Seagate ST980818AM User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Contents

  3
• 1.0 Introduction

  7
• 2.0 Drive specifications

  9
  • 2.1 Specification summary

    9
  • 2.2 Formatted capacity

    18
  • 2.3 Default logical geometry

    18
  • 2.4 Physical organization

    19
  • 2.5 Recording technology

    19
  • 2.6 Physical characteristics

    20
  • 2.7 Seek time

    20
  • 2.8 Start/stop times

    21
  • 2.9 Power specifications

    21
    • 2.9.1 Power consumption

      21
      • 2.9.1.1 Typical current profile

        23
    • 2.9.2 Conducted noise

      23
    • 2.9.3 Voltage tolerance

      23
    • 2.9.4 Power-management modes

      24
  • 2.10 Environmental specifications

    25
    • 2.10.1 Ambient temperature

      25
    • 2.10.2 Temperature gradient

      25
    • 2.10.3 Humidity

      25
      • 2.10.3.1 Relative humidity

        25
      • 2.10.3.2 Wet bulb temperature

        25
  • 2.11 Altitude

    25
    • 2.11.1 Shock

      25
      • 2.11.1.1 Operating shock

        25
      • 2.11.1.2 Nonoperating shock

        26
    • 2.11.2 Vibration

      26
      • 2.11.2.1 Operating vibration

        26
      • 2.11.2.2 Nonoperating vibration

        26
  • 2.12 Acoustics

    26
  • 2.13 Electromagnetic immunity

    28
  • 2.14 Reliability

    29
  • 2.15 Agency certification

    29
    • 2.15.1 Safety certification

      29
    • 2.15.2 Electromagnetic compatibility

      29
    • 2.15.3 FCC verification

      30
  • 2.16 Environmental protection

    31
    • 2.16.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)

      31
  • 2.17 Corrosive environment

    31
• 3.0 Mounting and configuring the drive

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  • 3.1 Handling and static discharge precautions

    33
  • 3.2 Drive mounting

    33
  • 3.3 Breather filter hole precautions

    35
  • 3.4 How to configure the drive

    36
    • 3.4.1 How to configure and connect Serial ATA (SATA) drives

      36
      • 3.4.1.1 How to configure the drive

        36
      • 3.4.1.2 How to connect SATA cables

        36
    • 3.4.2 How to configure Parallel ATA (PATA) drives

      37
      • 3.4.2.1 How to configure the drive as a master or slave

        37
      • 3.4.2.2 How to use the cable-select option

        37
• 4.0 Interface

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  • 4.1 Serial ATA (SATA) interface

    40
    • 4.1.1 Hot-Plug compatibility

      40
    • 4.1.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions

      40
  • 4.2 Parallel ATA (ATA) interface

    42
    • 4.2.1 PATA interface signals and connector pins

      42
  • 4.3 Supported ATA commands

    43
  • 4.4 Identify Device command

    45
  • 4.5 Set Features command

    48
  • 4.6 S.M.A.R.T. commands

    49
• 5.0 Seagate Technology support services

  51