Table of Contents
- Seagate® Enterprise Performance 10K HDD v8 SAS
- Seagate® Technology Support Services
- 1.0 Scope
- 2.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation
- 3.0 General description
- 4.0 Performance characteristics
- 5.0 Reliability specifications
- 6.0 Physical/electrical specifications
- 7.0 About FIPS
- 8.0 About self-encrypting drives
- 9.0 Defect and error management
- 10.0 Installation
- 11.0 Interface requirements
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD User Manual
Displayed below is the user manual for Enterprise Performance 10K HDD by Seagate which is a product in the Internal Hard Drives category. This manual has pages.
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100746003
Rev. C
March 2015
Standard Models
ST1800MM0018
ST1200MM0018
ST900MM0018
ST600MM0018
ST1800MM0128
ST1200MM0158
ST900MM0128
ST600MM0158
ST1800MM0008
ST1200MM0008
ST900MM0008
ST600MM0008
ST1800MM0088
ST1200MM0118
ST900MM0088
ST600MM0118
ST1200MM0088
ST900MM0168
ST600MM0088
ST300MM0008
Self-Encrypting Drive Models
ST1800MM0068
ST1200MM0068
ST900MM0068
ST600MM0068
ST1800MM0148
ST1200MM0178
ST900MM0148
ST600MM0178
ST1800MM0038
ST1200MM0038
ST900MM0038
ST600MM0038
ST1800MM0108
ST1200MM0138
ST900MM0108
ST600MM0138
ST1200MM0098
ST900MM0178
ST600MM0098
ST300MM0018
SED FIPS140-2 Models
Review Pending
ST1800MM0078
ST1800MM0158
ST1800MM0048
ST1800MM0118
512 Emulation
512 Emulation
w/TurboBoost
4096 Native
4096 Native
w/TurboBoost
512 Native
Product Manual
Seagate® Enterprise Performance 10K HDD v8 SAS
with TurboBoostTM
© 2013 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved.
Publication number: 100746003, Rev. C March 2015
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No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of Seagate Technology LLC.
Call 877-PUB-TEK1 (877-782-8351) to request permission.
When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your
computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed
capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Actual quantities will vary based on
various factors, including file size, file format, features and application software. Actual data rates may vary depending on operating
environment and other factors. The export or re-export of hardware or software containing encryption may be regulated by the U.S.
Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov), and controlled for import and
use outside of the U.S. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.
Document Revision History
Revision Date Pages affected
Rev. A 08/04/2014 Initial release.
Rev. B 10/27/2014 fc, 7-9, 11-12, 14, 16, 18 & 54-59.
Rev. C 03/11/2015 fc, bc, 7-8, 13-15, 18, 30, 35, 38-39, 42-43, 46, 55 & 57-64.
Applied new logo, added 900GB & 300GB 5xx native models
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CONTENTS
Seagate® Technology Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.0 Scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1.1 Electromagnetic compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1.2 Electromagnetic compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1.3 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1.4 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2 Reference documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.0 General description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.1 Standard features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.2 Media description. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.3 Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.4 Formatted capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3.5 Programmable drive capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.6 Factory-installed options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.0 Performance characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.1 Internal drive characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2 Performance characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2.1 Format command execution time (minutes) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.2.2 General performance characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.3 Start/stop time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
4.5 Cache operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.5.1 Caching write data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.5.2 Prefetch operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.5.3 TurboBoost caching operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.0 Reliability specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.1 Error rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.1.1 Recoverable Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.1.2 Unrecoverable Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.1.3 Seek errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.1.4 Interface errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.2 Reliability and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) . . . . 19
5.2.2 Preventive maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2.3 Hot plugging the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2.4 S.M.A.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.2.5 Thermal monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.2.6 Drive Self Test (DST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
5.2.7 Product warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.0 Physical/electrical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.1 PowerChoiceTM power management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.1.1 PowerChoice reporting methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.2 AC power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.3 DC power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
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6.3.1 Conducted noise immunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.3.2 Power sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.3.3 Current profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
6.4 Power dissipation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.5 Environmental limits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.5.1 Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.5.2 Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.5.3 Effective altitude (sea level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
6.5.4 Shock and vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
6.5.5 Air cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.5.6 Corrosive environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.5.7 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.5.8 Electromagnetic susceptibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.6 Mechanical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
7.0 About FIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
8.0 About self-encrypting drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.1 Data encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.2 Controlled access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.2.1 Admin SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.2.2 Locking SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.2.3 Default password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
8.3 Random number generator (RNG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.4 Drive locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.5 Data bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.6 Cryptographic erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
8.7 Authenticated firmware download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8.8 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8.9 Supported commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8.10 Sanitize - CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
8.11 RevertSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
9.0 Defect and error management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.1 Drive internal defects/errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.2 Drive error recovery procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
9.3 SAS system errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
9.4 Background Media Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9.5 Deferred Auto-Reallocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9.6 Idle Read After Write . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9.7 Protection Information (PI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
9.7.1 Levels of PI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
9.7.2 Setting and determining the current Type Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
9.7.3 Identifying a Protection Information drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
9.8 Seagate RAID Rebuild ™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
10.0 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.1 Drive orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.2 Cooling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
10.3 Drive mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
10.4 Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
11.0 Interface requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11.1 SAS features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
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11.1.1 Task management functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11.1.2 Task management responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11.2 Dual port support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
11.3 SCSI commands supported. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
11.3.1 Inquiry data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
11.3.2 Mode Sense data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
11.4 Miscellaneous operating features and conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
11.4.1 SAS physical interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
11.4.2 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11.4.3 Connector requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11.4.4 Electrical description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11.4.5 Pin descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
11.4.6 SAS transmitters and receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
11.4.7 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
11.5 Signal characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
11.5.1 Ready LED Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
11.5.2 Differential signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
11.6 SAS-3 Specification compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
11.7 Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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Figure 1. Current profiles for 1800GB models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Figure 2. Current profiles for 1200GB and 900G 5xx native models. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 3. Current profiles for 900GB 4K and 5xx emulation models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 4. Current profiles for 600GB and 300GB 5xx native models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 5. 1800GB (at 12Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 6. 1200GB (at 12Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 7. 900GB (at 12Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 8. 600GB (at 12Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 9. Recommended mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 10. Mounting configuration dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Figure 11. Example of FIPS tamper evidence labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 12. Physical interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Figure 13. Air flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Figure 14. Physical interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Figure 15. SAS device plug dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 16. SAS device plug dimensions (detail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 17. SAS transmitters and receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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1.0 Scope
This manual describes Seagate® Enterprise Performance 10K HDD v8 (Serial Attached SCSI) with TurboBoost™ disk
drives.
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives support the SAS Protocol specifications to the extent described in this
manual. The SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071) describes the general SAS characteristics of this and other
Seagate SAS drives. The Self-Encrypting Drive Reference Manual, part number 100515636, describes the interface, general
operation, and security features available on Self-Encrypting Drive models.
Product data communicated in this manual is specific only to the model numbers listed in this manual. The data listed in this
manual may not be predictive of future generation specifications or requirements. If integrators are designing a system which
will use one of the models listed or future generation products and need further assistance, please contact the Field
Applications Engineer (FAE) or our global support services group as shown on page 6.
Unless otherwise stated, the information in this manual applies to standard and Self-Encrypting Drive models.
For more information on FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification see Section 7.0 on page 40.
For product certification status visit - http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401vend.htm.
Standard Models Self-Encrypting Drive
(SED) Models FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Models
Review Pending
512 Emulation
ST1800MM0018 ST1800MM0068 ST1800MM0078
ST1200MM0018 ST1200MM0068
ST900MM0018 ST900MM0068
ST600MM0018 ST600MM0068
512 Emulation w/TurboBoost
ST1800MM0128 ST1800MM0148 ST1200MM0158
ST1200MM0158 ST1200MM0178
ST900MM0128 ST900MM0148
ST600MM0158 ST600MM0178
4096 Native
ST1800MM0008 ST1800MM0038 ST1800MM0048
ST1200MM0008 ST1200MM0038
ST900MM0008 ST900MM0038
ST600MM0008 ST600MM0038
4096 Native w/TurboBoost
ST1800MM0088 ST1800MM0108 ST1800MM0118
ST1200MM0118 ST1200MM0138
ST900MM0088 ST900MM0118
ST600MM0118 ST600MM0138
512 Native
ST1200MM0088 ST1200MM0098
ST900MM0168 ST900MM0178
ST600MM0088 ST600MM0098
ST300MM0008 ST300MM0018
NOTE Previous generations of Seagate Self-Encrypting Drive models were called Full Disk Encryption (FDE) models
before a differentiation between drive-based encryption and other forms of encryption was necessary.
NOTE The Self-Encrypting Drive models indicated on the cover of this product manual have provisions for “Security of Data
at Rest” based on the standards defined by the Trusted Computing Group (see www.trustedcomputinggroup.org).
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2.0 Applicable standards and reference documentation
The drives documented in this manual have been developed as system peripherals to the highest standards of design and
construction. The drives depend on host equipment to provide adequate power and environment for optimum performance
and compliance with applicable industry and governmental regulations. Special attention must be given in the areas of
safety, power distribution, shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation. In particular, the drives must be
securely mounted to guarantee the specified performance characteristics. Mounting by bottom holes must meet the
requirements of Section 10.3.
2.1 Standards
The Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD family complies with Seagate standards as noted in the appropriate sections
of this manual and the Seagate SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071.
The drives are recognized in accordance with UL 60950-1 as tested by UL, CSA 60950-1 as tested by CSA, and EN60950-1
as tested by TUV.
The security features of Self-Encrypting Drive models are based on the “TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification” and
the “TCG Storage Workgroup Security Subsystem Class: Enterprise_A” specification with additional vendor-unique features
as noted in this product manual.
2.1.1 Electromagnetic compatibility
The drive, as delivered, is designed for system integration and installation into a suitable enclosure prior to use. The drive is
supplied as a subassembly and is not subject to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Regulations.
The design characteristics of the drive serve to minimize radiation when installed in an enclosure that provides reasonable
shielding. The drive is capable of meeting the Class B limits of the FCC Rules and Regulations when properly packaged;
however, it is the user’s responsibility to assure that the drive meets the appropriate EMI requirements in their system.
Shielded I/O cables may be required if the enclosure does not provide adequate shielding. If the I/O cables are external to
the enclosure, shielded cables should be used, with the shields grounded to the enclosure and to the host controller.
2.1.1.1 Electromagnetic susceptibility
As a component assembly, the drive is not required to meet any susceptibility performance requirements. It is the
responsibility of those integrating the drive within their systems to perform those tests required and design their system to
ensure that equipment operating in the same system as the drive or external to the system does not adversely affect the
performance of the drive. See Section 6.3, DC power consumption.
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2.1.2 Electromagnetic compliance
Seagate uses an independent laboratory to confirm compliance with the directives/standards for CE Marking and RCM
Marking. The drive was tested in a representative system for typical applications and comply with the Electromagnetic
Interference/Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMI/EMS) for Class B products. The selected system represents the most
popular characteristics for test platforms.
Although the test system with this Seagate model complies with the directives/standards, we cannot guarantee that all
systems will comply. The computer manufacturer or system integrator shall confirm EMC compliance and provide the
appropriate marking for their product.
Electromagnetic compliance for the European Union
If this model has the CE Marking it complies with the European Union requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility
Directive 2004/108/EC as put into place on 20 July 2007.
Australian RCM
If this model has the RCM Marking it complies with the Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 and meets the
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communications and Media Authority
(ACMA).
Canada ICES-003
If this model has the ICES-003 Marking it complies with the Canadian Standard Association Standard CAN/CSA-CISPR 22-
10, Information Technology Equipment - Radio Disturbance Characteristics - Limits and Methods of Measurement.
Korean KCC
If these drives have the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) logo, they comply with KN22, KN 24, and KN61000.
Taiwanese BSMI
If this model has the Taiwanese certification mark then it complies with Chinese National Standard, CNS13438.
2.1.3 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive restricts the presence of chemical substances,
including Lead (Pb), in electronic products effective July 2006.
A number of parts and materials in Seagate products are procured from external suppliers. We rely on the representations of
our suppliers regarding the presence of RoHS substances in these parts and materials. Our supplier contracts require
compliance with our chemical substance restrictions, and our suppliers document their compliance with our requirements by
providing material content declarations for all parts and materials for the disk drives documented in this publication. Current
supplier declarations include disclosure of the inclusion of any RoHS-regulated substance in such parts or materials.
Seagate also has internal systems in place to ensure ongoing compliance with the RoHS Directive and all laws and
regulations which restrict chemical content in electronic products. These systems include standard operating procedures that
ensure that restricted substances are not utilized in our manufacturing operations, laboratory analytical validation testing,
and an internal auditing process to ensure that all standard operating procedures are complied with.
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2.1.4 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
This product has an Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) of 20 years. The following table contains
information mandated by China's "Marking Requirements for Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic
Information Products" Standard.
"O" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogeneous material level) is lower than the
threshold defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.
"X" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogeneous material level) is over the threshold
defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.
2.2 Reference documents
SCSI Commands Reference Manual Seagate part number: 100293068
SAS Interface Manual Seagate part number: 100293071
ANSI SAS Documents
SFF-8223 2.5” Drive Form Factor with Serial Connector
SFF-8460 HSS Backplane Design Guidelines
SFF-8470 Multi Lane Copper Connector
SFF-8482 SAS Plug Connector
ANSI INCITS.xxx Serial Attached SCSI (SAS-3) Standard (T10//BSR INCITS 519 rev. 06)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxx SCSI Architecture Model-3 (SAM-4) Standard (T10/1683-D)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxx SCSI Primary Commands-3 (SPC-3) Standard (T10/1416-D)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxx SCSI Block Commands-3 (SBC-2) Standard (T10/1417-D)
ANSI Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Documents
X3.270-1996 (SCSI-3) Architecture Model
Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Documents (apply to Self-Encrypting Drive models only)
TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification, Rev. 1.0
TCG Storage Security Subsystem Class Enterprise Specification, Rev. 1.0
Self-Encrypting Drives Reference Manual Seagate part number: 100515636
In case of conflict between this document and any referenced document, this document takes precedence.
