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... bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Printed in the United States and/or other countries. All other countries. A Rev. B Rev. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Copyright © 2006, 2007 Seagate Technology LLC. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one of their respective owners. Front cover 1, 3-4, 6-8, 14-16...
... bytes when referring to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. Printed in the United States and/or other countries. All other countries. A Rev. B Rev. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. Copyright © 2006, 2007 Seagate Technology LLC. One gigabyte, or GB, equals one of their respective owners. Front cover 1, 3-4, 6-8, 14-16...
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... of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 28 2.15 Corrosive environment 28 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 29 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 29 3.2 Configuring the drive 30 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 30 3.4 Drive mounting 31 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 33 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 33 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 34 4.3 Supported ATA commands 35 4.3.1 Identify Device command 37 4.3.2 Set Features command 41 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. C i commands 42 5.0 Maxtor support services 43 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
... of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 28 2.15 Corrosive environment 28 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 29 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions 29 3.2 Configuring the drive 30 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectors 30 3.4 Drive mounting 31 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 33 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility 33 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions 34 4.3 Supported ATA commands 35 4.3.1 Identify Device command 37 4.3.2 Set Features command 41 4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. C i commands 42 5.0 Maxtor support services 43 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
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... and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following DiamondMax® 21 Serial ATA model drives: STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300 Mbytes per...
... and reporting. • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following DiamondMax® 21 Serial ATA model drives: STM3500630AS STM3320620AS STM3320820AS STM3250824AS STM3250820AS STM3250310AS STM3160815AS STM3160215AS STM380815AS STM380215AS STM340215AS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 300 Mbytes per...
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... emulates a master/slave environment manages two sets of installation. • Scalability to work as if they are Device 0 (master) devices. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are represented to -point configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Note. The Serial ATA host adapter contains a set any jumpers or other configuration options. •...
... emulates a master/slave environment manages two sets of installation. • Scalability to work as if they are Device 0 (master) devices. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets, and interrupts are represented to -point configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 DiamondMax 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Note. The Serial ATA host adapter contains a set any jumpers or other configuration options. •...
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... 500 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage...
... 500 Gbyte models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage...
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... models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
... models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
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... models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
... models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
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... models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
... models Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
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... model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to read Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
... model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to read Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
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... model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
... model Drive specification Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density Track density Areal density Spindle speed Internal data transfer rate Sustained data transfer rate OD I/O data-transfer rate ATA data-transfer modes supported Cache buffer Height (max) Width (max) Length (max) Weight (typical) Average latency Power-on to ready Standby to ready Track-to-track seek time Average seek, read Average seek, write Startup current (typical) 12V (peak) Voltage tolerance...
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... 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 sector 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. C Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives...
... 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 sector 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 512 *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. C Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.2.1 LBA mode When addressing these drives...
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... Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) The product shall achieve an Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.34% (MTBF of 0.7 million hours) when operated in Section 2.9 may increase the product AFR (decrease MTBF). AFR and MTBF specifications are not relevant to the levels specified by EN 55024. Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Contact start-stop cycles per 1014 bits read, max 0.34% (nominal power, 25°C ambient temperature...
... Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) The product shall achieve an Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.34% (MTBF of 0.7 million hours) when operated in Section 2.9 may increase the product AFR (decrease MTBF). AFR and MTBF specifications are not relevant to the levels specified by EN 55024. Nonrecoverable read errors Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) Contact start-stop cycles per 1014 bits read, max 0.34% (nominal power, 25°C ambient temperature...
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... the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to be determined by a Korean-recognized lab. • Family name: DiamondMax • Certificate number: Pending Australian C-Tick (N176) If these drives have been tested and comply with noncertified assemblies is likely to result in a representative, end-user system by turning...
... the total assembly (enclosure, disc drive, motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to be determined by a Korean-recognized lab. • Family name: DiamondMax • Certificate number: Pending Australian C-Tick (N176) If these drives have been tested and comply with noncertified assemblies is likely to result in a representative, end-user system by turning...
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... are Device 0 (master) devices. For installations which require cables, you connect the drive and receive a "drive not detected" error, your SATAequipped motherboard or host adapter may be 30 to that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation. C Attaching SATA cabling Each cable is considered a master in two differential pairs, plus three ground connections. Signal connector Power connector Signal cable Power cable Figure 4. 3.2 Configuring the drive Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to ensure correct orientation. There is no master/slave...
... are Device 0 (master) devices. For installations which require cables, you connect the drive and receive a "drive not detected" error, your SATAequipped motherboard or host adapter may be 30 to that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation. C Attaching SATA cabling Each cable is considered a master in two differential pairs, plus three ground connections. Signal connector Power connector Signal cable Power cable Figure 4. 3.2 Configuring the drive Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to ensure correct orientation. There is no master/slave...
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... 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 11: Supported ATA commands Command name Check Power Mode Device Configuration Freeze Lock Device Configuration Identify Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Set Device Reset Download Microcode Execute Device Diagnostics Flush Cache Flush Cache Extended Format Track Identify Device Idle Idle Immediate Initialize Device Parameters Read Buffer Read DMA Read DMA Extended Read DMA Without Retries Read Log Ext Read Multiple Read Multiple Extended Read Native Max Address Read Native Max Address Extended Read Sectors Read Sectors Extended Read...
