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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barracuda 5400.1 F amil y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST340015A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Barracuda 5400.1 F amily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ST340015A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    © 2003–2004 Seagat e T echnolog y LLC All rights reser v ed Pub lication number: 100256411, Re v . G Ma y 2004 Seagate , Seagate T echnolog y , and the Seagate logo are eith er registered tradema rks or trademarks of Seagate T echnolog y LLC . Barr acuda, DiscWizard, SeaFONE, SeaShell, Sea Shield, SeaTDD , and 3D Defense System are eith er regis[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G iii Contents 1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.0 Drive speci fications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1 Specifica tion summary ta ble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2 Formatt [...]

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    iv Barracuda 54 00.1 Product Manual , Rev. G 4.1.1 Supported ATA co mmands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 4.1.2 Identify Device command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 4.1.3 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 4.1.4 S.M.A.R.T. co mmands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 5.0 Seagate Technol ogy support servi[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G v List of Figures Figure 1. Typical 5V startu p and operation cu rrent profile . . . . . . . . . 11 Figure 2. Typical 12V start up and operation curre nt profile . . . . . . . . 11 Figure 3. Breather filter hole location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Figure 4. Master/slave ju mper set[...]

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    vi Barracuda 54 00.1 Product Manual , Rev. G[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 1 1.0 Intr oduction This manual describes th e functional, me cha nical and interface specifications for Seagate ® Barracuda ® 5400.1 ST340015A mo del drives. This d rive provides the following key features: • Low power consumption. • High instantaneo us (burst) data tr ansfer rates (up to 100 Mbytes [...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 3 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, a ll specifications are me asured under ambient con- ditions, at 25°C, and nominal po wer. For convenience , the phrases the drive and this drive are u sed through out this manu al to indica te ST340015A mod el drives. 2.1 Specificati on summary tabl e The[...]

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    4 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G Drive specification ST340015A F ormatted Gb ytes (x10 6 b ytes) 40 Guaranteed sectors 78,165,360 Bytes per sector 512 Def ault sectors per trac k 63 Def ault read/write heads 16 Def ault cylinders 16,383 Ph ysical read/wr ite heads 1 Discs 1 Recording density BPI (bits/in ch max) 475,127 T rack density TPI[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 5 * During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase ac oustic and power to operational le vels . Idle mode (typical) 5.0 w atts Standby mode (typical) 1.4 watts Sleep mode (typical) 1.0 watts V oltage tolerance (including noise) 5V [...]

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    6 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 2.2 Forma tted capacity 2.3 De fault logical g eometr y LBA mode When addressing th ese drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) ar e consec- utively numbered from 0 to n–1, where n is t he number of gu aranteed sectors as define d above . 2.4 Physical or ganization Model Formatted capacity Guarante ed s[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 7 2.5 Record ing and interf ace tech nology 2.6 Ph ysical c haracterist ics Interface A T A Recording method GPRML detector with NPML post processor Recording density BPI (bits/in ch max) 475,127 T rack density TPI (tra c ks/inch max) 94,000 Areal density (Mbits/inch 2 max) 49,888 Spindle speed (RPM) (± 0.[...]

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    8 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 2.7 Seek time Seek measur ements are ta ken with nom inal power at 2 5°C ambient te mper- ature. All tim es are meas ured using d r ive diagnostics. The specifications in the table below are de fined as follows: • Track-to-track seek time is an average of a ll possible single-track seeks in both directi[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 9 2.9.1 P ower co nsumptio n Power requiremen ts for the drives are listed in the ta ble on page 10. Typical power measu rements are ba sed on an aver age of drives tes ted, under nom inal conditions, using 5.0 V and 12.0V input vo ltage at 25°C ambient tem perature. • Spinup power Spinup power is me asu[...]

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    10 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G * During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase ac oustic and power to operational levels . P ower dissipation (watts) A verage (watts, 25° C) 5V typ amps 12V typ amps Spinup — 1.20 (max) 2.0 (max) Idle 5.0 0.46 0.23 Idle* (w[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 11 2.9.1.1 T ypical cu rrent profile Figure 1. T ypical 5V star tup and opera tion current profile Figure 2. T ypical 12V star tup and operation current profile 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 Amps Seconds +5 Volt Current during spindle start — Typical Amperes 3.0 18 0.0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 [...]

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    12 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 2.9.2 C onducted noise Input noise rip ple is measured at the h ost system power sup ply across an equivalent 80-o hm resistive load on th e +12 volt line or an eq uivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line. • Using 12-volt power, the drive is expe cted to opera te with a maxim um of 120 mV peak[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 13 Standby mode automa tically after the dr ive has been inactive f or a specifi- able length of time. The standby t imer delay is established using a St andby or Idle command. In Standby mode, t he drive buffer is enable d, the heads are parked and t he spindle is at r est. The drive accep ts all commands [...]

