Document Outline

• 1.0 Introduction 1
  • 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2
• 2.0 Drive specifications 3
  • 2.1 Specification summary table 3
  • 2.2 Formatted capacity 5
    • 2.2.1 LBA mode 5
  • 2.3 Default logical geometry 5
  • 2.4 Physical organization 6
  • 2.5 Recording and interface technology 6
  • 2.6 Physical characteristics 6
  • 2.7 Seek time 7
  • 2.8 Start/stop times 7
  • 2.9 Power specifications 8
    • 2.9.1 Power consumption 8
    • 2.9.2 Conducted noise 9
    • 2.9.3 Voltage tolerance 9
    • 2.9.4 Power-management modes 10
  • 2.10 Environmental specifications 11
    • 2.10.1 Base plate temperature 11
    • 2.10.2 Temperature gradient 11
    • 2.10.3 Humidity 11
    • 2.10.4 Altitude 11
    • 2.10.5 Shock 12
    • 2.10.6 Vibration 12
  • 2.11 Acoustics 13
  • 2.12 Electromagnetic immunity 13
  • 2.13 Reliability 14
  • 2.14 Agency certification 15
    • 2.14.1 Safety certification 15
    • 2.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility 15
    • 2.14.3 FCC verification 16
  • 2.15 Environmental protection 17
    • 2.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) 17
    • 2.15.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 17
  • 2.16 Corrosive environment 17
• 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 19
  • 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 19
  • 3.2 Configuring the drive 20
  • 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 20
  • 3.4 Drive mounting 21
• 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23
  • 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 23
  • 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 23
  • 4.3 Supported ATA commands 25
    • 4.3.1 Identify Device command 28
    • 4.3.2 Set Features command 32
    • 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 33
• 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 35
• Figure 1. Typical +5V only startup and operation current profile 9
• Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling 20
• Figure 3. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view 22
• 1.0 Introduction
  • 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface
• 2.0 Drive specifications
  • 2.1 Specification summary table
  • 2.2 Formatted capacity
    • 2.2.1 LBA mode
  • 2.3 Default logical geometry
  • 2.4 Physical organization
  • 2.5 Recording and interface technology
  • 2.6 Physical characteristics
  • 2.7 Seek time
  • 2.8 Start/stop times
  • 2.9 Power specifications
    • 2.9.1 Power consumption
      • 2.9.1.1 Typical current profile
    • 2.9.2 Conducted noise
    • 2.9.3 Voltage tolerance
    • 2.9.4 Power-management modes
  • 2.10 Environmental specifications
    • 2.10.1 Base plate temperature
    • 2.10.2 Temperature gradient
    • 2.10.3 Humidity
      • 2.10.3.1 Relative humidity
      • 2.10.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
    • 2.10.4 Altitude
    • 2.10.5 Shock
      • 2.10.5.1 Operating shock
      • 2.10.5.2 Nonoperating shock
    • 2.10.6 Vibration
      • 2.10.6.1 Operating vibration
      • 2.10.6.2 Nonoperating vibration
  • 2.11 Acoustics
  • 2.12 Electromagnetic immunity
  • 2.13 Reliability
  • 2.14 Agency certification
    • 2.14.1 Safety certification
    • 2.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility
    • 2.14.3 FCC verification
  • 2.15 Environmental protection
    • 2.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
    • 2.15.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
  • 2.16 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
• Index
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