Seagate Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA ST91603110CS,Pipeline HD Mini ST9250311CS,Pipeline HD Mini Series Product Manual

Product Manual

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA

ST9250311CS

ST91603110CS

100560196
Rev. A
March 2009

Revision history

Revision Date Sheets affected or comments

Rev. A 03/26/09 Initial release.

Copyright © 2009 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Publication number: 100560196, Rev. A March 2009

Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC
in the United States and/or other countries. Pipeline HD, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States
and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

When referring to hard 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 measure
ment 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. Quantitative usage examples for various applica
tions are for illustrative purposes. Actual quantities will vary based on various factors, including file size,
file format, features and application software. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product
offerings or specifications.

-

-

Contents

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

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A i

ii Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

List of Figures

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

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A iii

1.0 Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate
Pipeline HD

®

Mini Series SATA model drives:

• ST9250311CS

• ST91603110CS

These drives provide the following key features:

• 5,400-RPM spindle speed.

• 8-Mbyte buffer.

• Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor.

• High instantaneous (burst) data rate 1.5 Gbits/sec default, 3.0 Gbit/sec available via Seagate specific SCT
command.

• Perpendicular recording technology.

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

• Native Command Queuing (NCQ) with command ordering.

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

• 800 Gs nonoperating shock and 350 Gs of operating shock.

• The 3D Defense System™, which includes Drive Defense, Data Defense and Diagnostic Defense, offers the
industry’s most comprehensive protection for disc drives.

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

• Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.

• Support for ATA8 Streaming commands.

• Supports Power Up and Standby features.

• Supports Trusted Send/Receive Security Protocol.

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 1

1.1 About the Serial ATA interface

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

The Serial ATA interface connects each disc drive in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host
adapter. There is no master/slave relationship with Serial ATA devices like there is with parallel ATA. If two
drives are attached on one Serial ATA 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.

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

devices on separate Serial ATA 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 Serial ATA
environment.

The Serial ATA 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 Serial ATA host adapter contains a set of registers that shadow the contents of the traditional device regis­ters, referred to as the Shadow Register Block. All Serial ATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For addi­tional information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized
AT Attachment” specification. The specification can be downloaded from http://www.serialata.org.

2 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

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
Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA models.

2.1 Specification summary table

The specifications listed in this table are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or defi­nition, see the appropriate section of this manual.

Table 1: Drive specifications

Drive specification ST9250311CS ST91603110CS

Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* 250 160

Guaranteed sectors 488,397,168 312,581,808

Bytes per sector 512

Physical read/write heads 2 2

Discs 1 1

Cache (Mbytes) 8

Recording density in BPI (bits/inch avg) 1,490k

Track density TPI (tracks/inch avg) 265k

Areal density (Gbits/inch

Spindle speed (RPM) 5,400

Average latency (msec) 5.6

Internal transfer rate (Mbits/sec max) 1,175

I/O data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 150 default / 300 available via Seagate specific SCT command

ATA data-transfer modes supported SATA 1.0, Serial ATA Revision 2.6

Height (max) 9.5 +/- 0.2 mm (0.374 +/- .0078 inches)

Width (max) 69.85 mm +/- 0.25 mm (2.75 +/- 0.0098 inches)

Length (max) 100.35 + 0.35 / - 0.25 mm (3.957 + 0.079 / - 0.0098 inches)

Weight (max) 110 grams (0.243 lb.)

Power-on to ready (sec typical) 3.6

Power-on to ready (sec max) 3.8

Standby to ready (sec typical) 1.8

Standby to ready (sec max) 2

Track-to-track seek time, read (msec typical) 1

Average seek, read (msec typical) 14

Full-stroke seek, read (msec max) 30

Startup current, +5V (max) 1.0 amp

Seek power (typical) 1.54 watts

2

avg) 394

PIO modes 0–4
Multiword DMA modes 0–2
Ultra DMA modes 0–6

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 3

Table 1: Drive specifications

Drive specification ST9250311CS ST91603110CS

Read/write power (typical) Read: 2.6 watts; Write: 2.85 watts

Idle mode, low power (typical) 0.67 watts

Standby mode 0.35 watts (typical)***

Sleep mode 0.35 watts (typical)***

Voltage tolerance (including noise) +5V ± 5%

Baseplate temperature 0° to 70°C (operating),

Temperature gradient
(°C per hour max)

