Seagate ST3500312CS Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual
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Product Manual Pipeline HD Series SATA ST3500321CS ST3500422CS ST3320310CS ST3320410CS ST3160310CS 100504234 Rev. C October 2008 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 2
reserved. Printed in U.S.A. Publication number: 100504234, Rev. C October 2008 Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Pipeline HD Series, SeaTools and SeaTDD are either trademarks or registered - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 3
Plug compatibility 23 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 24 4.3 Supported ATA commands 25 4.3.1 Identify Device command 27 4.3.2 Set Features command 31 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 32 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 33 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C i - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 4
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1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 11 Serial ATA connectors 20 Attaching SATA cabling 20 Mounting dimensions (for 500 GB models 21 Mounting dimensions (for 320 and 160 GB models 22 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C iii - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 6
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diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns. • Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. • Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 8
Serial ATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to the "Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 2.6". The specification can be downloaded from www.sata-io.org. 2 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 9
: ST3500321CS ST3500422CS ST3320310CS ST3320410CS ST3160310CS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual. Pipeline HD Series - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 10
Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Avg. latency 000+ ft.) 70 Gs at 2 msec max ST3500321CS 8 Mbytes 4 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 11
. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 5 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 12
160 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Avg. latency ST3160310CS 160 Gbytes 312,581,808 1 1 6 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 13
. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. **During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 7 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 14
-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 500 GB models Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1,020 kbits/in max 173 ktracks/in avg 176 Gbits/in2 avg 980 Mbits/sec max 90 300 320 and 160 GB model 1,242 kbits/in max 215 Gbits/in2 avg 1,201 Mbits/sec max 8 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 15
seeks may produce results that vary from these specifications. 2.7 Start/stop times Power-on to Ready (sec) Standby to Ready (sec) Ready to spindle stop (sec) 500GB models - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 16
0.311 0.067 0.066 Avg 12V typ amps - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 17
. Equivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write current. 2.8.3 Voltage tolerance Voltage tolerance (including noise): 5V ± 5% 12V ± 10% Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 11 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 18
to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disk access is necessary. 12 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 19
2.9 Environmental specifications 2.9.1 Drive case temperature Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly to 112°F (44°C) at .96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 12,192 m (-200 ft. to 40,000+ ft.) Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 13 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 20
on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of 2 msec duration. 2.9.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting below. 5-350 Hz 350-500 Hz 5.0 Gs 1.0 Gs 14 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 21
A-weighted sound power levels for, steady state, idle and active (seek) modes of operations. Table 4: Drive A-weighted Sound specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels. Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs) Seagate Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 15 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 22
specifications in Section 2.9 may reduce the product reliability. • Normal I/O duty cycle for DVR/PVR devices the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp From Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 23
device is required. Seagate has tested this device manufacturer's instructions, may Problems. This booklet is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Refer to publication number 004-000-00345-4. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 24
the installation environment. The silver, copper, nickel and gold films used in Seagate products are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, and nitrate contaminants materials near circuitry with sulfide-free alternatives. 18 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 25
and mounting the drive This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive. 3.1 labels contain information needed to service the drive. Other labels are used to seal out dirt and contamination. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 19 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 26
