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Seagate Terascale HDD

Standard Model

ST4000NC001

Instant Secure Erase Model

ST4000NC000

100724268 Rev. B May 2013

Document Revision History

Revision Date Description of Change

Rev. A 05/16/2013 Initial release.

Rev. B 05/30/2013 20.

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When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. Actual data rates may vary depending on operating environment and other factors. The export or re-export of hardware or software containing encryption may be regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov), and controlled for import and use outside of the U.S. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.

Contents

Seagate® Technology Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.1 About the SATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2.0 Drive Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.1 Specification summary tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.2 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

2.2.1 LBA mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.3 Recording and interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.4 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.5 Seek time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.6 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.7 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.7.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.7.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.7.4 Power-management modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.8 Environmental limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.8.1 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.8.2 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.8.3 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.8.4 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.8.5 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.9 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.10 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.11 Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.12 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.12.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF). . . . . 15

2.13 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.13.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.13.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.14 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.14.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . 17

2.14.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.15 Corrosive environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.16 Product warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.2 Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.3 SATA cables and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

3.4 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4.0 SATA Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.2 SATA device plug connector pin definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4.3 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

4.3.1 Identify Device command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.3.2 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Figures

Figure 1 Typical 4TB model 5V - 6Gb/s startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 2 Typical 4TB model 12V - 6Gb/s startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 3 Location of the HDA temperature check point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 4 Attaching SATA cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Figure 5 Mounting dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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1.0 Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Seagate® Terascale HDD model drives:

Model Number Seagate Instant Secure Erase (ISE)

ST4000NC001 No ST4000NC000 Yes

These drives provide the following key features:

• 5900 RPM spindle speed.

• PowerChoice™ for selectable power savings

• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 600MB per second).

• Perpendicular recording technology provides the drives with increased areal density.

• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.

• Native Command Queueing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications.

• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.

• SeaTools™ diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.

• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.

• Supports latching SATA cables and connectors.

• Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive.

1.1 About the SATA interface

The Serial ATA (SATA) interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The primary advantages include:

• Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jumpers or other configuration options.

• Thinner and more flexible cabling for improved enclosure airflow and ease of installation.

• Scalability to higher performance levels.

In addition, SATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. SATA was designed to allow you to install a SATA host adapter and SATA disk drive in your current system and expect all of your existing applications to work as normal.

The SATA interface connects each disk drive in a point-to-point configuration with the SATA host adapter. There is no master/ slave relationship with SATA devices like there is with parallel ATA. If two drives are attached on one SATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. This essentially means both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.

The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two devices on

Note

The SATA host adapter and drive share the function of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to provide backward compatibility with existing host systems and software. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are all emulated.

The SATA host adapter contains a set of registers that shadow the contents of the traditional device registers, referred to as the Shadow Register Block. All SATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional information about how SATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to the “Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0”. The specification can be downloaded from www.sata-io.org.

separate SATA ports are represented to host software as a Device 0 (master) and Device 1 (slave) accessed at the same set of host bus addresses. A host adapter that emulates a master/slave environment manages two sets of shadow registers. This is not a typical SATA environment.

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2.0 Drive Specifications

Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate the following drive models:

Standard models Seagate In(SED) models

ST4000NC001 ST4000NC000

2.1 Specification summary tables

The specifications listed in Table 1. For details on specification measurement or definition, refer to the appropriate section of this manual.

Table 1 Drive specifications summary for 3TB, 2TB and 1TB models

Drive Specification*

Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* 4000GB (4TB)

Guaranteed sectors 7,814,037,168

Heads 8

Disks 4

Bytes per sector 4096 (512 byte emulation)

Recording density, KBPI (Kb/in max) 1807

Track density, KTPI (ktracks/in avg.) 340

Areal density, (Gb/in2 avg) 625

Spindle speed (RPM) 5900

Internal data transfer rate (Mb/s max) 1813

Sustained data transfer rate OD (MiB/s) 130 to 160

I/O data-transfer rate MB/s max) 600

ATA data-transfer modes supported

Cache buffer 64MB

Height (max) 26.1mm / 1.028 in

Width (max) 101.85mm /4.010 in

Length (max) 147.00mm / 5.787 in

Weight (typical) 606g (1.33 lb)

Average latency

Power-on to ready (sec max) 17.0

Standby to ready (sec max) 17.0

Track-to-track seek time (ms typical)

Average seek, read (ms typical) Average seek, write (ms typical)

Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) 2.0A

Voltage tolerance (including noise)

Temperature gradient (°C per hour max)

Relative humidity

Relative humidity gradient (per hour max) 30%

Altitude, operating

ST4000NC001 ST4000NC000

PIO modes 0–4

Multiword DMA modes 0–2

Ultra DMA modes 0–6

5.1ms

1.0 read

1.2 write

16.0

5V: ± 5%

12V: ± 10%

20°C (operating)

30°C (non-operating)

5% to 90% (operating)

5% to 95% (non-operating)

–304.80 m to 3048 m

(–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

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Table 1 Drive specifications summary for 3TB, 2TB and 1TB models (Continued)

Drive Specification*

Altitude, non-operating (below mean sea level, max)

Operational Shock (max @ 2 ms) Read 70 Gs / Write 40 Gs

Non-Operational Shock (max @ 2 ms)) 300 Gs

Vibration, operating

Vibration, non-operating

Drive acoustics, sound power (bels)

Idle**

Performance seek

Non-recoverable read errors 1 per 10

Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 1.095% based on 8760 POH

To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page:

Warranty

http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-returns/

From this page, click on the “Verify Your Warranty” link. You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system will display the warranty information for your drive.