Relative humidity 5% to 95% (operating)

Relative humidity gradient 30% per hour max

Wet bulb temperature
(°C max)

Altitude, operating –304.8 m to 3,048 m (–1,000 ft. to 10,000

Altitude, nonoperating
(meters below mean sea level, max)

Shock, operating (Gs max at 2 msec) 350

Shock, nonoperating (Gs max at 2 msec) 800

Shock, nonoperating (Gs max at 1 msec) 800

Shock, nonoperating (Gs max at 0.5 msec) 600

Vibration, operating 1.0 G (0 to peak, 5–500 Hz)

Vibration, nonoperating 5.0 Gs (0 to peak, 10–500 Hz)

Drive acoustics, sound power (bels)

Idle** 2.0 (typical)

CE seek 2.1 (typical)

Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 10

Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 0.55%

Load/Unload (U/UL) cycles

25°C, 50% relative humidity

32°C, 80% relative humidity
5°C, 80% relative humidity
5°C, 10% relative humidity
55°C, 16% relative humidity

Warranty To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the follow-

Supports Hotplug operation per Serial ATA
Revision 2.6 specification

*One Gbyte equals one billion 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.

***Drive supports PHY power management. When enabled, a power savings will be achieved in Idle, Standby, and Sleep modes.

–40° to 70°C (nonoperating)

20°C (operating)
35°C (nonoperating)

5% to 95% (nonoperating)

37.7 (operating)
40 (nonoperating)

+ ft.)

–304.8 m to 12,192 m (–1000 ft. to 40,000

2.1 (max)

2.2 (max)

14

bits read

600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
50,000 hard power on/off cycles

600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
50,000 hard power on/off cycles

ing web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp
You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number)
and country of purchase. After submitting this information, the system will display the
warranty information for your drive.

Yes (requires COMRESET from host after a hotplug event)

+ ft.)

4 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

2.2 Formatted capacity

Model Formatted capacity* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector

ST9250311CS 250 Gbytes 488,397,168

ST91603110CS 160 Gbytes 312,581,808

*One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment

and formatting.

512

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 48­bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137 Gbytes.

2.3 Default logical geometry

Cylinders Read/write heads Sectors per track

16,383 16 63

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.

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 5

2.4 Physical organization

Drive model Read/write heads Number of discs

ST9250311CS 2 1

ST91603110CS 2 1

2.5 Recording and interface technology

Interface Serial ATA (SATA)

Recording method Perpendicular

Recording density BPI (bits/inch avg) 1,490k

Track density TPI (tracks/inch avg) 265k

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg) 394

Spindle speed (RPM) (± 0.2%) 5,400

Maximum Internal transfer rate (Mbits/sec) 1,175

I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 150 default / 300 available via Seagate specific SCT command

Interleave 1:1

Cache buffer 8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes)

2.6 Physical characteristics

Drive specification

Height (mm)

(inches)

Width (mm)

(inches)

Length (mm)

(inches)

Weight (max)

ST9250311CS
ST91603110CS

9.5 +/-0.2

0.374 +/-0.0078

69.85 +/-0.25

2.75 +/-0.0098

100.35 +0.55 / -0.25

3.957 +0.079 / -0.0098

110 grams

0.243 pounds

6 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

2.7 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 5,000 measurements of seeks between
random tracks, less overhead.

Table 2: Typical seek times

Seek times (msec) Read

Track-to-track (typical) 1

Average (typical) 14

Full-stroke (max) 30

Average latency 5.56

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

seeks, 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.

2.8 Start/stop times

Time to ready Typical

Power-on to Ready (sec) 3.6 3.8

Standby to Ready (sec) 1.8 2

Max @ 25°C

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 7

2.9 Power specifications

The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector.

2.9.1 Power consumption

Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 8. Typical power measurements are based on
an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, 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 is measured based on
three random seek operations every 100 msecs. This mode is not typical.

• Read/write power and current

Read/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on three 63 sector read or write operations
every 100 msecs.