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3.0 General description
Seagate® Enterprise Performance 10K HDD v8 drives provide high performance, high capacity data storage for a variety of
systems including engineering workstations, network servers, mainframes, and supercomputers. The Serial Attached SCSI
interface is designed to meet next-generation computing demands for performance, scalability, flexibility and high-density
storage requirements.
The TurboBoost functionality provides improved performance over standard HDDs in real-world workloads. This
improvement is due to the addition of a solid state component that caches “hot” data for reads as well as protects write data
via non-volatile cache (NVC).
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives are random access storage devices designed to support the Serial
Attached SCSI Protocol as described in the ANSI specifications, this document, and the SAS Interface Manual (part number
100293071) which describes the general interface characteristics of this drive. Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD
drives are classified as intelligent peripherals and provide level 2 conformance (highest level) with the ANSI SCSI-1
standard. The SAS connectors, cables and electrical interface are compatible with Serial ATA (SATA), giving future users the
choice of populating their systems with either SAS or SATA hard disk drives. This allows integrators to continue to leverage
existing investment in SCSI while gaining a 12Gb/s serial data transfer rate.
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives use a dedicated load/unload zone at the outermost radius of the media to
eliminate the possibility of destroying or degrading data by landing in the data zone. The heads automatically go to the ramp
load/unload when power is removed from the drive and during the deeper sleep modes.
An automatic shipping lock prevents potential damage to the heads and discs that results from movement during shipping
and handling. The shipping lock disengages and the head load process begins when power is applied to the drive.
The drives also use a high-performance actuator assembly with a low-inertia, balanced, patented, straight arm design that
provides excellent performance with minimal power dissipation in any orientation.
3.1 Standard features
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives have the following standard features:
• 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface
• Integrated dual port SAS controller supporting the SCSI protocol
• Support for SAS expanders and fanout adapters
• Firmware downloadable using the SAS interface
• 128 - deep task set (queue)
• Supports up to 32 initiators
• 128MB data buffer (see Section 4.5)
• NVC-backed write cache of approximately 512K (4096 native and 512 emulation standard models)
• 32GB TurboBoost read cache
• 8MB TurboBoost NVC-backed write cache
• Jumperless configuration
• User-selectable logical block sizes for 512 emulation and native models (512, 520, 524 or 528 bytes per logical block)
• User-selectable logical block sizes for 4096 native models (4096, 4160, 4192 or 4224 bytes per logical block)
• Industry standard SFF 2.5-inch dimensions
• Programmable logical block reallocation scheme
• Flawed logical block reallocation at format time
• Programmable auto write and read reallocation
• Reallocation of defects on command (Post Format)
• ECC maximum burst correction length of 520 bits for 512 byte blocks and 1400 bits for 4K byte blocks.
• No preventive maintenance or adjustments required
• Dedicated head load/unload zone and automatic shipping lock
• Embedded servo design
• Self diagnostics performed when power is applied to the drive
• Zone bit recording (ZBR)
• Vertical, horizontal, or top down mounting
NOTE
Never disassemble the HDA and do not attempt to service items in the sealed enclosure
(heads, media, actuator, etc.) as this requires special facilities. The drive does not
contain user-replaceable parts. Opening the HDA for any reason voids the warranty.
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• Dynamic spindle brake
• Drive Self Test (DST)
• Background Media Scan (BMS)
• Idle Read After Write (IRAW)
• Power Choice
• SAS Power Disable
• RAID Rebuild ™
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD Self-Encrypting Drive models have the following additional features:
• Automatic data encryption/decryption
• Controlled access
• Random number generator
• Drive locking
• 16 independent data bands
• Cryptographic erase of user data for a drive that will be repurposed or scrapped
• Authenticated firmware download
3.2 Media description
The media used on the drive has an glass substrate coated with a thin film magnetic material, overcoated with a proprietary
protective layer for improved durability and environmental protection.
3.3 Performance
• Firmware-controlled multisegmented cache designed to dynamically adjust segments for enhanced system performance
• 1200MB/s maximum instantaneous data transfers.
• 10K RPM spindle. Average latency = 2.9ms
• Background processing of queue
• Supports start and stop commands (spindle stops spinning)
• Adaptive seek velocity; improved seek performance
3.4 Formatted capacities
Standard OEM models are formatted to 512 bytes per block for 512 emulation and native drives and 4096 bytes per block for
4096 native drives. The block size is selectable at format time. Supported block sizes are 512, 520, 524, and 528 for 512
emulation and native drives and 4096, 4160, 4192, and 4224 for 4096 native drives. Users having the necessary equipment
may modify the data block size before issuing a format command and obtain different formatted capacities than those listed.
To provide a stable target capacity environment and at the same time provide users with flexibility if they choose, Seagate
recommends product planning in one of two modes:
Seagate designs specify capacity points at certain block sizes that Seagate guarantees current and future products will
meet. We recommend customers use this capacity in their project planning, as it ensures a stable operating point with
backward and forward compatibility from generation to generation. The current guaranteed operating points for this product
are shown below.
NOTE There is no significant performance difference between Self-Encrypting
Drive and standard (non-Self-Encrypting Drive) models.
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3.5 Programmable drive capacity
Using the Mode Select command, the drive can change its capacity to something less than maximum. See the Mode Select
(6) parameter list table in the SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071. A value of zero in the Number of Blocks field
indicates that the drive will not change the capacity it is currently formatted to have. A number other than zero and less than
the maximum number of LBAs in the Number of Blocks field changes the total drive capacity to the value in the Number of
Blocks field. A value greater than the maximum number of LBAs is rounded down to the maximum capacity.
3.6 Factory-installed options
The following items may be ordered which are incorporated at the manufacturing facility during production or packaged
before shipping. Some of the options available are (not an exhaustive list of possible options):
• Other capacities can be ordered depending on sparing scheme and sector size requested.
• Single-unit shipping pack. The drive is normally shipped in bulk packaging to provide maximum protection against transit
damage. Units shipped individually require additional protection as provided by the single unit shipping pack. Users plan-
ning single unit distribution should specify this option.
• The Safety and Regulatory Agency Specifications, part number 75789512, is usually included with each standard OEM
drive shipped, but extra copies may be ordered.
Capacity (Blocks)
Sector
Size
1800GB 1200GB 900GB
Decimal Hex Decimal Hex Decimal Hex
512 3,516,328,368 D196E9B0h 2,344,225,968 8BBA0CB0h 1,758,174,768 68CB9E30h
520 3,441,923,088 CD279410h 2,294,615,392 88C50D60h 1,720,961,544 6693CA08h
524 3,396,046,800 CA6B8FD0h 2,264,031,200 86F25FE0h 1,698,023,400 6535C7E8h
528 3,347,248,672 C782F620h 2,231,499,112 8501F968h 1,673,624,336 63C17B10h
4096 439,541,046 1A32DD36h 293,028,246 11774196h 219,771,846 D1973C6h
4160 430,961,544 19AFF388h 287,307,696 111FF7B0h 215,480,776 CD7F9C8h
4192 425,524,816 195CFE50h 283,683,208 10E8A988h 212,762,408 CAE7F28h
4224 422,301,144 192BCDD8h 281,534,096 10C7DE90h 211,150,576 C95E6F0h
Capacity (Blocks)
Sector
Size
600GB 300GB
Decimal Hex Decimal Hex
512 1,172,123,568 45DD2FB0h 585,937,500 22ECB25Ch
520 1,147,307,696 446286B0h 573,653,848 22314358h
524 1,132,015,600 43792FF0h 566,007,800 21BC97F8h
528 1,115,749,560 4280FCB8h 557,874,778 21407E5Ah
4096 146,515,446 8BBA5F6h n/a n/a
4160 143,653,848 88FFBD8h n/a n/a
4192 141,841,608 87454C8h n/a n/a
4224 140,767,048 863EF48h n/a n/a
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4.0 Performance characteristics
This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Seagate
Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives.
4.1 Internal drive characteristics
1800GB 1200GB 900GB 600GB Models
Sector size 4096 & 512 4096 & 512 4096 & 512 4096 & 512
Emulation Emulation Emulation Emulation
Drive capacity 1800 1200 900 600 GB (formatted, rounded off value)
Read/write data heads 8 6 4 3
Bytes per track 1065 1038 1065 1038 Kbytes (avg, rounded off values)
Bytes per surface 227,273 213,991 227,273 202,020 MB (unformatted, rounded off value)
Tracks per surface (total) 213.4 206.1 213.4 194.6 Ktracks (user accessible, rounded off values)
Tracks per inch 328 316.8 328 299 KTPI (avg, rounded off values)
Peak bits per inch 1993 1943 1993 1943 Kb/in
Areal density 644.6 606.9 644.6 573.0 Gb/in2
Disk rotation speed 10K 10K 10K 10K rpm
Avg rotational latency 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 ms
1200GB 900GB 600GB 300GB Models
Sector size 512 512 512 512
Native Native Native Native
Drive capacity 1200 900 600 300 GB (formatted, rounded off value)
Read/write data heads 6 6 3 3
Bytes per track 947 1031 947 1109 Kbytes (avg, rounded off values)
Bytes per surface 202,051 151,545 202,051 101,030 MB (unformatted, rounded off value)
Tracks per surface (total) 213.4 147 213.4 91.1 Ktracks (user accessible, rounded off values)
Tracks per inch 328 328 328 280.3 KTPI (avg, rounded off values)
Peak bits per inch 1952 1952 1952 1952 Kb/in
Areal density 619.85 619.85 619.9 547.23 Gb/in2
Disk rotation speed 10K 10K 10K 10K rpm
Avg rotational latency 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 ms
4.2 Performance characteristics
4.2.1 Format command execution time (minutes)
4096-byte sectors
Maximum (with verify) 341 222 174 117
Maximum (without verify) 171 111 87 58
Execution time measured from receipt of the last byte of the Command Descriptor Block (CDB) to the request for a Status
Byte Transfer to the Initiator (excluding connect/disconnect).
When changing sector sizes, the format times shown above may need to be increased by 30 minutes.
1800GB models 1200GB models 900GB models 600GB models
512-byte sectors 1200GB models 900GB models 600GB models 300GB models
Maximum (with verify) 249 169 125 54
Maximum (without verify) 125 85 63 28
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4.2.2 General performance characteristics
Sustained transfer rate for 4096 native and 512 emulation 112 to 230 MiB/s **
117 to 241 MB/s
Sustained transfer rate for 512 native 103 to 205 MiB/s **
108 to 215 MB/s
SAS Interface maximum instantaneous transfer rate 1200 MB/s* per port
(dual port = 2400 MB/s*)
Logical block sizes
512 emulation and native - 512 (default), 520,524, or 528
4096 native - 4096 (default), 4160, 4192, or 4224
Read/write consecutive sectors on a track Yes
Flaw reallocation performance impact (for flaws reallocated at format time using the
spare sectors per sparing zone reallocation scheme.) Negligible
Average rotational latency 2.9ms
*Assumes no errors and no relocated logical blocks. Rate measured from the start of the first logical block transfer to or from the host.
** MiB/s x 1.048 = MB/s
4.3 Start/stop time
The drive accepts the commands listed in the SAS Interface Manual less than 3 seconds after DC power has been applied.
If the drive receives a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive through either port and has not received a START STOP UNIT
command with the START bit equal to 0, the drive becomes ready for normal operations within 20 seconds (excluding the
error recovery procedure).
If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 0 before receiving a NOTIFY (ENABLE
SPINUP) primitive, the drive waits for a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1. After receiving a
START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1, the drive waits for a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive.
After receiving a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive through either port, the drive becomes ready for normal operations
within 20 seconds (excluding the error recovery procedure).
If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit and IMMED bit equal to 1 and does not receive a
NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive within 5 seconds, the drive fails the START STOP UNIT command.
The START STOP UNIT command may be used to command the drive to stop the spindle. Stop time is 20 seconds
(maximum) from removal of DC power. SCSI stop time is 20 seconds. There is no power control switch on the drive.
However, power can be cycled on the drive by utilizing SAS Power Disable feature defined by T10 (i.e. drive Pin 3 high).
4.4 Prefetch/multi-segmented cache control
The drive provides a prefetch (read look-ahead) and multi-segmented cache control algorithms that in many cases can
enhance system performance. Cache refers to the drive buffer storage space when it is used in cache operations. To select
this feature, the host sends the Mode Select command with the proper values in the applicable bytes in page 08h. Prefetch
and cache operations are independent features from the standpoint that each is enabled and disabled independently using
the Mode Select command; however, in actual operation, the prefetch feature overlaps cache operation somewhat as
described in sections 4.5.1 and 4.5.2.
All default cache and prefetch mode parameter values (Mode Page 08h) for standard OEM versions of this drive family are
given in Section 11.3.2.
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4.5 Cache operation
Note. Refer to the SAS Interface Manual for more detail concerning the cache bits.
Of the 128MB physical buffer space in the drive, approximately 60,000KB are available as a data cache. The remaining
buffer space is reserved for internal drive use.
The drive keeps track of the logical block addresses of the data stored in each segment of the buffer. If the cache is enabled
(see RCD bit in the SAS Interface Manual ), data requested by the host with a read command is retrieved from the buffer, if
possible, before any disk access is initiated. If cache operation is not enabled, the buffer is still used, but only as circular
buffer segments during disk medium read operations (disregarding Prefetch operation for the moment). That is, the drive
does not check in the buffer segments for the requested read data, but goes directly to the medium to retrieve it. The
retrieved data merely passes through some buffer segment on the way to the host. All data transfers to the host are in
accordance with buffer-full ratio rules. See the explanation provided with the information about Mode Page 02h (disconnect/
reconnect control) in the SAS Interface Manual.
The following is a simplified description of the prefetch/cache operation:
Case A—read command is received and all of the requested logical blocks are already in the cache:
1. Drive transfers the requested logical blocks to the initiator.
Case B—A Read command requests data, and at least one requested logical block is not in any segment of the cache:
1. The drive fetches the requested logical blocks from the disk and transfers them into a segment, and then from there to
the host in accordance with the Mode Select Disconnect/Reconnect parameters, page 02h.
2. If the prefetch feature is enabled, refer to section 4.5.2 for operation from this point.
Each cache segment is actually a self-contained circular buffer whose length is an integer number of logical blocks. The
drive dynamically creates and removes segments based on the workload. The wrap-around capability of the individual
segments greatly enhances the cache’s overall performance.
