Seagate ST9500420AS Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual
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Product Manual Momentus 7200.4 SATA ST9500420AS ST9320423AS ST9250410AS ST9160412AS ST9120410AS ST9500420ASG ST9320423ASG ST9250410ASG ST9160412ASG ST9120410ASG 100534376 Rev. A January 2009 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 2
. Momentus and SeaTools are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to hard drive - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 3
-Plug compatibility 23 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 23 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 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A i - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 4
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List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Typical +5V only startup and operation current profile 8 Serial ATA connectors 20 Attaching SATA cabling 20 Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view 21 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A iii - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 6
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This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Momentus® 7200.4 SATA model drives: Standard models ST9500420AS ST9320423AS ST9250410AS ST9160412AS ST9120410AS Free Fall Protection models ST9500420ASG ST9320423ASG ST9250410ASG ST9160412ASG - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 8
ATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. The specification can be downloaded from http://www.serialata.org. 2 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 9
-to-track seek time, read (msec typical) Average seek, read (msec typical) Average seek, write (msec typical) Startup current, +5V (max) Seek power (typical) ST9500420AS ST9320423AS ST9250410AS ST9160412AS ST9120410AS ST9500420ASG ST9320423ASG ST9250410ASG ST9160412ASG ST9120410ASG 500 320 250 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 10
on/off cycles 50,000 hard power on/off cycles 600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles 50,000 hard power on/off cycles To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 11
above. 2.4 Physical organization Drive model ST9500420AS and ST9500420ASG ST9320423AS and ST9320423ASG ST9250410AS and ST9250410ASG ST9160412AS and ST9160412ASG ST9120410AS and ST9120410ASG Read/write heads 4 3/4 2 2 1/2 Number of discs 2 2 1 1 1 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 5 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 12
ST9160412AS ST9160412ASG ST9120410AS ST9120410ASG 9.5 +/-0.2 0.370 +/-0.008 69.85 +/-0.25 2.750 +/-0.010 100.35 +0.20 / -0.25 3.951 +0.008 / -.010 110 grams 0.238 pounds 105 grams 0.227 pounds Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1,490k 265k 394 7,200 1.23 3.0 1:1 16 Mbytes (16,384 kbytes) 6 Momentus - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 13
mode power is measured based on three random seek operations every 100 msecs. This mode is not typical. • Read/write power and current Read/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on three 63 sector read or write operations every 100 msecs. Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 14
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. 2.9.1.1 Typical current profile Figure 1. Typical +5V only startup and operation current profile 8 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 15
noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line. Using 5-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum tolerance Voltage tolerance (including noise): 5V ± 5% Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 9 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 16
delay times to zero. If the standby timer reaches zero before any drive activity is required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disc access is necessary. 10 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 17
.6.1 Operating shock These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating shock of 350 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of 2 msec. Shocks should not be repeated more than one time per axis. Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 11 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 18
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. Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs) Seagate follows -7 (Tf curve) minus 10dB at all frequencies. 12 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 19
on/off cycles 50,000 hard power on/off cycles 600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles 50,000 hard power on/off cycles To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page, click on the "Verify - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 20
compatibility Hard drives device). As such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is individually marketed to the customer. As a subassembly, no Federal Communications Commission verification or certification of the device is required. 14 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 21
Seagate Technology LLC has tested this device in enclosures as described above to ensure that the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation with - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 22
products, effective July 2006. This drive is manufactured with components and Seagate products are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, and nitrate contaminants. Sulfur is found to be the most damaging. In addition, electronic components 16 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 23
