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PRODUCT MANUAL ST1.3 Series Rev . C F ebruar y 2007 ST612712DEG ST612712DE ST610712DEG ST610712DE ST680712DEG ST680712DE ST660712DEG ST660712DE[...]
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Revision st atus summary sheet Copyright © 2006 - 2007 Seagate T echn ology LLC. All rights reserved. Printe d in U.S.A. Publication number: 100409345, Rev . C February 2007 Seagate, Seagate T e chnology and th e W ave logo ar e registered tr ademarks of Seagate T echno logy LLC in the United S tates and/or other countries. ST 1.3 Series, Se aT oo[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C i Contents 1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1.2 Driv[...]
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ii ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C iii List of Figures Figure 1. ST1.3 Series IDE interface (ZIF connector) disc drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Figure 2. ST1.3 Series breather hole location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Figure 3. ST1.3 Series impr[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functiona l, mechanical and inte rface spec ifications for the following Seagate ® ST1.3 Series drives: • ST612712DE-12GB, ST61 0712DE-10GB, ST680712DE-8 GB and ST660712DE-6GB disc drives with a ZIF (zero inser tion force) con nector using an IDE interf ace. • ST[...]
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2 ST1.3 Series Prod uct Manual, Re v. C 1.1 Disclaimer Seagate T echno logy LLC makes no warranties whatsoever , including any warranty of merc hantability , non- infringement, fitness for any p articular purpose, or a ny warranty otherwise arising out of any pr oposal, specifi - cation or sample. Seaga te may not be held liable for any di rect, in[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 3 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specific ations are meas ured under a mbient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For convenie nce, the phrases the drive and this drive are use d throughout this manu al to indicate ST612712DE, ST612712DEG, ST610 712DE, ST610712DEG, ST680712DE, ST6 8071[...]
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4 ST1.3 Series Prod uct Manual, Re v. C Read/write power (typical 3.3V) 230/240 mA Performance idle mode (typical 3.3V) 140 mA Low power idle mode (typical 3.3V) 77 mA S tandby/Sleep mode (typical 3.3V) 13 mA V oltage tolerance (including noise) 3.3V ± 5% Ambient temperature 0° to 60°C (operating) –40° to 70°C (nonoperating) T empera ture gr[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 5 2.2 Formatted cap acity 2.3 Default logical geometry LBA mode When addressing these d rives in LBA mode, all bloc ks (sectors) are co nsecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where n is the number of guara nteed sectors as defined above . Model Formatted cap acity Guaranteed sector s Bytes per sector ST612712DEG [...]
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6 ST1.3 Series Prod uct Manual, Re v. C 2.4 Recording and interface tec hnology 2.5 Physical characteristics 2.6 Time to rea dy T echnolo gy Specification Interface Seagate (ZIF) Flex Connector (35-way) Recording method Perpendicular Magnetic Re cording Recording density BPI (bits/inch max) 933,000 T rack density TPI (tracks/inch max) 140,000 Areal[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 7 2.7 Power specifications The drive receive s DC power (+3.3V) thr ough the ZIF (IDE interface) connector for ST612712DE, ST612712DEG, ST 610712DE, ST610712DEG, ST68 0712DEG, ST680712DE, ST6607 12DEG and ST660712DE models. 2.7.1 Power consumption Power requirement s for the drives are listed in th e table on pa[...]
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8 ST1.3 Series Prod uct Manual, Re v. C * During period s of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase ac oustic and power to operational levels . 2.7.1.1 T ypical curren t profile Figure 4. T ypical 3.3V startup and operation cur rent profile T able 2: DC power ST1.3 Series Power Cons[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 9 2.7.2 Conducted noise Input noise ripp le is measured at the ho st system powe r supply across an equivalent 15- ohm resistive load on the +3.3 volt line. Using 3.3-volt power , the drive is expe ct ed to operate wit h a maximum of 7 0 mV peak-t o-peak squa re-wave injected nois e at up to 20 MHz. Note. Equiva[...]