• 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 model

Table 3: DC power

Power dissipation +5V input average (25° C)

Spinup (max) 1 amp

Seek 1.54 watts

Read 2.6 watts

Write 2.85 watts

Idle, performance* 1.5 watts

Idle, active* 0.81 watts

Idle, low power mode* 0.67 watts

Standby** 0.35 watts

Sleep 0.35 watts

*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.

**Standby power is measured at steady state (after 200ms from transition)

8 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

2.9.1.1 Typical current profile

Figure 1. Typical +5V only startup and operation current profile

2.9.2 Conducted noise

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

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 10 MHz.

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

current.

2.9.3 Voltage tolerance

Voltage tolerance (including noise):

5V ± 5%

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 9

2.9.4 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:

Table 4: Power management modes

Power modes Heads Spindle Buffer

Active (operating) Tracking Rotating Full power

Idle, performance Tracking Rotating Self refresh—low power

Idle, active Floating Rotating Self refresh—low power

Idle, low power Parked Rotating Self refresh—low power

Standby Parked Stopped Self refresh—low power

Sleep Parked Stopped Self refresh—low power

• 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 disc
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 in Self Refresh Low Power mode, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest.
The drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode any time disc 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 in Self Refresh Low Power mode, 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 disc access is necessary.

10 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

2.10 Environmental specifications

2.10.1 Base plate temperature

Actual drive base plate temperature should not exceed 70°C (158°F).

Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly by 1°C every 1000 feet.

Operating: 0° to 70°C (32° to 158°F)

Nonoperating: –40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)

2.10.2 Temperature gradient

Operating 20°C per hour (68°F per hour max), without condensation

Nonoperating 35°C per hour (95°F per hour max), without condensation

2.10.3 Humidity

2.10.3.1 Relative humidity

Operating 5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per hour max)

Nonoperating 5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per hour max)

2.10.3.2 Wet bulb temperature

Operating 37.7°C (99.86°F max)

Nonoperating 40°C (104°F max)

2.10.4 Altitude

Operating –304.8 m to 3,048 m (–1,000 ft. to 10,000+ ft.)

Nonoperating –304.8 m to 12,192 m (–1,000 ft. to 40,000+ ft.)

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 11

2.10.5 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.

2.10.5.1 Operating shock

These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum
operating shock of 350 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of 2 msec. Shocks should not be repeated more
than two times per second.

2.10.5.2 Nonoperating shock

The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when subsequently put into operation is 800 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse
of 2 msec duration.

The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when subsequently put into operation is 800 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse
of 1 msec duration.

The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when subsequently put into operation is 600 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse
of 0.5 msec duration.

2.10.6 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.

2.10.6.1 Operating vibration

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

5–500 Hz 1.0 Gs (0 to peak). Max displacement may apply below 10 Hz.

2.10.6.2 Nonoperating vibration

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

5–500 Hz: 5.0 Gs (0 to peak). Max displacement may apply below 22 Hz.

.

12 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

2.11 Acoustics

Drive emission of sound is measured consistent with the ECMA-74 and its’ referenced standards. Testing is
conducted at room temperature (approximately 25
sound power levels for steady state, idle, and active seek modes of operation.

Table 5: Drive A-weighted Sound Power Levels (SWL, BA)

Idle* CE seek

°C). Emission levels are reported as the total A-weighted

2.0 bels (typ)

2.1 bels (max)

*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.

2.1 bels (typ)

2.2 bels (max)

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 the lower limit for the threshold curve* 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 ECMA-74 standards.

*Defined as the median curve given by ISO 389-7 (Tf curve) minus 10dB at all frequencies.

2.12 Electromagnetic immunity

When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in
performance when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in the following table:

Table 6: Radio frequency environments

Performance

Test Description

Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95

Radiated RF immunity 80 to 2,000 MHz, 10 V/m,

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

level

A EN 61000-4-3: 96

Reference
standard

ENV 50204: 95

Electrical fast transient ± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external I/O B EN 61000-4-4: 95

Surge immunity ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common, AC mains B EN 61000-4-5: 95

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

Power Frequency H-field
immunity

Voltage dips, interrupts 30% Reduction for 25 cycles

sine

1 A/m, 50Hz/60Hz, 3 axes A EN 61000-4-8: 97

>95% Reduction for 250 cycles
>95%, 0.5 cycles

A EN 61000-4-6: 97

C
C
B

EN 61000-4-11: 94

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 13

2.13 Reliability

Measurement type Specification

Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read, max.

Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) <0.55%

Load/Unload (U/UL)

25°C, 50% relative humidity

32°C, 80% relative humidity
5°C, 80% relative humidity
5°C, 10% relative humidity
55°C, 16% relative humidity

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

600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
50,000 hard power on/off cycles

600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
50,000 hard power on/off cycles

following web page:

support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp

You will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model number (or part num­ber) and country of purchase. After submitting this information, the system will dis­play the warranty information for your drive.

14 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

2.14 Agency certification

2.14.1 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.

2.14.2 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.

• Certificate number: Pending

• Trade name or applicant: Seagate Technology LLC

• Manufacturing date: Pending (Date of Certification)

• Manufacturer/nationality: USA, Singapore and China

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).

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 15

2.14.3 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,
disc 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 noncertified 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.

16 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

2.15 Environmental protection

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

2.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

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.

2.15.2 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.

“O”

表示该部件（于同类物品程度上）所含的危险和有毒物质低于中国

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

“X”

表示该部件（于同类物品程度上）所含的危险和有毒物质超出中国

RoHS MCV

RoHS MCV

标准所定义的门槛值。

标准所定义的门槛值。

2.16 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.

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 17

18 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

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:

Caution:

• Keep the drive in the electrostatic discharge (ESD) bag until you are ready for installation to limit the drive’s

exposure to ESD.

• 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 only by its edges or frame.

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

• 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.

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 19

3.2 Configuring the drive

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

3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors

The Serial ATA 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 7
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 2.

SATA interface connector

Power connector

SATA interface cable

Power cable

Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling

Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation.

20 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

3.4 Drive mounting

You can mount the drive using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting
holes. See Figure 3 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when mount­ing the drive:

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

• Use only M3 UNC mounting screws.

• Do not overtighten the mounting screws. Maximum torque: 4.0 inch-lb. (0.4519 N-m).

• Four (4) threads (0.080 inches, 2.032 mm) minimum screw engagement recommended.

• Avoid excessive drive distortion when mounting. Refer to the following specifications for stiffness/deflection
information:

Top cover stiffness/deflection

Operating with no performance degradation, emitted noise,
mechanical damage, or hard errors

Non-operating with no hard errors 20 mm probe: 2kgf at any point of top cover

10 mm probe: 1.02kgf or
5 mm probe: 0.92kgf

20 mm probe: 15kgf at top cover edges only

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 21

Measurements shown in Figure 3 are in inches.

Figure 3. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view

22 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface

These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA
programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–6. The drive
also supports the use of the IORDY signal to provide reliable high-speed data transfers.

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

4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in
accordance with the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment specification revision 2.0. This specifi­cation can be downloaded from http://www.serialata.org. This device requires a COMRESET from the host
after a hotplug event.

4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions

Table 7 summarizes the signals on the Serial ATA interface and power connectors.

Table 7: Serial ATA connector pin definitions

Segment Pin Function Definition

S1 Ground 2nd mate

S2 A+ Differential signal pair A from Phy

S3 A-

S4 Ground 2nd mate

S5 B- Differential signal pair B from Phy

S6 B+

Signal

S7 Ground 2nd mate

Key and spacing separate signal and power segments

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 23

Table 7: Serial ATA connector pin definitions

Segment Pin Function Definition

Power

P1 V

P2 V

P3 V

33

33

33

3.3V power

3.3V power

3.3V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate

P4 Ground 1st mate

P5 Ground 2nd mate

P6 Ground 2nd mate

P7 V

P8 V

P9 V

5

5

5

5V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate

5V power

5V power

P10 Ground 2nd mate

P11 Reserved The pin corresponding to P11 in the backplane receptacle connector is also reserved

The corresponding pin to be mated with P11 in the power cable receptacle connector
shall always be grounded

P12 Ground 1st mate.

P13 V

P14 V

P15 V

12

12

12

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 blind-mate backplane configuration.

4. All used voltage pins (Vx) must be terminated.

24 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

4.3 Supported ATA commands

The following table lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of
the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment specification. See
“S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 33.for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.