4.5.1 Caching write data
NOTE Write caching in this section is the traditional SCSI write caching (WCE=1) where writes are not protected on
power loss. TurboBoost provides NVC-protected write caching when WCE=0 over a portion of the DRAM.
Write caching is a write operation by the drive that makes use of a drive buffer storage area where the data to be written to
the medium is stored while the drive performs the Write command.
NOTE
The size of each segment is not reported by Mode Sense command page 08h, bytes 14 and 15. The value 0XFFFF
is always reported regardless of the actual size of the segment. Sending a size specification using the Mode Select
command (bytes 14 and 15) does not set up a new segment size. If the STRICT bit in Mode page 00h (byte 2, bit 1)
is set to one, the drive responds as it does for any attempt to change an unchangeable parameter.
NOTE Refer to the SAS Interface Manual for more detail concerning the cache bits.
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If read caching is enabled (RCD=0), then data written to the medium is retained in the cache to be made available for future
read cache hits. The same buffer space and segmentation is used as set up for read functions. The buffer segmentation
scheme is set up or changed independently, having nothing to do with the state of RCD. When a write command is issued, if
RCD=0, the cache is first checked to see if any logical blocks that are to be written are already stored in the cache from a
previous read or write command. If there are, the respective cache segments are cleared. The new data is cached for
subsequent Read commands.
If the number of write data logical blocks exceed the size of the segment being written into, when the end of the segment is
reached, the data is written into the beginning of the same cache segment, overwriting the data that was written there at the
beginning of the operation; however, the drive does not overwrite data that has not yet been written to the medium.
If write caching is enabled (WCE=1), then the drive may return Good status on a write command after the data has been
transferred into the cache, but before the data has been written to the medium. If an error occurs while writing the data to the
medium, and Good status has already been returned, a deferred error will be generated.
The Synchronize Cache command may be used to force the drive to write all cached write data to the medium. Upon
completion of a Synchronize Cache command, all data received from previous write commands will have been written to the
medium. Section 11.3.2 shows the mode default settings for the drive.
4.5.2 Prefetch operation
If the Prefetch feature is enabled, data in contiguous logical blocks on the disk immediately beyond that which was requested
by a Read command are retrieved and stored in the buffer for immediate transfer from the buffer to the host on subsequent
Read commands that request those logical blocks (this is true even if cache operation is disabled). Though the prefetch
operation uses the buffer as a cache, finding the requested data in the buffer is a prefetch hit, not a cache operation hit.
To enable Prefetch, use Mode Select page 08h, byte 12, bit 5 (Disable Read Ahead - DRA bit). DRA bit = 0 enables prefetch.
The drive does not use the Max Prefetch field (bytes 8 and 9) or the Prefetch Ceiling field (bytes 10 and 11).
When prefetch (read look-ahead) is enabled (enabled by DRA = 0), the drive enables prefetch of contiguous blocks from the
disk when it senses that a prefetch hit will likely occur. The drive disables prefetch when it decides that a prefetch hit is not
likely to occur.
4.5.3 TurboBoost caching operations
Read data that has been promoted into the TurboBoost read cache does not persist through a power cycle. Read data is
retrieved from the rotating media after a power cycle.
When WCE=0, TurboBoost provides NVC-protected write caching over the portion of the DRAM used to coalesce writes.
Write data only goes into NVC when there is an unexpected power loss to the drive. The NVC has 90-day data retention.
When WCE=1, a TurboBoost drive will operate on writes like a standard drive–writes in cache are not protected by NVC and
may be lost with power loss.
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5.0 Reliability specifications
The following reliability specifications assume correct host and drive operational interface, including all interface timings,
power supply voltages, environmental requirements and drive mounting constraints.
5.1 Error rates
The error rates stated in this manual assume the following:
• The drive is operated in accordance with this manual using DC power as defined in paragraph 6.3, "DC power consump-
tion."
• Errors caused by host system failures are excluded from error rate computations.
• Assume random data.
• Default OEM error recovery settings are applied. This includes AWRE, ARRE, full read retries, full write retries and full retry
time.
5.1.1 Recoverable Errors
Recoverable errors are those detected and corrected by the drive, and do not require user intervention.
Recoverable Data errors will use Error Correction when needed.
Recovered Data error rate is determined using read bits transferred for recoverable errors occurring during a read, and using
write bits transferred for recoverable errors occurring during a write.
5.1.2 Unrecoverable Errors
An unrecoverable data error is defined as a failure of the drive to recover data from the media. These errors occur due to
head/media or write problems. Unrecoverable data errors are only detected during read operations, but not caused by the
read. If an unrecoverable data error is detected, a MEDIUM ERROR (03h) in the Sense Key will be reported. Multiple
unrecoverable data errors resulting from the same cause are treated as 1 error.
5.1.3 Seek errors
A seek error is defined as a failure of the drive to position the heads to the addressed track. After detecting an initial seek
error, the drive automatically performs an error recovery process. If the error recovery process fails, a seek positioning error
(Error code = 15h or 02h) will be reported with a Hardware error (04h) in the Sense Key. Recoverable seek errors are
specified at Less than 10 errors in 108 seeks. Unrecoverable seek errors (Sense Key = 04h) are classified as drive failures.
5.1.4 Interface errors
An interface error is defined as a failure of the receiver on a port to recover the data as transmitted by the device port
connected to the receiver. The error may be detected as a running disparity error, illegal code, loss of word sync, or CRC
error.
Seek error rate: Less than 10 errors in 108 seeks
Read Error Rates1
1. Error rate specified with automatic retries and data correction with ECC enabled and all flaws reallocated.
Recovered Data Less than 10 error in 1012 bits transferred (OEM default settings)
Unrecovered Data Less than 1 sector in 1016 bits transferred
Miscorrected Data Less than 1 sector in 1021 bits transferred
Interface error rate: Less than 1 error in 1012 bits transferred
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): 2,000,000 hours
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR): 0.44%
Preventive maintenance: None required
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5.2 Reliability and service
The reliability of Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD disk drives can be enhanced by ensuring that the drive receives
adequate cooling. Section 6.0 provides temperature measurements and other information that may be used to enhance the
service life of the drive. Section 10.2 provides recommended air-flow information.
5.2.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF)
The production disk drive shall achieve an annualized failure-rate of 0.44% (MTBF of 2,000,000 hours) over a 5 year service
life when used in Enterprise Storage field conditions as limited by the following:
• 8760 power-on hours per year.
• HDA temperature as reported by the drive <= 50°C
• Ambient wet bulb temp <= 26°C
• Typical workload
• The AFR (MTBF) is a population statistic not relevant to individual units.
• ANSI/ISA S71.04-2013 G2 classification levels and dust contamination to ISO 14644-1 Class 8 standards (as measured
at the device)
The MTBF specification for the drive assumes the operating environment is designed to maintain nominal drive temperature
and humidity. Occasional excursions in operating conditions between the rated MTBF conditions and the maximum drive
operating conditions may occur without significant impact to the rated MTBF. However continual or sustained operation
beyond the rated MTBF conditions will degrade the drive MTBF and reduce product reliability.
5.2.2 Preventive maintenance
No routine scheduled preventive maintenance is required.
5.2.3 Hot plugging the drive
When a disk is powered on by switching the power or hot plugged, the drive runs a self test before attempting to
communicate on its’ interfaces. When the self test completes successfully, the drive initiates a Link Reset starting with OOB.
An attached device should respond to the link reset. If the link reset attempt fails, or any time the drive looses sync, the drive
initiated link reset. The drive will initiate link reset once per second but alternates between port A and B. Therefore each port
will attempt a link reset once per 2 seconds assuming both ports are out of sync.
If the self-test fails, the drive does not respond to link reset on the failing port.
5.2.4 S.M.A.R.T.
S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. This technology is intended to recognize
conditions that indicate imminent drive failure and is designed to provide sufficient warning of a failure to allow an application
to back up the data before an actual failure occurs.
Each monitored attribute has been selected to monitor a specific set of failure conditions in the operating performance of the
drive and the thresholds are optimized to minimize “false” and “failed” predictions.
NOTE
It is the responsibility of the systems integrator to assure that no temperature, energy, voltage hazard,
shorting of PCBA to ground, or ESD potential hazard is presented during the hot connect/disconnect
operation. Discharge the static electricity from the drive carrier prior to inserting it into the system.
CAUTION The drive motor must come to a complete stop prior to changing
the plane of operation. This time is required to insure data integrity.
NOTE The drive’s firmware monitors specific attributes for degradation
over time but can’t predict instantaneous drive failures.
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Controlling S.M.A.R.T.
The operating mode of S.M.A.R.T. is controlled by the DEXCPT and PERF bits on the Informational Exceptions Control
mode page (1Ch). Use the DEXCPT bit to enable or disable the S.M.A.R.T. feature. Setting the DEXCPT bit disables all
S.M.A.R.T. functions. When enabled, S.M.A.R.T. collects on-line data as the drive performs normal read and write
operations. When the PERF bit is set, the drive is considered to be in “On-line Mode Only” and will not perform off-line
functions.
Applications can measure off-line attributes and force the drive to save the data by using the Rezero Unit command. Forcing
S.M.A.R.T. resets the timer so that the next scheduled interrupt is in one hour.
Applications can interrogate the drive through the host to determine the time remaining before the next scheduled
measurement and data logging process occurs. To accomplish this, issue a Log Sense command to log page 0x3E. This
allows applications to control when S.M.A.R.T. interruptions occur. Forcing S.M.A.R.T. with the RTZ command resets the
timer.
Performance impact
S.M.A.R.T. attribute data is saved to the disk so that the events that caused a predictive failure can be recreated. The drive
measures and saves parameters once every hour subject to an idle period on the drive interfaces. The process of measuring
off-line attribute data and saving data to the disk is interruptable. The maximum on-line only processing delay is summarized
below
Reporting control
Reporting is controlled by the MRIE bits in the Informational Exceptions Control mode page (1Ch). Subject to the reporting
method. For example, if the MRIE is set to one, the firmware will issue to the host an 01-5D00 sense code. The FRU field
contains the type of predictive failure that occurred. The error code is preserved through bus resets and power cycles.
Determining rate
S.M.A.R.T. monitors the rate at which errors occur and signals a predictive failure if the rate of degraded errors increases to
an unacceptable level. To determine rate, error events are logged and compared to the number of total operations for a given
attribute. The interval defines the number of operations over which to measure the rate. The counter that keeps track of the
current number of operations is referred to as the Interval Counter.
S.M.A.R.T. measures error rates. All errors for each monitored attribute are recorded. A counter keeps track of the number of
errors for the current interval. This counter is referred to as the Failure Counter.
Error rate is the number of errors per operation. The algorithm that S.M.A.R.T. uses to record rates of error is to set
thresholds for the number of errors and their interval. If the number of errors exceeds the threshold before the interval
expires, the error rate is considered to be unacceptable. If the number of errors does not exceed the threshold before the
interval expires, the error rate is considered to be acceptable. In either case, the interval and failure counters are reset and
the process starts over.
Maximum processing delay
Fully-enabled delay
DEXCPT = 0
S.M.A.R.T. delay times 75 ms
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Predictive failures
S.M.A.R.T. signals predictive failures when the drive is performing unacceptably for a period of time. The firmware keeps a
running count of the number of times the error rate for each attribute is unacceptable. To accomplish this, a counter is
incremented each time the error rate is unacceptable and decremented (not to exceed zero) whenever the error rate is
acceptable. If the counter continually increments such that it reaches the predictive threshold, a predictive failure is signaled.
This counter is referred to as the Failure History Counter. There is a separate Failure History Counter for each attribute.
5.2.5 Thermal monitor
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives implement a temperature warning system which:
1. Signals the host if the temperature exceeds a value which would threaten the drive.
2. Saves a S.M.A.R.T. data frame on the drive which exceeds the threatening temperature value.
A temperature sensor monitors the drive temperature and issues a warning over the interface when the temperature
exceeds a set threshold. The temperature is measured at power-up and then at ten-minute intervals after power-up.
The thermal monitor system generates a warning code of 01-0B01 when the temperature exceeds the specified limit in
compliance with the SCSI standard.
This feature is controlled by the Enable Warning (EWasc) bit, and the reporting mechanism is controlled by the Method of
Reporting Informational Exceptions field (MRIE) on the Informational Exceptions Control (IEC) mode page (1Ch).
5.2.6 Drive Self Test (DST)
Drive Self Test (DST) is a technology designed to recognize drive fault conditions that qualify the drive as a failed unit. DST
validates the functionality of the drive at a system level.
There are two test coverage options implemented in DST:
1. Extended test
2. Short test
The most thorough option is the extended test that performs various tests on the drive and scans every logical block address
(LBA) of the drive. The short test is time-restricted and limited in length—it does not scan the entire media surface, but does
some fundamental tests and scans portions of the media.
If DST encounters an error during either of these tests, it reports a fault condition. If the drive fails the test, remove it from
service and return it to Seagate for service.
5.2.6.1 DST failure definition
The drive will present a “diagnostic failed” condition through the self-tests results value of the diagnostic log page if a
functional failure is encountered during DST. The channel and servo parameters are not modified to test the drive more
stringently, and the number of retries are not reduced. All retries and recovery processes are enabled during the test. If data
is recoverable, no failure condition will be reported regardless of the number of retries required to recover the data.
The following conditions are considered DST failure conditions:
• Seek error after retries are exhausted
• Track-follow error after retries are exhausted
• Read error after retries are exhausted
• Write error after retries are exhausted
Recovered errors will not be reported as diagnostic failures.
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5.2.6.2 Implementation
This section provides all of the information necessary to implement the DST function on this drive.
5.2.6.2.1 State of the drive prior to testing
The drive must be in a ready state before issuing the Send Diagnostic command. There are multiple reasons why a drive
may not be ready, some of which are valid conditions, and not errors. For example, a drive may be in process of doing a
format, or another DST. It is the responsibility of the host application to determine the “not ready” cause.
While not technically part of DST, a Not Ready condition also qualifies the drive to be returned to Seagate as a failed drive.
A Drive Not Ready condition is reported by the drive under the following conditions:
• Motor will not spin
• Motor will not lock to speed
• Servo will not lock on track
• Drive cannot read configuration tables from the disk
In these conditions, the drive responds to a Test Unit Ready command with an 02/04/00 or 02/04/03 code.
5.2.6.2.2 Invoking DST
To invoke DST, submit the Send Diagnostic command with the appropriate Function Code (001b for the short test or 010b for
the extended test) in bytes 1, bits 5, 6, and 7.
