SATA Product Manual

Standard models
ST6000VX001
ST3000VX009

100870480, Rev. A
Gen 17 - July 2020
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1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 About the SATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2.0 Drive Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2.1 Specification summary tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2.1 LBA mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Default logical geometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Recording and interface technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.6 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.7.4 Power-management modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.8 Environmental specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.1 Ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.2 Temperature gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.3 Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.8.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.8.6 Vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.9 Acoustics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.9.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.10 Electromagnetic immunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.11 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11.1 Data loss under power interruption with write cache enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11.2 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11.3 HDD and SSD Regulatory Compliance and Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11.4 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.12 Corrosive environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.2 Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3 SATA cables and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

4.0 SATA Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 SATA device plug connector pin definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.3 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3.1 Identify Device command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3.2 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Figure 1 Location of the HDA temperature check point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Figure 2 Attaching SATA cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3 Mounting dimensions (3TB models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 4 Mounting dimensions (6TB models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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1.0 Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following
Seagate® Skyhawk and model drives:

SkyHawk models
ST6000VX001 ST3000VX009

These drives provide the following key features:

• 1M hour MTBF - designed for high write duty cycle across SkyHawk
• ATA AV Command support - streaming video command support across SkyHawk
• Best-in-class acoustic performance means virtually silent operation
• Built-in error recovery for non-stop video streaming
• Compliant with RoHS requirements in China and Europe
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention
• Idle3 power mode support
• Low activity power
• Low-RPM spindle speed
• Native Command Queuing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications
• Performance-tuned for seamless video applications
• Reliability for 24×7 video surveillance applications
• Rotational Vibration - mitigation of system level rotational vibration inside SkyHawk
• SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
• Streaming video optimization - consistent command completion times & ERC support across SkyHawk
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting
• Supports "8+" drive bays
• Supports ATA8 streaming commands
• Supports latching SATA cables and connectors
• Supports up to 64 HD cameras for recording and playback
• Thermal monitoring and reporting for 24×7 operations
• Transient power on management - <=1.8A spin-up current
• Uncompromising reliability supports flexible surveillance design with case temperatures up to 70ºC
• Workload ratings of 180TB/year
• Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive

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1.1 About the SATA interface

The Serial ATA (SATA) interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The primary
advantages include:
• Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jumpers or other
configuration options.
• Thinner and more flexible cabling for improved enclosure airflow and ease of installation.
• Scalability to higher performance levels.
In addition, SATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. SATA was designed to
allow users to install a SATA host adapter and SATA disk drive in the current system and expect all of the existing
applications to work as normal.
The SATA interface connects each disk drive in a point-to-point configuration with the SATA host adapter. There is no
master/slave relationship with SATA devices like there is with parallel ATA. If two drives are attached on one SATA host
adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. This
essentially means both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
The SATA host adapter and drive share the function of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to provide backward
compatibility with existing host systems and software. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data
transfers, resets, and interrupts are all emulated.
The SATA host adapter contains a set of registers that shadow the contents of the traditional device registers, referred to as
the Shadow Register Block. All SATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional information about how SATA
emulates parallel ATA, refer to the “Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0”. The specification can be
downloaded from www.sata-io.org.
The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two
devices on separate SATA ports are represented to host software as a Device 0 (master) and Device 1
Note (slave) accessed at the same set of host bus addresses. A host adapter that emulates a master/slave
environment manages two sets of shadow registers. This is not a typical SATA environment.

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2.0 Drive Specifications

Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For
convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate the following drive models:
SkyHawk models
ST6000VX001 ST3000VX009

2.1 Specification summary tables

The specifications listed in Table 1 are for quick reference.
For details on specification measurement or definition, refer to the appropriate section of this manual.
Table 1 Drive specifications summary
Drive Specification* ST6000VX001 ST3000VX009
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)** 6000GB (6TB) 3000GB (3TB)
Guaranteed sectors 11,721,045,168 5,860,533,168
Heads 8 4
Disks 4 2
Bytes per sector (emulated at 512-byte sectors) 4096 (physical)
Default sectors per track 63
Default read/write heads 16
Default cylinders 16,383
Recording density 2197 kB/in
Track density (avg) 540 ktracks/in
Areal density (avg) 900 Gb/in2
SATA interface transfer rate 600 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rate 180 MB/s
PIO modes: 0 to 4
ATA data-transfer modes supported Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2
Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6
Cache buffer 256MB
Height 26.1mm / 1.028 in (max) 20.20mm / 0.795 in (max)
Width 101.6mm (± 0.25) / 4.0 in (± 0.010)
Length 146.99mm / 5.787 in (max)
Weight (typical) 610g / 1.345 lb 490g / 1.08 lb
Average latency 6.0 ms
Power-on to ready (typ) 15.0s 10.0s
Standby to ready (typ) 15.0s 10.0s
Startup current (typical) 12V 1.8A
5V ±5%
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 12V ±10%
Non-Operating (Ambient °C) –40° to 70°
Operating ambient temperature (min °C) # 0°
Operating temperature (drive case max °C) 70°†
20°C per hour max (operating)
Temperature gradient 30°C per hour max (non-operating)
5% to 90% (operating)
Relative humidity 5% to 95% (non-operating)
Relative humidity gradient (max) 30% per hour