Command name Command code (in hex)

ATA-standard commands

Configure Stream 51h

Device Configuration Restore B1h/C0h

Device Configuration Freeze Lock B1h/C1h

Device Configuration Identify B1h/C2h

Device Configuration Set B1h/C3h

Download Microcode 92h

Execute Device Diagnostics 90h

Flush Cache E7h

Flush Cache Extended EAh

Identify Device ECh

Initialize Device Parameters 91h

Read Buffer E4h

Read DMA C8h

Read DMA Extended 25h

Read DMA without Retries C9h

Read Long with Retries 22h

Read Long without Retries 23h

Read Multiple C4h

Read Multiple Extended 29h

Read Native Max Address F8h

Read Native Max Address Extended 27h

Read Sectors 20h

Read Sectors Extended 24h

Read Sectors without Retries 21h

Read Stream DMA Extended 2Ah

Read Stream Extended 2Bh

Read Verify Sectors 40h

Read Verify Sectors Extended 42h

Read Verify Sectors without Retries 41h

Seek 70h

Set Features EFh

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 25

Command name Command code (in hex)

Set Max Address F9h

Note: Individual Set Max 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 Multiple Mode C6h

S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations B0h/D9h

S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Autosave B0h/D2h

S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations B0h/D8h

S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Auto Offline B0h/DBh

S.M.A.R.T. Enable One Attribute Modification B0h/E0h

S.M.A.R.T. Execute Offline B0h/D4h

S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds B0h/D1h

S.M.A.R.T. Read Data B0h/D0h

S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector B0h/D5h

S.M.A.R.T. Return Status B0h/DAh

S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values B0h/D3h

S.M.A.R.T. Write Attribute Thresholds B0h/D7h

S.M.A.R.T. Write Attribute Values B0h/E1h

00
01
02
03
04

H
H
H
H
H

S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector B0h/D6h

Write Buffer E8h

Write DMA CAh

Write DMA Extended 35h

Write DMA without Retries CBh

Write Long with Retries 32h

Write Long without Retries 33h

Write Multiple C5h

Write Multiple Extended 39h

Write Sectors 30h/31h

Write Sectors Extended 34h

Write Stream DMA Extended 3Ah

Write Stream Extended 3Bh

ATA-standard power-management commands

Check Power Mode E5h

Idle E3h

Idle Immediate E1h

26 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

Command name Command code (in hex)

Sleep E6h

Standby E2h

Standby Immediate E0h

ATA-standard security commands

Security Set Password F1h

Security Unlock F2h

Security Erase Prepare F3h

Security Erase Unit F4h

Security Freeze Lock F5h

Security Disable Password F6h

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 27

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 in the table on
page 27. 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 Serial ATA specifica­tion.

Word Description Value

0

Configuration information:

• Bit 15: 0 = ATA; 1 = ATAPI

• Bit 7: removable media

0C5A

• Bit 6: removable controller

• Bit 0: reserved

1 Number of logical cylinders 16,383

2 ATA-reserved 0000

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 0400

22 Obsolete 0000

23–26 Firmware revision (8 ASCII character string, padded with

x.xx

blanks to end of string)

27–46 Drive model number: (40 ASCII characters, padded with

blanks to end of string)

ST9250311CS
ST91603110CS

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

47 (Bits 7–0) Maximum sectors per interrupt on Read multi-

ple and Write multiple (16)

48 Reserved 0000

49 Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may be

disabled

50 ATA-reserved 0000

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

28 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

8010

2F00

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

Word Description Value

59 Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or

xxxx

Write Multiple command

60–61 Total number of user-addressable sectors

This field contains a value that is one greater than the
total number of user-addressable sectors. The maximum
value that shall be placed in this field is 0FFFFFFFh. The

ST9250311CS = 0FFFFFFFh

ST91603110CS = 0FFFFFFFh
0FFFFFFFh value applies to all capacities over
137Gbytes (see Section 2.2 and 2.3 for related informa-

tion).

