Seagate ST480HM001 User Manual
Product Manual
Seagate® 600 SSD
Standard 2.5” 7mm
Usage Based models
ST480HM000
ST240HM000
ST120HM000
Standard 2.5” 5mm
Usage Based models
ST480HM001
ST240HM001
ST120HM001
100722309
Rev. A
April 2013
Document Revision History
Revision Date Description of changes
Rev. A 04/11/2013 Initial release.
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Contents
Seagate Technology Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.1 About the Serial ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Specification summary tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2.1 LBA mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.3 Default logical geometry for ATA based systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.4 Performance, Recording and interface technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4.1 Interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4.2 Recording technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4.3 Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.5 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.6 Time to Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.7 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.7.2 DC power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.8 Environmental specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8.1 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8.2 Temperature gradient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8.3 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.8.6 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.9 Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.10 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.10.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF). . . . . 13
2.10.2 Reliability specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.11 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.11.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.11.2 Electromagnetic compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.11.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.12 Environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.12.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . 15
2.12.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.13 Corrosive environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2 Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.4 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.5 Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.3 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3.1 Identify Device command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3.2 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
4.3.4 SSD Percentage Endurance Remaining Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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FIGURES
Figure 1. Typical 5V Startup and Operation Current Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Figure 3. Mounting configuration dimensions (7mm models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Figure 4. Mounting configuration dimensions (5mm models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Figure 5. Air flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
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Seagate 600 SSD Product Manual, Rev. A 1
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate® 600 SSD model
drives:
2.5" Usage Based 7mm Model 2.5" Usage Based 5mm Model
ST480HM000 ST480HM001
ST240HM000 ST240HM001
ST120HM000 ST120HM001
These drives provide the following key features:
• Multi-Level Cell (19nm MLC) NAND Flash storage.
• Serial ATA 3.1 Host Interface (SATA 6Gb/s).
• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 530MB/s).
• Parallel flash access channels.
• State-of-the-art on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Native Command Queueing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications.
• Highly integrated hardware functions.
• Data Set Management with Trim Support.
• Silent operation.
• 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 SERIAL ATA INTERFACE
The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages:
• 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.
The Serial ATA interface connects each drive in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. 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.
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 www.serialata.org.
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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:
Capacity
2.5” Usage Based Warranty
ST480HM000 ST480HM001 ST240HM000 ST240HM001 ST120HM000 ST120HM001
Product data communicated in this manual is specific only to the model numbers listed in this manual. The data listed in this
manual may not be predictive of future generation specifications or requirements. If you are designing a system which will
use one of the models listed or future generation products and need further assistance, please contact your Customer
Technical Support Engineer or our global support services group as shown in See “Seagate Technology Support Services”
on page 1.
2.1 SPECIFICATION SUMMARY TABLES
The specifications listed in the following table is for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition,
see the appropriate section of this manual.
Table 1Drive specifications summary for 2.5” - 480, 240 and 120 GB models
480GB 240GB 120GB
Drive specification ST480HM000 ST480HM001 ST240HM000 ST240HM001 ST120HM000 ST120HM001
Formatted GB (512 bytes/sector)* 480 240 120
Guaranteed logical block addresses (LBAs) 937,703,088 468,862,128 234,441,648
Emulated Bytes per LBA 512
Sustained 128KB sequential read/write data
transfer rate (MB/s max)
Peak 4KB Random read/write command rate
(KIOPs)
Flash Memory Type NAND MLC
I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max) 600
Height (mm max)
Width (mm max) 70.10 mm (2.760 in)
Length (mm max) 100.45 mm (3.955 in)
Weight (max)
Power-on to ready (typ) <1 sec
Standby to ready (max) 3 sec
Data Retention (typical minimum at 30°C) 12 months
Startup current 5V (max) 950 mA
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 5V ± 5%
Temperature
Temperature gradient (°C per hour max)
Relative humidity
Relative humidity gradient 20% per hour max
Wet bulb temperature (°C max) 29
Altitude, operating
Altitude, nonoperating
(below mean sea level, max)
Operational Shock (max at 0.5ms) 1500 Gs
Non-Operational Shock (max at 0.5ms) 1500 Gs
Vibration, random operating 20–2000 Hz: 11.08 Grms
7.0mm
(0.276 in)
77 g
(0.170 lb)
5.0mm
(0.197 in)
67 g
(0.148lbs)
0° to 70°C (operating as reported by SMART attribute 194)
(0.276 in)
(0.170 lb)
–40° to 75°C (nonoperating)
5% to 95% (nonoperating)
530/440
80/70
7.0mm
77 g
20°C (operating)
20°C (nonoperating)
5% to 95% (operating)
–61 m to 3048 m
(–200 ft. to 10,000+ ft.)
–61 m to 12,192 m
(–200 ft to 40,000+ ft)
5.0mm
(0.197 in)
67 g
(0.148 lbs)
7.0mm
(0.276 in)
77 g
(0.170 lb)
5.0mm
(0.197 in)
67 g
(0.148 lbs)
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Drive specification ST480HM000 ST480HM001 ST240HM000 ST240HM001 ST120HM000 ST120HM001
Vibration, random nonoperating 20–2000 Hz: 11.08 Grms
Yes
16
bits read
Nonrecoverable read errors, max 1 LBA per 10
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 0.58%
Warranty 3 Year Usage Based
Lifetime Power cycles 25,000
Supports Hotplug operation per
Serial ATA Revision 3.0 specification
*One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
**Warranty terms are “Usage Based”, see Warranty information in Section 2.10.2 or consult your Seagate sales representative for warranty terms and
conditions.
