Seagate ST9500323CS, ST9320328CS User Manual

Product Manual

Pipeline HD Mini Series SATA

ST9500323CS

ST9320328CS

ST9250311CS

ST91603110CS

100560196 Rev. E December 2010

Revision history

Revision Date Sheets affected or comments

Rev. A 03/26/09 Initial release. Rev. B 04/15/09 4 and 8. Rev. C 05/01/09 fc, 1, 3-6, 13, 15 and 289-30. Rev. D 05/12/09 4 & 8. Rev. E 12/15/10 Updated AFR information; added section 2.13.1.

Publication number: 100560196, Rev. E December 2010

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 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. 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.

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Contents

1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.1 About the Serial ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

2.8 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.9 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.9.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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

2.9.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.9.4 Power-management modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

2.10 Environmental specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.10.1 Base plate temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.10.2 Temperature gradient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.10.3 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.10.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2.10.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.10.6 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.11 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.12 Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2.13 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.13.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.14 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.14.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.14.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.15 Environmental protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.15.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

2.16 Corrosive environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.2 Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.4 Drive mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.3 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4.3.1 Identify Device command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

4.3.2 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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List of Figures

Figure 1. Typical +5V only startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Figure 3. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Seagate Technology Support Services

For information regarding online support and services, visit http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/about/contact_us/

Available services include:

• Presales & Technical support

• Global Support Services telephone numbers & business hours

• Authorized Service Centers

For information regarding Warranty Support, visit

http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/warranty_&_returns_assistance

For information regarding data recovery services, visit http://www.i365.com For Seagate OEM and Distribution partner portal, visit https://direct.seagate.com/portal/system For Seagate reseller portal, visit http://spp.seagate.com

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1.0 Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Pipeline HD®Mini Series SATA model drives:

• ST9500323CS

• ST9320328CS

• 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 3.0 Gbits/sec default, 1.5 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.

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.

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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.

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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 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 ST9500323CS ST9320328CS ST9250311CS ST91603110CS

Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* 500 320 250 160

Guaranteed sectors 976,773,168 625,142,448 488,397,168 312,581,808

Bytes per sector 512

Physical read/write heads 4 3 2

Discs 2 1

Cache (Mbytes) 8

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

Track density TPI (tracks/inch avg) 265k

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg) 394

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) 300 default / 150 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

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

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Table 1: Drive specifications

Drive specification ST9500323CS ST9320328CS ST9250311CS ST91603110CS

IDEMA 3 Stream power (typical) 1.7 watts 1.6 watts

Idle mode, low power (typical) 0.72 watts 0.67 watts

Standby mode 0.40 watts (typical)***

Sleep mode 0.40 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+ ft.)

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** 2.1 (typical)

CE seek 2.3 (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 following

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)

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

2.2 (max)

2.4 (max)

bits read

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

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)

2.0 (typical)

2.1 (max)

2.1 (typical)

2.2 (max)

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