User ManualTable of Contents1.0 Introduction 131.1 About the Serial ATA interface 232.0 Drive specifications 332.1 Specification summary tables 332.2 Formatted capacity* 632.2.1 LBA mode 632.3 Default logical geometry 632.4 Recording and interface technology 732.5 Physical characteristics 732.6 Seek time 732.7 Start/stop times 832.8 Power specifications 832.8.1 Power consumption 832.8.2 Conducted noise 1032.8.3 Voltage tolerance 1032.8.4 Power-management modes 1032.9 Environmental specifications 1132.9.1 Ambient temperature 1132.9.2 Temperature gradient 1132.9.3 Humidity 1132.9.4 Altitude 1132.9.5 Shock 1132.9.6 Vibration 1232.10 Acoustics 1232.11 Electromagnetic immunity 1332.12 Reliability 1332.13 Agency certification 1432.13.1 Safety certification 1432.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility 1432.13.3 FCC verification 1532.14 Environmental protection 1532.15 Corrosive environment 1533.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 1733.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 1733.2 Configuring the drive 1833.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 1833.4 Drive mounting 1934.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 2134.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 2134.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 2234.3 Supported ATA commands 2334.3.1 Identify Device command 2534.3.2 Set Features command 2834.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 2935.0 Seagate Technology support services 313Figure 1. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 95Figure 2. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 95Figure 3. Serial ATA connectors 185Figure 4. Attaching SATA cabling 185Figure 5. Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view 1951.0 Introduction71.1 About the Serial ATA interface82.0 Drive specifications92.1 Specification summary tables92.2 Formatted capacity*122.2.1 LBA mode122.3 Default logical geometry122.4 Recording and interface technology132.5 Physical characteristics132.6 Seek time132.7 Start/stop times142.8 Power specifications142.8.1 Power consumption142.8.1.1 Typical current profiles152.8.2 Conducted noise162.8.3 Voltage tolerance162.8.4 Power-management modes162.9 Environmental specifications172.9.1 Ambient temperature172.9.2 Temperature gradient172.9.3 Humidity172.9.3.1 Relative humidity172.9.3.2 Wet bulb temperature172.9.4 Altitude172.9.5 Shock172.9.5.1 Operating shock172.9.5.2 Nonoperating shock182.9.6 Vibration182.9.6.1 Operating vibration182.9.6.2 Nonoperating vibration182.10 Acoustics182.11 Electromagnetic immunity192.12 Reliability192.13 Agency certification202.13.1 Safety certification202.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility202.13.3 FCC verification212.14 Environmental protection212.15 Corrosive environment213.0 Configuring and mounting the drive233.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions233.2 Configuring the drive243.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors243.4 Drive mounting254.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface274.1 Hot-Plug compatibility274.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions284.3 Supported ATA commands294.3.1 Identify Device command314.3.2 Set Features command344.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands354.3.3.1 S.M.A.R.T. Command Transport (SCT)355.0 Seagate Technology support services37Index39A39B39C39D39E39F39G39H40I40K40L40M40N40O40P40Q40R40S41T41U41V41W42Size: 547 KBPages: 44Language: EnglishOpen manual