Seagate ST612712DEG, ST610712DE, ST680712DEG, ST610712DEG, ST612712DE User Manual

PRODUCT MANUAL

ST1.3 Series

ST612712DEG

ST612712DE

ST610712DEG

ST610712DE

ST680712DEG

ST680712DE

ST660712DEG

ST660712DE

Rev. C

February 2007

Revision status summary sheet

Revision Date Sheets Affected

Rev. A 07/13/2006 All.
Rev. B 09/14/2006 1, 3, 5-7, 17, 20 and 26.
Rev. C 02/27/2007 Front cover and 18 .

Copyright © 2006 - 2007 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Publication number: 100409345, Rev. C February 2007

Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC
in the United States and/or other countries. ST1.3 Series, 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.
One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity
may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Quantitative usage examples for various
applications 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 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.2 Drive care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

1.3 Handling precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.1 Power, access times and acoustics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.2 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.3 Default logical geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2.4 Recording and interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

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

2.7.4 Power-management modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.8 Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.8.1 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.8.2 Temperature gradient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.8.3 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.8.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.8.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.8.6 Vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.9 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.10 Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.11 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

2.12 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.12.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

2.12.2 Electromagnetic compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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

2.12.4 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.12.5 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.1 Handling and static discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.2 Drive installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

3.3 Mounting considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

4.0 Interface description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.1 Connector interface signals and connector pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.1.1 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

4.1.2 Identify Device command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.1.3 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

5.0 Seagate Technology support services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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List of Figures

Figure 1. ST1.3 Series IDE interface (ZIF connector) disc drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Figure 2. ST1.3 Series breather hole location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Figure 3. ST1.3 Series improper handling example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Figure 4. Typical 3.3V startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 5. Location where tri-axial accelerometer will be placed on ST1.3 Series drives . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 6. Drive axis definition for ST1.3 Series drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Figure 7. ST1.3 Series proper handling example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Figure 8. ST1.3 Series improper handling example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Figure 9. ST1.3 Series mechanical dimensions—top, bottom, side and end view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Figure 10. ST1.3 Series Area for Protective Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 11. ST1.3 Series Mounting Drive using FPC with Multiple Bends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Figure 12. ST1.3 Series ZIF connector with Groove for FPC with Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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1.0 Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate® ST1.3
Series drives:

• ST612712DE-12GB, ST610712DE-10GB, ST680712DE-8GB and ST660712DE-6GB disc drives with a ZIF
(zero insertion force) connector using an IDE interface.

• ST612712DEG-12GB, ST610712DEG-10GB, ST680712DEG-8GB and ST660712DEG-6GB disc drives
with a ZIF (zero insertion force) connector using an IDE interface. These models incorporate an additional
free-fall sensor for robust drop performance.

These drives provide the following key features.

• 3,600-RPM spindle speed and a 2-Mbyte buffer combined for superior read/write performance.

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

• Giant magnetoresistive (GMR) recording heads and EPRML technology, which provide the drives with

increased areal density.

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

• 2.0K Gs nonoperating shock, and 300 Gs operating shock.

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

Figure 1. ST1.3 Series IDE interface (ZIF connector) disc drive

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1.1 Disclaimer

Seagate Technology LLC makes no warranties whatsoever, including any warranty of merchantability, non­infringement, fitness for any particular purpose, or any warranty otherwise arising out of any proposal, specifi
cation or sample. Seagate may not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or con­sequential damages (including, but not limited to, loss of use, data, or profits; procurement of substitute goods
or services; or business interruptions) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict
liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way from the use of this kit, even if advised of
the possibility of such damage.

1.2 Drive care

Do not use the ST1.3 Series disc drives outside of the ranges of environmental conditions found in Section 2.8,
"Environmental specifications." Doing so may void the warranty of the ST1.3 Series disc drive.

1.3 Handling precautions

• Do not cover or seal the breather hole! Covering or sealing the breather hole may result in loss of data.

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Figure 2. ST1.3 Series breather hole location

• Do not apply any force to the drive during handling or installation.

• When handling the drive, wear an wrist strap that is properly grounded to prevent damage from electrostatic
discharge (ESD).

• Handle the drive carefully by the edges. Do not touch any exposed printed circuit board or the top cover.

• The drive is fragile—handle it with care. Do not press down on the top cover or attempt to use a pen to write
on the drive’s label. Do not apply more than 0.2 kg of force to the top cover.

Figure 3. ST1.3 Series improper handling example

• Do not drop the drive.

• Do not expose the drive to wet conditions.

• Do not place the drive near a strong magnetic field.

• Do not expose the drive to extreme temperatures.

• The drive may become hot during operation. Be careful when removing the drive from the host device
immediately after operation.

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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
ST612712DE, ST612712DEG, ST610712DE, ST610712DEG, ST680712DE, ST680712DEG, ST660712DE
and ST660712DEG model drives.

2.1 Power, access times and acoustics

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: Specifications

ST612712DEG

Drive specification

Formatted Gbytes 12.0 10.0 8.0 6.0

Guaranteed sectors 23,438,016 19,533,024 15,625,008 11,719,008

Physical heads 2/1

Physical discs 1

Bytes per sector (logical) 512

Cache (Mbytes) 2

Recording density, BPI (bits/inch max) 933,000

Track density. TPI (tracks/inch max) 140,000

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 max) 130.6

Spindle speed (RPM) 3,600

Internal data transfer rate OD (Mbits/sec max) 130.0

Sustained data transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec) 10.2

I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 66.7 (UDMA 4)

ATA data-transfer modes supported PIO modes 0–4;

Height (max) 5.1 mm (0.2009 inches)

Width 40.0 +/-0.2 mm (1.5748 +/-0.008 inches)

