Seagate Standard models (ST6000VX001) user manual

Contents

1. SATA Product Manualp. 1
2. Seagate® Technology Support Servicesp. 6
3. 1.0 Introductionp. 7

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

4. 1.1 About the SATA interfacep. 8

   The Serial ATA (SATA) interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The primary advantages include: • Easy installation…

5. 2.0 Drive Specificationsp. 9

   Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this…

6. 2.1 Specification summary tablesp. 9

   The specifications listed in Table 1 are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, refer to the appropriate section of this…

7. 2.2 Formatted capacityp. 11

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

8. 2.3 Default logical geometryp. 11

   Cylinders: 16,383 • Read/write heads: 16 • Sectors per track: 63 LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively…

9. 2.4 Recording and interface technologyp. 11

   Model Formatted capacity* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector 6TB 6000GB 11,721,045,168 4096 3TB 3000GB 5,860,533,168 Interface SATA Recording method TGMR…

10. 2.5 Physical characteristicsp. 12

    2.6 Start/stop times The start/stop times are listed below. Time-to-ready may be longer than normal if the drive power is removed without going through normal…

11. 2.6 Start/stop timesp. 12

    The start/stop times are listed below. Time-to-ready may be longer than normal if the drive power is removed without going through normal OS powerdown…

12. 2.7 Power specificationsp. 13

    The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Refer to Figure 1 on page 22. 2.7.1 Power consumption Power requirements for…

13. 2.8 Environmental specificationsp. 15

    This section provides the temperature, humidity, shock, and vibration specifications for SkyHawk drives. Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of…

14. 2.9 Acousticsp. 17

    Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (no pure tones). All measurements are consistent with ISO document 7779. Sound…

15. 2.10 Electromagnetic immunityp. 17

    When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in performance when subjected to the radio frequency…

16. 2.11 Warrantyp. 18

    To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page: http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/…

17. 2.12 Agency and Safety Certificationsp. 18

    Each Hard Drive and Solid State Drive ("drives") has a product label that includes certifications that are applicable to that specific drive. The following…

18. 2.13 Environmental protectionp. 20

    Seagate designs its products to meet environmental protection requirements worldwide, including regulations restricting certain chemical substances. 2.13.1…

19. 2.14 Corrosive environmentp. 22

    Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to light industrial environments containing sulfurous…

20. 3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drivep. 23

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

21. 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautionsp. 23

    After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD) hazards. Observe the following…

22. 3.2 Configuring the drivep. 23

    Each drive on the SATA interface connects point-to-point with the SATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a…

23. 3.3 SATA cables and connectorsp. 23

    The SATA interface cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs, plus three ground connections. The cable size may be 30 to 26 AWG with a…

24. 3.4 Drive mountingp. 24

    Users can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottommounting holes. Refer to Figure 2 for…

25. 4.0 SATA Interfacep. 26

    These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA (SATA) interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0 to…

26. 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibilityp. 26

    SkyHawk drives incorporate connectors which enable users to hot plug these drives in accordance with the SATA Revision 3.2 specification. This specification…

27. 4.2 SATA device plug connector pin definitionsp. 26

    Table 8 summarizes the signals on the SATA interface and power connectors. Notes 1. All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (0.050 in) pitch. 2. The…

28. 4.3 Supported ATA commandsp. 27

    The following table lists SATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA International…