Seagate EE25 Series ST930818AM manual

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    Product Manual EE25.2 Series 100448541 Rev . E December 2008 SA T A ST980817SM ST980818SM ST960817SM ST960818SM ST940817SM ST940818SM ST930817SM ST930818SM PATA ST980817AM ST980818AM ST960817AM ST960818AM ST940817AM ST940818AM ST930817AM ST930818AM[...]

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    Copyright © 2007 - 2008 Seagate T echnology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Publication number: 100448541 , Rev . E, December 2008 Seagate, Seagate T echnology and the W ave logo ar e registered tradem arks of Seagate T echnology LLC in the United St ates and/or othe r countries. EE25 Seri es is either a trademark or registered trademark[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E i Contents 1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2[...]

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    ii EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E iii List of Figures Figure 1. Typical 5V startup and operation c urrent profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Figure 2. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Figure 3. Breather filter hole [...]

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    iv EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical a nd interface specifications for the following Seagate ® EE25.2 Series drives: These drives provide the following key fea tures: • Extreme operating en vironment capabilities: • 5,400-RPM spindle speed and 8-Mb yte buffer comb ine for sup[...]

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    2 EE25.2 Series Produc t Manual, Re v. E •9 0 0 Gs nonoperating shock and 300 Gs operating shock. • SeaTools™ diagnostic softwar e performs a drive se lf-test that eliminates unnecessary dr ive returns. • The 3D Defense System™, which includes Drive Defens e, Data Defense, and Diag nostic Defe nse, offers the industry’s mo st comprehen [...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 3 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specific ations are me asured un der ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power . For convenience, th e phrases the drive and this drive are used to indicate the mod els documented in this manual. 2.1 Spec ification summary The specifications listed in[...]

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    4 EE25.2 Series Produc t Manual, Re v. E T able 1: S pecifications for 80 Gbyte mode ls Drive spec ificat ion ST980817AM (Extreme) ST980818AM (Rugged) ST980817SM (Extreme) ST980818SM (Rugged) Formatted (512 bytes/sector)* 80 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 156,301,488 Interface PATA SA T A Bytes per secto r 512 Physical read/write heads 2 Discs 1 Cache 8[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 5 * One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard dr ive capacity. Accessi ble capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. ** During periods of drive idle, some offlin e activity may occur, according to the S. M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acou stic and power to[...]

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    6 EE25.2 Series Produc t Manual, Re v. E T able 2: S pecifications for 60 Gbyte mode ls Drive spec ificat ion ST960817AM (Extreme) ST960818AM (Rugged) ST960817SM (Extreme) ST960818SM (Rugged) Formatted (512 bytes/sector)* 60 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 1 17,210,240 Interface PATA SA T A Bytes per secto r 512 Physical read/write heads 2 Discs 1 Cache [...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 7 * One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard dr ive capacity. Accessi ble capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. ** During periods of drive idle, some offlin e activity may occur, according to the S. M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acou stic and power to[...]

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    8 EE25.2 Series Produc t Manual, Re v. E T able 3: S pecifications for 40 Gbyte mode ls Drive spec ificat ion ST940817AM (Extreme) ST940818AM (Rugged) ST940817SM (Extreme) ST940818SM (Rugged) Formatted (512 bytes/sector)* 40 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 78,140,160 Interface PATA SA T A Bytes per secto r 512 Physical read/write heads 1 Discs 1 Cache 8 [...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 9 * One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard dr ive capacity. Accessi ble capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. ** During periods of drive idle, some offlin e activity may occur, according to the S. M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acou stic and power to[...]

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    10 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E T able 4: S pecifications for 30 Gbyte mode ls Drive spec ificat ion ST930817AM (Extreme) ST930818AM (Rugged) ST930817SM (Extreme) ST930818SM (Rugged) Formatted (512 bytes/sector)* 30 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 58,605,120 Interface PATA SA T A Bytes per secto r 512 Physical read/write heads 1 Discs 1 Cache 8 [...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 11 * One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard dr ive capacity. Accessi ble capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. ** During periods of drive idle, some offlin e activity may occur, according to the S. M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acou stic and power t[...]

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    12 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 2.2 Formatted cap acity *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referri ng to hard drive capacity. Accessible c apa city may vary dependin g on operating environment and formatting. 2.3 Default logical geometry LBA mode When addressing these d rives in LBA mode, all bloc ks ( sectors) are consecutively numb[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 13 2.4 Physical organization 2.5 Recording technology Model Read/write hea ds Number of disks ST980817AM 2 1 ST980818AM 2 1 ST980817SM 2 1 ST980818SM 2 1 ST960817AM 2 1 ST960818AM 2 1 ST960817SM 2 1 ST960818SM 2 1 ST940817AM 1 1 ST940818AM 1 1 ST940817SM 1 1 ST940818SM 1 1 ST930817AM 1 1 ST930818AM 1 1 ST930817[...]