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Table 1 Drive specifications summary (continued)

Drive Specification* ST6000VX001 ST3000VX009
30°C max (operating)
Wet bulb temperature (max) 40°C max (non-operating)
–304m to 3048m
Altitude, operating (–1000 ft to 10,000 ft)
Altitude, non-operating –304m to12,192m
(below mean sea level, max) (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Operational shock (max) 80 Gs (read) / 70 Gs (write) at 2ms
Non-operational shock (max) 300 Gs at 2ms
10Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement
Vibration, operating 22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs
350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs
Vibration, non-operating 22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs
350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
Drive acoustics, sound power
2.6 bels (typical)
Idle*** 2.7 bels (max)
2.7 bels (typical)
Seek 2.8 bels (max)
Non-recoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read
Average annualized workload rating: <180TB/year.
The specifications for the product assumes the I/O workload does not exceed the
average annualized workload rate limit of 180TB/year. Workloads exceeding the
Rated workload annualized rate may degrade and impact reliability as experienced by the
particular application. The average annualized workload rate limit is in units of TB
per calendar year.
To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the
following web page:
http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/
Warranty From this page, click on “Is my Drive under Warranty”. Users will be asked to
provide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of
purchase. The system will display the warranty information for the drive.
Load/unload cycles 600,000
(at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity)
Supports hotplug operation per the Yes
Serial ATA Revision 3.2 specification

* All specifications above are based on native configurations.

** One GB equals one billion bytes and 1TB equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
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.
† Seagate does not recommend operating at sustained case temperatures above 60°C.
Operating at higher temperatures will reduce useful life of the product.
# The operating case temperature is 0 to 70°C (32 to 158°F).
The recommended measure location can be found in Section 3.4 Figure 3 & 4.
If the drive is powered-off before issuing flush cache command, in some instances,
Note the end user data in the DRAM cache might not be committed to the disk.

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2.2 Formatted capacity

Model Formatted capacity* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector

6TB 6000GB 11,721,045,168
4096
3TB 3000GB 5,860,533,168

*One GB equals one billion bytes and 1TB equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary
depending on operating environment and formatting.

2.2.1 LBA mode

When addressing these drives 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 48-bit
addressing support of drives with capacities over 137GB.

2.3 Default logical geometry

• Cylinders: 16,383
• Read/write heads: 16
• Sectors per track: 63
LBA mode
When addressing these drives 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

Models 6TB & 3TB
Interface SATA
Recording method CMR
Recording density (kBPI) 2197
Track density (ktracks/inch avg) 540
2
Areal density (Gb/in ) 900
Interface transfer rate (MB/s) 600
Data transfer rate (MB/s) up to 180

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2.5 Physical characteristics

Height
6TB 26.1mm / 1.028 in (max)
3TB 20.20mm / 0.795 in (max)
Width 101.6mm (± 0.25) / 4.0 in (± 0.010 in)
Length 146.99mm / 5.787 in (max)
Typical weight
6TB 610g / 1.345 lb
3TB 490g / 1.08 lb
Cache buffer 256MB

2.6 Start/stop times

The start/stop times are listed below.

6TB models TB models

Power-on to ready 15 (typical) 10 (typical)

(in seconds)

Standby to ready 15 (typical) 10 (typical)

(in seconds)

Ready to spindle stop 18 (typical) 12 (typical)

(in seconds)

Time-to-ready may be longer than normal if the drive power is removed without going through normal OS powerdown
procedures.

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2.7 Power specifications

The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Refer to Figure 2 on page 18.