62 Retired 0000

63 Multiword DMA active and modes supported

xx07
(see note following this table)

64 Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 sup-

0003
ported)

65 Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word

0078
(120 nsec)

66 Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle time per

0078
word (120 nsec)

67 Minimum PIO cycle time without IORDY flow control

00F0
(240 nsec)

68 Minimum PIO cycle time with IORDY flow control (120

0078
nsec)

69–74 ATA-reserved 0000

75 Queue depth 0000

76 Serial ATA capabilities 0508

77 ATA-reserved 0000

78 Serial ATA features supported 0048

79 Serial ATA features enabled 0040

80 Major version number 003E

81 Minor version number 0000

82 Command sets supported 306B

83 Command sets supported 4001

84 Command sets support extension 4000

85 Command sets enabled 30xx

86 Command sets enabled 0001

87 Command sets enable extension 4000

88 Ultra DMA support and current mode

xx7F
(see note following this table)

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

89 Security erase time 0000

90 Enhanced security erase time 0000

92 Master password revision code FFFE

93 Hardware reset value

(see description following this table)

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 29

xxxx

H

H

H

H

Word Description Value

94 Auto acoustic management setting xxxx

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-

H

H

ST9250311CS = 488,397,168
ST91603110CS = 312,581,808

bit addressing feature. Maximum value:
0000FFFFFFFFFFFFh.

104–118 ATA-reserved 0000

H

119 Free Fall Protection support (bit 5) 1 = Free Fall Protection supported

0 = Free Fall Protection not supported

120 Free Fall Protection enable/disable (bit 5) 1 = Free Fall Protection feature is enabled

0 = Free Fall Protection feature is disabled

121–127 ATA reserved 0000

128 Security status 0001

129–159 Seagate-reserved xxxx

160–254 ATA-reserved 0000

255 Integrity word xxA5

H

H

H

H

H

Note. See the bit descriptions below for words 63, 88, and 93 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.

30 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

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.

Bit Word 93

13 1 = 80-conductor cable detected, CBLID above VIH

0 = 40-conductor cable detected, CBLID below VIL

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 31

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:

Table 8: Set Features command values

02

03

06

07

55

82

86

AA

F1

Enable write cache (default).

H

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

H

Sector Count register values:

00HSet PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2).

01

Set PIO mode to default and disable IORDY (PIO mode 2).

H

PIO mode 0

08

H

PIO mode 1

09

H

0A

PIO mode 2

H

PIO mode 3

0B

H

PIO mode 4 (default)

0C

H

20

Multiword DMA mode 0

H

Multiword DMA mode 1

21

H

Multiword DMA mode 2

22

H

40

Ultra DMA mode 0

H

Ultra DMA mode 1

41

H

Ultra DMA mode 2

42

H

43

Ultra DMA mode 3

H

Ultra DMA mode 4

44

H

Ultra DMA mode 5

45

H

46

Ultra DMA mode 6

H

Enable PUIS set

H

PUIS feature set device spin-up

H

Disable read look-ahead (read cache) feature.

H

Disable write cache

H

Disable PUIS feature set

H

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

H

Report full capacity available

H

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

cated above.

32 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

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

S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disc 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-8 Standard.

SeaTools diagnostic software activates a built-in drive self-test (DST S.M.A.R.T. command for D4

) that elimi-

H

nates unnecessary drive returns. The diagnostic software ships with all new drives and is also available at:

http://seatools.sea

gate.com.

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.

Table 9: S.M.A.R.T. commands

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

D0

D1

D2

D3

D4

D5

D6

D7

D8

D9

DA

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

H

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

Vendor-specific

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

Vendor-specific

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

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

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

Note. 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.

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 33

34 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

5.0 Seagate Technology support services

Internet

For information regarding Seagate products and services, visit www.sea

Worldwide support is available 24 hours daily by email for your questions.

Presales Support:

[e-mail]

Technical Support:

[e-mail]

Warranty Support:

http://www.sea

mySeagate

my.sea

self-service access to critical applications, personalized content and the tools that allow our partners to man­age their Seagate account functions. Submit pricing requests, orders and returns through a single, password­protected Web interface-anytime, anywhere in the world.

spp.seagate.com

spp.sea

may register for customized communications that are not available on the web. These communications contain
product launch, EOL, pricing, promotions and other channel-related information. To learn more about the ben­efits or to register, go to spp.sea

gate.com is the industry's first Web portal designed specifically for OEMs and distributors. It provides

gate.com/www/en-us/support/warranty_&_returns_assistance

gate.com supports Seagate resellers with product information, program benefits and sales tools. You

gate.com, any time, from anywhere in the world.

gate.com.