5.2.6.2.3 Short and extended tests
DST has two testing options:
1. short
2. extended
These testing options are described in the following two subsections.
Each test consists of three segments: an electrical test segment, a servo test segment, and a read/verify scan segment.
Short test (Function Code: 001b)
The purpose of the short test is to provide a time-limited test that tests as much of the drive as possible within 120 seconds.
The short test does not scan the entire media surface, but does some fundamental tests and scans portions of the media. A
complete read/verify scan is not performed and only factual failures will report a fault condition. This option provides a quick
confidence test of the drive.
Extended test (Function Code: 010b)
The objective of the extended test option is to empirically test critical drive components. For example, the seek tests and on-
track operations test the positioning mechanism. The read operation tests the read head element and the media surface.
The write element is tested through read/write/read operations. The integrity of the media is checked through a read/verify
scan of the media. Motor functionality is tested by default as a part of these tests.
The anticipated length of the Extended test is reported through the Control Mode page.
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5.2.6.2.4 Log page entries
When the drive begins DST, it creates a new entry in the Self-test Results Log page. The new entry is created by inserting a
new self-test parameter block at the beginning of the self-test results log parameter section of the log page. Existing data will
be moved to make room for the new parameter block. The drive reports 20 parameter blocks in the log page. If there are
more than 20 parameter blocks, the least recent parameter block will be deleted. The new parameter block will be initialized
as follows:
1. The Function Code field is set to the same value as sent in the DST command
2. The Self-Test Results Value field is set to Fh
3. The drive will store the log page to non-volatile memory
After a self-test is complete or has been aborted, the drive updates the Self-Test Results Value field in its Self-Test Results
Log page in non-volatile memory. The host may use Log Sense to read the results from up to the last 20 self-tests performed
by the drive. The self-test results value is a 4-bit field that reports the results of the test. If the field is set to zero, the drive
passed with no errors detected by the DST. If the field is not set to zero, the test failed for the reason reported in the field.
The drive will report the failure condition and LBA (if applicable) in the Self-test Results Log parameter. The Sense key, ASC,
ASCQ, and FRU are used to report the failure condition.
5.2.6.2.5 Abort
There are multiple ways to abort a diagnostic. Two examples are: using a SCSI Bus Reset or a Bus Device message to abort
the diagnostic
To abort a DST executing in background mode, use the abort code in the DST Function Code field. This will cause a 01 (self-
test aborted by the application client) code to appear in the self-test results values log. All other abort mechanisms will be
reported as a 02 (self-test routine was interrupted by a reset condition).
5.2.7 Product warranty
See “Seagate® Technology Support Services” on page 6. for warranty contact information.
Shipping
When transporting or shipping a drive, use only a Seagate-approved container. Keep the original box. Seagate approved
containers are easily identified by the Seagate Approved Package label. Shipping a drive in a non-approved container voids
the drive warranty.
Seagate repair centers may refuse receipt of components improperly packaged or obviously damaged in transit. Contact an
authorized Seagate distributor to purchase additional boxes. Seagate recommends shipping by an air-ride carrier
experienced in handling computer equipment.
Storage
The maximum recommended storage period for the drive in a non-operational environment is 90 days. Drives should be
stored in the original unopened Seagate shipping packaging when ever possible. Once the drive is removed from the
Seagate original packaging the recommended maximum period between drive operation cycles is 30 days. During any
storage period the drive non-operational temperature, humidity, wet bulb, atmospheric conditions, shock, vibration, magnetic
and electrical field specifications should be followed.
Product repair and return information
Seagate customer service centers are the only facilities authorized to service Seagate drives. Seagate does not sanction
any third-party repair facilities. Any unauthorized repair or tampering with the factory seal voids the warranty.
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6.0 Physical/electrical specifications
This section provides information relating to the physical and electrical characteristics of the drive.
6.1 PowerChoiceTM power management
Drives using the load/unload architecture provide programmable power management to tailor systems for performance and
greater energy efficiency.
The table below lists the supported PowerChoice modes. The further down in the table, the more power savings can be
realized. For example, Idle_B mode results in greater power savings than Idle_A mode. Standby modes results in the
greatest power savings.
PowerChoice modes
Mode Description
Idle_A Reduced electronics
Idle_B Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at full RPM
Idle_C Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at reduced RPM
Standby_Y Heads unloaded. Disks spinning at reduced RPM
Standby_Z Heads unloaded. Motor stopped (disks not spinning)
PowerChoiceTM can be invoked using one of these two methods:
• Power Condition mode page method—Enable and initialize the idle condition timers and/or the standby condition timers.
The timer values are based on the values set in the Power Condition mode page.
• START STOP UNIT command method—Use the START STOP UNIT command (OPERATION CODE 1Bh). This allows
the host to directly transition the drive to any supported PowerChoice mode.
If both the Power Condition mode page and START STOP UNIT command methods are used, the START STOP UNIT
command request takes precedence over the Power Condition mode page power control and may disable the idle condition
and standby condition timers. The REQUEST SENSE command reports the current PowerChoice state if active and also the
method by which the drive entered the PowerChoice state.
When the drive receives a command, all power condition timers are suspended if they were enabled via the Power Condition
mode page. Once all outstanding commands are processed, the power condition timers are reinitialized to the values defined
in the Power Condition mode page.
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6.1.1 PowerChoice reporting methods
PowerChoiceTM provides these reporting methods for tracking purposes:
Request Sense command reports
• Current power condition
• Method of entry
Note. Processing the Request Sense command does not impact the drive’s power save state.
Mode Sense command reports (mode page 0x1A)
• Idle conditions enabled / disabled
• Idle condition timer values (100ms increments) (default, saved, current, changeable)
Power Condition Vital Product Data (VPD) Page (VPD page 0x8A)
• Supported power conditions
• Typical recovery time from power conditions (1ms increments)
Start/Stop Cycle Counter Log Page reports (log page 0x0E)
• Specified and accumulated Start/Stops and Load/Unload cycles
Power Condition Transitions Log Page reports (log page 0x1A, subpage 0x00)
• Accumulated transitions to Active, Idle_A, Idle_B, Idle_C, Standby_Y, Standby_Z
6.2 AC power consumption
None.
6.3 DC power consumption
The DC current measurements below are based on an average of drives tested under nominal operating conditions using 5V
and 12V input voltage at the drive interface connector.
Standard and SED drive models have identical hardware, however the encryption block of the controller ASIC is active for
SED models. This represents a small additional current draw on the 5V supply of about 30mA. There is no additional current
draw on the 12V supply.
Operation at 6.0Gb mode reduces the +5V supply load by 15mA with a commensurate power reduction of 75mW.
NOTE There is no measurable impact to the 12V supply load when running at lower interface speeds.
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Table 1 1800GB standard drive DC power consumption
Notes
12.0Gb mode
(Amps) (Amps) Watts
Total
Voltage +5V +12V [2]
Regulation [5] ±5% ±5% [2]
Avg idle current DC [1] [7] 0.37 0.22 4.55
Advanced Idle Current
Idle_A 0.40 0.24 4.91
Idle_B 0.31 0.20 3.93
Idle_C 0.30 0.07 2.31
Standby 0.29 0.01 1.57
Maximum starting current
(peak DC) DC [3] 0.61 0.89
(peak AC) AC [3] 0.72 1.42
Delayed motor start (max) DC [1] [4] 0.29 0.02 1.68
Operating current (random read):
Typical DC [1] [6] 0.44 0.47 7.80
Maximum DC [1] 0.49 0.54 8.90
Maximum (peak) DC 0.77 1.08
Operating current (random write)
Typical DC [1] 0.44 0.42 7.22
Maximum DC [1] 0.47 0.55 8.95
Maximum (peak) DC 0.66 1.10
Operating current (sequential read)
Typical DC [1] 0.68 0.25 6.46
Maximum DC [1] 0.75 0.28 7.05
Maximum (peak) DC 1.30 0.38
Operating current (sequential write)
Typical DC [1] 0.62 0.28 6.44
Maximum DC [1] 0.68 0.32 7.25
Maximum (peak) DC 1.02 0.42
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Table 2 1200GB and 900GB 5xx native standard drive DC power consumption
Notes
12.0Gb mode
(Amps) (Amps) Watts
Total
Voltage +5V +12V [2]
Regulation [5] ±5% ±5% [2]
Avg idle current DC [1] [7] 0.37 0.20 4.26
Advanced Idle Current
Idle_A 0.40 0.23 4.80
Idle_B 0.31 0.19 3.85
Idle_C 0.30 0.07 2.31
Standby 0.29 0.01 1.57
Maximum starting current
(peak DC) DC [3] 0.61 0.89
(peak AC) AC [3] 0.72 1.40
Delayed motor start (max) DC [1] [4] 0.29 0.01 1.56
Operating current (random read):
Typical DC [1] [6] 0.44 0.42 7.25
Maximum DC [1] 0.49 0.53 8.85
Maximum (peak) DC 0.77 1.07
Operating current (random write)
Typical DC [1] 0.44 0.38 6.78
Maximum DC [1] 0.48 0.52 8.64
Maximum (peak) DC 0.66 1.04
Operating current (sequential read)
Typical DC [1] 0.68 0.22 6.02
Maximum DC [1] 0.75 0.28 7.09
Maximum (peak) DC 1.30 0.33
Operating current (sequential write)
Typical DC [1] 0.62 0.24 5.97
Maximum DC [1] 0.68 0.31 7.17
Maximum (peak) DC 1.02 0.36
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Table 3 900GB 4K and 5xx emulation standard drive DC power consumption
Notes
12.0Gb mode
(Amps) (Amps) Watts
Total
Voltage +5V +12V [2]
Regulation [5] ±5% ±5% [2]
Avg idle current DC [1] [7] 0.37 0.17 3.88
Advanced Idle Current
Idle_A 0.40 0.19 4.25
Idle_B 0.31 0.16 3.43
Idle_C 0.30 0.06 2.21
Standby 0.29 0.01 1.58
Maximum starting current
(peak DC) DC [3] 0.61 0.88
(peak AC) AC [3] 0.72 1.40
Delayed motor start (max) DC [1] [4] 0.29 0.01 1.56
Operating current (random read):
Typical DC [1] [6] 0.44 0.41 7.12
Maximum DC [1] 0.49 0.51 8.52
Maximum (peak) DC 0.77 1.01
Operating current (random write)
Typical DC [1] 0.44 0.38 6.69
Maximum DC [1] 0.48 0.47 8.10
Maximum (peak) DC 0.66 0.95
Operating current (sequential read)
Typical DC [1] 0.68 0.20 5.81
Maximum DC [1] 0.75 0.23 6.52
Maximum (peak) DC 1.30 0.30
Operating current (sequential write)
Typical DC [1] 0.62 0.21 5.61
Maximum DC [1] 0.68 0.28 6.77
Maximum (peak) DC 1.02 0.32
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[1] Measured with average reading DC ammeter. Instantaneous +12V current peaks will exceed these values. Power supply at nominal
voltage. N (number of drives tested) = 6, 35 Degrees C ambient.
[2] For +12 V, a -10% tolerance is allowed during initial spindle start but must return to ±5% before reaching 9,936 RPM. The ±5% must
be maintained after the drive signifies that its power-up sequence has been completed and that the drive is able to accept selection
by the host initiator.
[3] See +12V current profile in Figure 1 (for 1200GB models).
[4] This condition occurs after OOB and Speed Negotiation completes but before the drive has received the Notify Spinup primitive.
[5] See paragraph 6.3.1, "Conducted noise immunity." Specified voltage tolerance includes, noise, and transient response.
[6] Operating condition is defined as random 8 block reads.
[7] During idle, the drive heads are relocated every 30 seconds to a random location within the band from three-quarters to maximum
track.
Table 4 600GB and 300GB 5xx native standard drive DC power consumption
Notes
12.0Gb mode
(Amps) (Amps) Watts
Total
Voltage +5V +12V [2]
Regulation [5] ±5% ±5% [2]
Avg idle current DC [1] [7] 0.37 0.17 3.91
Advanced Idle Current
Idle_A 0.40 0.19 4.31
Idle_B 0.31 0.16 3.48
Idle_C 0.30 0.06 2.22
Standby 0.29 0.01 1.57
Maximum starting current
(peak DC) DC [3] 0.61 0.86
(peak AC) AC [3] 0.72 1.44
Delayed motor start (max) DC [1] [4] 0.29 0.03 1.77
Operating current (random read):
Typical DC [1] [6] 0.44 0.41 7.15
Maximum DC [1] 0.49 0.50 8.44
Maximum (peak) DC 0.77 1.00
Operating current (random write)
Typical DC [1] 0.44 0.39 6.84
Maximum DC [1] 0.48 0.47 8.05
Maximum (peak) DC 0.66 0.94
Operating current (sequential read)
Typical DC [1] 0.68 0.19 5.69
Maximum DC [1] 0.75 0.24 6.60
Maximum (peak) DC 1.30 0.28
Operating current (sequential write)
Typical DC [1] 0.62 0.21 5.64
Maximum DC [1] 0.68 0.27 6.62
Maximum (peak) DC 1.02 0.32
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General DC power consumption notes.
1. Minimum current loading for each supply voltage is not less than 1.7% of the maximum operating current shown.
2. The +5V and +12V supplies should employ separate ground returns.
3. Where power is provided to multiple drives from a common supply, careful consideration for individual drive power con-
sumption should be noted. Where multiple units are powered on simultaneously, the peak starting current must be avail-
able to each device.
4. Parameters, other than spindle start, are measured after a 10-minute warm up.
5. No terminator power.
6.3.1 Conducted noise immunity
Noise is specified as a periodic and random distribution of frequencies covering a defined frequency range. Maximum
allowed noise values given below are peak-to-peak measurements and apply at the drive power connector.
6.3.2 Power sequencing
The drive does not require power sequencing. The drive protects against inadvertent writing during power-up and down.
6.3.3 Current profiles
The +12V and +5V current profiles for the Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives are shown below.
Figure 1. Current profiles for 1800GB models
+5v = 250 mV pp from 100 Hz to 20 MHz.
+12v = 450 mV pp from 100 Hz to 100 KHz.
250 mV pp from 100 KHz to 20 MHz.
150 mV pp from 20 MHz to 80 MHz.
