Seagate SkyHawk AI (ST8000VE001) user manual

Contents

1. SATA Product Manualp. 1
2. Seagate® Technology Support Servicesp. 5
3. 1.0 Introductionp. 6

   This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following: Seagate® SkyHawk® AI Serial ATA drive models. These drives…

4. 1.1 About the Serial ATA interfacep. 7

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

5. 2.0 Drive specificationsp. 8

   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. 8

   The specifications listed in the following tables are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section…

7. 2.2 Formatted capacityp. 10

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

8. 2.3 Recording and interface technologyp. 10

   ST models Formatted capacity* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per logical sector ST16000VE000 16TB 31,251,759,104 512E ST14000VE0008 14TB 27,344,764,928 ST12000VE0008…

9. 2.4 Start/stop timesp. 11

   2.5 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 2 on page 20 . 2.5.1 Power consumption…

10. 2.5 Power specificationsp. 11

    The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 2 on page 20 . 2.5.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the…

11. 2.6 Environmental limitsp. 15

    Temperature and humidity values experienced by the drive must be such that condensation does not occur on any drive part. Altitude and atmospheric pressure…

12. 2.7 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…

13. 2.8 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)p. 17

    Seagate follows the ECMA-74 standards for measurement and identification of PDTs. An exception to this process is the use of the absolute threshold of hearing.…

14. 2.9 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…

15. 2.10 Reliabilityp. 18

    2.10.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) The production disk drive shall achieve an annualized failure-rate of 0.44% (MTBF of…

16. 2.10 HDD and SSD Regulatory Compliance and Safetyp. 19

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

17. 2.11 Corrosive environmentp. 19

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

18. 2.12 Reference documentsp. 19

    Supported Standards Serial ATA Revision 3.3 specification ANSI Documents INCITS 522-2014ATA/ATAPI Command Set - 3 (ACS-3) Specification for Acoustic Test…

19. 2.13 Product warrantyp. 20

    Beginning on the date of shipment to the customer and continuing for the period specified in the purchase contract, Seagate warrants that each product…

20. 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drivep. 21

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

21. 3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautionsp. 21

    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. 21

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

23. 3.3 Serial ATA cables and connectorsp. 21

    The Serial ATA 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. 22

    Seagate SkyHawk AI Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. D 21 www.seagate.com Configuring and mounting the drive 3.4Drive mounting Users can mount the drive in any…

25. 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interfacep. 23

    These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0–4…

26. 4.1 Hot-Plug compatibilityp. 23

    SkyHawk AI Serial ATA drives incorporate connectors which enable users to hot plug these drives in accordance with the Serial ATA Revision 3.3 specification.…

27. 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitionsp. 23

    Table 6 summarizes the signals on the Serial ATA interface and power connectors. Caution The drive motor must come to a complete stop (Ready to spindle stop…

28. 4.3 Supported ATA commandsp. 24

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