ST4000NC001 ST4000NC000

–304.80 m to 12,192 m

(–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

5–22 Hz:___0.25 Gs,

Limited displacement

22–350 Hz: 0.50 Gs 350–500 Hz: 0.25 Gs

5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs

22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs

350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs

2.3_(typical)

2.5___(max)

2.8_(typical)

3.0___(max)

bits read

Load/Unload cycles (25°C, 50% rel. humidity) 300,000

Supports Hotplug operation per the Serial ATA Rev. 3.0 specification Yes

* One GB equals one billion bytes and 1TB equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating

environment and formatting.

** During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational

levels.

2.2 Formatted capacity

Model Formatted capacity* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector

ST4000NC001 ST4000NC000

*One GB equals one billion bytes and 1TB equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating

environment and formatting.

4TB 7,814,037,168

(512 byte emulation)

4096

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2.2.1 LBA mode

When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.

See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48-bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137GB.

2.3 Recording and interface technology

Interface Serial ATA (SATA)

Recording method Perpendicular

Recording density, KBPI (Kb/in max) 1807

Track density, KTPI (ktracks/in avg) 340

Areal density (Gb/in2 avg) 625

Spindle speed (RPM) (± 0.2%) 5900

Internal data transfer rate (Mb/s max) 1813

Sustained data transfer rate (MiB/s) 130 to 160

I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max) 600 (Ultra DMA mode 5)

2.4 Physical characteristics

Weight: (maximum)

4TB models 606g (1.33 lb)

Cache buffer 64MB (64,768KB)

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2.5 Seek time

Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are defined as follows:

• Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions.

• Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5000 measurements of seeks between random tracks, less

overhead.

Typical seek times (ms) Read Write

Track-to-track 1.0 1.2

Average 16.0 16.0

Average latency 5.1

These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times represented in this manual. Physical seeks,

Note

regardless of mode (such as track-to-track and average), are expected to meet the noted values. However, due to the manner in which these drives are formatted, benchmark tests that include command overhead or measure logical seeks may produce results that vary from these specifications.

2.6 Start/stop times

4TB models

Power-on to ready (sec) 17 (max)

Standby to ready (sec) 17 (max)

Ready to spindle stop (sec) 20 (max)

2.7 Power specifications

The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Refer to Figure 4 on page 19.

2.7.1 Power consumption

Power requirements for the drives are listed in Table 2:. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature.

• Spinup power Spinup power is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed.

• Seek mode During seek mode, the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific position on the disc surface and does not execute a

read or write operation. Servo electronics are active. Seek mode power represents the worst-case power consumption, using only random seeks with read or write latency time. This mode is not typical and is provided for worst-case information.

• Read/write power and current

Read/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on a 16-sector write followed by a 32-ms delay, then a 16sector read followed by a 32-ms delay.

• Operating power and current

Operating power is measured using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read/write mode (1 write for each 10 reads) and 20 percent drive idle mode.

• Idle mode power

Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo electronics active and with the heads in a random track location.

• Standby mode

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..

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Table 2: 4TB Drive DC power requirements

6.0Gb mode

Voltage Regulation Avg Idle Current * Advanced Idle Current *

Idle_A 0.182 0.282 Idle_B 0.167 0.237 Idle_C 0.167 0.104 Standby 0.162 0.006

Average Sleep Current Maximum Start Current

DC (peak DC) 3σ 0.34 0.51 AC (peak DC) 3σ 0.71 1.73

Peak operating current (random read):

Typical DC 0.29 0.42

Maximum DC 3σ 0.29 0.42

Peak operating current (random write)

Typical DC 0.29 0.42 Maximum DC 3σ 0.29 0.42

Peak operating current (sequential read)

+5V +12V

±5% ±5%

0.27 0.27

0.162 0.006

Typical DC 0.48 0.30 Maximum DC 3σ 0.50 0.30

Peak operating current (sequential write)

Typical DC 0.40 0.32 Maximum DC 3σ 0.47 0.33

* During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational

levels.

• Spinup power

Spinup power is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating

speed.

• Operating Read/Write power and current

Sequential read/write - 128 block transfer, QD=16, minimum 10 data points

Random read/write - 8 block transfer, QD=16, minimum 10 data points

Typical DC - average of average operating currents

Maximum DC - average of max operating currents

• Average Idle Current

Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo electronics active and with the heads in

a random track location.

• EPC Idle/Standby/Sleep mode

The current is measured in the desired EPC idle/standby state.

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2.7.1.1 Typical current profiles 4TB model current profile

Figure 1 Typical 4TB model 5V - 6Gb/s startup and operation current profile

Figure 2 Typical 4TB model 12V - 6Gb/s startup and operation current profile

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2.7.2 Conducted noise

Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on the +12 volt line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line.

• Using 12-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 120 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to 10MHz.

• Using 5-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 100 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to 10MHz.

Note

Equivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write current.

2.7.3 Voltage tolerance

Voltage tolerance (including noise):

• 5V ± 5%

• 12V ± 10%

2.7.4 Power-management modes

The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, you can control power management through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management modes:

Power modes Heads Spindle Buffer

Active Tracking Rotating Enabled

Idle_a ID Biased Rotating Enabled

Idle_b Parked Rotating Enabled

Idle_c Parked Rotating at lower RPM Enabled

Standby Parked Stopped Enabled

Sleep Parked Stopped 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 disk access is necessary.

• Standby mode

The drive enters Standby mode when the host sends a Standby Immediate command. If the host has set the standby timer, the drive can also enter Standby mode automatically after the drive has been inactive for a specifiable length of time. The standby timer delay is established using a Standby or Idle command. In Standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disk access is necessary.

• Sleep mode

The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. In Sleep mode, the drive buffer is disabled, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode with all current translation parameters intact.

• Idle and Standby timers

Each time the drive performs an Active function (read, write or seek), the standby timer is reinitialized and begins counting down from its specified delay times to zero. If the standby timer reaches zero before any drive activity is required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disk access is necessary.