2.7.1 Power consumption

Power requirements for the drives are listed in Table 2 and Table 3. Typical power measurements are based on an average
of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. These power
measurements are done with DIPM enabled.
• Spinup current is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating
speed.
• Operating Power is measured following IDEMA 3 streams standard, assuming CE operating condition
• The drive supports three idle modes: Performance Idle mode, Active Idle mode and Low Power Idle mode.
Refer to Section 2.7.4 for power-management mode.
Table 2 DC power requirements (6TB)
Power dissipation Avg (watts 25° C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 1.8
Idle, Low Power 3.4 0.10 0.242
Operating Power 5.3 0.28 0.325
Standby 0.25 0.04 0.004
Sleep 0.25 0.04 0.004

Table 3 DC power requirements (3TB

Power dissipation Avg (watts 25° C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 1.8
Idle, Low Power 2.5 0.12 0.15
Operating Power 3.7 0.28 0.191
Standby 0.25 0.04 0.004
Sleep 0.25 0.04 0.004

2.7.2 Conducted noise

Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on the +12 volt
line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line.
• Using 12-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 120 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected
noise at up to 10MHz.
• Using 5-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 100 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected
noise at up to 10MHz.

Note Equivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write current.

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2.7.3 Voltage tolerance

Voltage tolerance (including noise):
• 5VDC ±5%
• 12VDC ±10%

2.7.4 Power-management modes

The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, users can
control power management through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management
modes:

Power modes Heads Spindle Electronics

Active Tracking Rotating Full Power

Idle, Performance Tracking Rotating Full Power

Idle, Active Floating Rotating Partial Power

Idle, Low Power Parked Rotating Partial Power

Standby Parked Stopped Low Power

Sleep Parked Stopped Low Power

• Active mode
The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek operations.
• Idle mode
The electronics remain powered, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disk access
is necessary.
• Standby mode
The drive enters Standby mode immediately when the host sends a Standby Immediate command. If the host has
set the standby timer, the drive enters Standby mode automatically after the drive has been inactive for a specifi-
able length of time. The standby timer delay is established using a Standby or Idle command. In Standby mode, the
electronics are in low power mode, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands
and returns to Active mode when disk access is necessary.
• Sleep mode
The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. In Sleep mode, the electronics are in
low power mode, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard
Reset or Soft Reset from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode.
• Idle and Standby timers
Each time the drive performs an Active function (read, write or seek), the standby timer is reinitialized and begins
counting down from its specified 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 com-
mands and returns to Active mode when disk access is necessary.

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2.8 Environmental specifications

This section provides the temperature, humidity, shock, and vibration specifications for SkyHawk drives. Ambient
temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Above 1000ft. (305
meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly by 1°C every 1000 ft. Refer to Section 3.4 on page 19 for base plate
measurement location.

2.8.1 Ambient Temperature

Non-operating (Ambient) –40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)

Operating ambient (min °C) 0° (32°F)

Operating (Drive case max °C) 70° (158°F) †

† Seagate does not recommend operating at sustained case temperatures above 60°C.
Operating at higher temperatures will reduce useful life of the product.

HDA Temp.
Check Point

Figure 1 Location of the HDA temperature check point

Note Image is for reference only, may not represent actual drive.

2.8.2 Temperature gradient

Operating 20°C per hour (36°F per hour max), without condensation

Non-operating 30°C per hour (54°F per hour max)

2.8.3 Humidity

2.8.3.1 Relative humidity

Operating 5% to 90% non-condensing (30% per hour max)

non-operating 5% to 95% non-condensing (30% per hour max)

2.8.3.2 Wet bulb temperature

Operating 30°C / 86°F (rated)

Non-operating 40°C / 104°F (rated)

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2.8.4 Altitude

Operating –304m to 3048m (–1000 ft. to 10,000 ft.)

Non-operating –304m to 12,192m (–1000 ft. to 40,000+ ft.)

2.8.5 Shock
All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting
screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis.

2.8.5.1 Operating shock

These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating
shock of 80 Gs (read) / 70 Gs (write) based on half-sine shock pulses of 2ms during read operations. Shocks should not be
repeated more than two times per second.

2.8.5.2 Non-operating shock

The non-operating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in
performance when subsequently put into operation is 300 Gs based on a non-repetitive half-sine shock pulse of
2ms duration.

2.8.6 Vibration
All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive
mounting screws. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. Throughput may vary if improperly mounted.

2.8.6.1 Operating vibration

The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this
document are specified below.

