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    Prod uct Ma nu al DB35 .3 ® Seri es 80-1 60 GB 10043 9554 Rev . F Aug ust 2007 SA T A ST31 60 215S CE ST38 02 15SCE PATA ST31 60 215AC E ST38 0215 ACE[...]

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    Copyri ght © 200 6-20 07 Seagate T echnology L LC. A ll right s reserve d. Printe d in USA Pub lication nu mber: 100 43955 4, Rev . F Aug ust 2007 Sea gate, Sea gate T echnol ogy and th e W ave logo are regi stered t rademarks of Seagat e T echnology LLC in the United S tates a nd/or other cou ntries. DB35.3 Series, SeaT ools and S eaTDD a re eith[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F i Conte nts 1.0 In troduct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 A bout the S erial ATA interf ace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2[...]

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    ii DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F iii List o f Fi gures Figure 1. Represen tative 5V sta rtup and o perati on curren t profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure 2. Represen tative 12 V startup and oper ation curre nt profil e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Figure 3. Mountin[...]

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    iv DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 1 1.0 I ntroducti on This man ual descr ibes the functi onal, mechan ical and inte rface speci fications fo r the foll owing Seagat e ® DB35.3 ® Serie s SA T A/P A T A model d rives: The dr ives provi de the follow ing key fea tures: • 7,200- RPM spindl e speed. • T unneling Mag netoresis tive[...]

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    2 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 1.1 Abo ut th e Se rial A T A i nte rfac e The Serial A T A interfa ce provide s seve ral advan ta ges over the tr adition al Par allel A T A inte rface. T he primary advant age s include: • Easy in stalla tion and con figura tion with true plug- and-pl ay connectivity . It is not necessa ry to[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 3 2.0 Drive specificati ons Unles s otherwi se noted, all specific ations are m easur ed u nder amb ient con ditions, a t 25°C, a nd nominal pow er . For conveni ence, the phra ses the drive and this drive are used througho ut this man ual to indica te the fo llo win g dr iv e mod els : 2. 1 Specif[...]

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    4 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F T able 1: Dri ve spe ci f icat ion s su m m ary for 1 60 and 8 0 Gby te models Drive sp ecificatio n ST316 0215SCE, ST316 0215ACE ST380 215SCE , ST380 215ACE Formatted Gbyte s (51 2 bytes/sector) * 160 80 Guarantee d secto rs 312,581,8 08 156 ,301,488 Bytes per sector 512 Default sectors p er tra[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 5 * One Gbyte equals one b i llion bytes when refe rring to ha rd drive capa city. Accessible capa city may var y depending on operatin g en vi ron m ent and formatting. ** Dur ing peri ods of dr ive i dle, some offline activ ity may occur ac cording to t he S.M.A. R.T. spe cifica tion, wh ich may i[...]

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    6 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 2.1.1 For matted cap acity *One Gb yte equals one b illion b ytes when r eferring to ha rd drive capacity. Accessible capacit y may va ry depend ing o n operating envi ro n- ment and forma tting. 2.1.1.1 LBA mode When addre ssing these drive s in LBA mode, all blo cks (sectors) ar e consecutivel [...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 7 2.1.4 Phy sical char acter istic s 2.1.5 Seek time Seek mea surem ent s a re t ake n w ith nom inal po wer a t 25 °C amb ient t empe ratur e. All tim es a re m easu red using drive di agnostics. T he speci fications in the tab le below a re defi ned as foll ows: • T rack-to-track seek time is a[...]

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    8 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 2.1.7 Powe r speci fication s The dr ive re ceives DC powe r (+5V or +12V ) throug h a four- pin st andard d rive po wer con nector . 2.1.7.1 Powe r con sumpt ion Power requir emen ts for the dr i ves are li sted in the ta bl e on p age 8. T ypical power measu rem ent s are ba sed on an ave rage [...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 9 2.1.7.1. 1 Repre sent ative cur rent p rofile Figure 1 Represent ative 5V st ar tup and operation cu rrent profile Figure 2 Represent ative 12V st ar tup and operation cu rrent profile 2.1.7.2 Cond ucted nois e Input noise r ipple is measured at th e host system power sup ply across an equivalen t[...]

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    10 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 2.1.7.4 Powe r- manag eme nt modes The drive provid es programm able power man agement to provide greater energy ef ficiency . I n most syst ems, you can contro l power ma nagement t hrough th e system setup pro gram. The dr ive fe atures the following pow er-mana gement mo des: • Act ive mod [...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 11 2.1.8 Env ironment al spe cificatio ns 2.1.8.1 Cas e tempera ture Actual dr ive case tempe rature should not exceed 75°C (167°F ). Recommend ed measurem ent locatio ns are show n in Figure 3 on p age 18. Above 1,000 fee t (305 m eters ), the m aximum tem peratur e is d erated li nearly to 44°C[...]

