevention resources, is available at www.datarecovery.seagate.com. to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, and 9:00 A.M. Have your drive's "ST" model number and serial number available. Data Recovery Services Seagate offers data recovery services for all formats and all brands of the Seagate CSO warranty centers for warrantyrelated issues. Data Recovery Services Call center...
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... is located in Oklahoma City, USA. The presales and technical support call center at +31-20-3167222 from 8:00 A.M. European support services For presales and technical support in Europe, dial the Seagate Service Center toll-free number for your specific location. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. For warranty service in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Seagate Service Centers Toll-free support numbers Call center Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway...
... is located in Oklahoma City, USA. The presales and technical support call center at +31-20-3167222 from 8:00 A.M. European support services For presales and technical support in Europe, dial the Seagate Service Center toll-free number for your specific location. Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. For warranty service in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Seagate Service Centers Toll-free support numbers Call center Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Netherlands Norway...
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... seek time 12 Average seek, read 4, 6, 8 Average seek, write 4, 6, 8 B bels 5, 7, 9 BPI 4, 6, 8 buffer 4, 6, 8, 11 Bytes per sector 4, 6, 8, 10 C cables and connectors 24 Cache 4, 6, 8, 11 capacity 10 case temperature 16 CE mark 19 certification 19 Check Power Mode 29 Class B computing device 20 compatibility 19 Conducted noise 15 Conducted RF immunity 18 Configuring the drive 23 connectors 24 Corrosive environment 21 CSA C22.2 (950) 19 current 4, 6, 8 cycles 18 D data-transfer rates 1 DC power 13 Default logical geometry 10 Default sectors...
... seek time 12 Average seek, read 4, 6, 8 Average seek, write 4, 6, 8 B bels 5, 7, 9 BPI 4, 6, 8 buffer 4, 6, 8, 11 Bytes per sector 4, 6, 8, 10 C cables and connectors 24 Cache 4, 6, 8, 11 capacity 10 case temperature 16 CE mark 19 certification 19 Check Power Mode 29 Class B computing device 20 compatibility 19 Conducted noise 15 Conducted RF immunity 18 Configuring the drive 23 connectors 24 Corrosive environment 21 CSA C22.2 (950) 19 current 4, 6, 8 cycles 18 D data-transfer rates 1 DC power 13 Default logical geometry 10 Default sectors...
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... time 13 LBA mode 10 Length 4, 6, 8 logical geometry 10 M maintenance 18 master/slave 2 maximum temperature 16 MIC 19 mounting 25 mounting screws 16 mounting the drive 23 N noise 15 nominal power 12 Nonoperating shock 17 Nonoperating vibration 17 Nonrecoverable read errors 5, 7, 9, 18 O Operating 14 Operating power 4, 6, 8, 13 Operating shock 16 Operating vibration 17 P Physical characteristics 11 point-to-point 2, 24 Power consumption 13 power consumption 13 Power dissipation 14 Power modes 15 Power specifications 13 Power...
... time 13 LBA mode 10 Length 4, 6, 8 logical geometry 10 M maintenance 18 master/slave 2 maximum temperature 16 MIC 19 mounting 25 mounting screws 16 mounting the drive 23 N noise 15 nominal power 12 Nonoperating shock 17 Nonoperating vibration 17 Nonrecoverable read errors 5, 7, 9, 18 O Operating 14 Operating power 4, 6, 8, 13 Operating shock 16 Operating vibration 17 P Physical characteristics 11 point-to-point 2, 24 Power consumption 13 power consumption 13 Power dissipation 14 Power modes 15 Power specifications 13 Power...
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...8 Security Disable Password 29 Security Erase Prepare 29 Security Erase Unit 30 Security Freeze 30 Security Set Password 30 Security Unlock 30 Seek 30 seek mode 13 Seek mode power 13 Seek power 4, 6, 8 Seek time 12 seek time 4, 6, 8 Seeking 14 Serial ATA 11 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 27 serial ATA ports 2 Servo electronics 13 servo electronics 13 Set Features 30 Set Max Address 30 Set Max Address Extended 30 Set Multiple Mode 30 Shock 16 Shock, nonoperating 5, 7, 9 Shock, operating 5, 7, 9 single-track seeks 12 Sleep 14, 15, 30 Sleep mode 4, 6, 8, 15 sound power 5, 7, 9 Specification summary...
...8 Security Disable Password 29 Security Erase Prepare 29 Security Erase Unit 30 Security Freeze 30 Security Set Password 30 Security Unlock 30 Seek 30 seek mode 13 Seek mode power 13 Seek power 4, 6, 8 Seek time 12 seek time 4, 6, 8 Seeking 14 Serial ATA 11 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 27 serial ATA ports 2 Servo electronics 13 servo electronics 13 Set Features 30 Set Max Address 30 Set Max Address Extended 30 Set Multiple Mode 30 Shock 16 Shock, nonoperating 5, 7, 9 Shock, operating 5, 7, 9 single-track seeks 12 Sleep 14, 15, 30 Sleep mode 4, 6, 8, 15 sound power 5, 7, 9 Specification summary...