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Figure 2. Current profiles for 1200GB and 900G 5xx native models
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Figure 3. Current profiles for 900GB 4K and 5xx emulation models
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6.4 Power dissipation
1800GB models in 12Gb operation
Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 12Gb operation is 4.55 watts 15.52 BTUs per hour).
To obtain operating power for typical random read operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see Figure 6). Locate the typical
I/O rate for a drive in the system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current, and total watts
on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.
Figure 5. 1800GB (at 12Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second
1200GB and 900G 5xx native models in 12Gb operation
Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 12Gb operation is 4.26 watts 14.54 BTUs per hour).
To obtain operating power for typical random read operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see Figure 6). Locate the typical
I/O rate for a drive in the system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current, and total watts
on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.
Figure 6. 1200GB (at 12Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second
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900GB 4K and 5xx emulation models in 12Gb operation
Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 12Gb operation is 3.88 watts 13.25 BTUs per hour).
To obtain operating power for typical random read operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see Figure 6). Locate the typical
I/O rate for a drive in the system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current, and total watts
on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.
Figure 7. 900GB (at 12Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second
600GB and 300GB 5xx native models in 12Gb operation
Typical power dissipation under idle conditions in 12Gb operation is 3.91 watts 13.35 BTUs per hour).
To obtain operating power for typical random read operations, refer to the following I/O rate curve (see Figure 6). Locate the typical
I/O rate for a drive in the system on the horizontal axis and read the corresponding +5 volt current, +12 volt current, and total watts
on the vertical axis. To calculate BTUs per hour, multiply watts by 3.4123.
Figure 8. 600GB (at 12Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second
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6.5 Environmental limits
Temperature and humidity values experienced by the drive must be such that condensation does not occur on any drive part.
Altitude and atmospheric pressure specifications are referenced to a standard day at 58.7°F (14.8°C).
6.5.1 Temperature
a. Operating
41°F to 131°F (5°C to 55°C) drive temperature range with a maximum temperature gradient of 36°F (20°C) per hour.
The maximum allowable drive temperature is 140°F (60°C).
NOTE Operating drive temperature references temperature reported by the drive on Log Page 0Dh
NOTE
Air flow may be required to achieve consistent nominal drive temperature values (see Section 9.2).
To confirm that the required cooling is provided for the electronics and HDA, place the drive in its
final mechanical configuration, and perform random write/read operations. After the temperatures
stabilize, read drive temperature from Temperature Log Page (0Dh).
b. Non-operating
–40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C) package ambient with a maximum gradient of 36°F (20°C) per hour. This specification
assumes that the drive is packaged in the shipping container designed by Seagate for use with drive.
6.5.2 Humidity
The values below assume that no condensation on the drive occurs. Maximum wet bulb temperature is 84.2°F (29°C).
a. Operating
5% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity with a maximum gradient of 20% per hour.
b. Non-operating
5% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity with a maximum gradient of 20% per hour.
6.5.3 Effective altitude (sea level)
a. Operating
–1000 to +10,000 feet (–304.8 to +3048 meters)
b. Non-operating
–1000 to +40,000 feet (–304.8 to +12,192 meters)
NOTE To maintain optimal performance drives should be run at nominal drive temperatures and humidity.
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6.5.4 Shock and vibration
Shock and vibration limits specified in this document are measured directly on the drive chassis. If the drive is installed in an
enclosure to which the stated shock and/or vibration criteria is applied, resonances may occur internally to the enclosure
resulting in drive movement in excess of the stated limits. If this situation is apparent, it may be necessary to modify the
enclosure to minimize drive movement.
The limits of shock and vibration defined within this document are specified with the drive mounted by any of the four
methods shown in Figure 9, and in accordance with the restrictions of Section 10.3.
6.5.4.1 Shock
a. Operating
The drive, as installed for normal operation, shall operate error free while subjected to intermittent shock not exceeding:
• 40 Gs at a maximum duration of 11ms (half sinewave)
• 25 Gs at a maximum duration of 2ms (half sinewave)
Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis. Shock is not to be repeated more than once every 2 seconds.
b. Non-operating
The limits of non-operating shock shall apply to all conditions of handling and transportation. This includes both isolated
drives and integrated drives.
The drive subjected to nonrepetitive shock not exceeding the three values below, shall not exhibit device damage or per-
formance degradation.
• 80 Gs at a maximum duration of 11ms (half sinewave)
• 400 Gs at a maximum duration of 2ms (half sinewave)
• 300 Gs at a maximum duration of 0.5ms (half sinewave)
Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis.
c. Packaged
Seagate finished drive bulk packs are designed and tested to meet or exceed applicable ISTA and ASTM standards. Vol-
ume finished drives will be shipped from Seagate factories on pallets to minimize freight costs and ease material han-
dling. Seagate finished drive bulk packs may be shipped individually. For less than full shipments, instructions are printed
on the bulk pack carton for minimum drive quantities and proper drive placement.
Figure 9. Recommended mounting
NOTE Image is for reference only, may not represent actual drive.
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6.5.4.2 Vibration
a. Operating—normal
The drive as installed for normal operation, shall comply with the complete specified performance while subjected to con-
tinuous vibration not exceeding
5-500 Hz @ 0.5 G (zero to peak)
Vibration may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis.
Operating normal translational random flat profile
10 - 500 Hz (translational random flat profile) 0.5 GRMS
b. Non-operating
The limits of non-operating vibration shall apply to all conditions of handling and transportation. This includes both iso-
lated drives and integrated drives.
The drive shall not incur physical damage or degraded performance as a result of continuous vibration not exceeding
5-500 Hz @ 3.0 G (zero to peak)
Vibration may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis.
Non-operating translational random flat profile
10 - 500 Hz (translational random flat profile) 2.4 GRMS
6.5.5 Air cleanliness
The drive is designed to operate in a typical office environment with minimal environmental control.
6.5.6 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 hard disk drives are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, and nitrate contaminants. Sulfur is
found to be the most damaging. 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.
Seagate recommends that data centers be kept clean by monitoring and controlling the dust and gaseous contamination.
Gaseous contamination should be within ANSI/ISA S71.04-2013 G2 classification levels (as measured on copper and silver
coupons), and dust contamination to ISO 14644-1 Class 8 standards, and MTBF rated conditions as defined in the
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) section.
6.5.7 Acoustics
Sound power during idle mode shall be 3.1 bels typical when measured to ISO 7779 specification.
There will not be any discrete tones more than 9 dB above the masking noise on typical drives when measured according to
Seagate specification 30553-001. There will not be any tones more than 24 dB above the masking noise on any drive.
6.5.8 Electromagnetic susceptibility
See Section 2.1.1.1.
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6.6 Mechanical specifications
Refer to Figure 10 for detailed mounting configuration dimensions. See Section 10.3, “Drive mounting.”
.
Figure 10. Mounting configuration dimensions
Weight: 1800GB models .439 pounds .199 kilograms
1200GB & 900GB 5xx native models .426 pounds .193 kilograms
900GB 4K and 5xx emulation models .417 pounds .189 kilograms
600GB models .417 pounds .189 kilograms
300GB models .417 pounds .189 kilograms
NOTE These dimensions conform to the Small Form Factor Standard
documented in SFF-8201 and SFF-8223, found at www.sffcommittee.org
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7.0 About FIPS
The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2 is a U.S. Government Computer Security Standard
used to accredit cryptographic modules. It is titled 'Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules (FIPS PUB 140-2)' and
is issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Purpose
This standard specifies the security requirements that will be satisfied by a cryptographic module utilized within a security
system protecting sensitive but unclassified information. The standard provides four increasing, qualitative levels of security:
Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4. These levels are intended to cover the wide range of potential applications and
environments in which cryptographic modules may be employed.
Validation Program
Products that claim conformance to this standard are validated by the Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP)
which is a joint effort between National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Communications Security
Establishment (CSE) of the Government of Canada. Products validated as conforming to FIPS 140-2 are accepted by the
Federal agencies of both countries for the protection of sensitive information (United States) or Designated Information
(Canada).
In the CMVP, vendors of cryptographic modules use independent, accredited testing laboratories to have their modules
tested. National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) accredited laboratories perform cryptographic module
compliance/conformance testing.
Seagate Enterprise SED
The SEDs referenced in this Product Manual have been validated by CMVP and have been thoroughly tested by a NVLAP
accredited lab to satisfy FIPS 140-2 Level 2 requirements. In order to operate in FIPS Approved Mode of Operation, these
SEDs require security initialization. For more information, refer to 'Security Rules' section in the 'Security Policy' document
uploaded on the NIST website. To reference the product certification visit - http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/
140-1/1401vend.htm, and search for “Seagate”.
Security Level 2
Security Level 2 enhances the physical security mechanisms of a Security Level 1 cryptographic module by adding the
requirement for tamper-evidence, which includes the use of tamper-evident coatings or seals on removable covers of the
module. Tamper-evident coatings or seals are placed on a cryptographic module so that the coating or seal must be bro-
ken to attain physical access to the critical security parameters (CSP) within the module. Tamper-evident seals (example
shown in Figure 11, page 40) are placed on covers to protect against unauthorized physical access. In addition Security
Level 2 requires, at a minimum, role-based authentication in which a cryptographic module authenticates the authorization
of an operator to assume a specific role and perform a corresponding set of services.
Figure 11. Example of FIPS tamper evidence labels.
NOTE Image is for reference only, may not represent actual drive.
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8.0 About self-encrypting drives
Self-encrypting drives (SEDs) offer encryption and security services for the protection of stored data, commonly known as
“protection of data at rest.” These drives are compliant with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Enterprise Storage
Specifications as detailed in Section 2.2.
The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is an organization sponsored and operated by companies in the computer, storage
and digital communications industry. Seagate’s SED models comply with the standards published by the TCG.
To use the security features in the drive, the host must be capable of constructing and issuing the following two SCSI
commands:
• Security Protocol Out
• Security Protocol In
These commands are used to convey the TCG protocol to and from the drive in their command payloads.
8.1 Data encryption
Encrypting drives use one inline encryption engine for each port, employing AES 256-bit data encryption keys with AES-XTS
mode to encrypt all data prior to being written on the media and to decrypt all data as it is read from the media. The
encryption engines are always in operation and cannot be disabled.
The 32-byte Data Encryption Key (DEK) is a random number which is generated by the drive, never leaves the drive, and is
inaccessible to the host system. The DEK is itself encrypted when it is stored on the media and when it is in volatile
temporary storage (DRAM) external to the encryption engine. A unique data encryption key is used for each of the drive's
possible16 data bands (see Section 8.5).
8.2 Controlled access
The drive has two security providers (SPs) called the "Admin SP" and the "Locking SP”. These act as gatekeepers to the
drive security services. Security-related commands will not be accepted unless they also supply the correct credentials to
prove the requester is authorized to perform the command.
8.2.1 Admin SP
The Admin SP allows the drive's owner to enable or disable firmware download operations (see Section 8.4). Access to the
Admin SP is available using the SID (Secure ID) password or the MSID (Manufacturers Secure ID) password.
8.2.2 Locking SP
The Locking SP controls read/write access to the media and the cryptographic erase feature. Access to the Locking SP is
available using the BandMasterX or EraseMaster passwords. Since the drive owner can define up to 16 data bands on the
drive, each data band has its own password called BandMasterX where X is the number of the data band (0 through 15).
8.2.3 Default password
When the drive is shipped from the factory, all passwords are set to the value of MSID. This 32-byte random value can only
be read by the host electronically over the interface. After receipt of the drive, it is the responsibility of the owner to use the
default MSID password as the authority to change all other passwords to unique owner-specified values.
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8.3 Random number generator (RNG)
The drive has a 32-byte hardware RNG that it is uses to derive encryption keys or, if requested to do so, to provide random
numbers to the host for system use, including using these numbers as Authentication Keys (passwords) for the drive’s
Admin and Locking SPs.
8.4 Drive locking
In addition to changing the passwords, as described in Section 8.2.3, the owner should also set the data access controls for
the individual bands.
The variable "LockOnReset" should be set to "PowerCycle" to ensure that the data bands will be locked if power is lost. In
addition "ReadLockEnabled" and "WriteLockEnabled" must be set to true in the locking table in order for the bands
"LockOnReset" setting of "PowerCycle" to actually lock access to the band when a "PowerCycle" event occurs. This
scenario occurs if the drive is removed from its cabinet. The drive will not honor any data read or write requests until the
bands have been unlocked. This prevents the user data from being accessed without the appropriate credentials when the
drive has been removed from its cabinet and installed in another system.
When the drive is shipped from the factory, the firmware download port is unlocked.
8.5 Data bands
When shipped from the factory, the drive is configured with a single data band called Band 0 (also known as the Global Data
Band) which comprises LBA 0 through LBA max. The host may allocate Band1 by specifying a start LBA and an LBA range.
The real estate for this band is taken from the Global Band. An additional 14 Data Bands may be defined in a similar way
(Band2 through Band15) but before these bands can be allocated LBA space, they must first be individually enabled using
the EraseMaster password.
Data bands cannot overlap but they can be sequential with one band ending at LBA (x) and the next beginning at LBA (x+1).
Each data band has its own drive-generated encryption key and its own user-supplied password. The host may change the
Encryption Key (see Section 8.6) or the password when required. The bands should be aligned to 4096 native LBA
boundaries.
8.6 Cryptographic erase
A significant feature of SEDs is the ability to perform a cryptographic erase. This involves the host telling the drive to change
the data encryption key for a particular band. Once changed, the data is no longer recoverable since it was written with one
key and will be read using a different key. Since the drive overwrites the old key with the new one, and keeps no history of
key changes, the user data can never be recovered. This is tantamount to an instantaneous data erase and is very useful if
the drive is to be scrapped or redispositioned.
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8.7 Authenticated firmware download
In addition to providing a locking mechanism to prevent unwanted firmware download attempts, the drive also only accepts
download files which have been cryptographically signed by the appropriate Seagate Design Center.
Three conditions must be met before the drive will allow the download operation:
1. The download must be an SED file. A standard (base) drive (non-SED) file will be rejected.
2. The download file must be signed and authenticated.
3. As with a non-SED drive, the download file must pass the acceptance criteria for the drive. For example it must be appli-
cable to the correct drive model, and have compatible revision and customer status.
8.8 Power consumption
The standard drive models and the SED drive models have identical hardware, however the security and encryption portion
of the drive controller ASIC is enabled and functional in the SED models. See Section 6.3 for additional information on power
consumption.