10Hz to 22Hz 0.25 Gs (Limited displacement)

22Hz to 350Hz 0.50 Gs

350Hz to 500Hz 0.25 Gs

2.8.6.2 Non-operating vibration

The maximum non-operating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or
degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below.

5Hz to 22Hz 3.0 Gs (Limited displacement)

22Hz to 350Hz 3.0 Gs

350Hz to 500Hz 3.0 Gs

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2.9 Acoustics
Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (no pure tones). All measurements are
consistent with ISO document 7779. Sound power measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a
reflecting plane. For all tests, the drive is oriented with the cover facing upward.
For seek mode tests, the drive is placed in seek mode only.
The number of seeks per second is defined by the following equation:
Note
(Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (average latency + average access time

Table 4 Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor acoustics

Idle* Seek

2.6 bels (typical) 2.7 bels (typical)

All models
2.7 bels (max) 2.8 bels (max)

*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.

2.9.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)

Seagate follows the ECMA-74 standards for measurement and identification of PDTs. An exception to this process is the
use of the absolute threshold of hearing. Seagate uses this threshold curve (originated in ISO 389-7) to discern tone
audibility and to compensate for the inaudible components of sound prior to computation of tone ratios according to
Annex D of the ECMA-74 standards.

2.10 Electromagnetic immunity

When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in performance
when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in Table 5.
Table 5 Radio frequency environments
Performance Reference
Test Description
level standard
Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN61000-4-2: 95

Radiated RF immunity 80MHz to 1,000MHz, 3 V/m, A EN61000-4-3: 96

80% AM with 1kHz sine ENV50204: 95
900MHz, 3 V/m, 50% pulse modulation @ 200Hz

Electrical fast transient ± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external I/O B EN61000-4-4: 95

Surge immunity ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common, B EN61000-4-5: 95

AC mains

Conducted RF immunity 150kHz to 80MHz, 3 Vrms, 80% AM with 1kHz sine A EN61000-4-6: 97

Voltage dips, interrupts 0% open, 5 seconds C EN61000-4-11: 94

0% short, 5 seconds C
40%, 0.10 seconds C
70%, 0.01 seconds B

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2.11 Warranty
To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page:
http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/
From this page, click on “Is my Drive under Warranty”. Users will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model
number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system will display the warranty information for the drive.

2.11.1 Data loss under power interruption with write cache enabled
Drive preserves its data during all operations except in cases where power to the drive is interrupted during write
operations. This could result in either an uncorrected data error being reported, or the entire sector/track becoming
unreadable. This can be permanently recovered by rewriting to the same location on the drive. Additionally any data
present in the DRAM buffer will not be written to the disk media, additionally, the drive will not be able to return the
original data.
In order to prevent this data loss, the host should issue a standby immediate or flush cache command before a controlled
power off operation to the drive.

2.11.2 Storage
Maximum storage periods are 180 days within original unopened Seagate shipping package or 60 days unpackaged
within the defined non-operating limits (refer to environmental section in this manual). Storage can be extended to 1 year
packaged or unpackaged under optimal environmental conditions (25°C, <40% relative humidity non-condensing, and
non-corrosive environment). During any storage period the drive non-operational temperature, humidity, wet bulb,
atmospheric conditions, shock, vibration, magnetic and electrical field specifications should be followed.

2.11.3 HDD and SSD Regulatory Compliance and Safety

For the latest regulatory and compliance information see: https://www.seagate.com/support/
scroll to bottom of page and click the Seagate HDD and SSD Regulatory Compliance and Safety link.

2.11.4 Safety certification

The drives are recognized in accordance with UL/cUL 60950-1 and EN 60950-1.
The following regulatory model numbers represent all features and configurations within the series:
SKR002: 1/2D (3TB Models)
SKR004: 3/4D (6TB Models)

2.12 Corrosive environment

Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to light industrial
environments containing sulfurous gases, chlorine and nitric oxide, classes G and H per ASTM B845. However, this
accelerated testing cannot duplicate every potential application environment. Users should use caution exposing any
electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corrosive chemicals as electronic drive component
reliability can be affected by 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. Sulfur is found to be the
most damaging. In addition, electronic components should never be exposed to condensing water on the surface of the
printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or exposed to an ambient relative humidity greater than 95%. Materials used in
cabinet fabrication, such as vulcanized rubber, that can outgas corrosive 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.

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3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive

This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive.

