Seagate 20GB Serial ATA User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1.0 Introduction

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  • 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface

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• 2.0 Drive specifications

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  • 2.1 Specification summary table

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  • 2.2 Formatted capacity

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  • 2.3 Default logical geometry

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  • 2.4 Physical organization

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  • 2.5 Recording and interface technology

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  • 2.6 Physical characteristics

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  • 2.7 Seek time

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  • 2.8 Time to ready

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  • 2.9 Power specifications

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    • 2.9.1 Power consumption

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      • 2.9.1.1 Typical current profile

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    • 2.9.2 Deferred spinup

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    • 2.9.3 Conducted noise

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    • 2.9.4 Voltage tolerance

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    • 2.9.5 Power-management modes

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  • 2.10 Environmental specifications

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    • 2.10.1 Ambient temperature

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    • 2.10.2 Temperature gradient

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    • 2.10.3 Humidity

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      • 2.10.3.1 Relative humidity

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      • 2.10.3.2 Wet bulb temperature

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    • 2.10.4 Altitude

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    • 2.10.5 Shock

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      • 2.10.5.1 Operating shock

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      • 2.10.5.2 Nonoperating shock

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    • 2.10.6 Vibration

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      • 2.10.6.1 Operating vibration

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      • 2.10.6.2 Nonoperating vibration

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  • 2.11 Acoustics

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  • 2.12 Electromagnetic immunity

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  • 2.13 Reliability

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  • 2.14 Agency certification

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    • 2.14.1 Safety certification

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    • 2.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility

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    • 2.14.3 FCC verification

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  • 2.15 Environmental protection

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    • 2.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

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  • 2.16 Corrosive environment

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• 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive

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  • 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions

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  • 3.2 Configuring the drive

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  • 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors

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  • 3.4 Drive mounting

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• 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface

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  • 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility

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  • 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions

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  • 4.3 Supported ATA commands

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    • 4.3.1 Identify Device command

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    • 4.3.2 Set Features command

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    • 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands

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• 5.0 Seagate Technology support services

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