8.9 Supported commands
The SED models support the following two commands in addition to the commands supported by the standard (non-SED)
models as listed in Section 8.9, "Supported commands":
• Security Protocol Out (B5h)
• Security Protocol In (A2h)
8.10 Sanitize - CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE
This command cryptographically erases all user data on the drive by destroying the current data encryption key and
replacing it with a new data encryption key randomly generated by the drive. Sanitize CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE is a SCSI
CDB Op code 48h and selecting the service action code 3 (CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE)
8.11 RevertSP
The SED models will support the RevertSP feature which erases all data in all bands on the device and returns the contents
of all SPs (Security Providers) on the device to their original factory state. In order to execute the RevertSP method the
unique PSID (Physical Secure ID) printed on the drive label must be provided. PSID is not electronically accessible and can
only be manually read from the drive label or scanned in via the 2D barcode.
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9.0 Defect and error management
Seagate continues to use innovative technologies to manage defects and errors. These technologies are designed to
increase data integrity, perform drive self-maintenance, and validate proper drive operation.
SCSI defect and error management involves drive internal defect/error management and SAS system error considerations
(errors in communications between the initiator and the drive). In addition, Seagate provides the following technologies used
to increase data integrity and drive reliability:
• Background Media Scan (see Section 9.4)
• Deferred Auto-Reallocation (see Section 9.5)
• Idle Read After Write (see Section 9.6)
The read error rates and specified storage capacities are not dependent on host (initiator) defect management routines.
9.1 Drive internal defects/errors
During the initial drive format operation at the factory, media defects are identified, tagged as being unusable, and their
locations recorded on the drive primary defects list (referred to as the “P’ list and also as the ETF defect list). At factory
format time, these known defects are also reallocated, that is, reassigned to a new place on the medium and the location
listed in the defects reallocation table. The “P” list is not altered after factory formatting. Locations of defects found and
reallocated during error recovery procedures after drive shipment are listed in the “G” list (defects growth list). The “P” and
“G” lists may be referenced by the initiator using the Read Defect Data command.
Details of the SCSI commands supported by the drive are described in the SAS Interface Manual. Also, more information on
the drive Error Recovery philosophy is presented in the SAS Interface Manual.
9.2 Drive error recovery procedures
When an error occurs during drive operation, the drive, if programmed to do so, performs error recovery procedures to
attempt to recover the data. The error recovery procedures used depend on the options previously set in the Error Recovery
Parameters mode page. Error recovery and defect management may involve using several SCSI commands described in
the SCSI Interface Manual. The drive implements selectable error recovery time limits required in video applications.
The error recovery scheme supported by the drive provides a way to control the total error recovery time for the entire
command in addition to controlling the recovery level for a single LBA. The total amount of time spent in error recovery for a
command can be limited using the Recovery Time Limit bytes in the Error Recovery mode page. The total amount of time
spent in error recovery for a single LBA can be limited using the Read Retry Count or Write Retry Count bytes in the Error
Recovery mode page.
The drive firmware error recovery algorithms consist of 20 levels for read recoveries and six levels for write. Each level may
consist of multiple steps, where a step is defined as a recovery function involving a single re-read or re-write attempt. The
maximum level used by the drive in LBA recovery is determined by the read and write retry counts.
Table 5 equates the read and write retry count with the maximum possible recovery time for read and write recovery of
individual LBAs. The times given do not include time taken to perform reallocations. Reallocations are performed when the
ARRE bit (for reads) or AWRE bit (for writes) is one, the RC bit is zero, and the recovery time limit for the command has not
yet been met. Time needed to perform reallocation is not counted against the recovery time limit.
When the RC bit is one, reallocations are disabled even if the ARRE or AWRE bits are one. The drive will still perform data
recovery actions within the limits defined by the Read Retry Count, Write Retry Count, and Recovery Time Limit parameters.
However, the drive does not report any unrecovered errors.
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* For read retry count, every tick ~ 5% of total error recovery. Valid range setting is 1-20.
e.g. 1 ~ 5%
5 ~ 25%
20 ~ 100%
Setting these retry counts to a value below the default setting could result in degradation of the unrecovered error rate. For
example, suppose the read/write recovery page has the RC bit = 0 and if the read retry count is set to 5, this means ~ 25% of
error recovery will be executed which consumes 621.62 ms (please refer to the table above). If the limit is reached and a
LBA has not yet been recovered (i.e. requires retries beyond 621.62 ms), the command will end with Check Condition status
report and unrecoverable read error will be reported.
9.3 SAS system errors
Information on the reporting of operational errors or faults across the interface is given in the SAS Interface Manual. The
SSP Response returns information to the host about numerous kinds of errors or faults. The Receive Diagnostic Results
reports the results of diagnostic operations performed by the drive.
Status returned by the drive to the initiator is described in the SAS Interface Manual. Status reporting plays a role in systems
error management and its use in that respect is described in sections where the various commands are discussed.
Table 5 Read and write retry count maximum recovery times
Read retry count* Maximum recovery time per LBA
(cumulative, ms) Write retry count Maximum recovery time per LBA
(cumulative, ms)
025
190 150
5 410 2 78
10 830 3 95
15 1240 4 186
20 (default) 1810 5 (default) 295
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9.4 Background Media Scan
Background Media Scan (BMS) is a self-initiated media scan. BMS is defined in the T10 document SPC-4 available from the
T10 committee. BMS performs sequential reads across the entire pack of the media while the drive is idle. In RAID arrays,
BMS allows hot spare drives to be scanned for defects prior to being put into service by the host system. On regular duty
drives, if the host system makes use of the BMS Log Page, it can avoid placing data in suspect locations on the media.
Unreadable and recovered error sites will be logged or reallocated per ARRE/AWRE settings.
With BMS, the host system can consume less power and system overhead by only checking BMS status and results rather
than tying up the bus and consuming power in the process of host-initiated media scanning activity.
Since the background scan functions are only done during idle periods, BMS causes a negligible impact to system
performance. The first BMS scan for a newly manufactured drive is performed as quickly as possible to verify the media and
protect data by setting the “Start time after idle” to 5ms, all subsequent scans begin after 500ms of idle time. Other features
that normally use idle time to function will function normally because BMS functions for limited time bursts then suspends
activity to allow other background functions to operate.
BMS interrupts immediately to service host commands from the interface bus while performing reads. BMS will complete any
BMS-initiated error recovery prior to returning to service host-initiated commands. Overhead associated with a return to host-
servicing activity from BMS only impacts the first command that interrupted BMS, this results in a typical delay of about 1ms.
9.5 Deferred Auto-Reallocation
Deferred Auto-Reallocation (DAR) simplifies reallocation algorithms at the system level by allowing the drive to reallocate
unreadable locations on a subsequent write command. Sites are marked for DAR during read operations performed by the
drive. When a write command is received for an LBA marked for DAR, the auto-reallocation process is invoked and attempts
to rewrite the data to the original location. If a verification of this rewrite fails, the sector is re-mapped to a spare location.
This is in contrast to the system having to use the Reassign Command to reassign a location that was unreadable and then
generate a write command to rewrite the data. DAR is most effective when AWRE and ARRE are enabled—this is the default
setting from the Seagate factory. With AWRE and ARRE disabled DAR is unable to reallocate the failing location and will
report an error sense code indicating that a write command is being attempted to a previously failing location.
9.6 Idle Read After Write
Idle Read After Write (IRAW) utilizes idle time to verify the integrity of recently written data. During idle periods, no active
system requests, the drive reads recently written data from the media and compares it to valid write command data resident
in the drives data buffer. Any sectors that fail the comparison result in the invocation of a rewrite and auto-reallocation
process. The process attempts to rewrite the data to the original location. If a verification of this rewrite fails, the sector is re-
mapped to a spare location.
9.7 Protection Information (PI)
Protection Information is intended as a standardized approach to system level LRC traditionally provided by systems using
520 byte formatted LBAs. Drives formatted with PI information provide the same, common LBA count (i.e. same capacity
point) as non-PI formatted drives. Sequential performance of a PI drive will be reduced by approximately 1.56% due to the
extra overhead of PI being transferred from the media that is not calculated as part of the data transferred to the host. To
determine the full transfer rate of a PI drive, transfers should be calculated by adding the 8 extra bytes of PI to the transferred
LBA length, i.e. 512 + 8 = 520. PI formatted drives are physically formatted to 520 byte sectors that store 512 bytes of
customer data with 8 bytes of Protection Information appended to it. The advantage of PI is that the Protection Information
bits can be managed at the HBA and HBA driver level. Allowing a system that typically does not support 520 LBA formats to
integrate this level of protection.
Protection Information is valid with any supported LBA size. 512 LBA size is used here as common example.
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9.7.1 Levels of PI
There are 4 types of Protection Information.
Type 0 - Describes a drive that is not formatted with PI information bytes. This allows for legacy support in non-PI systems.
Type 1 - Provides support of PI protection using 10 and 16 byte commands. The RDPROTECT and WRTPROTECT bits
allow for checking control through the CDB. Eight bytes of Protection Information are transmitted at LBA boundaries across
the interface if RDPROTECT and WRTPROTECT bits are nonzero values. Type 1 does not allow the use of 32 byte
commands.
Ty p e 2 - Provides checking control and additional expected fields within the 32 byte CDBs. Eight bytes of Protection
Information are transmitted at LBA boundaries across the interface if RDPROTECT and WRTPROTECT bits are nonzero
values. Type 2 does allow the use of 10 and 16 byte commands with zero values in the RDPROTECT and WRTPROTECT
fields. The drive will generate 8 bytes (e.g.0xFFFF) 8 bytes of Protection Information to be stored on the media, but the 8
bytes will not be transferred to the host during a read command.
Type 3 - Seagate products do not support Type 3.
9.7.2 Setting and determining the current Type Level
A drive is initialized to a type of PI by using the format command on a PI capable drive. Once a drive is formatted to a PI
Type, it may be queried by a Read Capacity (16) command to report the PI type which it is currently formatted to. PI Types
cannot coexist on a single drive. A drive can only be formatted to a single PI Type. It can be changed at anytime to a new
Type but requires a low level format which destroys all existing data on the drive. No other vehicle for changing the PI type is
provided by the T10 SBC3 specification.
Type 1 PI format CDB command: 04 90 00 00 00 00, Write Buffer: 00 A0 00 00
Type 2 PI format CDB command: 04 D0 00 00 00 00, Write Buffer: 00 A0 00 00
9.7.3 Identifying a Protection Information drive
The Standard Inquiry provides a bit to indicate if PI is support by the drive. Vital Product Descriptor (VPD) page 0x86
provides bits to indicate the PI Types supported and which PI fields the drive supports checking.
9.8 Seagate RAID Rebuild ™
Seagate RAID Rebuild is an industry standard feature to enable faster recovery from a failed drive in a RAID configuration. It
improves RAID rebuild performance by extracting easily readable data from a failing drive. It quickly identifies blocks that
would take longer to recover from the failed drive than to rebuild from the remaining drives in the RAID group.
This feature allows host control of error recovery, maximizes up time, and minimizes likelihood of 2nd drive failure in a RAID
configuration.
NOTE For further details with respect to PI, please refer to SCSI Block
Commands - 3 (SBC-3) Draft Standard documentation.
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10.0 Installation
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD disk drive installation is a plug-and-play process. There are no jumpers,
switches, or terminators on the drive.
SAS drives are designed to be used in a host system that provides a SAS-compatible backplane with bays designed to
accommodate the drive. In such systems, the host system typically provides a carrier or tray onto which the drive needs to
be mounted. Mount the drive to the carrier or tray provided by the host system using four M3 x 0.5 metric screws. When
tightening the screws, use a maximum torque of 4.5 in-lb +/- 0.45 in-lb. Do not over-tighten or force the screws. Mount the
drive in any orientation.
Slide the carrier or tray into the appropriate bay in the host system using the instructions provided by the host system. This
connects the drive directly to the system’s SAS connector. The SAS connector is normally located on a SAS backpanel. See
Section 11.4.1 for additional information about these connectors.
Power is supplied through the SAS connector.
The drive is shipped from the factory low-level formatted in 512-byte logical blocks for 512 emulation and native drives and
4096-byte logical blocks for 4096 native drives. Reformat the drive only if a different logical block size needs to be selected.
Figure 12. Physical interface
10.1 Drive orientation
The drive may be mounted in any orientation. All drive performance characterizations, however, have been done with the
drive in horizontal (discs level) and vertical (drive on its side) orientations, which are the two preferred mounting orientations.
10.2 Cooling
Cabinet cooling must be designed by the customer so that the ambient temperature immediately surrounding the drive does
not result in the drive exceeding temperature conditions specified in Section 6.5.1, "Temperature".
The rack, cabinet, or drawer environment for the drive must provide heat removal from the electronics and head and disk
assembly (HDA). Confirm that adequate heat removal is provided using the temperature measurement guidelines described
in Section 6.5.1.
Forced air flow may be required to keep temperatures at or below the temperatures specified in Section 6.5.1 in which case
the drive should be oriented, or air flow directed, so that the least amount of air flow resistance is created while providing air
flow to the electronics and HDA. Also, the shortest possible path between the air inlet and exit should be chosen to minimize
the travel length of air heated by the drive and other heat sources within the rack, cabinet, or drawer environment.
NOTE
SAS drives are designed to be attached to the host system without I/O or power cables. If the
intent is to use the drive in a non-backplane host system, connecting the drive using high-quality
cables is acceptable as long as the I/O cable length does not exceed 10 meters (32.8 feet).
NOTE Image is for reference only, may not represent actual drive.
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If forced air is determined to be necessary, possible air-flow patterns are shown in Figure 13. The air-flow patterns are
created by one or more fans, either forcing or drawing air as shown in the illustrations. Conduction, convection, or other
forced air-flow patterns are acceptable as long as the temperature measurement guidelines of Section 6.5.1 are met.
Figure 13. Air flow
10.3 Drive mounting
Mount the drive using the bottom or side mounting holes. If mounting the drive using the bottom holes, ensure to not
physically distort the drive by attempting to mount it on a stiff, non-flat surface.
The allowable mounting surface stiffness is 80 lb/in (14.0 N/mm). The following equation and paragraph define the allowable
mounting surface stiffness:
where K is the mounting surface stiffness (units in lb/in or N/mm) and X is the out-of-plane surface distortion (units in inches
or millimeters). The out-of-plane distortion (X) is determined by defining a plane with three of the four mounting points fixed
and evaluating the out-of-plane deflection of the fourth mounting point when a known force (F) is applied to the fourth point.