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2.7.4.1 Extended Power Conditions - PowerChoice

Utilizing the load/unload architecture a programmable power management interface is provided to tailor systems for reduced power consumption and performance requirements.

The table below lists the supported power conditions available in PowerChoice. Power conditions are ordered from highest power consumption (and shortest recovery time) to lowest power consumption (and longest recovery time) as follows: Idle_a power >= Idle_b power >= Idle_c power >= Standby_z power. The further you go down in the table, the more power savings is actualized. For example, Idle_b results in greater power savings than the Idle_a power condition. Standby results in the greatest power savings.

Power Condition Name Power Condition ID Description

Idle_a 81

Idle_b 81

Idle_c 81

Standby_z 00

Reduced electronics

Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at full RPM

Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at reduced RPM

Heads unloaded. Motor stopped (disks not spinning)

Each power condition has a set of current, saved and default settings. Default settings are not modifiable. Default and saved settings persist across power-on resets. The current settings do not persist across power-on resets. At the time of manufacture, the default, saved and current settings are in the Power Conditions log match.

PowerChoice is invoked using one of two methods

• Automatic power transitions which are triggered by expiration of individual power condition timers. These timer values may

be customized and enabled using the Extended Power Conditions (EPC) feature set using the standardized Set Features command interface.

• Immediate host commanded power transitions may be initiated using an EPC Set Features "Go to Power Condition"

subcommand to enter any supported power condition. Legacy power commands Standby Immediate and Idle Immediate also provide a method to directly transition the drive into supported power conditions.

PowerChoice exits power saving states under the following conditions

• Any command which requires the drive to enter the PM0: Active state (media access)

• Power on reset

PowerChoice provides the following reporting methods for tracking purposes

Check Power Mode Command

• Reports the current power state of the drive

Identify Device Command

• EPC Feature set supported flag

• EPC Feature enabled flag is set if at least one Idle power condition timer is enabled

Power Condition Log reports the following for each power condition

• Nominal recovery time from the power condition to active

• If the power condition is Supported, Changeable, and Savable

• Default enabled state, and timer value

• Saved enabled state, and timer value

• Current enabled state, and timer value

S.M.A.R.T. Read Data Reports

• Attribute 192 - Emergency Retract Count

• Attribute 193 - Load/Unload Cycle Count

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PowerChoice Manufacture Default Power Condition Timer Values

Default power condition timer values have been established to assure product reliability and data integrity. A minimum timer value threshold of two minutes ensures the appropriate amount of background drive maintenance activities occur. Attempting to set a timer values less than the specified minimum timer value threshold will result in an aborted EPC "Set Power Condition Timer" subcommand.

Power Condition Name Manufacturer Default Timer Values

Idle_a 2 min

Idle_b 4 min

Idle_c 10 min

Standby_z 15 min

Setting power condition timer values less than the manufacturer specified defaults or issuing the EPC "Go to Power Condition" subcommand at a rate exceeding the default timers may limit this products reliability and data integrity.

PowerChoice Supported Extended Power Condition Feature Subcommands

EPC Subcommands Descriptions

Restore Power Condition Settings

Go to Power Condition

Set Power Condition Timer

Set Power Condition State

PowerChoice Supported Extended Power Condition Indentifiers

Power Condition Identifiers

01-80

84-FE

Power Condition Name

Standby_z

Reserved

Idle_a

Idle_b

Idle_c

Reserved

All EPC Power Conditions

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2.8 Environmental limits

Temperature and humidity values experienced by the drive must be such that condensation does not occur on any drive part. Altitude and atmospheric pressure specifications are referenced to a standard day at 58.7°F (14.8°C). Maximum wet bulb temperature is 82°F (28°C).

The recommended storage period:

Note

• 1 year under controlled conditions of 34°C 90%RH or less

• 90 days in uncontrolled storage conditions

2.8.1 Ambient temperature

a Operating

The drive meets the operating specifications over a 41°F to 140°F (5°C to 60°C) drive case temperature range with a maximum temperature gradient of 36°F (20°C) per hour.

The maximum allowable drive case temperature is 60°C. See Figure 3 for HDA case temperature measurement location The MTBF specification for the drive assumes the operating environment is designed to maintain nominal case

temperature. The rated MTBF is based upon a sustained case temperature of 104°F (40°C). Occasional excursions in operating temperature between the rated MTBF temperature and the maximum drive operating case temperature may occur without impact to the rated MTBF. However, continual or sustained operation at case temperatures beyond the rated MTBF temperature will degrade the drive MTBF and reduce product reliability.

Air flow may be required to achieve consistent nominal case temperature values (see Section 3.4). To confirm that the required cooling is provided for the electronics and HDA, place the drive in its final mechanical configuration, and perform random write/read operations. After the temperatures stabilize, measure the case temperature of the drive.

b Non-operating

–40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C) package ambient with a maximum gradient of 36°F (20°C) per hour. This specification assumes that the drive is packaged in the shipping container designed by Seagate for use with drive.

Figure 3 Location of the HDA temperature check point

HDA Temp. Check Point

Note

Image is for reference only, may not represent actual drive

2.8.2 Humidity

2.8.2.1 Relative humidity

Operating 5% to 90% non-condensing (30% per hour max)

Nonoperating 5% to 95% non-condensing (30% per hour max)

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2.8.3 Altitude

Operating –304.80 m to 3048 m (–1000 ft. to 10,000+ ft.)

Non-operating –304.80 m to 12,192 m (–1000 ft. to 40,000+ ft.)

2.8.4 Shock

All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis.

2.8.4.1 Operating shock

These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating shock of 70 Gs (read) and 40 Gs (write) based on half-sine shock pulses of 2 ms during read operations. Shocks should not be repeated more than two times per second.

