Seagate ST500LM021 User Manual

Laptop Thin HDD

7200 RPM SATA Product Manual

Standard models	Self-Encryption models
ST500LM021	ST500LM023
ST320LM010
	SED FIPS 140-2 models
	ST500LM024

100737930, Rev. G

Gen 3.0 - October 2016

Document Revision History

	Revision	Date	Pages affected and Description of changes
	Rev. A	11/20/2013	Initial release.
	Rev. B	01/03/2014	3 & 6.
	Rev. C	05/08/2014	4, 11, 13-14, 16 & 25.
	Rev. D	06/11/2014	fc, 2, 9, 15 & 17.
	Rev. E	10/21/2014	fc, 6-7, 8-9, 15-16, 21-23 & 27-29.
	Rev. F	04/28/2016	8 & 15: Updated Warranty link text to “Is my Drive under Warranty”
			16: Updated Section 2.12 Agency Certification
			16: Updated to Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2014/30/EU
	Rev. G	10/14/2016	16: Added MSIP Korean text for Class B device warning
			18: Updated to China RoHS 2
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Publication number: 100737930, Rev. G October 2016

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1.1 About the Serial ATA Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

2.0 Drive Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.1 Formatted Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 2.1.1 LBA mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 2.2 Physical organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

2.3 Recording and Interface Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 2.4 Physical Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 2.5 Seek time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 2.6 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 2.7 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

2.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 2.7.2 Conducted noise. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2.7.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2.7.4 Power management modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

2.8 Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2.8.1 Shock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 2.8.2 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

2.9 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2.9.1 Test for prominent discrete tones (PDTs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 2.10 Electromagnetic Immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

2.11 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 2.12 Agency Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 2.12.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 2.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 2.12.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

2.13 Environmental Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 2.13.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 2.13.2 China Requirements — China RoHS 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

2.14 Corrosive Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

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Contents

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

3.1 Handling and Static-Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

3.2 Configuring the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

3.2.1 Serial ATA Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

3.3 Drive Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

4.0 About FIPS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

5.0 About (SED) Self-Encrypting Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

5.1 Data Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 5.2 Controlled Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 5.2.1 Admin SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 5.2.2 Locking SP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 5.2.3 Default password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 5.2.4 ATA Enhanced Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

5.3 Random Number Generator (RNG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 5.4 Drive Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 5.5 Data Bands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 5.6 Cryptographic Erase. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 5.7 Authenticated Firmware Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 5.8 Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 5.9 Supported Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 5.10 RevertSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

6.0 Serial ATA (SATA) Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

6.1 Hot-Plug Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

6.2 Serial ATA Device Plug Connector Pin Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

6.3 Supported ATA Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

6.3.1 Identify Device command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

6.3.2 Set Features command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

6.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

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Figures

Figure 1	Typical 5V Startup and Operation Current Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	11
Figure 2	Attaching SATA Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	19
Figure 3	Mounting Dimensions (for standard models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	20
Figure 4	Example of FIPS tamper evidence labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	21

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Seagate® Technology Support Services

For information regarding online support and services, visit: http://www.seagate.com/contacts/

For information regarding Warranty Support, visit: http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/

For information regarding data recovery services, visit: http://www.seagate.com/services-software/data-recovery-services/ For Seagate OEM, Distribution partner and reseller portals, visit: http://www.seagate.com/partners/

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1.0Introduction

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

Standard models	Self-Encryption models	SED FIPS 140-2 models
ST500LM021 - 1KJ152	ST500LM023 - 1RR152	ST500LM024 - 1RS152
ST320LM010 - 1KJ15C

Previous generations of Seagate Self-Encrypting Drive models were called Note Full Disk Encryption (FDE) models before a differentiation between drive-

based encryption and other forms of encryption was necessary.

For more information on SED drives see About (SED) Self-Encrypting Drives on page 22.

For more information on FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification see About FIPS on page 21.

These drives provide the following key features:

•1000 Gs nonoperating shock and 400 Gs of operating shock.

•16MB buffer.

•5400-RPM spindle speed.

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

•High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 6Gb/s).

•Native Command Queuing (NCQ) with command ordering.

•Perpendicular recording technology.

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

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

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

•Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.

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

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

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

1.1About 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 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 users to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disk drive in the current system and expect all of the existing applications to work as normal.

The Serial ATA interface connects each disk 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.

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 Note 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 International Organization: Serial ATA (Revision 3.2). The specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.

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2.0Drive 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:

The specification summaries listed in the following tables are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, refer to the appropriate section of this manual.