3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions

After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD)
hazards. Observe the following standard handling and static-discharge precautions:
Caution
• Before handling the drive, put on a grounded wrist strap, or ground oneself frequently by touching the metal chassis of
a computer that is plugged into a grounded outlet. Wear a grounded wrist strap throughout the entire installation
procedure.
• Handle the drive by its edges or frame only.
• The drive is extremely fragile—handle it with care. Do not press down on the drive top cover.
• Always rest the drive on a padded, antistatic surface until users mount it in the computer.
• Do not touch the connector pins or the printed circuit board.
• Do not remove 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.

3.2 Configuring the drive

Each drive on the SATA interface connects point-to-point with the SATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship
because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationship. If two drives are attached on one SATA host
adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. Both drives
behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
SATA drives are designed for easy installation. It is usually not necessary to set any jumpers on the drive for proper
operation; however, if users connect the drive and receive a “drive not detected” error, the SATA-equipped motherboard or
host adapter may use a chipset that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation.

3.3 SATA cables and connectors

The SATA interface cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs, plus three ground connections. The cable size
may be 30 to 26 AWG with a maximum length of one meter (39.37 inches). See Table 6 for connector pin definitions. Either
end of the SATA signal cable can be attached to the drive or host.
For direct backplane connection, the drive connectors are inserted directly into the host receptacle. The drive and the host
receptacle incorporate features that enable the direct connection to be hot pluggable and blind mateable.
For installations which require cables, users can connect the drive as illustrated in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Attaching SATA cabling

Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. SkyHawk drives support latching SATA connectors.

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3.4 Drive mounting

Users can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-
mounting holes. Refer to Figure 3 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when
mounting the drive:
• Allow a minimum clearance of 0.030 inches (0.76mm) around the entire perimeter of the drive for cooling.
• Use only 6-32 UNC mounting screws.
• The screws should be inserted no more than 0.140 inch (3.56mm) into the bottom or side mounting holes.
• Do not overtighten the mounting screws (maximum torque: 6 inch-lb).
Figure 3 Mounting dimensions (3TB models)

3X 6-32 UNC-2B
3 MINIMUM THREAD DEPTH
0.14 MAXIMUM FASTENER
PENETRATION BOTH SIDES

Max: .795" or 20.20 mm

Alterntive: .783" .012" or 19.90 0.30 mm

4X 6-32 UNC-2B
3 MINIMUM THREAD DEPTH
0.14 MAXIMUM FASTENER
PENETRATION

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3X 6-32 UNC-2B
3 MINIMUM THREAD DEPTH
0.14 MAXIMUM FASTENER
PENETRATION BOTH SIDES

4X 6-32 UNC-2B
3 MINIMUM THREAD DEPTH
0.14 MAXIMUM FASTENER
PENETRATION

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4.0 SATA Interface

These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA (SATA) interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA
programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0 to 4; multiword DMA modes 0 to 2, and Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6.
For detailed information about the SATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment”
specification.

4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility

SkyHawk drives incorporate connectors which enable users to hot plug these drives in accordance with the SATA Revision
3.2 specification. This specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.

4.2 SATA device plug connector pin definitions

Table 6 summarizes the signals on the SATA interface and power connectors.
Table 6 SATA connector pin definitions
Segment Pin Function Definition
Signal S1 Ground 2nd mate
S2 A+
Differential signal pair A from Phy
S3 A-
S4 Ground 2nd mate
S5 B-
Differential signal pair B from Phy
S6 B+
S7 Ground 2nd mate
Key and spacing separate signal and power segments
Power P1 V33 3.3V power
P2 V33 3.3V power
P3 V33 3.3V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P4 Ground 1st mate
P5 Ground 2nd mate
P6 Ground 2nd mate
P7 V5 5V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P8 V5 5V power
P9 V5 5V power
P10 Ground 2nd mate
P11 Ground or LED signal If grounded, drive does not use deferred spin
P12 Ground 1st mate.
P13 V12 12V power, pre-charge, 2nd mate
P14 V12 12V power
P15 V12 12V power

Notes
1. All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (0.050 in) pitch.
2. The comments on the mating sequence apply to the case of backplane blindmate connector only. In this case, the mating
sequences are:
• the ground pins P4 and P12.
• the pre-charge power pins and the other ground pins.
• 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 back-
plane configuration.
• All used voltage pins (Vx) must be terminated.