compounds should be minimized or eliminated. The useful life of any electronic equipment may be extended by replacing materials near circuitry with sulfide-free alternatives. Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 17 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 24
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the factory-installed labels from the drive or cover them with additional labels. Removal voids the warranty. Some factory-installed labels contain information needed to service the drive. Other labels are used to seal out dirt and contamination. Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 19 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 26
installations which require cables, you can connect the drive as illustrated in Figure 3. SATA interface cable SATA interface connector Power connector Power cable Figure 3. Attaching SATA cabling Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. 20 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 27
mounting screws. • Do not overtighten the mounting screws (maximum torque: 4.0 inch-lb). • Four (4) threads (0.080 inches) minimum screw engagement recommended. Measurements shown in Figure 4 are in inches. Figure 4. Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 28
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drive also supports the use of the IORDY signal to provide reliable high-speed data transfers. For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility Momentus 7200.4 SATA drives incorporate - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 30
the signal pins and the rest of the power pins. 3. There are three power pins for each voltage. One pin from each voltage is used for pre-charge when installed in a blind-mate backplane configuration. 4. All used voltage pins (Vx) must be terminated. 24 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 31
that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment specification. See "S.M.A.R.T. commands" on page 32.for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation. Command name ATA-standard commands Device - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 32
by the value placed in the Set Max Fea- Password: 01H tures register as defined to the right. Lock ATA-standard power-management commands Check Power Mode 98h or E5h Idle 97h or E3h Idle Immediate 95h or E1h Sleep 99h or E6h Standby 96h or E2h 26 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 33
Erase Unit Security Freeze Lock Security Disable Password Command code (in hex) 94h or E0h F1h F2h F3h F4h F5h F6h 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following power up. The data is organized as a single - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 34
Description Drive model supported and may be disabled ATA-reserved PIO data-transfer cycle timing ST9160412AS = 0FFFFFFFh ST9160412ASG = 0FFFFFFFh ST9120410AS = 234,441,648 ST9120410ASG = 234,441,648 0000H xx07H 0003H 0078H 0078H 00F0H 0078H 0000H 0000H 28 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 35
erase time Master password revision code Hardware reset value (see description following this table) Auto acoustic management setting ATA-reserved Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available (see Section 2.2 for related information) These words are required for drives that support the - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 36
the Identify Drive data: Description (if bit is set to 1) Bit Word 63 0 Multiword DMA mode 0 is supported. 1 Multiword DMA mode 1 is supported. 2 Multiword DMA mode 2 is supported. 8 Multiword = 40-conductor cable detected, CBLID below VIL 30 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 37
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 write . At power-on, or after a hardware or software reset, the default values of the features are as indicated above. Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 38
new drives and is also available at: http://seatools.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 S.M.A.R.T. and 0x04 (abort) is written to the Error register. 32 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 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. Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 33 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 40
and 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 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 41
14 Check Power Mode 26 chemical substances 16 China RoHS directive 16 Class B computing device 15 compatibility 14 Conducted noise 9 Conducted RF immunity 13 Configuring the drive 19 connectors G Gbytes 5 geometry 5 gradient 4 Guaranteed sectors 3, 5 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 35 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 42
Idle mode 4, 10 Idle mode power 8 IEC950 14 Information Technology Equipment (ITE) 14 Initialize Device Parameters 25 Input noise ripple 9 11 Microcode 25 mounting 21 mounting screws 11 mounting the drive 19 36 N noise 9 nominal power 7 Nonoperating shock Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 43
Security Set Password 27 Security Unlock 27 Seek 25 seek mode 7 Seek power 3 Seek time 7 seek time 3 Seeking 8 Self refresh, low power 10 Serial ATA 6 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 23 serial ATA ports 2 Retries 26 Write Multiple 26 Write Sectors 26 Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual, Rev. A 37 - Seagate ST9500420AS | Momentus 7200.4 SATA Product Manual - Page 44
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Product Manual
Momentus 7200.4 SATA
100534376
Rev. A
January 2009
ST9500420AS
ST9320423AS
ST9250410AS
ST9160412AS
ST9120410AS
ST9500420ASG
ST9320423ASG
ST9250410ASG
ST9160412ASG
ST9120410ASG