drive as illustrated in Figure 3. Signal connector Power connector Signal cable Power cable Figure 3. Attaching SATA cabling Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. Pipeline HD Series SATA drives support latching SATA connectors. 20 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 27
side mounting holes. • Do not overtighten the mounting screws (maximum torque: 6 inch-lb). Recommended case temperature measurement location Figure 4. Mounting dimensions (for 500 GB models) Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 21 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 28
Recommended case temperature measurement location Figure 5. Mounting dimensions (for 320 and 160 GB models) 22 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 29
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility Pipeline HD Series SATA drives incorporate connectors which enable you to hot plug these drives in accordance with the Serial ATA Revision 2.5 specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 23 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 30
4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions Table 6 summarizes the signals on the Serial ATA interface and power connectors. Table 6: Serial ATA connector pin definitions Segment Pin . 4. All used voltage pins (Vx) must be terminated. 24 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 31
7: Supported ATA commands Command name Check Power Mode Device Configuration Freeze Lock Device Configuration Identify Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Set Device Reset Download Microcode Execute Device Diagnostics Flush Cache Flush Cache Extended Format Track Identify Device Idle - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 32
Set Password Security Unlock Seek Password: 01H Lock: 02H Unlock: 03H Freeze Lock: 04H 37H C6H E6H B0H / D9H B0H / D2H B0H / D8H B0H / D4H B0H / D1H B0H / D0H B0H / D5H B0H / DAH B0H / D3H B0H / D6H E2H E0H E8H CAH 35H CDH CBH 3FH C5H 39H CEH 30H 31H 34H 26 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 33
See Section 2.0 on page 3 for default parameter settings. The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be included in the Serial ATA specification. Word 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7-9 10-19 20 21 22 23-26 xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH xxxxH Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 27 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 34
enabled Command sets enabled Command sets enable extension Ultra DMA support and current mode (see note following this table) Security erase time Enhanced security erase time Master password revision code Hardware reset value ATA-reserved Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available (see - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 35
supported. 7 WRITE DMA QUEUED FUA EXT command is supported. 8 64-bit World Wide Name is supported. 9-10 Obsolete. 11-12 Reserved for TLC. 13 IDLE IMMEDIATE command with IUNLOAD faeture is supported. 14 Shall be set to 1. 15 Shall be cleared to 0. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 36
supported. 1 Ultra DMA mode 1 is supported. 2 Ultra DMA mode 2 is supported. 3 Ultra DMA mode 3 is supported. 4 Ultra DMA mode 4 is supported. 5 Ultra DMA mode 5 is supported. 6 Ultra DMA mode 6 is supported mode 6 is currently active. 30 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 37
the value in the register does not represent a feature that the drive supports, the command is aborted. Power-on default has the read look-ahead and , or after a hardware or software reset, the default values of the features are as indicated above. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 31 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 38
commands and implementation, see the Draft ATA-5 Standard. SeaTools diagnostic software activates a built-in drive self .seagate.com. This drive is shipped with S.M.A.R.T. features disabled. You must have a recent BIOS or software package that supports Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 39
and compatibility. Technical Support Seagate technical support is available to assist you online at support.seagate.com or through one of our call centers. Have your system configuration information and your "ST" model/product number available. Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 33 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 40
Africa, go to the "Contact Us" page on www.seagate.com. Asia/Pacific Support Services For an extensive list of telephone numbers to technical support, presales and warranty service in Asia/Pacific, go to the "Contact Us" page on www.seagate.com. 34 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 41
Environmental specifications 13 EPRML Format Track 25 Formatted capacity 8 G geometry 8 Gs 14 guaranteed sectors 8 H Handling precautions 19 heads 8 height 9 humidity 13 I I/O data-transfer rate 8 I/O duty cycle 16 Identify Device 25 Identify Device command 27 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 42
Equipment (ITE) 16 Initialize Device Parameters 25 Input noise ripple 8 length 9 logical geometry 8 M maintenance 16 master/slave 2 maximum temperature 13 MIC 17 mounting 21 10 Power modes 12 Power specifications 10 Power-management modes 12 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 43
Sectors Without Retries 26 T technical support services 33 temperature 9, 13 temperature gradient 13 timer 12 timers 12 track density 8 Track-to-track 9 Track-to-track seek time 9 tunneling magnetoresistive (TMR) recording heads 1 U UL 1950 16 Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. C 37 - Seagate ST3500312CS | Pipeline HD Series SATA Product Manual - Page 44
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Product Manual
Pipeline HD Series SATA
100504234
Rev. C
October 2008
ST3500321CS
ST3500422CS
ST3320310CS
ST3320410CS
ST3160310CS