Document Outline

• 1.0 Introduction 1
  • 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2
• 2.0 Drive specifications 3
  • 2.1 Formatted capacity 10
    • 2.1.1 LBA mode 10
  • 2.2 Default logical geometry 10
  • 2.3 Recording and interface technology 11
  • 2.4 Physical characteristics 11
  • 2.5 Seek time 12
  • 2.6 Start/stop times 12
  • 2.7 Power specifications 13
    • 2.7.1 Power consumption 13
    • 2.7.2 Conducted noise 14
    • 2.7.3 Voltage tolerance 14
    • 2.7.4 Power-management modes 14
  • 2.8 Environmental specifications 15
    • 2.8.1 Ambient temperature 15
    • 2.8.2 Temperature gradient 15
    • 2.8.3 Humidity 15
    • 2.8.4 Altitude 15
    • 2.8.5 Shock 16
    • 2.8.6 Vibration 16
  • 2.9 Acoustics 17
    • 2.9.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs) 17
  • 2.10 Electromagnetic immunity 17
  • 2.11 Reliability 18
    • 2.11.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) 18
  • 2.12 Agency certification 18
    • 2.12.1 Safety certification 18
    • 2.12.2 Electromagnetic compatibility 18
    • 2.12.3 FCC verification 19
  • 2.13 Environmental protection 20
    • 2.13.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 20
    • 2.13.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 20
  • 2.14 Corrosive environment 20
• 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 21
  • 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 21
  • 3.2 Configuring the drive 22
  • 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 22
  • 3.4 Drive mounting 23
• 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 25
  • 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 25
  • 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 26
  • 4.3 Supported ATA commands 27
    • 4.3.1 Identify Device command 29
    • 4.3.2 Set Features command 33
    • 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 34
• 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 35
• Figure 1. Serial ATA connectors 22
• Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling 22
• Figure 3. Mounting dimensions (1000 and 750 GB models) 23
• Figure 4. Mounting dimensions (500, 320, 250 and 160 GB models) 24
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface
• 2.0 Drive specifications
  • 2.1 Formatted capacity
    • 2.1.1 LBA mode
  • 2.2 Default logical geometry
  • 2.3 Recording and interface technology
  • 2.4 Physical characteristics
  • 2.5 Seek time
  • 2.6 Start/stop times
  • 2.7 Power specifications
    • 2.7.1 Power consumption
    • 2.7.2 Conducted noise
    • 2.7.3 Voltage tolerance
    • 2.7.4 Power-management modes
  • 2.8 Environmental specifications
    • 2.8.1 Ambient temperature
    • 2.8.2 Temperature gradient
    • 2.8.3 Humidity
      • 2.8.3.1 Relative humidity
      • 2.8.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
    • 2.8.4 Altitude
    • 2.8.5 Shock
      • 2.8.5.1 Operating shock
      • 2.8.5.2 Nonoperating shock
    • 2.8.6 Vibration
      • 2.8.6.1 Operating vibration
      • 2.8.6.2 Nonoperating vibration
  • 2.9 Acoustics
    • 2.9.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)
  • 2.10 Electromagnetic immunity
  • 2.11 Reliability
    • 2.11.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
  • 2.12 Agency certification
    • 2.12.1 Safety certification
    • 2.12.2 Electromagnetic compatibility
    • 2.12.3 FCC verification
  • 2.13 Environmental protection
    • 2.13.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
    • 2.13.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
  • 2.14 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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