Length 30.0 +/-0.2 mm (1.1811 +/-0.008 inches)

Weight 13.6 gm - 0.3000 lb. (typ)

Average latency (msec) 8.3

Power-on to ready (sec typical / max) (without retry) 1.0 / 2.5

Standby to ready (sec typical / max) (without retry) 1.0 / 2.5

Startup current 3.3v (peak)
(maximum RMS in 10ms window)

Seek power (typical 3.3V) 154 mA

ST612712DE

Multiword DMA modes 0-2;
Ultra DMA modes 0–4

330 mA

ST610712DEG
ST610712DE

ST680712DEG
ST680712DE

ST660712DEG
ST660712DE

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Table 1: Specifications

ST612712DEG

Drive specification

Read/write power (typical 3.3V) 230/240 mA

Performance idle mode (typical 3.3V) 140 mA

Low power idle mode (typical 3.3V) 77 mA

Standby/Sleep mode (typical 3.3V) 13 mA

Voltage tolerance (including noise) 3.3V ± 5%

Ambient temperature 0° to 60°C (operating)

Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) 20°C (operating)

Relative humidity (noncondensing) 5% to 90% (operating)

Relative humidity gradient 30% per hour max

Wet bulb temperature (°C max) 33°C (operating)

Altitude, operating –60.98 m to 3,048 m (–200 ft to 10,000+ ft)

Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) –60.98 m to 12,192 m (–200 ft to 40,000+ ft)

Shock, operating (Gs max at 1 msec) 300

Shock, nonoperating (Gs max at 1 msec) 2000

Vibration, operating
(max displacement may apply below 10 hz)

Vibration, nonoperating
(max displacement may apply below 22 hz)

Drive acoustics, sound power (bels)

Idle (typical / max) 1.6/ 1.9

Operational (typical / max) 1.7 / 2.0

Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read

Load/Unload (LUL) cycles (25°C) 300,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles

Warranty Per agreement

ST612712DE

–40° to 70°C (nonoperating)

30°C (nonoperating)

5% to 95% (nonoperating)

40°C (nonoperating)

1.0 Gs (0 to peak, 10–500 Hz) @ 2 oct/min sweep rate

5.0 Gs (0 to peak, 10–500 Hz) @ 0.5 oct/min sweep rate

20,000 hard power on/off cycles

ST610712DEG
ST610712DE

ST680712DEG
ST680712DE

ST660712DEG
ST660712DE

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2.2 Formatted capacity

Model Formatted capacity Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector

ST612712DEG
ST612712DE

ST610712DEG
ST610712DE

ST680712DEG
ST680712DE

ST660712DEG
ST660712DE

12.0 Gbytes 23,438,016 512

10.0 Gbytes 19,533,924 512

8.0 Gbytes 15,625,008 512

6.0 Gbytes 11,719,008 512

2.3 Default logical geometry

Model Cylinders Read/write heads Sectors per track

ST612712DEG
ST612712DE

ST610712DEG
ST610712DE

ST680712DEG
ST680712DE

ST660712DEG
ST660712DE

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.

16,383 16 63

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2.4 Recording and interface technology

Technology Specification

Interface Seagate (ZIF) Flex Connector (35-way)

Recording method Perpendicular Magnetic Recording

Recording density BPI (bits/inch max) 933,000

Track density TPI (tracks/inch max) 140,000

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 max) 130.6

Spindle speed (RPM) (± 0.2%) 3,600

Internal data-transfer rate OD (Mbits/sec max) 130.0

Sustained data transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec max) 10.2

I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 66.7 (UDMA 4)

Interleave 1:1

Cache buffer

All models 2 Mbytes (2,048 Kbytes)

2.5 Physical characteristics

Height (mm)

(inches)

Width (mm)

(inches)

Length (mm)

(inches)

Typical weight (grams)

(pounds)

Interface Connector Seagate (ZIF) Flex Connector (35-way)

5.1 (max)

0.2007 (max)

40.0 +/-0.2

1.5748 +/-0.008

30.0 +/-0.2

1.1811 +/-0.008

13.6 (typ)

0.030 (typ)

2.6 Time to ready

Time to ready Typical Max (without retry)

Power-On to Ready (sec) 1.0 2.5

Standby to Ready (sec) 1.0 2.5

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2.7 Power specifications

The drive receives DC power (+3.3V) through the ZIF (IDE interface) connector for ST612712DE,
ST612712DEG, ST610712DE, ST610712DEG, ST680712DEG, ST680712DE, ST660712DEG and
ST660712DE models.

2.7.1 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, using +3.3V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature.

• Spinup power

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

• Seek mode

During seek mode, the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific position on the disc surface and does
not execute a read or write operation. Servo electronics are active. Seek mode power 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, at the moment while the head is writing/reading
from/to disc. It is performed with 100 percent duty cycle of write/read operation.

• Low power idle mode

Spindle motor is working normally with actuator unloaded to the parked position.

• Standby mode / Sleep mode

During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/
write electronics are in power-down mode.

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Table 2: DC power

ST1.3 Series Power Consumption (W)
Max current the average of the peak value in 10ms window

Current 270 330

Spinup 180 300

Load/Unload current 190 200

Write 240 300

Read 230 300

Seek 154 161

Performance idle 140 147

Low power idle 77 86

Standby/Sleep 13 18

*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.

Average 3.3V (mA) Max 3.3V (mA)

2.7.1.1 Typical current profile

Figure 4. Typical 3.3V startup and operation current profile

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2.7.2 Conducted noise

Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on
the +3.3 volt line.

Using 3.3-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 70 mV peak-to-peak square-wave
injected noise at up to 20 MHz.

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

current.

2.7.3 Voltage tolerance

Voltage tolerance (including noise):

3.3V ± 5%

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