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Constellation ES Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. F

Contents

5.3

Random number generator (RNG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.4

Drive locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.5

Data bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.6

Cryptographic erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.7

Authenticated firmware download. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.8

Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.9

Supported commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.10

RevertSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.11

ATA Security Erase Unit Command on SED SATA drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.12

Sanitize Device - CRYPTO SCRAMBLE EXT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

6.0

Serial ATA (SATA) interface

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6.1

Hot-Plug compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6.2

Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

6.3

Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

6.3.1

Identify Device command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

6.3.2

Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

6.3.3

S.M.A.R.T. commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Section	Page
Constellation® ES Serial ATA	1
Seagate® Technology Support Services	6
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	10
2.2.1 LBA mode	10
2.3 Default logical geometry	11
2.4 Recording and interface technology	11
2.5 Physical characteristics	11
2.6 Seek time	11
2.7 Start/stop times	12
2.8 Power specifications	12
2.8.1 Power consumption	12
2.8.2 Conducted noise	18
2.8.3 Voltage tolerance	18
2.8.4 Power-management modes	19
2.9 Environmental limits	22
2.9.1 Temperature	22
2.9.2 Humidity	23
2.9.3 Altitude	23
2.9.4 Shock	23
2.9.5 Vibration	23
2.10 Acoustics	24
2.11 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)	24
2.12 Electromagnetic immunity	24
2.13 Reliability	25
2.13.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)	25
2.14 Agency certification	25
2.14.1 Safety certification	25
2.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility	25
2.14.3 FCC verification	26
2.15 Environmental protection	27
2.15.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive	27
2.15.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive	27
2.16 Corrosive environment	27
2.17 Reference documents	28
2.18 Product warranty	28
3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive	29
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions	29
3.2 Configuring the drive	29
3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors	29
3.4 Drive mounting	30
4.0 About FIPS	31
5.0 About self-encrypting drives	32
5.1 Data encryption	32
5.2 Controlled access	32
5.2.1 Admin SP	32
5.2.2 Locking SP	32
5.2.3 Default password	32
5.3 Random number generator (RNG)	32
5.4 Drive locking	33
5.5 Data bands	33
5.6 Cryptographic erase	33
5.7 Authenticated firmware download	33
5.8 Power requirements	33
5.9 Supported commands	33
5.10 RevertSP	34
5.11 ATA Security Erase Unit Command on SED SATA drives	34
5.12 Sanitize Device - CRYPTO SCRAMBLE EXT	34
6.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface	35
6.1 Hot-Plug compatibility	35
6.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions	35
6.3 Supported ATA commands	36
6.3.1 Identify Device command	38
6.3.2 Set Features command	41
6.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands	42
A	43
B	43
C	43
D	43
E	43
F	43
G	43
H	44
I	44
K	44
L	44
M	44
N	44
O	44
P	44
Q	44
R	44
S	45
T	45
U	45
V	45

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