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    14 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 2.6 Physical characteristics 2.7 Seek time Seek measurement s are t aken with nominal power . All time s are me asured usin g drive diag nostics. The spec- ifications below are defined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possib le single-track seeks in both directions. • Average s[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 15 2.8 St art/stop times 2.9 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V) throug h the interface connector . 2.9.1 Power consumption Power requirement s for the drives are listed in the tab le below . T ypical power measurement s are based on an average of drives tested, under nominal con ditions, us [...]

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    16 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E * During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A. R.T. specification, which may increa se acoustic and power to operational levels . Power dissip ation +5V A verage 25C SA T A Wa t ts Amp s S pinup, typical 5.0 1.0 S pinup, maximum 6.70 1.34 Idle, active* 2.35 0.47 Seeki[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 17 2.9.1.1 T ypical cu rrent prof ile Figure 1. T y pical 5V startup and operation current profi le 2.9.2 Conducted noise Input noise ripp le is measured at th e host system powe r supply across an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line. Using 5-volt power , the drive is expected to operat e with [...]

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    18 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 2.9.4 Power-man agement mo des The drive provides prog rammable power man agement to provide gr eater energy ef fici ency . In most sy stems, you can control power manage ment through the system setup program. The drive features the followin g power-management mod es: • Active mode The drive is in Active m[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 19 2.10 Environment al specifications 2.10.1 Ambient temperatu re Ambient temperature is defined as th e temperature of the envi ronment immed iatel y surroundin g the drive. Actual drive case temp erature, measur ed on baseplate, sho uld not exceed 90°C (194°F) within the operating ambient cond itions. 2.10.[...]

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    20 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 2.1 1.1.2 Nonoperating shock The nonoperatin g shock level that the drive can exper ience with out incurring ph ysical damage or deg radation in performance when subsequently put into ope ration is 800 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sin e shock pulse of 2 msec duration. The nonoperatin g shock level that t[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 21 (Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (avera ge latency + average access time) * During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A. R.T. specification, which may increase ac ou stic and power to operational levels . Acoustic mod e Idle* Seeks 1.7 bels (typ) 1.9 bels (max) 1.9[...]

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    22 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 2.13 Electromagnetic immunity When properly installed in a repres entative host system , the drive operates without e rrors or degradation i n performance when subjected to the rrad io frequen cy (RF) envir onments defined in the fo llowing ta ble: A - 1) No upset or degradation in p erfor mance beyond manuf[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 23 2.14 Reliability 2.15 Agency certification 2.15.1 Safety certification The drives are recognized in accordance with UL 195 0 and CSA C22.2 (9 50) and meet all app licable sections of IEC950 and EN 60950 as tested by TUV North America. 2.15.2 Electromagnetic comp atibil ity Hard drives that display the CE mar[...]

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    24 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E These drives have been tested and comply with the Electromagne tic Interference/Ele ctromagnetic Susceptibil- ity (EMI/EMS) for Class B products. Drives are tested in a representative, end-user system by a Korean-recog- nized lab. • EUT name: EE25 Series • Certificate numbers:STX-EE251 (B) • Trade nam [...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 25 2.16 Environment al protection Seagate des igns its products to meet envi ronmental pr otection requirements worldwid e, including regulations restricting certain chemical substances. 2.16.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Su bst ances (RoHS) The Europea n Union Restric tion of Haz ardous Substances [...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 27 3.0 Mounting and configuring the drive This section contains the specifications an d instructions for mo unting and co nfiguring the drive . 3.1 Handling and st atic di scharge precautions After unp acking, and befo re installation, the drive may be exposed to po tential handling and ele ctrostatic dis- char[...]

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    28 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E Figure 2. Moun ting dimensio ns—top, side an d end view BOTH SIDES 2 2 .12 MIN FULL THREAD 2X M3 X 0.5-6H MOUNTING HOLES; BOTH SIDES 0.148 ±.010 X 90 4X M3 X 0.5-6H MOUNTING HOLES; BOTH SIDES .10 MIN FULL THREAD 0.148 ±.010 X 90 1 DIMENSIONS PER EIA-720 OR SFF 8201 SPECIFICATION. 2 DIMENSIONS PER SFF 821[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 29 3.3 Breather filter hole precautions Observe the following breathe r filter hole precautions to ensure full functionality and prevent possible dam age to the drive. Figure 3 Breather filt er hole loca tion Caution: Do not cover, seal, or insert any object into this hole. This hole has two pur poses: • T o [...]

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    30 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 3.4 How to configure the drive See Section 3.4.1 beginning on page 30 fo r SA T A drives. See Section 3.4.2 beginn ing on page 31 fo r P A T A drives. 3.4.1 How to configure and connect Serial A T A (SA T A) drives 3.4.1.1 How to con figure the d rive Each drive on the SA T A interface connect s in a point-t[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 31 3.4.2 How to configure Parallel A T A (P A T A) drives Use the options jumper block show n in Figure 6 to confi gure the dr ive for operation . This jumper block is the 4-pin header a djacent to pins 1 and 2 of the I/O signal pins. For addit ional inform ation about using the Cabl e select option, see Sectio[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 33 4.0 Interface The following sections apply to both SA T A and P A T A drives: • Supported comman ds ( See Secti on 4.3 begi nning on p age 37 ) • Identify Device command ( See Section 4.4 beg inning on page 39 ) • Set Features command ( See Section 4.5 beginning on page 42 ) • S.M.A.R.T . commands ( [...]