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    14 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 2.10.2 T emp erature grad ient 2.10.3 Humidity 2.10.3.1 Relative humidity 2.10.3.2 W et bulb temperature 2.10.4 Altitud e Operating: 2 0°C per hour (68°F per hour max), withou t condensati on Nonoperating: 30°C per hour (86° F per hour max) Operating: 5% t o 90% noncondensing (3 0% per hour ma x) Nono[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 15 2.10.5 Shock All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with th e input shock app lied at the dr ive mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.10.5.1 Operating shock These drives comply with th e performance leve ls specified in th is document when subjected t[...]

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    16 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 2.11 Acousti cs Drive acou stics are meas ured as over all A-weighted ac oustic sound p ower levels (no pure t ones). All meas urements are co nsistent with ISO document 7779. Soun d power measure ments are take n under essent ially free-field conditions over a r eflecting plan e. For all tests, the drive[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 17 2.12 Electr omagnetic immunity When properly installed in a rep resentative host system, th e drive operates without errors or degradation in pe rformance when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments def ined in the following table: 2.13 Reliability T est Description Perf ormance level Referen[...]

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    18 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 2.14 Agency cer tifica tion 2.14.1 Sa fety cer tification The drives are reco gnized in accordance with UL 1950 and CSA C22.2 (950) and meet all app licable sections of I EC950 and EN 609 50 as tested by TUV North America. 2.14.2 Electr omagnetic compatibil ity Hard drives that display the CE mark comply [...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 19 Australian C-Ti ck (N176) If these models ha ve the C-Tick markin g, they comply with the Aust ralia/New Zealand Standar d AS/NZS3548 1995 and me et the Electromagne tic Compat- ibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communication Au- thority (ACA). 2.14.3 FCC verific ation These drives a[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 21 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive This section contains t he specifications and instructions f or configuring and mounting the driv e. 3.1 Handling a nd static d ischar ge precautions After unpac king, and bef ore installation, the drive ma y be e xposed to poten- tial handling a nd electrostatic di[...]

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    22 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 3.2 Breather filter hole precautions This section contains inf or mation regardin g the precautions which sh ould be take n regarding the br eather filter hole in Seag ate hard disc drives . Proper precautions sh ould be tak en to ensure full functionalit y and pre vent possible damage to the driv e. Figu[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 23 3.3 Jumper set tings 3.3.1 Master/slave confi guration The options jumper block sh own in Figure 4 is used to configure the dr ive for operation. It is t he 8-pin dual header bet ween the interface connect or and the power connector. Use t he following setting s to configure t he drive as a mast er or a [...]

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    24 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 3.3.3 Ultra A T A/100 cable An 80-conducto r 40-pin cable is required to run Ultra DMA mode 3, mode 4 and mode 5. This cable use s even-numbered conductors connected to the ground pins to improve signal integr ity. Figure 5. Ultra A T A cable connectors Note. The dr iv e suppor ts both host and drive cab [...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 25 Figure 6. Mountin g dimensions—top, side and end vie w 0.787 in. max (19.99 mm) 0.250 in. max (6.350 mm) +0.024 0.015 1.140 in. +0.635 0.381 (28.956 mm) +0.025 0.015 1.683 in. +0.635 0.381 (41.605 mm) +0.025 0.015 4.000 in. +0.635 0.381 (101.60 mm) +0.015 0.005 4.000 in. +0.381 0.127 (101.60 mm) +0.015[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 27 4.0 A T A interface These drives use the industry-standard ATA task file interface that supports 16-bit data transfers. It suppo rts ATA programmed in put/output (PI O) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–5. The drive also supports the use of th e IORDY signal to provide relia[...]

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    28 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G Figure 7. I/O pins an d suppor ted A T A signals Reset – Ground DD7 DD8 DD6 DD9 DD5 DD10 DD4 DD11 DD3 DD12 DD2 DD13 DD1 DD14 DD0 DD15 Ground (removed) DMARQ Ground DIOW– STOP Ground DIOR – HDMARDY – HSTROBE Ground IORDY DDMARDY– DSTROBE CSEL DMACK – Ground INTRQ IOCS16 – DA1 PDIAG – CBLID?[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 29 4.1.1 Supported A T A commands The following table lists ATA-st andard commands that the drive suppor ts. Barracuda 5400.1 dr ives support ATA-7 specifications. For a de tailed descrip- tion of the ATA co mmands, refer to the Draft ATA-7 Standard. See “ S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 38 for details and[...]

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    30 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G Write Buffer E8 H Write DMA CA H, CB H Write Multiple C5 H Write Sectors 30 H, 31 H Command name Command code (in hex)[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 31 4.1.2 Identify D evice command The Identify Device command (command code EC H ) transf ers information about the dr ive to the host f ollowing power up. The data is organized a s a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in the table on page 29 . All reserved bit s or words should be set [...]

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    32 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G W or d Descrip tion V alue 0 Configuration information: • Bit 15: 0 = A T A; 1 = A T API • Bit 7: remov able media • Bit 6: remov able controller • Bit 0: reserved 0C5A H 1 Number of logical cylinders 16,383 2 A T A-reser ved C837 H 3 Number of logical heads 16 4 Retired 0000 H 5 Retired 0000 H 6 [...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 33 54 Number of current logical cylinders xxxx H 55 Number of current logical heads xxxx H 56 Number of curre nt logical sectors per log- ical trac k xxxx H 57–58 Current capacity in sectors xxxx H 59 Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or Wr ite Multiple command xxxx H 60–61 T otal num[...]