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10 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C 2.7.4 Po wer-manage ment modes The drive provides pro grammable power manage ment to pr ovide greater ener gy effici en cy . The drive fe atures the following power-ma nagement modes: • Active mode The drive is in Active mode during the r ead/write and seek oper ations. • Low power idle mode Drive enters [...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 11 2.8 Environment al specifications 2.8.1 Ambie nt temperat ure Ambient temperature is defined as th e temperature of the environmen t immediatel y surr ounding the drive. Actual drive cas e temperatur e should not exce ed 70°C (158°F) within the ope rating ambient conditions. Case temperature of the dr ive o[...]
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12 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C 2.8.5 Shoc k All shock measurement s in this se ction are carried ou t at drive level. For all linear shock test, operating or non - operating, the input shock level shall be measure d at th e fra me of the disk dr ive at the specific location indi - cated by the ellipse in Figure 5 below for the ZIF interfac[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 13 2.8.6.1 Operating sweep sine vibration The following lists the maximum operat ing sweep sine vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performan ce standards spe cified. It will c onsist of a forward and backward sweep from 10 Hz to 500 Hz to 10 Hz. The drive will operate without a hard[...]
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14 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C 2.8.6.4 Nonoperating random vibration The test consi sts of 15 minutes of ra ndom vibration using the power spe ctral density (PSD) levels specified in the table below . The vibration test level is 3.01 Gs RMS. The drive will not incur any physical damage when subsequen tly put into op eration. 2.8.6.5 Corros[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 15 2.9 Acoustics Drive acoustics are measured a s overall A-weighted ac o ustic sound power levels (no pure tones). Discrete tone penaltie s are added to the A-w eighted soun d po wer (L W) with the following fo rmula only when determin - ing compliance: L Wt(spec) == L W + 0.1Pt + 0.3 < 4.0 (Bels) where L W [...]
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16 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C 2.1 1 Reliability Measurement type Specification Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 10 14 bits read, max. Load/Unload (LUL) cycles (25°C) 300,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles 20,000 hard power on/off cycles Power On Hours (POH) 500 hours W arranty Per agreement[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 17 2.12 Agency certification 2.12.1 Safety certification The drives are re cognized in accordance with UL 60950-1, CAN/CSA-C22.2 No.609 50-1, EN60950 and IEC 60950. 2.12.2 Electromagnetic comp atibility Hard drives that display the CE mark comply with the European Union (EU) requirement s specified in the Elec -[...]
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18 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C 2.12.4 China Restriction of Hazardous Substa nces (RoHS) Directive This product has an Envir onmental Protection Use Pe riod (EPUP) of 20 years. The following table cont ains information man dated by China's "Marking Requir ements for Co ntrol of Pollution Caused by Electronic Information Product s&[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 19 If necessary , you should consult your dealer or an ex perienced radio/television techn ician for additiona l sug - gestions. Y ou may find helpful the following booklet prep ared by the F ederal Communications Commission: How to Identify and Resolve Radio-T elevision Interference Problems . This booklet is a[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 21 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive This section contains the specif ications an d instructions for configuring and mounting th e drive. 3.1 Handling and st atic discharge p recautions After unp acking, and before inst allation, the drive may b e exposed to potential handling an d electrostatic di s - char[...]
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22 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C Figure 8. ST1.3 Series imprope r handling exampl e • Always rest the drives on a padded, antistatic su rface until you moun t it in the system. • Do not remove the factory-in stalled labels from the drive or cover th em with addition al labels. Removal voids the warranty. Some factory-in stalled labels co[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 23 • Handle the drive only by its ed ges or frame or designate d finger grip region during moun ting (see Figure 4). Figure 9. ST1.3 Series mechanical dime nsions—top, bottom, side and end view[...]
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24 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C 3.3 Mounting considerations • Use an ela stic mounting material to protect driv es so as to ensure that more shock can be absorbed. • There are no guides alo ng the side for mounting. Instead, refer to fig ure on areas (refer to Figu re 10 , high - lighted in blue) wher e the mounting material can re st o[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 25 4.0 Interface description These drives use the industry-st andard A T A task file interf ace that support s 16-bit data transfer s. It supports A T A programme d input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiw ord DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–4. The drive also suppo rts the use of the IORDY signal to provi[...]
