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... the right to change, without written permission of Seagate Technology LLC. B October 2006 Seagate, Seagate Technology, and the Seagate logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of this publication may be reproduced in any form without notice, product offerings or specifications. No part of Seagate Technology LLC. SeaTools, SeaFONE, SeaBOARD, and SeaTDD are registered trademarks of...
... the right to change, without written permission of Seagate Technology LLC. B October 2006 Seagate, Seagate Technology, and the Seagate logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of this publication may be reproduced in any form without notice, product offerings or specifications. No part of Seagate Technology LLC. SeaTools, SeaFONE, SeaBOARD, and SeaTDD are registered trademarks of...
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commands 40 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 41 Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. B i 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 14 2.2.1 LBA mode 14 2.3 Default logical geometry 14 2.4 Recording and interface technology 15 2.5 Physical characteristics 15 2.6 Seek time 16 2.7 Start/stop times 16 2.8 Power specifications 16 2.8.1 Power...
commands 40 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 41 Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. B i 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 14 2.2.1 LBA mode 14 2.3 Default logical geometry 14 2.4 Recording and interface technology 15 2.5 Physical characteristics 15 2.6 Seek time 16 2.7 Start/stop times 16 2.8 Power specifications 16 2.8.1 Power...
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drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® ES Serial ATA model drives: ST3750640NS ST3750840NS ST3500630NS ST3500830NS ST3400620NS ST3400820NS ST3320620NS ST3320820NS ST3250620NS ST3250820NS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed...
drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® ES Serial ATA model drives: ST3750640NS ST3750840NS ST3500630NS ST3500830NS ST3400620NS ST3400820NS ST3320620NS ST3320820NS ST3250620NS ST3250820NS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed...
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... addresses. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are Device 0 (master) devices. The specification can be downloaded from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA...Manual, Rev. If two drives are attached on separate Serial ATA ports are represented to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. This essentially means both "masters" on two separate ports. The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software...
... addresses. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are Device 0 (master) devices. The specification can be downloaded from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to allow you to install a Serial ATA...Manual, Rev. If two drives are attached on separate Serial ATA ports are represented to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. This essentially means both "masters" on two separate ports. The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software...
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... or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive models: ST3750640NS ST3750840NS ST3500630NS ST3500830NS ST3400620NS ST3400820NS ST3320620NS ST3320820NS ST3250620NS ST3250820NS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are for quick reference. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are measured under ambient conditions...
... or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive models: ST3750640NS ST3750840NS ST3500630NS ST3500830NS ST3400620NS ST3400820NS ST3320620NS ST3320820NS ST3250620NS ST3250820NS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are for quick reference. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are measured under ambient conditions...
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... for 750 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (...
... for 750 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (...
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...per Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification ST3750640NS ST3750840NS 5-22 Hz: ...capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) Idle** Performance seek ... may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. Barracuda ES Serial ATA ... Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to hard drive capacity. B ...
...per Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification ST3750640NS ST3750840NS 5-22 Hz: ...capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) Idle** Performance seek ... may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. Barracuda ES Serial ATA ... Manual, Rev. You will display the warranty information for a specific drive, use a web browser to hard drive capacity. B ...
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... for 500 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (... Wet bulb temperature (°C max) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) Operational Shock (max at 2 msec) Non-Operational Shock (max at 2 msec) ST3500630NS ST3500830NS 500 976,773,168 6 3 512 63 16 16,383 813 145 114.4 7,200 1,030 72 300 PIO modes 0-4 Multiword DMA modes 0-2 Ultra DMA modes...
... for 500 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (... Wet bulb temperature (°C max) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) Operational Shock (max at 2 msec) Non-Operational Shock (max at 2 msec) ST3500630NS ST3500830NS 500 976,773,168 6 3 512 63 16 16,383 813 145 114.4 7,200 1,030 72 300 PIO modes 0-4 Multiword DMA modes 0-2 Ultra DMA modes...
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...your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. humidity) Supports Hotplug operation per SATA II specification ST3500630NS ST3500830NS 5-22 Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22-350 Hz: 0.50 Gs 350-500 Hz: 0.25 Gs 5-22 Hz: 0.25 ...on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. The system will be asked to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the...
...your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. humidity) Supports Hotplug operation per SATA II specification ST3500630NS ST3500830NS 5-22 Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22-350 Hz: 0.50 Gs 350-500 Hz: 0.25 Gs 5-22 Hz: 0.25 ...on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. The system will be asked to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. You will display the...
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... for 400 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (...
... for 400 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (...