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4.3 Supported ATA commands
The following table lists SATA standard commands that the drive supports.
For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA International Organization:
Serial ATA Revision 3.0 (http://www.sata-io.org).
See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 30 for details and subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.
Table 7 SATA standard commands
Command name Command code (in hex)
Check Power Mode E5H
Device Configuration Freeze Lock B1H / C1H
Device Configuration Identify B1H / C2H
Device Configuration Restore B1H / C0H
Device Configuration Set B1H / C3H
Device Reset 08H
Download Microcode 92H
Execute Device Diagnostics 90H
Flush Cache E7H
Flush Cache Extended EAH
Format Track 50H
Identify Device ECH
Idle E3H
Idle Immediate E1H
Initialize Device Parameters 91H
Read Buffer E4H
Read DMA C8H
Read DMA Extended 25H
Read DMA Without Retries C9H
Read Log Ext 2FH
Read Multiple C4H
Read Multiple Extended 29H
Read Native Max Address F8H
Read Native Max Address Extended 27H
Read Sectors 20H
Read Sectors Extended 24H
Read Sectors Without Retries 21H
Read Verify Sectors 40H
Read Verify Sectors Extended 42H
Read Verify Sectors Without Retries 41H
Recalibrate 10H
Security Disable Password F6H
Security Erase Prepare F3H
Security Erase Unit F4H
Security Freeze F5H
Security Set Password F1H

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Table 7 SATA standard commands (continued)

Command name Command code (in hex)
Security Unlock F2H
Seek 70H
Set Features EFH
Set Max Address F9H
Note: Individual Set Max Address Address: 00H
commands are identified by the value Password: 01H
placed in the Set Max Features register as Lock: 02H
defined to the right. Unlock: 03H
Freeze Lock: 04H
Set Max Address Extended 37H
Set Multiple Mode C6H
Sleep E6H
S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations B0H / D9H
S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Autosave B0H / D2H
S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations B0H / D8H
S.M.A.R.T. Execute Offline B0H / D4H
S.M.A.R.T. Read Attribute Thresholds B0H / D1H
S.M.A.R.T. Read Data B0H / D0H
S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector B0H / D5H
S.M.A.R.T. Return Status B0H / DAH
S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values B0H / D3H
S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector B0H / D6H
Standby E2H
Standby Immediate E0H
Write Buffer E8H
Write DMA CAH
Write DMA Extended 35H
Write DMA FUA Extended 3DH
Write DMA Without Retries CBH
Write Log Extended 3FH
Write Multiple C5H
Write Multiple Extended 39H
Write Multiple FUA Extended CEH
Write Sectors 30H
Write Sectors Without Retries 31H
Write Sectors Extended 34H
Write Uncorrectable 45H

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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 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in Table 7 on page 22. All reserved
bits or words should be set to zero. Parameters listed with an “x” are drive-specific or vary with the state of the drive.
The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be included in the SATA specification.
Table 8 Identify Device commands
Word Description Value
Configuration information:
• Bit 15: 0 = ATA; 1 = ATAPI
0 • Bit 7: removable media 0C5AH
• Bit 6: removable controller
• Bit 0: reserved
1 Number of logical cylinders 16,383

Specific configuration:

37C8h Device requires SET FEATURES subcommand to spin-up after power-up

and IDENTIFY DEVICE data is incomplete.
738Ch Device requires SET FEATURES subcommand to spin-up after power-up
2 C837H
and IDENTIFY DEVICE data is complete.
8C73h Device does not require SET FEATURES subcommand to spin-up after
power-up and IDENTIFY DEVICE data is incomplete.
C837h Device does not require SET FEATURES subcommand to spin-up after
power-up and IDENTIFY DEVICE data is complete.
3 Number of logical heads 16

4 Retired 0000H

5 Retired 0000H

6 Number of logical sectors per logical track: 63 003FH

7–9 Retired 0000H

10–19 Serial number: (20 ASCII characters, 0000H = none) ASCII

20 Retired 0000H

21 Retired 0400H

22 Obsolete 0000H

23–26 Firmware revision (8 ASCII character string, padded with blanks to end of string) x.xx

27–46 Drive model number: (40 ASCII characters, padded with blanks to end of string)

47 (Bits 7–0) Maximum sectors per interrupt on Read multiple and Write multiple (16) 8010H
Trusted Computing feature set options:

15 Shall be cleared to zero

48 4000H
14 Shall be set to one
13:1 Reserved for the Trusted Computing Group
0 Trusted Computing feature set is supported
49 Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may be disabled 2F00H

Capabilities: (see 7.17.7.17)

15 Shall be cleared to zero

50 14 Shall be set to one 4000H
13:2 Reserved
1 Obsolete
0 Shall be set to one to indicate a vendor specific Standby timer value minimum