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26 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C Note. For ST1.3 Series, drive is opera ting in master-mode only , and the DASP# (Drive Active/Slave Present) that is commonly us ed to drive LED light to indica te drive activity is not available . 22 IORD- I/O Read DMA ready during Ultra DMA data-in bursts DMA strobe during Ultra DMA data-out bursts 23 CS1- [...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 27 4.1.1 Supported A T A commands The following t able lists A T A-standard commands th at th e drive supports . For a detailed description of the A T A commands, refer to A T A version 7 specification, V olume 1. (www .t13.org). [1] ‘X’ indicates: If the drive is in S tandby mode, it will cause the drive to[...]
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28 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C 4.1.2 Id entify Dev ice command The Identify Device command (command code EC H ) transfers information about the drive to the host followin g power up. The dat a is organized a s a single 512-byte bl ock of data , whose contents ar e shown in the table on pag e 28 . All reserved bits or words should be se t t[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 29 59 Number of sectors transferred during a Read Multiple or Write Multiple command 0100 H 60–61 T otal number of user-addressable LBA sectors available (see Section 2.2 for related information) capacity xxxx H 62 Retired 0000 H 63 Multiword DMA active and mod es supported (see note fol lowing this table) xx [...]
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30 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C Note. See the bit descriptio ns below for words 63 and 88 of the Identify Drive data: Description (if bit is set to 1) Bit Wor d 6 3 0 Multiword DMA mode 0 is supported . 1 Multiword DMA mode 1 is supported . 2 Multiword DMA mode 2 is supported . 8 Multiword DMA mode 0 is currently active. 9 Multiword DMA mod[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 31 4.1.3 S et Feature s command This command controls the implement ation of various feat ures that the drive supports. When the drive r eceives this command, it sets BSY , checks the contents of the Features r egister , clears BSY and generate s an inter - rupt. If the value in the register does n ot represent [...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 33 5.0 Seagate T echnology support services Internet For information regarding Seag ate products and service s, visit www .sea g ate.com . W orldwide support is available 24 hours da ily by email for your questions. Presales Support: Presales@Seagate.com T echnical Support: DiscSupport@Seagate.com W arranty Supp[...]
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34 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C Customer Service Operations W arranty Service Seagate of fers worldwide custome r support for Seagate product s. Seagate d istributors, OEMs and other direct customers should contact their Seagate Customer Serv ice Operations (CSO) representative for wa rranty- related issues. Resellers or e nd users of drive[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 35 Publication feedback survey We ar e interested in you r comments and su ggestions rega rding th is publication. Please take a few minu tes to participate in our survey at the follow ing URL: http://sur vey .sea g ate.com/surve y/techpubs .nsf Thank you for your time and comment s.[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 37 Index A acoustics 1 5 Active m ode 10 agency certification (regulatory) 17 altitude 11 ambient cond itions 3 ambient temperature 11 areal density 1 , 6 ATA-standard com mands 27 Australian C-Tick 17 B BPI 6 buffer 1 , 6 C cache 1 , 6 case temperature 11 CE mark 17 certification 17 CF+ interfac e connecto r si[...]
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38 ST1.3 Series Product Ma nual, Rev. C Mounting c onsideration s 24 mounting the dr ive 21 , 2 2 N noise 9 nominal po wer 3 nonopera ting random v ibration 1 4 nonoperating sh ock 1 , 12 Nonoperating sweep sine vibration 13 nonrecoverable re ad errors 16 O Operating random vibratio n 13 operating shock 1 , 12 Operating sweep sine vibration 13 P pe[...]
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ST1.3 Series Product Manu al, Rev. C 39 Z zero insertion force 1 ZIF 1 ZIF conn w-FPC Tab Groove 24[...]
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Seagate T echnology LLC 920 Disc Drive, Scotts V alley, Calif ornia 95066-4544, USA Publication Number: 100409345 , Rev . C, Printed in U.S.A.[...]