HGST Travelstar 7K500 BE, 250GB User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1 INTRODUCTION

  8
• Abbreviations

  8
• References

  11
• General caution

  11
• Drive handling precautions

  11
• 2 OUTLINE OF THE DRIVE

  12
• 3 FIXED DISK SUBSYSTEM DESCRIPTION

  14
• Control Electronics

  14
• Head disk assembly data

  14
• 4 FIXED DISK CHARACTERISTICS

  15
• Formatted capacity by model number

  15
• Data sheet

  16
• Cylinder allocation

  16
• Performance characteristics

  18
• 5 DATA INTEGRITY

  22
• Data loss on power off

  22
• Write Cache

  22
• Equipment status

  22
• WRITE safety

  22
• Data buffer test

  23
• Error recovery

  23
• Automatic reallocation

  23
• ECC

  24
• 6 SPECIFICATION

  25
• Environment

  25
• Reliability

  29
• Mechanical specifications

  32
• Vibration and shock

  34
• Acoustics

  36
• Identification labels

  37
• Electromagnetic compatibility

  37
• Safety

  38
• 6.10 Packaging

  38
• 6.11 Substance restriction requirements

  38
• 7 ELECTRICAL INTERFACE SPECIFICATIONS

  39
• Cabling

  39
• Interface connector

  39
• Signal definitions

  40
• 8 GENERAL

  45
• Introduction

  45
• Terminology

  45
• 9 DEVIATIONS FROM STANDARD

  46
• 10 PHYSICAL INTERFACE

  46
• 11 REGISTERS

  46
• 11.1 Register naming convention

  47
• 11.2 Command register

  47
• 11.3 Device Control Register

  47
• 11.4 Device Register

  48
• 11.5 Error Register

  48
• 11.7 LBA High Register

  49
• 11.9 LBA Mid Register

  49
• Sector Count Register

  49
• Status Register

  49
• 12 GENERAL OPERATION DESCRIPTIONS

  51
• 12.2 Diagnostic and Reset considerations

  52
• 12.4 Sector Addressing Mode

  53
• 12.6 Advanced Power Management (Adaptive Battery Life Extender 3) Feature

  56
• 12.8 S.M.A.R.T. Function

  57
• 12.10 Protected Area Function

  64
• Write Cache Function

  67
• Reassign Function

  67
• 48-bit Address Feature Set

  67
• Software Setting Preservation Feature Set

  68
• Native Command Queuing

  69
• SMART Command Transport (SCT)

  69
• 13 COMMAND PROTOCOL

  70
• 13.2 Data Out Commands

  70
• 13.4 DMA Data Transfer Commands

  72
• 14 COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS

  73
• 14.2 Device Configuration Overlay (B1h)

  78
• 14.4 Execute Device Diagnostic (90h)

  84
• 14.6 Flush Cache Ext (EAh)

  86
• 14.8 Format Unit (F7h: Vendor Specific)

  88
• 14.10 Idle (E3h/97h)

  101
• Idle Immediate (E1h/95h)

  102
• Initialize Device Parameters (91h)

  103
• Read Buffer (E4h)

  104
• Read DMA(C8h/C9h)

  105
• Read DMA Ext (25h)

  106
• Read FPDMA Queued (60h)

  107
• Read Log Ext(2Fh)

  108
• Read Multiple (C4h)

  116
• Read Multiple Ext (29h)

  117
• Read Native Max Address (F8h)

  118
• Read Native Max Address Ext (27h)

  119
• Read Sector(s) (20h/21h)

  120
• Read Sector(s) Ext (24h)

  121
• Read Verify Sector(s) (40h/41h)

  122
• Read Verify Sector(s) Ext (42h)

  123
• Recalibrate (1xh)

  124
• Security Disable Password (F6h)

  125
• Security Erase Prepare (F3h)

  126
• Security Erase Unit (F4h)

  127
• Security Freeze Lock (F5h)

  129
• Security Set Password (F1h)

  130
• Security Unlock (F2h)

  132
• Seek (7xh)

  133
• Sense Condition (F0h : vendor specific)

  134
• Set Features (EFh)

  135
• Set Max Address (F9h)

  137
• Set Max Address Ext (37h)

  139
• Set Multiple (C6h)

  141
• Sleep (E6h/99h)

  142
• S.M.A.R.T Function Set (B0h)

  143
• Standby (E2h/96h)

  159
• Standby Immediate (E0h/94h)

  160
• Write Buffer (E8h)

  161
• Write DMA (CAh/CBh)

  162
• Write DMA Ext (35h)

  163
• Write DMA FUA Ext (3Dh)

  164
• Write FPDMA Queued (61h)

  165
• Write Log Ext (3Fh)

  166
• Write Multiple (C5h)

  167
• Write Multiple Ext (39h)

  168
• Write Multiple FUA Ext (CEh)

  169
• Write Sector(s) (30h/31h)

  170
• Write Sector(s) Ext (34h)

  171
• Write Uncorrectable Ext (45h)

  172