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... offline activity may occur according to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. B 9 Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) Idle**... the warranty for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels. specification, which may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power...
... offline activity may occur according to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. B 9 Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) Idle**... the warranty for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels. specification, which may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of purchase. Accessible capacity may increase acoustic and power...
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... for 320 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (...
... for 320 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (...
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specification, which may increase acoustic and power to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. The system will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part ... read 0.73% 5 years on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. Accessible capacity may occur according to hard drive capacity. humidity) Supports Hotplug operation per SATA II specification ST3320620NS ST3320820NS 5-22 Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22-350 Hz: 0.50 Gs 350-500 Hz: 0.25 Gs 5-22 Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22...
specification, which may increase acoustic and power to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on distribution units. The system will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part ... read 0.73% 5 years on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. Accessible capacity may occur according to hard drive capacity. humidity) Supports Hotplug operation per SATA II specification ST3320620NS ST3320820NS 5-22 Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22-350 Hz: 0.50 Gs 350-500 Hz: 0.25 Gs 5-22 Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement 22...
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... for 250 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (...
... for 250 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, KBPI (...
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...number (or part number) and country of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. B 13 Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read 0.73% 5 years on distribution units....Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. You will display the warranty information ...
...number (or part number) and country of drive idle, some offline activity may increase acoustic and power to the S.M.A.R.T. B 13 Drive specification Vibration, operating Vibration, nonoperating Drive acoustics, sound power (bels) Idle** Performance seek Nonrecoverable read 0.73% 5 years on distribution units....Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. specification, which may occur according to operational levels. You will display the warranty information ...
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All times are defined as follows: • Track-to-track 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 2.6 Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature. The specifications in both directions. • Average seek time is an average 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 seeks between random tracks, less overhead. *Typical seek times (msec) Track-to-track Average Average latency: Read 2.6 Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at least 5,000 measurements of at 25°C ambient temperature. The specifications in both directions. • Average seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in the table below are measured using drive diagnostics.
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... During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/ write electronics are in power-down mode. specification, which may occur according to speed, with servo electronics active and with offline activity) 10.40 0.719 0.567 Operating (40% r/w, 40% seek, 20% inop.) 13...
... During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/ write electronics are in power-down mode. specification, which may occur according to speed, with servo electronics active and with offline activity) 10.40 0.719 0.567 Operating (40% r/w, 40% seek, 20% inop.) 13...
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... of 2 msec duration. 20 Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. to 40,000+ ft.) 2.9.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive can experience without condensation 30°C per hour (86°F per hour max) 2.9.3 Humidity 2.9.3.1 Relative...maximum operating shock of 63 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. 2.9 Environmental specifications 2.9.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is mounted securely with the performance levels specified in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.9.5.1 Operating shock...
... of 2 msec duration. 20 Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. to 40,000+ ft.) 2.9.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive can experience without condensation 30°C per hour (86°F per hour max) 2.9.3 Humidity 2.9.3.1 Relative...maximum operating shock of 63 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. 2.9 Environmental specifications 2.9.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is mounted securely with the performance levels specified in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.9.5.1 Operating shock...
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... . 5-22 Hz 22-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 0.25 Gs (limited displacement) 5.0 Gs 1.0 Gs Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. B 21 2.9.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this document are specified below . 5-22 Hz 22-350 Hz 350-500...
... . 5-22 Hz 22-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 0.25 Gs (limited displacement) 5.0 Gs 1.0 Gs Barracuda ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. B 21 2.9.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this document are specified below . 5-22 Hz 22-350 Hz 350-500...
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For all tests, the drive is oriented with ISO document 7779. specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. 2.10 Acoustics Drive acoustics are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a...is placed in the following equation: (Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (average latency + average access time) Table 7: Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor acoustics ST3750640NS, ST3750840NS ST3500630NS, ST3500830NS ST3400620NS, ST3400820NS ST3320620NS, ST3320820NS ST3250620NS, ST3250820NS Idle* 2.7 bels (typ) 3.0 bels (max) 2.5 bels (typ) 2.8 bels (max) 2.5 bels (typ) 2.8 bels (...
For all tests, the drive is oriented with ISO document 7779. specification, which may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. 2.10 Acoustics Drive acoustics are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a...is placed in the following equation: (Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (average latency + average access time) Table 7: Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor acoustics ST3750640NS, ST3750840NS ST3500630NS, ST3500830NS ST3400620NS, ST3400820NS ST3320620NS, ST3320820NS ST3250620NS, ST3250820NS Idle* 2.7 bels (typ) 3.0 bels (max) 2.5 bels (typ) 2.8 bels (max) 2.5 bels (typ) 2.8 bels (...