10.4 Grounding
Signal ground (PCBA) and HDA ground are connected together in the drive and cannot be separated by the user. The
equipment in which the drive is mounted is connected directly to the HDA and PCBA with no electrically isolating shock
mounts. If it is desired for the system chassis to not be connected to the HDA/PCBA ground, the systems integrator or user
must provide a nonconductive (electrically isolating) method of mounting the drive in the host equipment.
Increased radiated emissions may result if maximum surface area ground connection is not provided between system
ground and drive ground. This is the system designer’s and integrator’s responsibility.
NOTE Image of the HDA may not represent actual product, for reference only.
K x X = F < 15lb = 67N
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11.0 Interface requirements
This section partially describes the interface requirements as implemented on Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD
drives. Additional information is provided in the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071).
11.1 SAS features
This section lists the SAS-specific features supported by Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives.
11.1.1 Task management functions
The table below lists the SAS task management functions supported.
11.1.2 Task management responses
The table below lists the SAS response codes returned for task management functions supported.
11.2 Dual port support
Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD SAS drives have two independent ports. These ports may be connected in the
same or different SCSI domains. Each drive port has a unique SAS address.
The two ports have the capability of independent port clocking (e.g. both ports can run at 12Gb/s or the first port can run at
12Gb/s while the second port runs at 3Gb/s.) The supported link rates are 3.0, 6.0 or 12.0 Gb/s.
Subject to buffer availability, the Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives support:
• Concurrent port transfers—The drive supports receiving COMMAND, TASK management transfers on both ports at the
same time.
• Full duplex—The drive supports sending XFER_RDY, DATA and RESPONSE transfers while receiving frames on both
ports.
Table 6 SAS task management functions supported
Task name Supported
Abort Task Yes
Clear ACA Yes
Clear task set Yes
Abort task set Yes
Logical Unit Reset Yes
Query Task Yes
Table 7 Task management response codes
Function name Response code
Function complete 00
Invalid frame 02
Function not supported 04
Function failed 05
Function succeeded 08
Invalid logical unit 09
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11.3 SCSI commands supported
The table below lists the SCSI commands supported by Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives.
Table 8 Supported commands
Command name Command code Supported
Change Definition 40h N
Compare 39h N
Copy 18h N
Copy and Verify 3Ah N
Format Unit [1] [5] 04h Y
DCRT bit supported Y
DPRY bit supported N
DSP bit supported Y
IMMED bit supported Y
IP bit supported Y
SI (Security Initialize) bit supported N
STPF bit supported Y
VS (vendor specific) N
Inquiry 12h Y
Block Device Characteristics page (B1h) Y
Block Limits page (B0h) Y
Date Code page (C1h) Y
Device Behavior page (C3h) Y
Device Identification page (83h) Y
Extended Inquiry Data page (86h) Y
Firmware Numbers page (C0h) Y
Jumper Settings page (C2h) Y
Mode Page policy page (87h) N
Power Condition page (8Ah) Y
Power Consumption page (8Dh) N
Protocol Specific Logical unit Information page (90h) N
Protocol Specific Port Information page (91h) N
SCSI Ports page (88h) Y
Supported Vital Product Data page (00h) Y
Unit Serial Number page (80h) Y
Lock-unlock cache 36h N
Log Select (same log pages as Log Sense 4Dh) 4Ch Y
PCR bit Y
DU bit N
DS bit Y
TSD bit Y
ETC bit N
TMC bit N
LP bit N
Log Sense 4Dh Y
Application Client Log page (0Fh) Y
Buffer Over-run/Under-run page (01h) N
Cache Statistics page (37h) Y
Factory Log page (3Eh) Y
Information Exceptions Log page (2Fh) Y
Last n Deferred Errors or Asynchronous Events page (0Bh) N
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Last n Error Events page (07h) N
Non-medium Error page (06h) Y
Pages Supported list (00h) Y
Protocol-specific Log Page for SAS (18h) Y
Read Error Counter page (03h) Y
Read Reverse Error Counter page (04h) N
Self-test Results page (10h) Y
Start-stop Cycle Counter page (0Eh) Y
Temperature page (0Dh) Y
Verify Error Counter page (05h) Y
Write error counter page (02h) [6] Y
Mode Select (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah) [3] 15h Y [2]
Mode Select (10) (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah) [3] 55h Y
Mode Sense 1Ah Y [2]
Caching Parameters page (08h) Y
Control Mode page (0Ah) Y
Control Extension Mode Page (01h) Y
Disconnect/Reconnect (02h) Y
Error Recovery page (01h) Y
Format page (03h) Y
Information Exceptions Control page (1Ch) Y
Background Scan mode subpage (01h) Y
Notch and Partition Page (0Ch) N
Protocol-Specific Port page (19h) Y
Power Condition page (1Ah) Y
Rigid Disk Drive Geometry page (04h) Y
Unit Attention page (00h) Y
Verify Error Recovery page (07h) Y
Xor Control page (10h) N
Mode Sense (10) (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah) [3] 5Ah Y
Persistent Reserve In 5Eh Y
Persistent Reserve Out 5Fh Y
Prefetch 34h N
Read (6) 08h Y
Read (10) 28h Y
DPO bit supported Y
FUA bit supported Y
Read (12) A8h N
Read (16) 88h Y
Read (32) 7Fh/0009h Y (Type 2 PI only)
Read Buffer (modes 0, 2, 3, Ah and Bh supported) 3Ch Y (non-SED drives only)
Read Capacity (10) 25h Y
Read Capacity (16) 9Eh/10h Y
Read Defect Data (10) 37h Y
Read Defect Data (12) B7h Y
Read Long 3Eh Y (non-SED drives only)
Read Long (16) 9Eh/11h Y
Reassign Blocks 07h Y
Receive Diagnostic Results 1Ch Y
Table 8 Supported commands
Command name Command code Supported
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Supported Diagnostics pages (00h) Y
Translate page (40h) Y
Release 17h Y
Release (10) 57h Y
Report LUNs A0h Y
Report Timestamp A3h N
Request Sense 03h Y
Actual Retry Count bytes Y
Extended Sense Y
Field Pointer bytes Y
Reserve 16h Y
3rd Party Reserve Y
Extent Reservation N
Reserve (10) 56h Y
3rd Party Reserve Y
Extent Reservation N
Rezero Unit 01h Y
Sanitize 48h Y
Block Erase N
Cryptographic Erase Y (SED only)
Overwrite N
Sanitize Exit N
Security Protocol In A2h Y (SED models only)
Security Protocol Out B5h Y (SED models only)
Seek (6) 0Bh Y
Seek (10) 2Bh Y
Send Diagnostics 1Dh Y
Rebuild Assist page (42h) Y
Supported Diagnostics pages (00h) Y
Translate page (40h) Y
Set Timestamp 0Fh Y
Start Unit/Stop Unit (spindle ceases rotating) 1Bh Y
Synchronize Cache 35h Y
Synchronize Cache (16) 91h Y
Test Unit Ready 00h Y
Verify (10) 2Fh Y
BYTCHK bit Y
Verify (12) AFh N
Verify (16) AFh Y
Verify (32) 7Fh/000Ah Y (Type 2 PI only)
Write (6) 0Ah Y
Write (10) 2Ah Y
DPO bit Y
FUA bit Y
Write (12) AAh N
Write (16) 8Ah Y
Write (32) 7Fh/000Bh Y (Type 2 PI only)
Write and Verify (10) 2Eh Y
DPO bit Y
Table 8 Supported commands
Command name Command code Supported
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[1] Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD drives can format to 512, 520, 524, 528 (512 emulation) or 4096, 4160,
4192, or 4224 (4096 native).
[2] Warning. Power loss during flash programming can result in firmware corruption.
This usually makes the drive inoperable.
[3] Reference Mode Sense command 1Ah for mode pages supported.
[4] Y = Yes. Command is supported.
N = No. Command is not supported.
A = Support is available on special request.
[5] Approximately 1.5 increase in time to complete this command for a SED drive versus a non-SED drive of the same
capacity.
[6] Write alignment counters supported.
Write and Verify (12) AEh N
Write and Verify (16) 8Eh Y
Write and Verify (32) 7Fh/000Ch Y (Type 2 PI only)
Write Buffer (modes 0, 2, supported) 3Bh Y (non-SED drives only)
Write Buffer 3Bh
Firmware Download option (modes 5, 7, Dh and Fh) Y (non-SED drives only)
Firmware Download option (modes 4, 5, 7) Y (SED drives only)
Write Long (10) 3Fh Y
Write Long (16) 9Fh/11h Y
Write Same (10) [5] 41h Y
PBdata N
LBdata N
Write Same (16) [5] 93h Y
Write Same (32) 7Fh/000Dh Y (Type 2 PI only)
XDRead 52h N
XDWrite 50h N
XPWrite 51h N
Table 8 Supported commands
Command name Command code Supported
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11.3.1 Inquiry data
The table below lists the Inquiry command data that the drive should return to the initiator per the format given in the SAS
Interface Manual.
Table 9 Seagate Enterprise Performance 10K HDD inquiry data
Bytes Data (hex)
0-15 00 00 xx** 12 8B 01 PP 02 53 45 41 47 41 54 45 20 Vendor ID
16-31 [53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 30 38] 20 20 20 20 Product ID
32-47 R# R# R# R# S# S# S# S# S# S# S# S# 00 00 00 00
48-63 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
64-79 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
80-95 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
96-111 00 43 6F 70 79 72 69 67 68 74 20 28 63 29 20 32* *Copyright
112-127 30* 31* 33* 20 53 65 61 67 61 74 65 20 41 6C 6C 20 notice
128-143 72 69 67 68 74 73 20 72 65 73 65 72 76 65 64 20
* Copyright year (changes with actual year).
** SCSI Revision support. See the appropriate SPC release documentation for definitions.
PP 10 = Inquiry data for an Inquiry command received on Port A.
30 = Inquiry data for an Inquiry command received on Port B.
R# Four ASCII digits representing the last four digits of the product firmware release number.
S# Eight ASCII digits representing the eight digits of the product serial number.
[ ] Bytes 16 through 26 reflect model of drive. The table above shows the hex values for Model ST1800MM0008.
Refer to the values below for the values of bytes 16 through 26 of a particular model:
ST1800MM0018 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 31 38
ST1800MM0038 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 33 38
ST1800MM0048 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 34 38
ST1800MM0068 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 36 38
ST1800MM0078 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 37 38
ST1800MM0088 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 38 38
ST1800MM0108 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 30 38
ST1800MM0118 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 31 38
ST1800MM0128 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 32 38
ST1800MM0148 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 34 38
ST1800MM0158 53 54 31 38 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 35 38
ST1200MM0008 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 30 38
ST1200MM0018 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 31 38
ST1200MM0038 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 33 38
ST1200MM0068 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 36 38
ST1200MM0088 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 38 38
ST1200MM0098 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 39 38
ST1200MM0118 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 31 38
ST1200MM0138 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 33 38
ST1200MM0158 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 35 38
ST1200MM0178 53 54 31 32 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 37 38
ST900MM0008 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 30 38
ST900MM0018 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 31 38
ST900MM0038 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 33 38
ST900MM0068 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 36 38
ST900MM0088 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 38 38
ST900MM0108 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 30 38
ST900MM0128 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 32 38
ST900MM0148 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 34 38
ST900MM0168 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 36 38
ST900MM0148 53 54 39 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 37 38
ST600MM0008 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 30 38
ST600MM0018 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 31 38
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ST600MM0038 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 33 38
ST600MM0068 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 36 38
ST600MM0088 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 38 38
ST600MM0098 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 39 38
ST600MM0118 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 31 38
ST600MM0138 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 33 38
ST600MM0158 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 35 38
ST600MM0178 53 54 36 30 30 4D 4D 30 31 37 38
ST300MM0008 53 54 33 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 30 38
ST300MM0018 53 54 33 30 30 4D 4D 30 30 31 38
11.3.2 Mode Sense data
The Mode Sense command provides a way for the drive to report its operating parameters to the initiator. The drive
maintains four sets of mode parameters:
1. Default values
Default values are hard-coded in the drive firmware stored in flash E-PROM (nonvolatile memory) on the drive’s PCB.
These default values can be changed only by downloading a complete set of new firmware into the flash E-PROM. An
initiator can request and receive from the drive a list of default values and use those in a Mode Select command to set up
new current and saved values, where the values are changeable.
2. Saved values
Saved values are stored on the drive’s media using a Mode Select command. Only parameter values that are allowed to
be changed can be changed by this method. Parameters in the saved values list that are not changeable by the Mode
Select command get their values from default values storage.
When power is applied to the drive, it takes saved values from the media and stores them as current values in volatile
memory. It is not possible to change the current values (or the saved values) with a Mode Select command before the
drive achieves operating speed and is “ready.” An attempt to do so results in a “Check Condition” status.
On drives requiring unique saved values, the required unique saved values are stored into the saved values storage
location on the media prior to shipping the drive. Some drives may have unique firmware with unique default values also.
On standard OEM drives, the saved values are taken from the default values list and stored into the saved values stor-
age location on the media prior to shipping.
3. Current values
Current values are volatile values being used by the drive to control its operation. A Mode Select command can be used
to change the values identified as changeable values. Originally, current values are installed from saved or default val-
ues after a power on reset, hard reset, or Bus Device Reset message.
4. Changeable values
Changeable values form a bit mask, stored in nonvolatile memory, that dictates which of the current values and saved
values can be changed by a Mode Select command. A one (1) indicates the value can be changed. A zero (0) indicates
the value is not changeable. For example, in the table in Section 11.3.2, refer to Mode page 81, in the row entitled “CHG.”
These are hex numbers representing the changeable values for Mode page 81. Note in columns 5 and 6 (bytes 04 and
05), there is 00h which indicates that in bytes 04 and 05 none of the bits are changeable. Note also that bytes 06, 07, 09,
10, and 11 are not changeable, because those fields are all zeros. In byte 02, hex value FF equates to the binary pattern
11111111. If there is a zero in any bit position in the field, it means that bit is not changeable. Since all of the bits in byte
02 are ones, all of these bits are changeable.
The changeable values list can only be changed by downloading new firmware into the flash E-PROM.
NOTE Because there are often several different versions of drive control firmware in the total population of drives in
the field, the Mode Sense values given in the following tables may not exactly match those of some drives.