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    34 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 4.1 Serial A T A (SA T A) interface These drives use the industry-s tandar d Serial A T A interfac e that support s FIS data tra nsfers. It support s A T A programmed inpu t/output (PIO) mod es 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0 –2, and Ultra DMA mo des 0–6. The drive also support s the use of the IORDY signal[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 35 Notes: 1. All pins are in a single row , with a 1.27 mm (0.050”) pitch. 2. The comment s on the matin g sequence apply to the case of backpl ane blindmate connector only . In this case, the mating sequences ar e: • the ground pins P4 and P12. • the pre-charge power pints and th e other ground pins . ?[...]

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    36 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 4.2 Parallel A T A (A T A) interface These drives use the industry-st andard A T A task file interf ace tha t support s 16-bit da ta transfers. It supports A T A programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–5. Th e drive also support s the us e of the IORDY si[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 37 4.3 Supported A T A commands The following t able lists A T A-standard com mands that the drive su pport s. For a det ailed description of the A T A commands, refer to the A T A-6 St andard. EE25.2 Series drives suppo rt all stand ard 48-bit extended comm ands. Command name Command code (i n hex) A T A-stand[...]

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    38 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E Set Multiple Mode C6 H Sleep 99 H, E6 H S.M.A.R.T . B0 H S t andby 96 H, E2 H S t andby Immediate 94 H, E0 H V endor Unique 9A H, FA H, FB H Write Buffer E8 H Write DMA CA H, CB H Write Log Extended 3F H Write Multiple C5 H Write Sectors 30 H, 31 H A T A-standard power-management commands Check Power Mode 98[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 39 4.4 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code EC H ) transfers information abo ut the drive to the host following power up. T he data, shown belo w , is organized as a sing le 512-byte block of data. All reserved bit s or words should be set to zero. Parameters lis ted with an “x”[...]

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    40 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 53 W ords 54–58, 64–70 and 88 are valid 0007 H 54 Number of current logical cylinders xxxx H 55 Number of current logical heads xxxx H 56 Number of current logical sectors per logical track xxxx H 57–58 Current capacity in sectors xxxx H 59 Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or Write [...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 41 89 Security erase time 0000 H 90 Enhanced security erase time 0000 H 91 Advanced power management value 0040 H 92 Master p assword revision code FFFE H 93 Hardware reset value (see description following this table) xxxx H 94 Auto acoustic management setting xxxx H 95–127 A T A-reserved 0000 H 128 Security [...]

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    42 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 4.5 Set Features command This command controls the implemen tation of various fe at ures th at the drive suppo rts. When the drive r eceives this command, it sets BSY , checks the content s of the Features reg ister , clears BSY and generate s an inter- rupt. If the value in the register does n ot represent [...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 43 4.6 S.M.A.R.T . commands S.M.A.R.T . provides near-term failure prediction for disc drives. When S.M.A.R.T . is enabled, the d rive moni- tors predetermined drive attributes that are suscep tible to degradation ove r time. If self-monitoring dete rmines that a failure is likely , S.M.A.R.T . makes a status r[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 45 5.0 Seagate T echnology support services Internet For information regarding Se agate produ cts and services, visit www . sea gate.com . Worldwide support is available 24 hours da ily by email for your questions. Presales Support: Presales@Seagate.com T e chnical Support: DiscSupport@Seagate.com W arranty Sup[...]

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    46 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E Customer Service Operations W arranty Servi ce Seagate of fers worldwide customer support for Seagate product s. Seagate d istributor s, OEMs and othe r direct customers should contact their Seagate Customer Ser v ice Operat ions (CSO) re presentative for wa rranty- related issues. Resellers or e nd users of[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 45 Index Numerics 3D Defense System 2 A acoustics 20 Active m ode 18 agency certification (regulatory) 22 altitude 19 ambient cond itions 3 ambient temperature 19 areal density 1 , 13 ATA-standard com mands 35 Australian C-Tick 23 autodetection 2 average se ek time 14 B BPI 13 breather filter hole precautions 2[...]

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    46 EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E interface signals 34 interference 23 interleave 13 internal data-transfer rate OD 13 ISO document 7779 20 K Korean RRL 22 L LBA mode 12 length 14 logical geometry 12 M master/slave 2 Master/slave c onfiguration 29 Mean time betw een failures 22 modes 34 monitoring 2 mounting the drive 25 MTBF 22 N noise 17 n[...]

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    EE25.2 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. E 47 spinup power 15 Standby 16 , 36 Standby Immediate 36 Standby mode 15 , 18 static-dischar ge precautio ns 25 subassembly 23 support services 43 surge immunit y 21 T technica l support services 43 temperature 19 temperature grad ient 19 time to ready 15 timers 18 track density 13 track-to-track seek time 14 TU[...]

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    Seagate T echnology LLC 920 Disc Drive, Scotts V alley, California 95 066-4544, USA Publication Number: 100448541 , Rev . E, Printed in U.S.A.[...]