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Formatted capacity, Default logical geometry, Recording and interface technology

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2.2 Formatted capacity Model ST3500321CS ST3500422CS ST3320310CS ST3320410CS ST3160310CS Formatted capacity* 500 Gbytes 320 Gbytes 160 Gbytes Guaranteed sectors 976,773,168 625,142,448 312,581,808 Bytes per sector 512 512 512 *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 LBA mode When addressing the drive in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n-1, where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above. See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48bit addressing support of drives with capacities over 137 Gbytes. 2.3 Default logical geometry Cylinders 16,383 Read/write heads 16 Sectors per track 63 LBA mode When addressing the drive in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n-1, where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above. 2.4 Recording and interface technology Interface Recording method Recording density (kbits/inch max) Track density (ktracks/inch avg) Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg) Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec max) Sustained data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) I/O data-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

Section	Page
1.0 Introduction 1	3
1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2	3
2.0 Drive specifications 3	3
2.1 Specification summary tables 3	3
2.2 Formatted capacity 8	3
2.2.1 LBA mode 8	3
2.3 Default logical geometry 8	3
2.4 Recording and interface technology 8	3
2.5 Physical characteristics 9	3
2.6 Seek time 9	3
2.7 Start/stop times 9	3
2.8 Power specifications 10	3
2.8.1 Power consumption 10	3
2.8.2 Conducted noise 11	3
2.8.3 Voltage tolerance 11	3
2.8.4 Power-management modes 12	3
2.9 Environmental specifications 13	3
2.9.1 Drive case temperature 13	3
2.9.2 Temperature gradient 13	3
2.9.3 Humidity 13	3
2.9.4 Altitude 13	3
2.9.5 Shock 14	3
2.9.6 Vibration 14	3
2.10 Acoustics emissions 15	3
2.11 Electromagnetic immunity 15	3
2.12 Reliability 16	3
2.12.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 16	3
2.13 Agency certification 16	3
2.13.1 Safety certification 16	3
2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility 16	3
2.13.3 FCC verification 17	3
2.14 Environmental protection 18	3
2.14.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 18	3
2.15 Corrosive environment 18	3
3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 19	3
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 19	3
3.2 Configuring the drive 20	3
3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 20	3
3.4 Drive mounting 21	3
4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23	3
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 23	3
4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 24	3
4.3 Supported ATA commands 25	3
4.3.1 Identify Device command 27	3
4.3.2 Set Features command 31	3
4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands 32	3
5.0 Seagate Technology support services 33	3
Figure 1. Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 11	5
Figure 2. Serial ATA connectors 20	5
Figure 3. Attaching SATA cabling 20	5
Figure 4. Mounting dimensions (for 500 GB models) 21	5
Figure 5. Mounting dimensions (for 320 and 160 GB models) 22	5
1.0 Introduction	7
1.1 About the Serial ATA interface	8
2.0 Drive specifications	9
2.1 Specification summary tables	9
2.2 Formatted capacity	14
2.2.1 LBA mode	14
2.3 Default logical geometry	14
2.4 Recording and interface technology	14
2.5 Physical characteristics	15
2.6 Seek time	15
2.7 Start/stop times	15
2.8 Power specifications	16
2.8.1 Power consumption	16
2.8.1.1 Typical current profiles	17
2.8.2 Conducted noise	17
2.8.3 Voltage tolerance	17
2.8.4 Power-management modes	18
2.9 Environmental specifications	19
2.9.1 Drive case temperature	19
2.9.2 Temperature gradient	19
2.9.3 Humidity	19
2.9.3.1 Relative humidity	19
2.9.3.2 Wet bulb temperature	19
2.9.4 Altitude	19
2.9.5 Shock	20
2.9.5.1 Operating shock	20
2.9.5.2 Nonoperating shock	20
2.9.6 Vibration	20
2.9.6.1 Operating vibration	20
2.9.6.2 Nonoperating vibration	20
2.10 Acoustics emissions	21
2.11 Electromagnetic immunity	21
2.12 Reliability	22
2.12.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR)	22
2.13 Agency certification	22
2.13.1 Safety certification	22
2.13.2 Electromagnetic compatibility	22
2.13.3 FCC verification	23
2.14 Environmental protection	24
2.14.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive	24
2.15 Corrosive environment	24
3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive	25
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions	25
3.2 Configuring the drive	26
3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors	26
3.4 Drive mounting	27
4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface	29
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility	29
4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions	30
4.3 Supported ATA commands	31
4.3.1 Identify Device command	33
4.3.2 Set Features command	37
4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands	38
5.0 Seagate Technology support services	39
Index	41
A	41
B	41
C	41
D	41
E	41
F	41
G	41
H	41
I	41
K	42
L	42
M	42
N	42
O	42
P	42
Q	42
R	42
S	42
T	43
U	43
V	43