Document Outline

• 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 26
    • 2.2.1 LBA mode 26
  • 2.3 Default logical geometry 26
  • 2.4 Recording and interface technology 27
  • 2.5 Physical characteristics 28
  • 2.6 Seek time 29
  • 2.7 Start/stop times 29
  • 2.8 Power specifications 30
    • 2.8.1 Power consumption 30
    • 2.8.2 Conducted noise 31
    • 2.8.3 Voltage tolerance 31
    • 2.8.4 Power-management modes 32
  • 2.9 Environmental specifications 33
    • 2.9.1 Ambient temperature 33
    • 2.9.2 Temperature gradient 33
    • 2.9.3 Humidity 33
    • 2.9.4 Altitude 33
    • 2.9.5 Shock 33
    • 2.9.6 Vibration 34
  • 2.10 Acoustics 35
    • 2.10.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs) 35
  • 2.11 Electromagnetic immunity 36
  • 2.12 Reliability 37
    • 2.12.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) 37
  • 2.13 Agency certification 37
    • 2.13.1 Safety certification 37
    • 2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility 37
    • 2.13.3 FCC verification 38
  • 2.14 Environmental protection 39
    • 2.14.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 39
    • 2.14.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 39
  • 2.15 Corrosive environment 39
• 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 41
  • 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 41
  • 3.2 Configuring the drive 42
  • 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 42
  • 3.4 Drive mounting 43
• 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 45
  • 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 45
  • 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 46
  • 4.3 Supported ATA commands 47
    • 4.3.1 Identify Device command 49
    • 4.3.2 Set Features command 53
    • 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 54
• 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 55
• Figure 1. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 31
• Figure 2. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 31
• Figure 3. Serial ATA connectors 42
• Figure 4. Attaching SATA cabling 42
• Figure 5. Mounting dimensions for 750-200 GB models (except ST3250410AS and ST3250310AS) 43
• Figure 6. Mounting dimensions for 160-40 GB models (including ST3250410AS and ST3250310AS) 44
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface
• 2.0 Drive specifications
  • 2.1 Specification summary tables
  • 2.2 Formatted capacity
    • 2.2.1 LBA mode
  • 2.3 Default logical geometry
  • 2.4 Recording and interface technology
  • 2.5 Physical characteristics
  • 2.6 Seek time
  • 2.7 Start/stop times
  • 2.8 Power specifications
    • 2.8.1 Power consumption
      • 2.8.1.1 Typical current profiles
    • 2.8.2 Conducted noise
    • 2.8.3 Voltage tolerance
    • 2.8.4 Power-management modes
  • 2.9 Environmental specifications
    • 2.9.1 Ambient temperature
    • 2.9.2 Temperature gradient
    • 2.9.3 Humidity
      • 2.9.3.1 Relative humidity
      • 2.9.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
    • 2.9.4 Altitude
    • 2.9.5 Shock
      • 2.9.5.1 Operating shock
      • 2.9.5.2 Nonoperating shock
    • 2.9.6 Vibration
      • 2.9.6.1 Operating vibration
      • 2.9.6.2 Nonoperating vibration
  • 2.10 Acoustics
    • 2.10.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)
  • 2.11 Electromagnetic immunity
  • 2.12 Reliability
    • 2.12.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
  • 2.13 Agency certification
    • 2.13.1 Safety certification
    • 2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility
    • 2.13.3 FCC verification
  • 2.14 Environmental protection
    • 2.14.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
    • 2.14.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
  • 2.15 Corrosive environment
• 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive
  • 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions
  • 3.2 Configuring the drive
  • 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors
  • 3.4 Drive mounting
• 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface
  • 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility
  • 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions
  • 4.3 Supported ATA commands
    • 4.3.1 Identify Device command
    • 4.3.2 Set Features command
    • 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands
• 5.0 Seagate Technology support services
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