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    12 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 2.1.8.6. 1 Oper ating v ibratio n The foll owing t able list s the maximu m vibration level s that the drive ma y experienc e while meeting the perfor- mance st andard s specified in this do cumen t. 2.1.8.6. 2 Nono per ating vibr ati on The foll owing tab le list s the maximu m nono perating vi[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 13 2 .2 E le ctro m a g n etic imm un it y When pr operly inst alled in a re present ative host syst em, the drive operates without errors or degr adation in perfor manc e when subj ected to the radi o frequency (RF) envi ronmen ts defi ned in the followi ng tab le: T a ble 4: Radio fre qu ency envi[...]

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    14 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 2.4 Agen cy cer ti fica tio n 2.4.1 Safe ty certific ation The drives ar e recog nized in accord ance with UL 1950 and CSA C22.2 (950) and meet all app licable sections of IEC9 50 and E N 60950 as tested by T UV North A merica. 2.4.2 Electro magn etic comp atibility Hard dri ve s that displ ay t[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 15 This equ ipment is designe d to provide reaso nable prote ction ag ainst such i nterferen ce in a resi dential instal la- tion. However , there is no guarantee th at interference will not occur in a particular inst allation. If this equipm ent does cause inte rfer ence to radio or te levision, wh[...]

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    16 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 2.5 Envir on m en t al pr ote cti on Seag ate designs i ts product s to meet envi ronm ental pro t ection r equirement s wor ldwide, incl uding regu lations restricti ng certain chemic a l substances . 2.5.1 Eur opean Union Re str iction of Ha zardous S ubst ances (Ro HS) Di rectiv e Seag ate de[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 17 3.0 Handl ing, m oun ting and confi gur i ng t he drive This secti on cont ains t he specifica tions an d instructions f or con figuring and moun ting the dri ve. 3.1 Hand lin g an d st atic di sc ha rg e pr e cau tio ns Af ter unpa cking, and before instal lation, the dr ive may be expo sed to p[...]

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    18 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 3. 2 Mou nt ing the dr iv e Y ou can mou nt th e drive i n any or ientati on using fo ur screw s in the si de-mo unting hol es or f our screws in the bottom- mou nti ng holes. S ee Figur e 3 for drive moun ti ng dimensio ns. Foll ow these impor t ant moun ti ng preca u- tions w hen mount ing the[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 19 3.3 Bre athe r fi lter ho le pr ec aut ion s This secti on cont ain s informati on reg arding the pre cautions which sho uld be t aken regarding the b reather filter hole i n Seag ate hard d isc drives. Proper pre cautions should be taken to en sure full functionali ty and pre vent possibl e dama[...]

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    20 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 3.4 How to c onf igur e and attach S er ial A T A (SA T A ) dr ive s 3.4.1 How to config ure the driv e Each dr ive on the Seria l A T A inte rface connect s point -to-poi nt with the Seria l A T A host adapt er . There is no master /slave relationsh ip beca use each dr ive is consid er ed a ma [...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 21 3.5 How to c onf igur e and attach th e Parr al lel A T A (P A T A ) driv es 3.5.1 How to set the jum per se tting s The options jumper block sh own in Figu re 7 is used to confi gure the drive fo r o perati on. It is the 8 -pin dual header between th e interfa ce connector and the power con nect[...]

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    22 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 3.5.1.3 Ultra A T A/1 00 cable An 80- conductor 40- pin cable is requ ired to ru n Ultra DMA mode 3, mode 4, and mode 5. T his cable uses even-nu mbered co nductors con nected to the grou nd pin s to improve signal inte grity . Figure 8 Ultra A T A cable connectors Note. The drive suppor ts bo t[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 23 4.0 Int erface The fo llowing section s apply t o both SA T A and P A T A drives. • Supp orted comm ands (see se ction 4. 3 on page 27 ) • Identif y Device comm and (see sec tion 4.4 on pag e 29) • Set Featu res comman d (see secti on 4.5 o n page 32) • S.M.A.R.T . command s (see secti on[...]

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    24 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 4.1 S e ri al A T A (SA T A) interfa ce These drive s use the industry-st an dard Serial A T A inte rfac e that su pports FI S dat a tran sfers. It suppor ts A T A progr ammed inpu t/outp ut (PIO) mod es 0–4 ; multiwor d DMA m odes 0–2, an d Ultra DMA mode s 0–6. For detai led i nformation[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 25 Notes: 1. All pi ns are in a single r ow , with a 1 .27 mm (0 .050”) pitch . 2. The co mment s on th e mating seq uence apply to the ca se of backpl ane blindm ate co nnector on ly . In this case, the mating sequences ar e: • the gro und p ins P4 and P12. • the pre -charge p ower p ins and [...]

