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Recording and interface technology, Physical characteristics

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2.3 Recording and interface technology Interface Recording method Recording density (kbits/inch max) Track density (ktracks/inch avg) Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg) Spindle speed (RPM) Internal data transfer rate (Mbits/sec max) Sustained data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) I/O data-transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) Serial ATA (SATA) Perpendicular 1413 236 329 7,200 ± 0.2% 1695 125 300 2.4 Physical characteristics Maximum height 1000 and 750GB models 500, 320, 250 and 160GB models Maximum width Maximum length Typical weight 1000 and 750GB models 500, 320, 250 and 160GB models Cache buffer 1000 and 750GB models 500 and 320GB models 250 and 160GB models 26.1mm / 1.028 in 19.98mm / 0.787 in 101.6mm / 4.000 (+ 0.010 in) 146.99mm / 5.787 in 622g / 1.371 lb 415g / 0.915 lb 32MB (32,768kb) 16MB (16,384kb) 8MB (8,192kb) Barracuda 7200.12 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G 11

Section	Page
1.0 Introduction	7
1.1 About the Serial ATA interface	8
2.0 Drive specifications	9
2.1 Formatted capacity	16
2.1.1 LBA mode	16
2.2 Default logical geometry	16
2.3 Recording and interface technology	17
2.4 Physical characteristics	17
2.5 Seek time	18
2.6 Start/stop times	18
2.7 Power specifications	19
2.7.1 Power consumption	19
2.7.2 Conducted noise	20
2.7.3 Voltage tolerance	20
2.7.4 Power-management modes	20
2.8 Environmental specifications	21
2.8.1 Ambient temperature	21
2.8.2 Temperature gradient	21
2.8.3 Humidity	21
2.8.3.1 Relative humidity	21
2.8.3.2 Wet bulb temperature	21
2.8.4 Altitude	21
2.8.5 Shock	22
2.8.5.1 Operating shock	22
2.8.5.2 Non-operating shock	22
2.8.6 Vibration	22
2.8.6.1 Operating vibration	22
2.8.6.2 Non-operating vibration	22
2.9 Acoustics	23
2.9.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)	23
2.10 Electromagnetic immunity	23
2.11 Warranty	24
2.12 Agency certification	24
2.12.1 Safety certification	24
2.12.2 Electromagnetic compatibility	24
2.12.3 FCC verification	25
2.13 Environmental protection	26
2.13.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive	26
2.13.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive	26
2.14 Corrosive environment	26
3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive	27
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions	27
3.2 Configuring the drive	28
3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors	28
3.4 Drive mounting	29
4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface	31
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility	31
4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions	32
4.3 Supported ATA commands	33
4.3.1 Identify Device command	35
4.3.2 Set Features command	39
4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands	40
5.0 Seagate Technology support services	41
Index	43
A	43
B	43
C	43
D	43
E	43
F	43
G	43
H	43
I	43
K	44
L	44
M	44
N	44
O	44
P	44
Q	44
R	44
S	44
T	45
U	45
V	45