Global Customer Support

Presales Support

Our Presales Support staff can help you determine which Seagate products are best suited for your specific
application or computer system, as well as product availability and compatibility.

Technical Support

Seagate technical support is available to assist you online at support.seagate.com or through one of our call
centers. Have your system configuration information and your "ST" model/product number available.

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 35

Customer Service Operations

Warranty Service

Seagate offers worldwide customer support for Seagate products. Seagate distributors, OEMs and other direct
customers should contact their Seagate Customer Service Operations (CSO) representative for warranty­related issues. Resellers or end users of drive products should contact their place of purchase or Seagate war­ranty service for assistance. Have your serial number and model or part number available.

Data Recovery Services

Seagate offers data recovery services for all formats and all brands of storage media. Our data recovery ser­vices labs are currently located throughout the world. Additional information, including an online request form
and data loss prevention resources, is available at http://services.sea

gate.com/index.aspx.

Authorized Service Centers

Seagate Service Centers are available on a global basis for the return of defective products. See www.sea-

gate.com for the service center near you.

USA/Canada/Latin America support services

For an extensive list of telephone numbers to technical support, presales and warranty service in USA/
Canada/Latin America, including business hours, go to the "Contact Us" page on www.sea

gate.com.

Global Customer Support

Presales, Technical, and Warranty Support
Call Center Toll-free Direct dial

USA, Canada,
and Mexico 1-800-SEAGATE [phone]

Data Recovery Services
Call Center Toll-free Direct dial FAX

USA, Canada, 1-800-475-0143 [phone]-475-0158
and Mexico [phone]

Europe, the Middle East and Africa Support Services

For an extensive list of telephone numbers to technical support, presales and warranty service in Europe, the
Middle East and Africa, go to the "Contact Us" page on www.sea

gate.com.

Asia/Pacific Support Services

For an extensive list of telephone numbers to technical support, presales and warranty service in Asia/Pacific,
go to the "Contact Us" page on www.sea

gate.com.

36 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

Index

A

ACA 15
acoustics 4, 13
Active mode 10
Address 26
AFR 14
Agency certification 15
Altitude 11
Altitude, nonoperating 4
Altitude, operating 4
ambient temperature 7
Annualized Failure Rate 14
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 4
Areal density 3, 6
ATA commands 25
ATA data-transfer modes supported 3
Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 15
Australian Communication Authority (ACA) 15
Australian C-Tick 15
Average seek time 7
Average seek, read 3

B

Base plate 11
Base plate temperature 11
baseplate temperature 4
bels 4
BPI 3
buffer 3, 6
Bytes per sector 3, 5

C

cables and connectors 20
Cache 3
cache 6
capacity 5
CE mark 15
certification 15
Check Power Mode 26
chemical substances 17
China RoHS directive 17
compatibility 15
Conducted noise 9
Conducted RF immunity 13
Configure Stream 25
Configuring the drive 19
connectors 20
CSA60950-1 15
current 3
cycles 14
Cylinders 5

D

data-transfer rates 1
DC power 8
Default logical geometry 5
density 3
Device Configuration Freeze Lock 25
Device Configuration Restore 25
Device Configuration Set 25
Diagnostics 25
dimensions 22
Discs 3
dissipation 8
Download Microcode 25

E

Electrical fast transient 13
Electromagnetic compatibility 15
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) 15
Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regulation 15
Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive (2004/108/

EC)

15

Electromagnetic immunity 13
Electrostatic discharge 13
electrostatic discharge (ESD) 19
EN 55022, Class B 15
EN 55024 15
EN60950 15
enclosures 16
Environmental protection 17
Environmental specifications 11
error-correction algorithms 1
errors 4, 14
ESD 19
EU 15
European Union (EU) requirements 15
European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substanc-

es 17
evice Configuration Identify 25
Execute Device Diagnostics 25

F

FCC verification 16
features 1
Flush Cache 25
Flush Cache Extended 25
Formatted capacity 5
Formatted Gbytes 3
Freeze Lock 25

G

Gbytes 5
geometry 5
gradient 4

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 37

Guaranteed sectors 3, 5
guaranteed sectors 5

H

handling 19
Handling precautions 19
heads 5
Height 3
height 6
Humidity 11
humidity 4