2.8.4.2 Non-operating shock

3TB, 2TB and 1TB models

The non-operating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation is 300 Gs based on a non-repetitive half-sine shock pulse of 2 ms duration.

2.8.5 Vibration

All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis.

2.8.5.1 Operating vibration

The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this document are specified below.

5Hz to 22Hz 0.25 Gs

22Hz to 350Hz 0.50 Gs

350Hz to 500Hz 0.25 Gs

20 - 1500Hz *(RROV)

* Rotary Random Operating Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting

screws. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. Throughput may vary if improperly mounted.

2.8.5.2 Non-operating vibration

The maximum non-operating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below.

12.5 rads/s2 w/RVFF

10Hz to 500Hz Linear Random

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2.9 Acoustics

Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (no pure tones). All measurements are consistent with ISO document 7779. Sound power measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. For all tests, the drive is oriented with the cover facing upward.

For seek mode tests, the drive is placed in seek mode only. The number of seeks per second is defined by the

Note

Table 3 Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor acoustics

following equation:

(Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (average latency + average access time

Idle* Performance Seek

4 Disks

(4TB)

*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational

levels.

2.3 bels (typical)

2.5 bels (max)

2.8 bels (typical)

3.0 bels (max)

2.10 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)

Seagate follows the ECMA-74 standards for measurement and identification of PDTs. An exception to this process is the use of the absolute threshold of hearing. Seagate uses this threshold curve (originated in ISO 389-7) to discern tone audibility and to compensate for the inaudible components of sound prior to computation of tone ratios according to Annex D of the ECMA74 standards.

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 frequeny (RF) environments defined in Table 4.

Table 4 Radio frequency environments

Test Description

Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN61000-4-2: 95

Radiated RF immunity 80MHz to 1,000MHz, 3 V/m,

80% AM with 1kHz sine 900MHz, 3 V/m, 50% pulse modulation @ 200Hz

Performance level

A EN61000-4-3: 96

Reference standard

ENV50204: 95

Electrical fast transient ± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external I/O B EN61000-4-4: 95

Surge immunity ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common,

AC mains

Conducted RF immunity 150kHz to 80MHz, 3 Vrms, 80% AM with 1kHz

sine

Voltage dips, interrupts 0% open, 5 seconds

0% short, 5 seconds 40%, 0.10 seconds 70%, 0.01 seconds

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A EN61000-4-6: 97

C C C B

EN61000-4-11: 94

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2.12 Reliability

2.12.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)

The product shall achieve an Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 1.1% (MTBF of 800 thousand hours) when operated at nominal power and typical case temperatures of 40°C. Operation at temperatures outside the specifications in Section 2.8 may increase the product AFR (decrease MTBF). AFR and MTBF are population statistics that are not relevant to individual units.

AFR and MTBF specifications are based on the following assumptions for business critical storage system environments:

• 8760 power-on-hours per year.

• Operations at nominal voltages.

• Temperatures outside the specifications in Section 2.8 may reduce the product reliability.

• A workload rate below the average annualized specified limits. Operation at excessive I/O duty cycle may degrade product

reliability.

The enterprise application nearline environment of power-on-hours, temperature, and I/O duty cycle affect the product AFR and MTBF.

Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read, max

Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 1.1% (nominal power, 40°C case temperature)

Load unload cycles 300,000 cycles

Rated Workload Average rate of <180TB/year

Warranty To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page:

Preventive maintenance None required.

The MTBF specification for the drive assumes the I/O workload does not exceed the Average Annualized Workload Rate Limit of <180TB/year. Workloads exceeding the annualized rate may degrade the drive MTBF and impact product reliability. The Average Annualized Workload Rate Limit is in units of TB per year, or TB per 8760 power on hours. Workload Rate = TB transferred x ( 8760 / recorded power on hours).

http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-returns/

From this page, click on the "Verify Your Warranty" link. You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system will display the warranty information for your drive.

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2.13 Agency certification

2.13.1 Safety certification

These products are certified to meet the requirements of UL60950-1, CSA60950-1 and EN60950 and so marked as to the certify agency.

2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility

Hard drives that display the CE mark comply with the European Union (EU) requirements specified in the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC) as put into place 20 July 2007. Testing is performed to the levels specified by the product standards for Information Technology Equipment (ITE). Emission levels are defined by EN 55022, Class B and the immunity levels are defined by EN 55024.

Drives are tested in representative end-user systems. Although CE-marked Seagate drives comply with the directives when used in the test systems, we cannot guarantee that all systems will comply with the directives. The drive is designed for operation inside a properly designed enclosure, with properly shielded I/O cable (if necessary) and terminators on all unused I/ O ports. Computer manufacturers and system integrators should confirm EMC compliance and provide CE marking for their products.

Korean RRL

If these drives have the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) logo, they comply with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regulation and meet the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) Communications Commission, Republic of Korea.

These drives have been tested and comply with the Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMI/EMS) for Class B products. Drives are tested in a representative, end-user system by a Korean-recognized lab.

• Family name: Seagate Terascale HDD

• Certificate number: In process

• Date of certification: In process

Australian C-Tick (N176)

If these models have the C-Tick marking, they comply with the Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 and meet the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communication Authority (ACA).

2.13.3 FCC verification

These drives are intended to be contained solely within a personal computer or similar enclosure (not attached as an external device). As such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is individually marketed to the customer. As a subassembly, no Federal Communications Commission verification or certification of the device is required.

Seagate has tested this device in enclosures as described above to ensure that the total assembly (enclosure, disk drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation with non-certified assemblies is likely to result in interference to radio and television reception.

Radio and television interference. This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception.

This equipment is designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, you are encouraged to try one or more of the following corrective measures:

• Reorient the receiving antenna.

• Move the device to one side or the other of the radio or TV.

• Move the device farther away from the radio or TV.

• Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the receiver and computer are on different branch outlets.

If necessary, you should consult your dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. You may find helpful the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: How to Identify and Resolve Radio- Television Interference Problems. This booklet is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Refer to publication number 004-000-00345-4.

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2.14 Environmental protection

Seagate designs its products to meet environmental protection requirements worldwide, including regulations restricting certain chemical substances.

2.14.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive

The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, restricts the presence of chemical substances, including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, PBB and PBDE, in electronic products, effective July 2006. This drive is manufactured with components and materials that comply with the RoHS Directive.

2.14.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive

This product has an Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) of 20 years. The following table contains information mandated by China's "Marking Requirements for Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Products" Standard.

"O" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogenous material level) is lower than the threshold defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.

"X" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance conte nt of the part (at the homogenous material level) is over the threshold defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.

2.15 Corrosive environment

Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to light industrial environments containing sulfurous gases, chlorine and nitric oxide, classes G and H per ASTM B845. However, this accelerated testing cannot duplicate every potential application environment. Users should use caution exposing any electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corrosive chemicals as electronic drive component reliability can be affected by the installation environment. The silver, copper, nickel and gold films used in Seagate products are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, and nitrate contaminants. Sulfur is found to be the most damaging. In addition, electronic components should never be exposed to condensing water on the surface of the printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or exposed to an ambient relative humidity greater than 95%. Materials used in cabinet fabrication, such as vulcanized rubber, that can outgas corrosive compounds should be minimized or eliminated. The useful life of any electronic equipment may be extended by replacing materials near circuitry with sulfide-free alternatives.

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2.16 Product warranty

Beginning on the date of shipment to the customer and continuing for the period specified in your purchase contract, Seagate warrants that each product (including components and subassemblies) that fails to function properly under normal use due to defect in materials or workmanship or due to nonconformance to the applicable specifications will be repaired or replaced, at Seagate’s option and at no charge to the customer, if returned by customer at customer’s expense to Seagate’s designated facility in accordance with Seagate’s warranty procedure. Seagate will pay for transporting the repair or replacement item to the customer. For more detailed warranty information, refer to the standard terms and conditions of purchase for Seagate products on your purchase documentation.

The remaining warranty for a particular drive can be determined by calling Seagate Customer Service at 1-800-468-3472. You can also determine remaining warranty using the Seagate web site ( determine remaining warranty information.

Shipping

When transporting or shipping a drive, use only a Seagate-approved container. Keep your original box. Seagate approved containers are easily identified by the Seagate Approved Package label. Shipping a drive in a non-approved container voids the drive warranty.

Seagate repair centers may refuse receipt of components improperly packaged or obviously damaged in transit. Contact your authorized Seagate distributor to purchase additional boxes. Seagate recommends shipping by an air-ride carrier experienced in handling computer equipment.

Storage

The maximum recommended storage period for the drive in a non-operational environment is 90 days. Drives should be stored in the original unopened Seagate shipping packaging whenever possible. Once the drive is removed from the Seagate original packaging the recommended maximum period between drive operation cycles is 30 days. During any storage period the drive non-operational temperature, humidity, wet bulb, atmospheric conditions, shock, vibration, magnetic and electrical field specifications should be followed.

Product repair and return information

Seagate customer service centers are the only facilities authorized to service Seagate drives. Seagate does not sanction any third-party repair facilities. Any unauthorized repair or tampering with the factory seal voids the warranty.

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3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive

This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive.

3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions

After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD) hazards. Observe the following standard handling and static-discharge precautions:

• Before handling the drive, put on a grounded wrist strap, or ground yourself frequently by touching the metal chassis of a computer that is plugged into a grounded outlet. Wear a grounded wrist strap throughout the entire installation procedure.

• Handle the drive by its edges or frame only.

• The drive is extremely fragile—handle it with care. Do not press down on the drive top cover.

Caution

3.2 Configuring the drive

Each drive on the SATA interface connects point-to-point with the SATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationship. If two drives are attached on one SATA host adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. Both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.

• Always rest the drive on a padded, antistatic surface until you mount it in the computer.

• Do not touch the connector pins or the printed circuit board.

• Do not remove the factory-installed labels from the drive or cover them with additional labels. Removal voids the warranty. Some factory-installed labels contain information needed to service the drive. Other labels are used to seal out dirt and contamination.

3.3 SATA cables and connectors

The SATA interface cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs, plus three ground connections. The cable size may be 30 to 26 AWG with a maximum length of one meter (39.37 inches). See Table 5 for connector pin definitions. Either end of the SATA signal cable can be attached to the drive or host.

For direct backplane connection, the drive connectors are inserted directly into the host receptacle. The drive and the host receptacle incorporate features that enable the direct connection to be hot pluggable and blind mateable.

For installations which require cables, you can connect the drive as illustrated in Figure 4.

Figure 4 Attaching SATA cabling

Signal connector

Power connector

Signal cable

Power cable

Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. Seagate Terascale HDD drives support latching SATA connectors.

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3.4 Drive mounting

You can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottommounting holes. Refer to Figure 5 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when mounting the drive:

• Allow a minimum clearance of 0.030 inches (0.76mm) around the entire perimeter of the drive for cooling.

• Use only 6-32 UNC mounting screws.

• The screws should be inserted no more than 0.150 inch (3.81mm) into the bottom or side mounting holes.

• Do not overtighten the mounting screws (maximum torque: 6 inch-lb).

Weight: (maximum) 4TB models

606g (1.33 lb)

Note

Figure 5 Mounting dimensions

These dimensions conform to the Small Form Factor Standard documented in SFF-8301 and SFF-8323 found at

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4.0 SATA Interface

These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA (SATA) interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0 to 4; multiword DMA modes 0 to 2, and Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6.

For detailed information about the SATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment” specification.

