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in the United States and/or other countries. EE25 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.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
• 800 Gs nonoperating shock and 200 Gs operating shock.
• SeaTools™ diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• The 3D Defense S ystem ™, which includes Drive Defen s e, Dat a Defe nse, and D iagnostic Defense , of fers 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 autodetection of master/slave drives that use cable select (CSEL).
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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
ST940813AM, ST940814AM, ST930813AM, ST930814AM, ST920813AM, and ST920814AM model drives.
2.1Specification summary
The specifications listed in the following two tables are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual.
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Table 1: Specifications for 40 and 30 Gbyte models
Drive specification
Formatted (512 bytes/sector)*40 Gbytes30 Gbytes
Guaranteed sectors78,140,16058,605,120
Bytes per sector512
Physical read/write heads2
Discs1
Cache8 Mbytes
Recording density, BPI 540.1k bits/inch at ID
Track density. TPI 11 9k tracks/inch at ID
Areal density64.3 Gbits/inch2 at ID
Spindle speed5,400 RPM
Internal data transfer rate321.1 Mbits/sec max
I/O data transfer rate100 Mbytes/sec
ATA data-transfer modes supportedPIO modes 0–4; Multiword DMA modes 0–2; Ultra DMA modes 0–5
Height9.5 +/-0.2 mm (0.374 +/-.008 inches)
Width69.85 +/-0.25 mm (2.750 +/-0.010 inches)
Length100.2 +/-0.25 mm (3.945 +/-0.010 inches)
Weight100 grams (0.22 lb) (typical)
Average latency5.6 msec
Power-on to ready
-20 to 85°C)
-30 to -20°C
3 sigma maximum at extreme temperature
Standby to ready
-20 to 85°C
-30 to -20°C
3 sigma maximum at extreme temperature
Service life10 years (form, fit, and function replacement)
Warranty1 year standard (up to 5 years max with additional warranty purchase).
*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.
***Typical host systems will pull power to the drive when entering S3 and S4; while in the S3 and S4 states, drive sleep and drive standby
modes will not contribute to battery power consumption.
ST940813AM
(OEM)
40°C (nonoperating, max)
For higher temperature capabilities, See “Temperature vs. altitude capability”
on page 15.
200 Gs max
110 Gs max
800 Gs max
800 Gs max
400 Gs max
2.0 G (10 - 200 Hz)
1.0 G (200 - 500 Hz)
5.0 Gs (0 to peak, 5–500 Hz); (X, Y, Z axis 0, 22, 45° angles)
2.5 Bels (max)
2.7 Bels (max)
3.0 Bels (max)
At 8,760 POH (Power On Hours) per year
Max case temperature: 70°C at the case measurement location shown in
Figure 3.
600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
30,000 hard power on/off cycles
600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
30,000 hard power on/off cycles
T o determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the
following web page:
www.seagate.com/support/service/
From this page, click on the “Verify Your Warranty” link. You will be asked to
provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of
purchase. The system will display the warranty information for your drive.
ST940814AM
(Aftermarket)
ST930813AM
(OEM)
ST930814AM
(Aftermarket)
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Table 2: Specifications for 20 Gbyte models
Drive specification
Formatted (512 bytes/sector)*20 Gbytes
Guaranteed sectors39,070,080
Bytes per sector512
Physical read/write heads1
Discs1
Cache8 Mbytes
Recording density, BPI540.1k bits/inch at ID
Track density. TPI119k tracks/inch at ID
Areal density64.3 Gbits/inch2 at ID
Spindle speed5,400 RPM
Internal data transfer rate321.1 Mbits/sec max
I/O data transfer rate100 Mbytes/sec
ATA data-transfer modes supportedPIO modes 0–4; Multiword DMA modes 0–2; Ultra DMA modes 0–5
Height9.5 +/-0.2 mm (0.374 +/-.008 inches)
Width69.85 +/-0.25 mm (2.750 +/-0.010 inches)
Length100.2 +/-0.25 mm (3.945 +/-0.010 inches)
Weight100 grams (0.22 lb) (typical)
Average latency5.6 msecs
Power-on to ready
-20 to 85°C)
-30 to -20°C
3 sigma maximum at extreme temperature
Standby to ready
-20 to 85°C
-30 to -20°C
3 sigma maximum at extreme temperature
Service life10 years (form, fit, and function replacement)
Warranty1 year standard (up to 5 years max with additional warranty purchase).
ST920813AM
(OEM)
40°C (nonoperating, max)
For higher temperature capabilities, See “Temperature vs. altitude capability”
on page 15.
200 Gs max
110 Gs max
800 Gs max
800 Gs max
400 Gs max
2.0 G (10 - 200 Hz)
1.0 G (200 - 500 Hz)
5.0 Gs (0 to peak, 5–500 Hz)
2.5 Bels (max)
2.7 Bels (max)
3.0 Bels (max)
At 8,760 POH (Power On Hours) per year
Max case temperature: 70°C at the case measurement location shown in
Figure 3.
600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
30,000 hard power on/off cycles
600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
30,000 hard power on/off cycles
T o determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the
following web page:
www.seagate.com/support/service/
From this page, click on the “Verify Your Warranty” link. You will be asked to
provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of
purchase. The system will display the warranty information for your drive.
ST920814AM
(Aftermarket)
*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.
***Typical host systems will pull power to the drive when entering S3 and S4; while in the S3 and S4 states, drive sleep and drive standby
modes will not contribute to battery power consumption.
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2.2Formatted capacity
ModelFormatted capacity*Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector
*One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment
and formatting.
2.3Default logi cal geometry
CylindersRead/write headsSectors per track
16,3831663
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.