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    26 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 4.2 Para lle l A T A (P A T A) In ter fa ce These drive s use the industry-st andard A T A task file inte rf ace that support s 16- bit dat a transfe rs. It support s A T A programm ed inp ut/output ( PIO) mo des 0–4; mult iword D MA modes 0– 2, an d Ultra DM A modes 0 –5. The driv e also [...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 27 4.3 Supp ort ed A T A c omm ands The follow ing tab le list s A T A -st andard comm ands th at the drive suppo rt s. For a det ailed de scription of the A T A comman ds, refer to the S erial A T A : H igh S peed Seri alized A T Attach ment specifica tion for S A T A m odels or the Draf t A T A-7 [...]

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    28 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F Security Era se Prepare F3 H Security Era se Unit F4 H Sec ur ity F re ez e F5 H Security Set P assword F1 H Secu r i t y Unl o ck F2 H Seek 70 H Set Features EF H Set Max Address F9 H Note: Individual Set M ax Address commands are identified by the value placed in the Set Max Features regis - t[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 29 4. 4 Id entif y D evi ce com man d The Id entify De vice command (command code EC H ) transfer s information abou t the drive to the host foll owing pow er up. The dat a is organize d as a single 512-byt e block of dat a, whose content s are shown in the T able 6 on page 27. All reserved bits or [...]

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    30 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 60–61 T otal number of user-addressable LBA s ectors available (see Section 2.1.1 for relat ed information) *Note: T he maximum value allow ed in this f ield is: 0F FFFFFFh (268,435,455 sectors, 137 Gbytes). Drives w ith capacities over 137 Gbytes will have 0FFFFFFFh in t his field and t he ac[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 31 Note. Advanced Power Management (APM) and Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM) features are not supported Note. See the bit descriptions below for w ords 63, 88, and 93 of the Identify Drive data: 128 Security status 0001 H 129–159 Seagate-reserved xxxx H 160–254 A T A-reserved 0000 H 255 Int [...]

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    32 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F 4. 5 Se t Fe atu re s co m m an d This com man d con trol s t he im pleme nt ation of var ious f eatur es th at th e dr ive sup port s . When th e dr iv e r eceives this command, it se ts BSY , che cks the content s of the F eatures reg ister , clears BSY and gene rates an inter - rupt. If the v[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 33 4 .6 S .M .A .R .T . co mm an ds S.M.A.R .T . provides near- term failure pred iction for disc drives. W hen S. M.A.R.T . is enabl ed, the drive m oni- tors pr edet ermined d rive at tribut es that ar e suscepti ble to deg rada tion over tim e. If self-monitor ing d etermines that a fai lure is l[...]

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    34 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F[...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 35 5.0 Seagat e T echnology suppo rt services Inter net For info rma tion regardin g Seagate pr oducts and services, vi sit www .sea g ate.com . Worldw ide support i s availa ble 24 hour s daily by email fo r your que stions. Pre sales Su ppor t: Presa les@Seaga te.com T e chn ical Su pp ort: DiscSu[...]

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    36 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F Custo mer S ervi ce O pera tion s W arranty Ser vice Seag ate of fer s worldw ide custom er supp ort for Seagate pro duct s. Se agate distr ibutor s, OEMs and other di rect customer s should cont act their Sea gate Customer S ervice Operati ons (CSO) repr esent ative for warra nty- related issu [...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 37 Index A acoustics 1 2 Active m ode 10 agency cer tification (re gulatory) 14 altitude 11 ambient condi tion s 3 areal de nsity 6 ATA-st andard com mands 27 Australian C-Tick 14 autodet ection 1 average seek time 7 B BPI 6 breath er filter hole precautions 19 burst 1 C cable 2 2 cable select 1 cab[...]

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    38 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F Identify Device command 29 Idle 27 Idle and Standby ti mers 10 Idle Imm ediate 27 Idle mod e 1 0 Idle mod e power 8 IEC950 14 Inform ation Techn ology E quipment 14 Init ialize D evice Para mete rs 27 interface 6 , 23 interface signals 26 interfer ence 14 internal d ata-trans fer r ate OD 6 ISO [...]

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    DB35.3 Series S ATA/PATA Pro duct Manual , Rev. F 39 S.M. A.R.T. Exe cut e Offline 28 S.M.A. R.T. Read Attri bute Thr esholds 28 S.M.A.R.T. Read Data 28 S.M.A.R .T. Read Log Secto r 28 S.M. A.R.T. Re turn St atus 28 S.M. A.R.T. Sa ve Att ribute Value s 28 S.M.A.R .T. Write Log sect or 28 safety certification 14 SATA 24 SATA int erface 24 screws 1 8[...]

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    40 DB35.3 S eries SAT A/PATA Prod uct Manual , Rev. F[...]

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    Seaga te T e chnology LL C 920 D isc Drive, Sco tts Va lley , Californi a 950 66-4544, US A Public ation Number : 100 439554, Rev . F, Pri nted in U.S .A.[...]