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Table 8 Identify Device commands (continued)

Word Description Value
51 PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode 0200H

52 Retired (Obsolete) 0200H

15:8 Free-fall Control Sensitivity
7:3 Reserved
53 2 the fields reported in word 88 are valid 0007H
1 the fields reported in words (70:64) are valid
0 Obsolete
54 Number of current logical cylinders (Obsolete) xxxxH

55 Number of current logical heads (Obsolete) xxxxH

56 Number of current logical sectors per logical track (Obsolete) xxxxH

57–58 Current capacity in sectors (Obsolete) xxxxH

15 The BLOCK ERASE EXT command is supported
14 The OVERWRITE EXT command is supported
13 The CRYPTO SCRAMBLE EXT command is supported
12 The Sanitize feature set is supported
59 5C10H
11:9 Reserved
8 Multiple logical sector setting is valid
7:0 Current setting for number of logical sectors that shall be transferred per DRQ
data block on READ/WRITE Multiple commands
Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available
(see Section 2.2 for related information)
60–61 *Note: The maximum value allowed in this field is: 0FFFFFFFh (268,435,455 0FFFFFFFh*
sectors, 137GB). Drives with capacities over 137GB will have 0FFFFFFFh in this field
and the actual number of user-addressable LBAs specified in words 100-103. This
is required for drives that support the 48-bit addressing feature.

62 Obsolete 0000H

Multiword DMA active and modes supported

63 xx07H
(see note following this table)

64 Advanced PIO modes supported (modes 3 and 4 supported) 0003H

65 Minimum multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (120 nsec) 0078H

66 Recommended multiword DMA transfer cycle time per word (120 nsec) 0078H

67 Minimum PIO cycle time without IORDY flow control (240 nsec) 0078H

68 Minimum PIO cycle time with IORDY flow control (120 nsec) 0078H
Additional Supported
15 CFast Specification Support
14 Deterministic data in trimmed LBA range(s) is supported
13 Long Physical Sector Alignment Error Reporting Control is supported
12 Obsolete
11 READ BUFFER DMA is supported
10 WRITE BUFFER DMA is supported
9 Obsolete
69 0000H
8 DOWNLOAD MICROCODE DMA is supported
7 Reserved for IEEE 1667
6 0 = Optional ATA device 28-bit commands supported
5 Trimmed LBA range(s) returning zeroed data is supported
4 Device Encrypts All User Data
3 Extended Number of User Addressable Sectors is supported
2 All write cache is non-volatile
1:0 Reserved

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Table 8 Identify Device commands (continued)

Word Description Value
70–74 ATA-reserved 0000H

75 Queue depth 001FH

76 SATA capabilities xxxxH

77 Reserved for future SATA definition xxxxH

78 SATA features supported xxxxH

79 SATA features enabled xxxxH

80 Major version number 07F0H

81 Minor version number 006DH

82 Command sets supported 306BH

83 Command sets supported 7561H

84 Command sets support extension (see note following this table) 6173H

85 Command sets enabled 30xxH

86 Command sets enabled B441H

87 Command sets enable extension 6173H

88 Ultra DMA support and current mode (see note following this table) xx7FH

89 Security erase time xxxxH

90 Enhanced security erase time xxxxH

92 Master password revision code FFFEH

93 Hardware reset value xxxxH

94 Automatic acoustic management D0D0H

95–99 ATA-reserved 0000H

Total number of user-addressable LBA sectors available (see Section 2.2 for 6TB models = 11,721,045,168
100–103 related information). These words are required for drives that support the 48-bit 3TB models = 5,860,533,168
addressing feature. Maximum value: 0000FFFFFFFFFFFFh.

104-105 ATA-reserved 0000H

106 Physical sector size / logical sector size 6003H

107 ATA-reserved 0000H

The mandatory value of the world wide name (WWN) for the drive. Each drive will have a unique
108-111 NOTE: This field is valid if word 84, bit 8 is set to 1 indicating 64-bit WWN support. value.