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    34 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 85 Command sets enabled 3469 H 86 Command sets enabled 1A01 H 87 Command sets enable e xte nsion 4003 H 88 Ultra DMA suppor t and curre nt mode (see note f ollowing this table) xx 3F H 89 Security erase time 0000 H 90 Enhanced securi ty erase time 0000 H 91 Advanced pow er management value 0000 H (Not Sup[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 35 Note. See the bit descriptions below f or words 63, 8 8, 93 and 94 of th e Identify Dr ive data: Description (if bit is set to 1) Bit W ord 63 0 Multiword DMA mode 0 is suppor ted. 1 Multiword DMA mode 1 is suppor ted. 2 Multiword DMA mode 2 is suppor ted. 8 Multiword DMA mode 0 is currently active . 9 M[...]

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    36 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 4.1.3 Set Feature s command This command (EF H ) cont rols the implementatio n of various features th at the drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Feat ures register, clears BSY and generates an interrupt. If the value in the regi ster does not repre[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 37 Note. At power-on , or after a ha rdwar e or softw are reset, the def ault va lues of the f eatures are as indicated abo v e. F1 H Repor t full capacity av ailable[...]

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    38 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G 4.1.4 S.M.A.R.T . commands S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure pre diction for disc drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the drive monitors predetermined drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T. ma kes a stat us rep[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 39 5.0 Seagate T echnology support services Online Services Internet www .seagate.com f or information about Seaga te products and se r vices. W orldwide suppor t is av ailable 24 hours daily b y e-mail for y our questions. Presales Support: www .sea gate.com /suppor t/email/email_presale s.html or DiscPres[...]

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    40 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G Seagate Online Store US customers can purchase Seagate disc driv es 24 hours daily at www .sea gate.com/buy/online/ . A utomated Phone Ser vices SeaFONE ® (1-800-SEA GA TE) is the Seagate toll-free n umber (1-800 -732- 4283) to access our auto mated self-he lp and directory assistance f or Seagate supp o[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 41 USA/Canada/Latin Ameri ca Support Ser vices Presales Support Call Center T oll-free Direct dial F AX Americas 1-877-271-3285 +1- 405-324-4730 +1-405-324-4704 T ec hnical Support Call Center T oll-free Direct dial F AX Americas 1-800-SEAGA TE † +1-405-324-4770 +1 -405-324-4702 W arranty Service Call Cen[...]

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    42 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G European Support Services F or European presales , technical support, and warr anty service, dial the toll- free numb er f or your specific cou ntr y . If your coun tr y is not listed here, dial our European ca ll center at +31-20 -316-7222 from 8:30 A . M . to 5:00 P . M . (Centra l Europe time ) Monda y[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 43 Asia/P acific Suppor t Services F or Asia/P acific presales and techn ical support, dial the toll-free nu mber f or your specific country . The Asia/P acif ic toll-free number s are av ailable from 6:00 A . M . to 10:45 A . M . and 12:00 P . M . to 6:00 P . M . (A ustralian Easte r n time) Monda y throug[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 45 Index A acoustics 16 Active mode 12 agency certification (re gulatory) 18 altitude 14 ambient cond itions 3 ambient temper ature 8 , 13 areal dens ity 1 , 7 ATA interface 27 ATA-standard commands 29 Australian C-Tick 19 autodetection 1 average se ek time 8 B BPI 7 breather f ilter hole prec autions 22 bu[...]

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    46 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G G GMR 1 guaranteed sect ors 6 H handling 21 heads 1 , 6 height 7 humidity 1 4 I I/O data-tr ansfer rate 7 Identify Devic e 29 Identify Devic e command 31 Idle 10 , 31 Idle and Standby timers 13 Idle Immediat e 31 Idle mode 12 Idle mode power 9 IEC950 18 Information Techno logy Equipment 18 Initialize Devi[...]

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    Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev . G 47 R radiated RF immunit y 17 radio and te levision interf erence 19 Radio freque ncy (RF) 17 random tra ck location 9 Read Buffer 29 Read DMA 29 read erro rs 17 Read Multiple 1 , 29 Read Sectors 29 Read Verify Sectors 29 read/write h eads 6 read/writ e power and current 9 Recalibrate 29 recording and int e[...]

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    48 Barracuda 5400 .1 Product Manual, Rev. G U UL 1950 18 Ultra ATA/100 24 Ultra DMA 24 V vibration 15 voltage 12 voltage dips, interrupt s 17 voltage tolerance 12 W weight 7 wet bulb tem perature 14 width 7 Write Buffer 30 Write DMA 30 Write Multiple 1 , 30 Write Sectors 30[...]

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    Seagate T echnology LLC 920 Disc Drive , Scotts V all ey , California 95066-4544, USA Publication Number: 1002564 1 1 , Rev . G, Printed in USA[...]