... 21 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Table 11: Supported ATA commands Command name Check Power Mode Device Configuration Freeze Lock Device Configuration Identify Device Configuration Restore Device Configuration Set Device Reset Download Microcode Execute Device Diagnostics Flush Cache Flush Cache Extended Format Track Identify Device Idle Idle Immediate Initialize Device Parameters Read Buffer Read DMA Read DMA Extended Read DMA Without Retries Read Log Ext Read Multiple Read Multiple Extended Read Native Max Address Read Native Max Address Extended Read Sectors Read Sectors Extended Read...
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... disabled ATA-reserved PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode Retired Words 54-58, 64-70 and 88 are shown in Table 11 on page 3 for default parameter settings. 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to end of string) (Bits 7-0) Maximum sectors per interrupt on Read multiple and Write multiple (16) Reserved Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may not be included in the Serial ATA specification...
... disabled ATA-reserved PIO data-transfer cycle timing mode Retired Words 54-58, 64-70 and 88 are shown in Table 11 on page 3 for default parameter settings. 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to end of string) (Bits 7-0) Maximum sectors per interrupt on Read multiple and Write multiple (16) Reserved Standard Standby timer, IORDY supported and may not be included in the Serial ATA specification...
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... Product support Installation tutorials, specifications, jumper settings, installation guides, and product manuals. • Software downloads Installation software, utilities, and diagnostics. • Knowledge Base Troubleshooting information, FAQs, and resolved problem database. • Product Index Current and legacy Maxtor products listing. These numbers can be used to access the Knowledge Base, download software updates, register your drive, and get help from Maxtor Support, register your drive. Please visit http://www.seagate.com/maxtor/ to view the model number and serial number...
... Product support Installation tutorials, specifications, jumper settings, installation guides, and product manuals. • Software downloads Installation software, utilities, and diagnostics. • Knowledge Base Troubleshooting information, FAQs, and resolved problem database. • Product Index Current and legacy Maxtor products listing. These numbers can be used to access the Knowledge Base, download software updates, register your drive, and get help from Maxtor Support, register your drive. Please visit http://www.seagate.com/maxtor/ to view the model number and serial number...
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... 19 Average seek time 19 B buffer 18 C cables and connectors 30 cache 18 capacity 16 case temperature 23 CE mark 26 certification 26 Check Power Mode 35 China RoHS directive 28 compatibility 26 Conducted noise 21 Conducted RF immunity 25 Configuring the drive 29 connectors 30 Corrosive environment 28 CSA C22.2 (950) 26 cycles 26 Cylinders 16 Device Configuration Freeze Lock 35 Device Configuration Identify 35 Device Configuration Restore 35 Device Configuration Set 35 Device Reset 35...
... 19 Average seek time 19 B buffer 18 C cables and connectors 30 cache 18 capacity 16 case temperature 23 CE mark 26 certification 26 Check Power Mode 35 China RoHS directive 28 compatibility 26 Conducted noise 21 Conducted RF immunity 25 Configuring the drive 29 connectors 30 Corrosive environment 28 CSA C22.2 (950) 26 cycles 26 Cylinders 16 Device Configuration Freeze Lock 35 Device Configuration Identify 35 Device Configuration Restore 35 Device Configuration Set 35 Device Reset 35...
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... voltage 20 interface 17, 33 interference 27 internal data-transfer rate OD 17 is 19 ISO document 7779 25 ITE 26 K Korea Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) 27 Korean RRL 27 L latency 19 latency time 20 LBA mode 16 length 18 logical geometry 16 M maintenance 26 master/slave 2 maximum temperature 23 Mean Time Between Failures 26 MIC 27 mounting 31 mounting screws 23 mounting the drive...
... voltage 20 interface 17, 33 interference 27 internal data-transfer rate OD 17 is 19 ISO document 7779 25 ITE 26 K Korea Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC) 27 Korean RRL 27 L latency 19 latency time 20 LBA mode 16 length 18 logical geometry 16 M maintenance 26 master/slave 2 maximum temperature 23 Mean Time Between Failures 26 MIC 27 mounting 31 mounting screws 23 mounting the drive...
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Disable Operations 36 S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector 36 S.M.A.R.T. Write Log sector 36 Safety certification 26 SATA 33 screws 23 sectors 16 Sectors per track 16 Security Disable Password 35 Security Erase Prepare 35 Security Erase Unit 36 Security Freeze 36 Security Set Password 36 Security Unlock 36 Seek 36 seek mode 20 Seek mode power 20 Seek time 19 Seeking 20 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 33 serial ATA ports 2 Servo electronics 20 servo electronics 20 Set Features 36 Set Max Address 36 Set Max Address Extended 36 Set Multiple Mode 36 Shock 23 single-track seeks 19...
Disable Operations 36 S.M.A.R.T. Read Log Sector 36 S.M.A.R.T. Write Log sector 36 Safety certification 26 SATA 33 screws 23 sectors 16 Sectors per track 16 Security Disable Password 35 Security Erase Prepare 35 Security Erase Unit 36 Security Freeze 36 Security Set Password 36 Security Unlock 36 Seek 36 seek mode 20 Seek mode power 20 Seek time 19 Seeking 20 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 33 serial ATA ports 2 Servo electronics 20 servo electronics 20 Set Features 36 Set Max Address 36 Set Max Address Extended 36 Set Multiple Mode 36 Shock 23 single-track seeks 19...