I

I/O data-transfer rate 3, 6
Identify 25
Identify Device 25
Identify Device command 28
Idle 8, 26
Idle and Standby timers 10
Idle Immediate 26
Idle mode 4, 10
Idle mode power 8
Information Technology Equipment (ITE) 15
Initialize Device Parameters 25
Input noise ripple 9
Interface 6
interface 23
interference 16
Interleave 6
Internal data transfer rate 3
Internal data-transfer rate 6
ITE 15

K

KCC 15
Korean Communications Commission 15
Korean RRL 15

L

latency 3
LBA mode 5
Length 3
length 6
Load/Unload 14
logical geometry 5

M

master/slave 2
Max Address 26
maximum temperature 11
Microcode 25
mounting 21
mounting screws 12

mounting the drive 19

N

noise 9
nominal power 7
Nonoperating shock 12
Nonoperating vibration 12
Nonrecoverable read errors 4
nonrecoverable read errors 14

O

Operating shock 12
Operating vibration 12

P

Physical characteristics 6
Physical organization 6
Physical read/write heads 3
point-to-point 2, 20
Power consumption 8
power dissipation 8
power management 10
power on/off cycles 14
Power specifications 8
Power-management modes 10
Power-on to Ready 7
Power-on to ready 3
precautions 19, 21
programmable power management 10

Q

quick reference 3

R

Radiated RF immunity 13
Radio and television interference 16
radio frequency (RF) 13
random track location 8
Read Buffer 25
Read DMA 25
Read DMA Extended 25
Read DMA without Retries 25
read errors 4, 14
Read Long with Retries 25
Read Long without Retries 25
Read Multiple 25
Read Multiple Extended 25
Read Native Max Address 25
Read Native Max Address Extended 25
Read Sectors 25
Read Sectors Extended 25
Read Sectors without Retries 25
Read Stream DMA Extended 25

38 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

Read Stream Extended 25
Read Verify Sectors 25
Read Verify Sectors Extended 25
Read Verify Sectors without Retries 25
Read/write heads 5
Read/write power 4
read/write power and current 8
Recording density 3, 6
Recording method 6
Recording technology 6
Relative humidity 4, 11
Reliability 14
resistance 9
Retries 25
RF 13
RoHS 17
RPM 3
RRL 15

S

S.M.A.R.T. 26
S.M.A.R.T. implementation 25
Safety certification 15
SATA 6, 23
screws 12, 21
sector 5
sectors 5
Sectors per track 5
Security Disable Password 27
Security Erase Prepare 27
Security Erase Unit 27
Security Freeze Lock 27
Security Set Password 27
Security Unlock 27
Seek 25
seek mode 8
Seek power 3
Seek time 7
seek time 3
Seeking 8
Self refresh, low power 10
Serial ATA 6
Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23
serial ATA ports 2
servo electronics 8
Set Features 25
Set Max Address 26
Set Multiple Mode 26
Shock 12
Shock, nonoperating 4
Shock, operating 4
single-track seeks 7
Sleep 8, 27
Sleep mode 4, 10
sound power 4

Specification summary table 3
Spindle speed 3, 6
Spinup 8
spinup power 8
Standby 8, 27
Standby Immediate 27
Standby mode 4, 8, 10
Standby to Ready 7
Standby to ready 3
Start/stop times 7
Startup current 3
static-discharge 19
subassembly 16
support services 35
Surge immunity 13

T

technical support services 35
temperature 4, 7, 11
Temperature gradient 4, 11
timers 10
TPI 3
Track density 3, 6
Track-to-track seek time 3, 7

U

UL60950-1 15

V

Vibration 12
Vibration, nonoperating 4
Vibration, operating 4
Voltage dips, interrupts 13
Voltage tolerance 4, 9

W

Warranty 14
Weight 3
weight 6
Wet bulb temperature 4, 11
Width 3
width 6
Write Buffer 26
Write DMA 26
Write DMA Extended 26
Write Long with Retries 26
Write Long without Retries 26
Write Multiple 26
Write Sectors 26
Write Stream DMA Extended 26
Write Stream Extended 26

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 39

40 Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. A

Seagate Technology LLC

920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, California 95066-4544, USA

Publication Number: 100560196, Rev. A, Printed in USA