4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility

Seagate Terascale HDD drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance with the SATA Revision 3.0 specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.

The drive motor must come to a complete stop (Ready to spindle stop time indicated in

Caution

Section 3.7) prior to changing the plane of operation.This time is required to insure data integrity.

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4.2 SATA device plug connector pin definitions

Table 5 summarizes the signals on the SATA interface and power connectors.

Table 5 SATA connector pin definitions

Segment Pin Function Definition Signal S1 Ground 2nd mate

S2 A+ Differential signal pair A from Phy S3 AS4 Ground 2nd mate S5 B- Differential signal pair B from Phy S6 B+

S7 Ground 2nd mate Key and spacing separate signal and power segments Power P1 V

P2 V

P3 V

P4 Ground 1st mate

P5 Ground 2nd mate

P6 Ground 2nd mate

P7 V

P8 V

P9 V

P10 Ground 2nd mate

P11 Ground or LED signal If grounded, drive does not use deferred spin

P12 Ground 1st mate.

P13 V

P14 V

P15 V

33 33 33

5 5 5

12 12 12

3.3V power

3.3V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate

5V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate 5V power 5V power

12V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate 12V power 12V power

Notes

1. All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (0.050”) pitch.

2. The comments on the mating sequence apply to the case of backplane blindmate connector only. In this case, the mating sequences are:

• the ground pins P4 and P12.

• the pre-charge power pins and the other ground pins.

• the signal pins and the rest of the power pins.

3. There are three power pins for each voltage. One pin from each voltage is used for pre-charge when installed in a blindmate backplane configuration.

• All used voltage pins (V

) must be terminated.

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4.3 Supported ATA commands

The following table lists SATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0 (

See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 29 for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.

Command name Command code (in hex)

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Check Power Mode E5

Download Microcode 92

Execute Device Diagnostics 90

Flush Cache E7

Flush Cache Extended EA

Identify Device EC

Idle E3

Idle Immediate E1

NOP 00

Read Buffer E4

Read Buffer DMA E9

Read DMA C8

Read DMA Extended 25

Read FPDMA Queued 60

Read Log Ext 2F

Read Log DMA Ext 47

Read Multiple C4

Read Multiple Extended 29

Read Native Max Address F8

Read Native Max Address Extended 27

Read Sectors 20

Read Sectors Extended 24

Read Sectors Without Retries 21

Read Verify Sectors 40

Read Verify Sectors Extended 42

Read Verify Sectors Without Retries 41

Request Sense Data Ext 0B

Sanitize Device - Status Ext B4H / 0000

Sanitize Device - Crypto Scramble Ext B4H / 0011

Sanitize Device - Freeze Lock Ext B4H / 0020

Security Disable Password F6

Security Erase Prepare F3

Security Erase Unit F4

Security Freeze Lock F5

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Command name Command code (in hex)

Security Set Password F1

Security Unlock F2

Seek 70

Set Features EF

Set Max Address F9

Note: Individual Set Max Address commands are identified by the value placed in the Set Max Features register as defined to the right.

Address: Password: Lock: Unlock: Freeze Lock:

Set Max Address Extended 37

Set Multiple Mode C6

Sleep E6

S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations B0H / D9

S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Autosave B0H / D2

S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations B0H / D8

S.M.A.R.T. Execute Offline B0H / D4

S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds B0H / D1

S.M.A.R.T. Read Data B0H / D0

S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector B0H / D5

S.M.A.R.T. Return Status B0H / DA

S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values B0H / D3

S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector B0H / D6

Standby E2

Standby Immediate E0

Write Buffer E8

Write Buffer DMA EB

Write DMA CA

Write DMA Extended 35

Write DMA FUA Extended 3D

Write FPDMA Queued 61

Write Log Extended 3F

Write Log DMA Ext 57

Write Multiple C5

Write Multiple Extended 39

Write Multiple FUA Extended CE

Write Sectors 30

Write Sectors Without Retries 31

Write Sectors Extended 34

Write Uncorrectable 45

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4.3.1 Identify Device command

The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following power up. The data is organized as a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown on page 23. All reserved bits or words should be set to zero. Parameters listed with an “x” are drive-specific or vary with the state of the drive.

The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be included in the SATA specification.

Word Description Value

0 Configuration information:

Bit 15: 0 = ATA; 1 = ATAPI

• Bit 7: removable media

• Bit 6: removable controller

• Bit 0: reserved

1 Number of logical cylinders 16,383

2 ATA-reserved C837

3 Number of logical heads 16

4 Retired 0000

5 Retired 0000

6 Number of logical sectors per logical track: 63 003F

7–9 Retired 0000

10–19 Serial number: (20 ASCII characters, 0000H = none) ASCII

20 Retired 0000

21 Retired 0000

22 Obsolete 0004

23–26 Firmware revision

(8 ASCII character string, padded with blanks to end of string)

27–46 Drive model number:

(40 ASCII characters, padded with blanks to end of string)

47 (Bits 7–0) Maximum sectors per interrupt on Read multiple and Write multiple (16) 8010

48 Reserved 4000

49 Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may be disabled 2F00

50 ATA-reserved 4000

51 PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode 0200

52 Retired 0200

53 Words 54–58, 64–70 and 88 are valid 0007

54 Number of current logical cylinders xxxx

55 Number of current logical heads xxxx

56 Number of current logical sectors per logical track xxxx

57–58 Current capacity in sectors xxxx

59 Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple

or Write Multiple command

60–61 Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available

(see Section 2.2 for related information) *Note: The maximum value allowed in this field is: 0FFFFFFFh (268,435,455 sectors, 137GB). Drives with capacities over 137GB will have 0FFFFFFFh in this field and the actual number of user-addressable LBAs specified in words 100-103. This is required for drives that support the 48-bit addressing feature.

