Seagate SATA Pipeline HD Mini 250GB User Manuals

Table of Contents

• 1.0 Introduction 1

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  • 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2

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• 2.0 Drive specifications 3

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  • 2.1 Specification summary table 3

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  • 2.2 Formatted capacity 5

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    • 2.2.1 LBA mode 5

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  • 2.3 Default logical geometry 5

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  • 2.4 Physical organization 6

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  • 2.5 Recording and interface technology 6

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  • 2.6 Physical characteristics 6

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  • 2.7 Seek time 7

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  • 2.8 Start/stop times 7

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  • 2.9 Power specifications 8

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    • 2.9.1 Power consumption 8

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    • 2.9.2 Conducted noise 9

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    • 2.9.3 Voltage tolerance 9

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    • 2.9.4 Power-management modes 10

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  • 2.10 Environmental specifications 11

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    • 2.10.1 Base plate temperature 11

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    • 2.10.2 Temperature gradient 11

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    • 2.10.3 Humidity 11

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    • 2.10.4 Altitude 11

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    • 2.10.5 Shock 12

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    • 2.10.6 Vibration 12

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  • 2.11 Acoustics 13

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  • 2.12 Electromagnetic immunity 13

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  • 2.13 Reliability 14

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  • 2.14 Agency certification 15

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    • 2.14.1 Safety certification 15

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    • 2.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility 15

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    • 2.14.3 FCC verification 16

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  • 2.15 Environmental protection 17

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    • 2.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) 17

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    • 2.15.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 17

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  • 2.16 Corrosive environment 17

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• 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 19

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  • 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 19

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  • 3.2 Configuring the drive 20

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  • 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 20

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  • 3.4 Drive mounting 21

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• 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23

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  • 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 23

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  • 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 23

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  • 4.3 Supported ATA commands 25

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    • 4.3.1 Identify Device command 28

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    • 4.3.2 Set Features command 32

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    • 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 33

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• 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 35

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• Figure 1. Typical +5V only startup and operation current profile 9

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• Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling 20

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• Figure 3. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view 22

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• 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

    9
  • 2.2 Formatted capacity

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    • 2.2.1 LBA mode

      11
  • 2.3 Default logical geometry

    11
  • 2.4 Physical organization

    12
  • 2.5 Recording and interface technology

    12
  • 2.6 Physical characteristics

    12
  • 2.7 Seek time

    13
  • 2.8 Start/stop times

    13
  • 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 Conducted noise

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    • 2.9.3 Voltage tolerance

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    • 2.9.4 Power-management modes

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  • 2.10 Environmental specifications

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    • 2.10.1 Base plate 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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    • 2.15.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive

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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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• Index

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