2.2 FORMATTED CAPACITY
Formatted capacity* Guaranteed LBAs Emulated LBA Size (Bytes)
480GB 937,703,088
512240GB 468,862,128
120GB 234,441,648
*One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
2.2.1 LBA mode
When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (LBAs) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where n is the
number of guaranteed LBAs 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 DEFAULT LOGICAL GEOMETRY FOR ATA BASED SYSTEMS
Cylinders Read/write heads Sectors per track
16,383 16 63
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2.4 PERFORMANCE, RECORDING AND INTERFACE TECHNOLOGY
2.4.1 Interface technology
480GB models 240GB models 120GB models
Interface Serial ATA (SATA-II)
Interface Speeds Supported 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s, 1.5Gb/s
Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 600MB/s
Hot Plug Support Yes
Native Command Queuing Support Yes
Trim Support Yes
2.4.2 Recording technology
Flash Memory Type NAND MLC
Emulated LBA Size (Bytes) 512
Default transfer alignment offset 0
Typical Data Retention with Power removed (at 30°C) 12 months
2.4.3 Performance
Notes 480GB 240GB 120GB
Sustained sequential 128KB read/write data transfer rate (MB/s) [1] 530/440
Peak 4KB random read/write command rate (KIOPs) [2] 80/70
[1] Testing performed at Queue Depth = 32, Sequentially Preconditioned drive, using IOMeter 2006.7.27.
[2] Testing performed at Queue Depth = 32, Randomly Preconditioned drive, using IOMeter 2006.7.27.
Note. IOMeter is available at http://www.iometer.org/ or http://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/.
IOMeter is licensed under the Intel Open Source License and the GNU General Public License. Intel does not
endorse any IOMeter results.
Peak performance is defined as the typical best case performance that the product will be able to achieve when the
product is preconditioned as mentioned and host commands are aligned on 4KB boundaries.
Sustained performance is defined as the typical worst case performance that the product will be able to achieve when the
product is preconditioned as mentioned and host commands are aligned on 4KB boundaries.
Due to the nature of Flash memory technologies there are many factors that can result in values different than those stated
in this specification. Some discrepancies can be caused by bandwidth limitations in the host adapter, operating system, or
driver limitations. It is not the intent of this manual to cover all possible causes of performance discrepancies.
When evaluating performance of SSD devices, it is recommended to measure performance of the device in a method that
resembles the targeted application using real world data and workloads. Test time should also be adequately large to ensure
that sustainable metrics and measures are obtained.
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2.5 PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
ST480HM000, ST240HM000
& ST120HM000
Maximum height 7.00 mm (0.276 in) 5.00 mm (0.197 in)
Maximum width 70.10 mm (2.760 in)
Maximum length 100.45 mm (3.955 in)
Max weight 77 g (0.170lb) 67 g (0.148 lb)
ST480HM001, ST240HM001
& ST120HM001
2.6 TIME TO READY
480GB 240GB 120GB
Power-on to Ready (sec) <1 (typ)
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2.7 POWER SPECIFICATIONS
The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector. See 2 on page 16.
2.7.1 Power consumption
Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 9. Typical power measurements are based on an average of
drives tested, under nominal conditions, at 35°C ambient temperature.
• Startup power
Startup power is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive reaches operating condition and can process media access commands.
• Peak operating mode
During peak operating mode, the drive is tested in various read and write access patterns to simulate the worst-case
power consumption.
• Idle mode power
Idle mode power is measured with the drive powered up and ready for media access commands, with no media access
commands having been received from the host.
• Standby mode
During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but not be able to immediately access the media because the drive
electronics are in a partial power-down mode.
2.7.2 DC power requirements
Table 2 480GB DC power requirements
Parameter ST480HM000,
Voltage +5V Power
Regulation +/- 5% (watts)
Average Idle Current 0.22 1.10
Average Sleep Current 0.10 0.50
Maximum Start Current
DC (Peak DC) 0.54
AC (Peak AC) 0.40
Peak Operating Current (random read):
Typical DC 0.32 1.59
Maximum DC 0.33 1.63
Maximum DC (peak) 0.90 4.50
Peak Operating Current (random write):
Typical DC 0.40 2.02
Maximum DC 0.46 2.31
Maximum DC (peak) 1.44 7.20
Peak Operating Current (sequential read):
Typical DC 0.44 2.18
Maximum DC 0.45 2.20
Maximum DC (peak) 1.02 5.10
Peak Operating Current (sequential write):
Typical DC 0.52 2.61
Maximum DC 0.60 2.99
Maximum DC (peak) 1.50 7.50
*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase power to operational levels.
ST480HM001 (6.0Gb)
0.95
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Table 3 240GB DC power requirements
Parameter ST240HM000,
Voltage +5V Power
Regulation +/- 5% (watts)
Average Idle Current 0.22 1.10
Average Sleep Current 0.10 0.50
Maximum Start Current
DC (Peak DC) 0.52
AC (Peak AC) 0.38
Peak Operating Current (random read):
Typical DC 0.32 1.57
Maximum DC 0.34 1.68
Maximum DC (peak) 0.78 3.90
Peak Operating Current (random write):
Typical DC 0.41 2.03
Maximum DC 0.46 2.27
Maximum DC (peak) 1.22 6.10
Peak Operating Current (sequential read):
Typical DC 0.43 2.06
Maximum DC 0.44 2.309
Maximum DC (peak) 0.92 4.20
Peak Operating Current (sequential write):
Typical DC 0.53 2.64
Maximum DC 0.56 2.82
Maximum DC (peak) 1.28 6.40
*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase power to operational levels.
ST240HM001 (6.0Gb)
0.95
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