62 Retired 0000

63 Multiword DMA active and modes supported

(see note following this table)

64 Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 supported) 0003

65 Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (120 nsec) 0078

66 Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word

(120 nsec)

67 Minimum PIO cycle time without IORDY flow control (240 nsec) 0078

0C5A

xxxx

0FFFFFFFh*

xx07

0078

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Word Description Value

68 Minimum PIO cycle time with IORDY flow control (120 nsec) 0078

69–74 ATA-reserved 0000

75 Queue depth 001F

76 SATA capabilities xxxx

77 Reserved for future SATA definition xxxx

78 SATA features supported xxxx

79 SATA features enabled xxxx

80 Major version number 03F0

81 Minor version number 001F

82 Command sets supported 346B

83 Command sets supported 7501

84 Command sets support extension

(see note following this table)

85 Command sets enabled 3469

86 Command sets enabled B401

87 Command sets enable extension 6163

88 Ultra DMA support and current mode (see note following this table) xx7F

89 Security erase time 8100

90 Enhanced security erase time 8100

92 Master password revision code FFFE

93 Hardware reset value 0000

95–99 ATA-reserved 0000

100–103 Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available (see Section 2.2 for related

information). These words are required for drives that support the 48-bit addressing feature. Maximum value: 0000FFFFFFFFFFFFh.

104–107 ATA-reserved xxxx

108–111 The mandatory value of the world wide name (WWN) for the drive. NOTE: This field

is valid if word 84, bit 8 is set to 1 indicating 64-bit WWN support.

112–127 ATA-reserved xxxx

128 Security status 0021

129–159 Seagate-reserved xxxx

160–254 ATA-reserved xxxx

255 Integrity word xxA5

6163H See Word 108-111 note. (6163H = 0110000101100011 binary)

ST4000NC001 = 7,814,037,168 ST4000NC000 = 7,814,037,168

Each drive will have a unique value.

Note

See the bit descriptions below for words 63, 84, and 88 of the Identify Drive data.

Description (if bit is set to 1)

Bit Word 63

0 Multiword DMA mode 0 is supported.

1 Multiword DMA mode 1 is supported.

2 Multiword DMA mode 2 is supported.

8 Multiword DMA mode 0 is currently active.

9 Multiword DMA mode 1 is currently active.

10 Multiword DMA mode 2 is currently active.

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Bit Word 84

0 SMART error login is supported.

1 SMART self-test is supported.

2 Media serial number is supported.

3 Media Card Pass Through Command feature set is supported.

4 Streaming feature set is supported.

5 GPL feature set is supported.

6 WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT commands are supported.

7 WRITE DMA QUEUED FUA EXT command is supported.

8 64-bit World Wide Name is supported.

9-10 Obsolete.

11-12 Reserved for TLC.

13 IDLE IMMEDIATE command with IUNLOAD feature is supported.

14 Shall be set to 1.

15 Shall be cleared to 0.

Bit Word 88

0 Ultra DMA mode 0 is supported.

1 Ultra DMA mode 1 is supported.

2 Ultra DMA mode 2 is supported.

3 Ultra DMA mode 3 is supported.

4 Ultra DMA mode 4 is supported.

5 Ultra DMA mode 5 is supported.

6 Ultra DMA mode 6 is supported.

8 Ultra DMA mode 0 is currently active.

9 Ultra DMA mode 1 is currently active.

10 Ultra DMA mode 2 is currently active.

11 Ultra DMA mode 3 is currently active.

12 Ultra DMA mode 4 is currently active.

13 Ultra DMA mode 5 is currently active.

14 Ultra DMA mode 6 is currently active.

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4.3.2 Set Features command

This command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an interrupt. If the value in the register does not represent a feature that the drive supports, the command is aborted. Power-on default has the read look-ahead and write caching features enabled. The acceptable values for the Features register are defined as follows:

Enable write cache (default).

Set transfer mode (based on value in Sector Count register).

Sector Count register values:

Set PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2).

01HSet PIO mode to default and disable IORDY (PIO mode 2).

08HPIO mode 0

09HPIO mode 1

0AHPIO mode 2

0BHPIO mode 3

0CHPIO mode 4 (default)

20HMultiword DMA mode 0

21HMultiword DMA mode 1

22HMultiword DMA mode 2

40HUltra DMA mode 0

41HUltra DMA mode 1

42HUltra DMA mode 2

43HUltra DMA mode 3

44HUltra DMA mode 4

45HUltra DMA mode 5

46HUltra DMA mode 6

Enable use of SATA features

Disable read look-ahead (read cache) feature.

Disable write cache

Disable use of SATA features

Enable read look-ahead (read cache) feature (default).

Report full capacity available

Note

At power-on, or after a hardware or software reset, the default values of the features are as indicated above.

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4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands

S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disk drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the drive monitors predetermined drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T. makes a status report available to the host. Not all failures are predictable. S.M.A.R.T. predictability is limited to the attributes the drive can monitor. For more information on S.M.A.R.T. commands and implementation, see the Draft ATA-5 Standard.

SeaTools diagnostic software activates a built-in drive self-test (DST S.M.A.R.T. command for D4H) that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. The diagnostic software ships with all new drives and is also available at:

http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/.

This drive is shipped with S.M.A.R.T. features disabled. You must have a recent BIOS or software package that supports S.M.A.R.T. to enable this feature. The table below shows the S.M.A.R.T. command codes that the drive uses.

Code in features register S.M.A.R.T. command

Note

S.M.A.R.T. Read Data

S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave

S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values

S.M.A.R.T. Execute Off-line Immediate (runs DST)

S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector

S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector

S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations

S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations

S.M.A.R.T. Return Status

If an appropriate code is not written to the Features Register, the command is aborted and 0x 04 (abort) is written to the Error register.