Table 1 Drive Specifications Summary

	Drive Specification	ST500LM021, ST500LM023 & ST500LM024		ST320LM010
	Formatted capacity (1)	500 GB		320 GB
	Guaranteed sectors	976,773,168		625,142,448
	Heads	2
	Disks	1
	Bytes per sector	512 (logical) / 4096 (physical)
	Recording density	1875 Kb/in
	Track density	375 Ktracks/in avg
	Areal density	670 Gb/in2 avg
	Spindle speed	7200 RPM
	Sustained data transfer rate OD	135 MB/s max
	I/O data-transfer rate	600 MB/s max
	ATA data-transfer modes supported	PIO modes 0–4
		Multiword DMA modes 0–2
		Ultra DMA modes 0–6
	Cache buffer	32 MB
	Height	6.8 +/- 0.2 mm (0.268 +/-.008 in)
	Width	69.85 +/- 0.25 mm (2.750 +/- 0.010 in)
	Length	100.35 +0.20 / -0.25 mm (3.951 +0.008 / -0.010 in)
	Weight (typical)	<95 g (0.209 lb)
	Average latency	4.2ms
	Startup current (typical) 5V (peak)	1.0 A
	Voltage tolerance (including noise)	5V ± 5%
	Operating temperature	0° to 60°C
	Nonoperating temperature	–40° to 70°C
	(Ambient)
	Temperature gradient (max)	20°C per hour max (operating)
		35°C per hour max (nonoperating)
	Relative humidity	5% to 95% (operating)
		5% to 95% (nonoperating)
	Relative humidity gradient	30% per hour max
	Wet bulb temperature (max)	37.7°C max (operating)
		40.0°C max (nonoperating)
	Altitude, operating	–304.8 m to 3048 m (–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
	Altitude, nonoperating	–304.8 m to 12,192 m (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
	(below mean sea level, max)

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			Drive Specifications
Table 1 Drive Specifications Summary (continued)
Drive Specification	ST500LM021, ST500LM023 & ST500LM024		ST320LM010
Operational Shock	400 Gs at 2 ms max
Non-Operational Shock	1000 Gs at 1 ms max
Vibration, operating	5–200 Hz: 2.0 Gs
	201–500 Hz: 1.0 Gs
Vibration, nonoperating	5–500 Hz: 5.0 Gs
Nonrecoverable read errors	1 per 1014 bits read
Rated workload	Average rate of <55TB/year. The MTBF specification for the drive assumes the I/O workload does
	not exceed the average annualized workload rate limit of 55TB/year. Workloads exceeding the
	annualized rate may degrade the drive MTBF and impact product reliability. The average annual-
	ized workload rate limit is in units of TB per year, or TB per 8760 power-on hours. Workload rate
	limit = TB transferred × (8760/recorded power-on hours).
Warranty	To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web
	page: http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/.
	From this page, click on the “Is my Drive under Warranty” link. The following are required to be
	provided: the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. The
	system will display the warranty information for the drive.
Load-unload cycles	600,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity
Supports Hotplug operation per the	Yes
Serial ATA Revision 3.2 specification

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

2.1Formatted Capacity

	Model	Formatted Capacity(1)	Guaranteed Sectors	Bytes per Sector
	500GB model	500 GB	976,773,168	512 (logical) / 4096 (physical)
	320GB model	320 GB	625,142,448

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

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Drive Specifications

2.1.1LBA 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.

Refer to Configuring and Mounting the Drive on page 19 (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48-bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137 GB.

2.2Physical organization

Drive model	Read/write heads	Number of discs
ST500LM021, ST500LM023
& ST500LM024	2	1
ST320LM010

2.3Recording and Interface Technology

Interface	Serial ATA (SATA)
Recording method	Perpendicular
Recording density	1875 Kb/in
Track density	375 ktracks/in avg
Areal density	670 Gb/in2 avg
Spindle speed	7200 RPM +/- 0.2%
Sustained data transfer rate	135 MB/s max
I/O data-transfer rate	600 MB/s max

2.4Physical Characteristics

	Height	6.8 +/- 0.2 mm (0.268 +/-.008 in)
	Width	69.85 +/- 0.25 mm (2.750 +/- 0.010 in)
All models
	Length	100.35 +0.20 / -0.25 mm (3.951 +0.008 / -0.010 in)
	Typical weight	<95 g (0.209 lb)
	Cache buffer	32 MB (32,384 KB)

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Drive Specifications

2.5Seek 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.

Table 2 Typical seek times

Typical seek times (ms)	Read
Track-to-track	1.5
Average	11.0
Average latency	4.2

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, Note 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.

2.6Start/stop times

Table 3 Start/stop times

Typical seek times (ms)	Typical	Max @ 25°C
Power-on to ready (sec)	3.5	4.0
Standby to ready (sec)	3.0	3.5

2.7Power Specifications

The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector (refer to Figure 2).

2.7.1Power consumption

Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table in Table 4. Typical power measurements are based on an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, at 25°C ambient temperature. These power measurements are done with Interface Power Management modes like HIPM and DIPM enabled.

•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 disk 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 ms. 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 ms.

•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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