112-118 ATA-reserved 0000H

119 Commands and feature sets supported 41DEH

120 Commands and feature sets supported or enabled 409CH

121-127 ATA-reserved 0000H

128 Security status 0021H

129–159 Seagate-reserved xxxxH

160–167 ATA-reserved 0000H

168 Device Nominal Form Factor 0002H

169-205 ATA-reserved 0000H

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Table 8 Identify Device commands (continued)

Word Description Value
206 SCT Command Transport 10A5H

207-208 ATA-reserved 0000H

209 Alignment of logical blocks within a physical block 4000H

210-216 ATA-reserved 0000H

217 Nominal media rotation rate 175CH

218-221 ATA-reserved 0000H

222 Transport major version number 107FH

223-229 ATA-reserved 0000H

6TB models = 11,721,045,168

230-233 Extended Number of User Addressable Sectors 3TB models = 5,860,533,168

234–254 ATA-reserved 0000H

255 Integrity word xxA5H

Note Advanced Power Management (APM) and Automatic Acoustic Management (AAM) features are not supported.

Note See the bit descriptions below for words 63, 84, and 88 of the Identify Drive data.

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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 DMA mode 0 is currently active.

9 Multiword DMA mode 1 is currently active.

10 Multiword DMA mode 2 is currently active.

Bit Word 84

0 SMART error login is supported.

1 SMART self-test is supported.

2 Media serial number is supported.

3 Media Card Pass Through Command feature set is supported.

4 Streaming feature set is supported.

5 GPL feature set is supported.

6 WRITE DMA FUA EXT and WRITE MULTIPLE FUA EXT commands are 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 feature is supported.

14 Shall be set to 1.

15 Shall be cleared to 0.

Bit Word 88

0 Ultra DMA mode 0 is 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.

8 Ultra DMA mode 0 is currently active.

9 Ultra DMA mode 1 is currently active.

10 Ultra DMA mode 2 is currently active.

11 Ultra DMA mode 3 is currently active.

12 Ultra DMA mode 4 is currently active.

13 Ultra DMA mode 5 is currently active.

14 Ultra DMA mode 6 is currently active.

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4.3.2 Set Features command

This command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives this
command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an interrupt. If 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 write caching features enabled. The acceptable values for the Features register are defined as follows:
Table 9 Set Features command
02H Enable write cache (default)

03H Set transfer mode (based on value in Sector Count register)

Sector Count register values:

00H Set PIO mode to default (PIO mode 2)

01H Set PIO mode to default and disable IORDY (PIO mode 2)

08H PIO mode 0

09H PIO mode 1

0AH PIO mode 2

0BH PIO mode 3

0CH PIO mode 4 (default)

20H Multiword DMA mode 0

21H Multiword DMA mode 1

22H Multiword DMA mode 2

40H Ultra DMA mode 0

41H Ultra DMA mode 1

42H Ultra DMA mode 2

43H Ultra DMA mode 3

44H Ultra DMA mode 4

45H Ultra DMA mode 5

46H Ultra DMA mode 6

06H Enable the PUIS feature set

07H PUIS feature set device spin-up

10H Enable use of SATA features

55H Disable read look-ahead (read cache) feature

82H Disable write cache

86H Disable the PUIS feature set

90H Disable use of SATA features

AAH Enable read look-ahead (read cache) feature (default)

F1H Report full capacity available

At power-on, or after a hardware or software reset, the

Note default values of the features are as indicated above.

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4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands

S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disk drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the drive monitors
predetermined drive attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines that a failure is
likely, S.M.A.R.T. makes a status report available to the host. Not all failures are predictable. S.M.A.R.T. predictability is
limited to the attributes the drive can monitor. For more information on S.M.A.R.T. commands and implementation, see the
Draft ATA-5 Standard.
SeaTools diagnostic software activates a built-in drive self-test (DST S.M.A.R.T. command for D4 H ) that eliminates
unnecessary drive returns. The diagnostic software ships with all new drives and is also available at:
http://seatools.seagate.com.
This drive is shipped with S.M.A.R.T. features disabled. Users must have a recent BIOS or software package that supports
S.M.A.R.T. to enable this feature. The table below shows the S.M.A.R.T. command codes that the drive uses.
Table 10 S.M.A.R.T. commands
Code in features register S.M.A.R.T. command
D0H S.M.A.R.T. Read Data

D2H S.M.A.R.T. Enable/Disable Attribute Autosave

D3H S.M.A.R.T. Save Attribute Values

D4H S.M.A.R.T. Execute Off-line Immediate (runs DST)

D5H S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector

D6H S.M.A.R.T. Write Log Sector

D8H S.M.A.R.T. Enable Operations

D9H S.M.A.R.T. Disable Operations

DAH S.M.A.R.T. Return Status

If an appropriate code is not written to the Features Register, the

Note command is aborted and 0x04 (abort) is written to the Error register.

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