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Index

ACA 16 acoustics 14 Active 9 Active mode 9 actuator arm 6 Agency certification 16 altitude 13 ambient 12 Ambient temperature 12 ambient temperature 6 Annualized Failure Rate 16 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 15 areal density 5 ATA commands 23 Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 16 Australian Communication Authority (ACA) 16 Australian C-Tick 16 average idle current 7 Average latency 6 Average seek time 6

BPI 5 buffer 5

cables and connectors 19 cache 5 capacity 4 CE mark 16 certification 16 Check Power Mode 23 China RoHS directive 17 compatibility 16 Conducted noise 9 Conducted RF immunity 14 Configuring the drive 19 connectors 19 Corrosive environment 17 CSA60950-1 16

DC power 6 density 5 dimensions 20 disc surface 6 Download Microcode 23

Electrical fast transient 14 Electromagnetic compatibility 16 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 16 Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regulation 16 Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC) 16 Electromagnetic immunity 14 Electrostatic discharge 14 electrostatic discharge (ESD) 19 EN 55022, Class B 16 EN 55024 16

EN60950 16 enclosures 16 Environmental specifications 12 errors 15 ESD 19 EU 16 EU RoHS directive 17 European Union (EU) requirements 16 Execute Device Diagnostics 23

FCC verification 16 Flush Cache 23 Flush Cache Extended 23 Formatted capacity 4

gradient 12 guaranteed sectors 5

Handling precautions 19 humidity 12

I/O data-transfer rate 5 Identify Device 23 Identify Device command 25 Idle 9, 23 Idle Immediate 23 Idle mode 6, 9 Information Technology Equipment (ITE) 16 Input noise ripple 9 input voltage 6 interface 5, 21 interference 16 internal data-transfer rate OD 5 is 6 ISO document 7779 14 ITE 16

KCC 16 Korean Communications Commission 16 Korean RRL 16

latency 6 latency time 6 LBA mode 5

maintenance 15 master/slave 2 maximum start current 7 mounting 20 mounting screws 13 mounting the drive 19

noise 9 nominal power 6 non-operating

temperature 12

Nonoperating shock 13

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Nonoperating vibration 13 Nonrecoverable read errors 15 NOP 23

Operating power 6 Operating shock 13 Operating vibration 13

peak operating current 7 Physical characteristics 5 point-to-point 2, 19 Power consumption 6 power consumption 6 Power modes 9 Power specifications 6 Power-management modes 9 Power-on to Ready 6 precautions 19 printed circuit board 19 programmable power management 9 prominent discrete tone 14

Radiated RF immunity 14 radio and television interference 16 radio frequency (RF) 14 random seeks 6 Rated Workload 15 Read Buffer 23 Read Buffer DMA 23 Read DMA 23 Read DMA Extended 23, 24 read errors 15 Read Log Ext 23 Read Multiple 23 Read Multiple Extended 23 Read Native Max Address 23 Read Native Max Address Extended 23 Read Sectors 23 Read Sectors Extended 23 Read Sectors Without Retries 23 Read Verify Sectors 23 Read Verify Sectors Extended 23 Read Verify Sectors Without Retries 23 read/write actuator arm 6 Read/write power 6 recording density 5 recording method 5 Recording technology 5 relative humidity 12 Reliability 15 Request Sense Data Ext 23 RF 14 RMS read/write current 9 RoHS 17 RRL 16

S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations 24

S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations 24 S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Autosave 24 S.M.A.R.T. Execute Offline 24 S.M.A.R.T. implementation 23 S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds 24 S.M.A.R.T. Read Data 24 S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector 24 S.M.A.R.T. Return Status 24 S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values 24 S.M.A.R.T. Write Log sector 24 Safety certification 16 Sanitize Device 23 screws 13 Seagate Technology Support Services 1 sectors 5 Security Disable Password 23 Security Erase Prepare 23 Security Erase Unit 23 Security Freeze Lock 23 Security Set Password 24 Security Unlock 24 See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 34 23 Seek 24 seek mode 6 Seek mode power 6 Seek time 6 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 21 serial ATA ports 2 Servo electronics 6 servo electronics 6 Set Features 24 Set Max Address 24 Set Max Address Extended 24 Set Multiple Mode 24 shipping container 12 Shock 13 single-track seeks 6 Sleep 9, 24 Sleep mode 9 sound 14 Specification summary table 3 spindle speed 5 Spinup power 6 Standby 9, 24 Standby Immediate 24 Standby mode 6, 9 standby timer 9 Standby to Ready 6 Start/stop times 6 static-discharge 19 subassembly 16 Surge immunity 14

temperature 6, 12

non-operating 12 timer 9 timers 9

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track density 5 Track-to-track 6 Track-to-track seek time 6

UL60950-1 16

Vibration 13 voltage 6 Voltage dips, interrupts 14 Voltage tolerance 9

weight 5 Workload 15 Write Buffer 24 Write Buffer DMA 24 Write DMA 24 Write DMA Extended 24 Write DMA FUA Extended 24 Write Log DMA Ext 24 Write Log Extended 24 Write Multiple 24 Write Multiple Extended 24 Write Multiple FUA Extended 24 Write Sectors 24 Write Sectors Extended 24 Write Sectors Without Retries 24

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1.0 Introduction

1.1 About the SATA interface

2.0 Drive Specifications

2.1 Specification summary tables

2.2 Formatted capacity

2.2.1 LBA mode

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 limits

2.8.1 Ambient temperature

2.8.2 Humidity

2.8.3 Altitude

2.8.4 Shock

2.8.5 Vibration

2.9 Acoustics

2.10 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

2.16 Product warranty

3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive

3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions

3.2 Configuring the drive

3.3 SATA cables and connectors

3.4 Drive mounting

4.0 SATA Interface

4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility

4.2 SATA 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