The following tables list the values of the data bytes returned by the drive in response to the Mode Sense command pages
for SCSI implementation (see the SAS Interface Manual ).
DEF = Default value. Standard OEM drives are shipped configured this way.
CHG = Changeable bits; indicates if default value is changeable.
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Table 10 Mode Sense data for 1.8TB drives
BLOCK DESCRIPTOR:
00 00 00 00 1A 32 DD 36 00 00 10 00 (4K native)
00 00 00 00 D1 96 E9 B0 00 00 02 00 (5xx emulation)
DEF: 01 0A C0 14 FF 00 00 00 05 00 FF FF
CHG: 01 0A FF FF 00 00 00 00 FF 00 FF FF
DEF: 02 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00
CHG: 02 0E 00 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00
DEF: 03 16 BB D0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 C4 10 00 00 01 00 8E 00 18 40 00 00 00
CHG: 03 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 04 16 03 43 28 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 04 00 00
CHG: 04 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 07 0A 00 14 FF 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
CHG: 07 0A 0F FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
DEF: 08 12 14 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 (Standard models)
DEF: 08 12 10 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 (TurboBoost models)
CHG: 08 12 A5 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 0A 0A 02 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 2C 56
CHG: 0A 0A 0F F6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 18 06 06 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 18 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 19 0E 46 00 07 D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 19 0E 50 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 1A 26 00 06 00 00 00 0A 00 00 8C A0 00 00 17 70 00 00 46 50 00 00 46 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 58
CHG: 1A 26 01 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FC
DEF: 1C 0A 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01
CHG: 1C 0A 9D 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
DEF: 00 0A 00 80 0F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 00 0A B7 C0 8F 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
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Table 11 Mode Sense data for 1.2TB drives
BLOCK DESCRIPTOR:
00 00 00 00 11 77 41 96 00 00 10 00 (4K native)
00 00 00 00 8B BA 0C B0 00 00 02 00 (5xx emulation and 5xx native)
DEF: 01 0A C0 14 FF 00 00 00 05 00 FF FF
CHG: 01 0A FF FF 00 00 00 00 FF 00 FF FF
DEF: 02 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00
CHG: 02 0E 00 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00
DEF: 03 16 BB D0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 C4 10 00 00 01 00 8E 00 18 40 00 00 00 (4K native and 5xx emulation)
DEF: 03 16 BB D0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 C4 02 00 00 01 00 8E 00 18 40 00 00 00 (5xx native)
CHG: 03 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 04 16 03 43 28 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 04 00 00
CHG: 04 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 07 0A 00 14 FF 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
CHG: 07 0A 0F FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
DEF: 08 12 14 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 (Standard models)
DEF: 08 12 10 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 (TurboBoost models)
CHG: 08 12 A5 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 0A 0A 02 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 1D CE
CHG: 0A 0A 0F F6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 18 06 06 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 18 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 19 0E 46 00 07 D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 19 0E 50 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 1A 26 00 06 00 00 00 0A 00 00 8C A0 00 00 17 70 00 00 46 50 00 00 46 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 58
CHG: 1A 26 01 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FC
DEF: 1C 0A 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01
CHG: 1C 0A 9D 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
DEF: 00 0A 00 80 0F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 00 0A B7 C0 8F 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
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Table 12 Mode Sense data for 900GB drives
BLOCK DESCRIPTOR:
00 00 00 00 0D 19 73 C6 00 00 10 00 (4K native)
00 00 00 00 68 CB 9E 30 00 00 02 00 (5xx emulation and 5xx native)
DEF: 01 0A C0 14 FF 00 00 00 05 00 FF FF
CHG: 01 0A FF FF 00 00 00 00 FF 00 FF FF
DEF: 02 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00
CHG: 02 0E 00 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00
DEF: 03 16 BB D0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 C4 10 00 00 01 00 96 00 18 40 00 00 00 (4K native and 5xx emulation)
DEF: 03 16 BB D0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 C4 02 00 00 01 00 8E 00 18 40 00 00 00 (5xx native)
CHG: 03 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 04 16 03 43 28 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 04 00 00 (4K native and 5xx emulation)
DEF: 04 16 03 43 28 06 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 04 00 00 (5xx native)
CHG: 04 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 07 0A 00 14 FF 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
CHG: 07 0A 0F FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
DEF: 08 12 14 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 (Standard models)
DEF: 08 12 10 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 (TurboBoost models)
CHG: 08 12 A5 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 0A 0A 02 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 16 3A
CHG: 0A 0A 0F F6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 18 06 06 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 18 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 19 0E 46 00 07 D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 19 0E 50 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 1A 26 00 06 00 00 00 0A 00 00 8C A0 00 00 17 70 00 00 46 50 00 00 46 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 58
CHG: 1A 26 01 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FC
DEF: 1C 0A 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01
CHG: 1C 0A 9D 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
DEF: 00 0A 00 80 0F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 00 0A B7 C0 8F 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
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Table 13 Mode Sense data for 600GB drives
BLOCK DESCRIPTOR:
00 00 00 00 08 BB A5 F6 00 00 10 00 (4K native)
00 00 00 00 45 DD 2F B0 00 00 02 00 (5xx emulation and 5xx native)
DEF: 01 0A C0 14 FF 00 00 00 05 00 FF FF
CHG: 01 0A FF FF 00 00 00 00 FF 00 FF FF
DEF: 02 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00
CHG: 02 0E 00 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00
DEF: 03 16 BB D0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 C4 10 00 00 01 00 96 00 18 40 00 00 00 (4K native and 5xx emulation)
DEF: 03 16 BB D0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 C4 02 00 00 01 00 96 00 18 40 00 00 00 (5xx native)
CHG: 03 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 04 16 03 43 28 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 04 00 00
CHG: 04 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 07 0A 00 14 FF 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
CHG: 07 0A 0F FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
DEF: 08 12 14 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 (Standard models)
DEF: 08 12 10 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 (TurboBoost models)
CHG: 08 12 A5 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 0A 0A 02 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 0F 00
CHG: 0A 0A 0F F6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 18 06 06 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 18 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 19 0E 46 00 07 D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 19 0E 50 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 1A 26 00 06 00 00 00 0A 00 00 8C A0 00 00 17 70 00 00 46 50 00 00 46 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 58
CHG: 1A 26 01 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FC
DEF: 1C 0A 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01
CHG: 1C 0A 9D 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
DEF: 00 0A 00 80 0F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 00 0A B7 C0 8F 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
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Table 14 Mode Sense data for 300GB drives
BLOCK DESCRIPTOR:
00 00 00 00 22 EC B2 5C 00 00 00 00 00 00 02 00
DEF: 01 0A C0 14 FF 00 00 00 05 00 FF FF
CHG: 01 0A FF FF 00 00 00 00 FF 00 FF FF
DEF: 02 0E 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 A0 00 00 00 00
CHG: 02 0E 00 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00
DEF: 03 16 BB D0 00 00 00 00 03 80 04 C4 02 00 00 01 00 96 00 18 40 00 00 00
CHG: 03 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 04 16 03 43 28 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 29 04 00 00
CHG: 04 16 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 07 0A 00 14 FF 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
CHG: 07 0A 0F FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
DEF: 08 12 14 00 FF FF 00 00 FF FF FF FF 90 20 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 08 12 A5 00 00 00 FF FF FF FF 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 0A 0A 02 00 00 80 00 00 00 00 7F FF
CHG: 0A 0A 0F F6 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 18 06 06 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 18 06 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 19 0E 46 00 07 D0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 19 0E 50 00 FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00
DEF: 1A 26 00 06 00 00 00 0A 00 00 8C A0 00 00 17 70 00 00 46 50 00 00 46 50 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 58
CHG: 1A 26 01 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 FC
DEF: 1C 0A 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01
CHG: 1C 0A 9D 0F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF
DEF: 00 0A 00 80 0F 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
CHG: 00 0A B7 C0 8F 00 00 00 00 00 FF FF
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11.4 Miscellaneous operating features and conditions
The table below lists various features and conditions. A “Y” in the support column indicates the feature or condition is
supported. An “N” in the support column indicates the feature or condition is not supported.
11.4.1 SAS physical interface
Figure 14 shows the location of the SAS device connector J1. Figures 15 and 16 provide the dimensions of the SAS
connector.
Details of the physical, electrical, and logical characteristics are provided within this section. The operational aspects of
Seagate’s SAS drives are provided in the SAS Interface Manual
Figure 14. Physical interface
Table 15 Miscellaneous features
Supported Feature or condition
N Automatic contingent allegiance
N Asynchronous event notification
N Synchronized (locked) spindle operation
Y Segmented caching
N Zero latency read
Y Queue tagging (up to 128 queue tags supported)
Y Deferred error handling
Y Parameter rounding (controlled by Round bit in Mode Select page 0)
Y Reporting actual retry count in Extended Sense bytes 15, 16, and 17
N Adaptive caching
Y SMP=1inModeSelect command needed to save RPL and rotational offset bytes
Table 16 Miscellaneous status
Supported Status
Y Good
Y Check condition
Y Condition met/good
Y Busy
Y Reservation conflict
Y Task set full
N ACA active
N ACA active, faulted initiator
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Figure 15. SAS device plug dimensions
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Figure 16. SAS device plug dimensions (detail)
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11.4.2 Physical characteristics
This section defines physical interface connector.
11.4.3 Connector requirements
Contact a preferred connector manufacturer for mating part information. Part numbers for SAS connectors will be provided in
a future revision of this publication when production parts are available from major connector manufacturers.
The SAS device connector is illustrated in Figures 15 and 16.
11.4.4 Electrical description
SAS drives use the device connector for:
• DC power
• SAS interface
• Activity LED
This connector is designed to either plug directly into a backpanel or accept cables.
11.4.5 Pin descriptions
This section provides a pin-out of the SAS device and a description of the functions provided by the pins.
Table 17 SAS pin descriptions
Pin Signal name Signal type Pin Signal name Signal type
S1 Port A Ground P1* NC (reserved 3.3Volts)
S2* +Port A_in Diff. input pair P2* NC (reserved 3.3Volts)
S3* -Port A_in P3 SAS Power Disable **
S4 Port A Ground P4 Ground
S5* -Port A_out Diff output pair P5 Ground
S6* +Port A_out P6 Ground
S7 Port A Ground P7 5 Volts charge
S8 Port B Ground P8* 5 Volts
S9* +Port B_in Diff. input pair P9* 5 Volts
S10* -Port B_in P10 Ground
S11 Port A Ground P11* Ready LED Open collector out
S12* -Port B_out Diff output pair P12 Ground
S13* +Port B_out P13 12 Volts charge
S14 Port B Ground P14* 12 Volts
P15* 12 Volts
* - Short pin to support hot plugging
** - Power Disable (T10 Industry Standard) for remote management of the end device.
Allows power cycling / power saving to be controlled by the host via interface pin 3.
Pin P3 of the power connector on the interface may be pulled high, above 1.8V, to shut off power to the drive.
Pulling pin p3 low, below 0.7V (but not negative), allows the drive to run.
NC - No connection in the drive.
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11.4.6 SAS transmitters and receivers
A typical SAS differential copper transmitter and receiver pair is shown in Figure 17. The receiver is AC coupling to eliminate
ground shift noise.
Figure 17. SAS transmitters and receivers
11.4.7 Power
The drive receives power (+5 volts and +12 volts) through the SAS device connector.
Three +12 volt pins provide power to the drive, 2 short and 1 long. The current return for the +12 volt power supply is through
the common ground pins. The supply current and return current must be distributed as evenly as possible among the pins.
Three +5 volt pins provide power to the drive, 2 short and 1 long. The current return for the +5 volt power supply is through
the common ground pins. The supply current and return current must be distributed as evenly as possible among the pins.
Current to the drive through the long power pins may be limited by the system to reduce inrush current to the drive during hot
plugging.
11.5 Signal characteristics
This section describes the electrical signal characteristics of the drive’s input and output signals. See Section 11.4.5 for
signal type and signal name information.
11.5.1 Ready LED Out
The Ready LED Out signal is driven by the drive as indicated in the table below.
Table 18 Ready LED Out conditions
Normal command activity LED status
Ready LED Meaning bit mode page 19h 01
Spun down and no activity Off Off
Spun down and activity (command executing) On On
Spun up and no activity On Off
Spun up and activity (command executing) Off On
Spinning up or down Blinks steadily
(50% on and 50% off, 0.5 seconds on and off for 0.5 seconds)
Format in progress, each cylinder change Toggles on/off
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The Ready LED Out signal is designed to pull down the cathode of an LED. The anode is attached to the proper +3.3 volt
supply through an appropriate current limiting resistor. The LED and the current limiting resistor are external to the drive. See
the next table for the output characteristics of the LED drive signals.
11.5.2 Differential signals
The drive SAS differential signals comply with the intra-enclosure (internal connector) requirements of the SAS standard.
The table below defines the general interface characteristics
11.6 SAS-3 Specification compliance
Seagate SAS-3 compatible drives are compliant with the latest SAS-3 Specification (T10/BSR INCITS 519 rev. 06).
The main difference from SAS-2 is the Tx and Rx training that allows the host and drive to adjust the amplitude and
emphasis values to the channel. The receiver still employs Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE) and Feed Forward Equalizer
(FFE) circuitry to accomplish this training.
11.7 Additional information
Please contact the Seagate representative for SAS electrical details, if required.
For more information about the Phy, Link, Transport, and Applications layers of the SAS interface, refer to the Seagate SAS
Interface Manual, part number 100293071.
For more information about the SCSI commands used by Seagate SAS drives, refer to the Seagate SCSI Commands
Reference Manual, part number 100293068.
Table 19 LED drive signal
State Test condition Output voltage
LED off, high 0 V £ VOH £ 3.6 V -100 μA < IOH < 100 μA
LED on, low IOL = 15 mA 0 £ VOL £ 0.225 V
Table 20 General interface characteristics
Characteristic Units 3.0Gb/s 6.0Gb/s 12.0Gb/s
Bit rate (nominal) Mbaud 3,000 6,000 12,000
Unit interval (UI)(nominal) ps 333.3 166.6 83.3
Impedance (nominal, differential ) ohm 100 100 100
Transmitter transients, maximum V ± 1.2 ± 1.2 ± 1.2
Receiver transients, maximum V ± 1.2 ± 1.2 ± 1.2
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