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    Product Manual Seagate ® Video 2.5 HDD Gen 2 100685366 Rev. E December 2012 ST500VT000 ST320VT000 ST250VT000[...]

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    © 2012 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Publication number: 100685366, Rev. E December 2012 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Seagate Video 2.5 HDD and SeaTools are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technolog[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E III C ONTENTS S EAGATE T ECHNOLOGY S UPPORT S ERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.0 I NTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.1 [...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E IV F IGURES F IGURE 1T YPICAL 5V S TARTUP AND O PERATION C URRENT P ROFILE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 F IGURE 2A TTACHING SATA C ABLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 F IGURE 3M OUNTING D IMENSIO[...]

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    Seagate Video 2.5 HDD Product Manual, Rev. E 1 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 Wa[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 2 1.0 I NTRODUCTION This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate ® Video 2.5 HDD model drives: These drives provide the following key features:  5400-RPM spindle speed.  16MB buffer.  Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) [...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 3 2.0 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 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 following drive models: The specification summaries list[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 4 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.1 F ORMATTED C APACITY F ORMATTED C APACITY (1) 1. One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. G UARANTEED S ECTORS B YTES PER S ECTOR 500 GB 976,773,168 512 (Logic[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 5 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.3 R ECORDING AND I NTERFACE T ECHNOLOGY Recording method Perpendicular Recording density 1958 Kb/in Track density 360 ktracks/in avg Areal density 705 Gb/in 2 avg Spindle speed 5400 RPM +/- 0.2% Sustained data transfer rate 100 MB/s max I/O data-transfer rate 300 MB/s ma[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 6 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.6 S TART / STOP TIMES Table 3 Start/stop times Typical seek times (ms) Typical Max @ 25 ° C Power-on to ready (sec) 3.0 3.5 Standby to ready (sec) 2.5 3.0 2.7 P OWER S PECIFICATIONS The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector (refer to Figure[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 7 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.7.1.1 Typical current profiles The typical 5V startup and operation current profile is shown in Figure 1 . Figure 1 Typical 5V Startup and Operation Current Profile 2.7.2 Conducted noise Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent [...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 8 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.7.4 Power management modes The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, power management is controlled through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management modes:  Active mode Th[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 9 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.8 E NVIRONMENTAL S PECIFICATIONS This section provides the temperature, humidity, shock, and vibration specifications for Momentus drives. Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. The maximum allowable drive [...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 10 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.8.2.2 Nonoperating vibration The maximum nonoperating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below. 2.9 A COUSTICS Drive emission of sound is measu[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 11 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.11 R ELIABILITY 2.11.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) The product will achieve an Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.55 % when operated in an environment of ambient air temperatures of 25°C. Operation at temperatures outside the specifications in Section 2.8, Environmen[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 12 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS Korean RRL If these drives have the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) logo, they comply with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regulation and meet the E lectromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Radio Resear[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 13 D RIVE S PECIFICATIONS 2.13 E NVIRONMENTAL P ROTECTION Seagate designs its products to meet environmental protection requirements worldwide, including regulations restricting certain chemical substances. 2.13.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive The European Uni[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 14 C ONFIGURING AND M OUNTING THE D RIVE 3.0 C ONFIGURING AND M OUNTING THE D RIVE This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive. 3.1 H ANDLING AND S TATIC -D ISCHARGE P RECAUTIONS After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 15 3.4 D RIVE M OUNTING You can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. Refer to Figure 3 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when mounting the drive:  Allow a minimum cle[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 16 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE 4.0 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/ output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–6. The drive also supports[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 17 N OTES 1 All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (0.050 in) pitch. 2 The comments on the mating sequence apply to the case of backplane blindmate connector only. In this case, the mating sequences are: • the ground pins P4 and P12. • the pre-charge power pins and the other ground pins.[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 18 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE 4.3 S UPPORTED ATA C OMMANDS Table 9 lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA International Organization:Serial ATA (Revision 2.6). Refer to www.sata-io.org . Refer to S.M.A.[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 19 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Auto Offline B0h/DBh S.M.A.R.T. Enable One Attribute Modification B0h/E0h S.M.A.R.T. Execute Offline B0h/D4h S.M.A.R.T. Free Fall Protection Host Interface FEh S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds B0h/D1h S.M.A.R.T. Read Data B0h/D0h S.M.A[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 20 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code EC H ) transfers information about the drive to the host following power up. The data is organized as a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in Table 10 . All reserved bits o[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 21 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE 62 Retired 0000 H 63 Multiword DMA active and modes supported (see note following this table) xx 07 H 64 Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 supported) 0003 H 65 Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (120 ns) 0078 H 66 Recommended multiword DMA[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 22 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE 108-111 The mandatory value of the world wide name (WWN) for the drive. NOTE: This field is valid if word 84, bit 8 is set to 1 indicating 64-bit WWN support. Each drive will have a unique value. 112-118 ATA-reserved 0000 H 119 Free Fall Protection support (bit 5) [...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 23 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE 4.3.2 Set Features command This command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an interrupt. If the value in [...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 24 S ERIAL ATA (SATA) I NTERFACE 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disk 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 [...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 25 I NDEX A acoustics 10 active mode 8 Address 18 agency certification 11 ambient temperature 5 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 11 areal density 5 ATA commands 18 Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZS3548 1995 12 Australian Communication Authority (ACA) 12 Australian C-Tick 12 Average seek time 5 B [...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 26 I NDEX N noise 7 nominal power 5 nonoperating shock 9 nonoperating vibration 10 nonrecoverable read errors 11 O operating shock 9 operating vibration 9 P physical characteristics 5 Physical organization 4 point-to-point 2 , 14 power consumption 6 power dissipation 6 power management modes 8 pow[...]

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    S EAGATE V IDEO 2.5 HDD P RODUCT M ANUAL , R EV . E 27 V vibration 9 voltage dips, interrupts 10 voltage tolerance 7 W warranty 11 weight 5 width 5 Write Buffer 19 Write DMA 19 Write DMA Extended 19 Write Long with Retries 19 Write Long without Retries 19 Write Multiple 19 Write Sectors 19[...]

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