HGST Travelstar Z5K500.B Product manual

HGST Hard Disk Drive Technical Reference Manual
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HGST Travelstar
™
Z5K500.B
HTS545 050B7E660
T
echnical
Reference
Manual

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HGST Travelstar
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Z5K500.B
Technical Reference Manual

HGST Hard Disk Drive Technical Reference Manual
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. DESCRIPTION AND FEATURES........................................................................................ 8
1.1 General Descript ion ....................................................................................................... 8
1.2 Product Feat ures .......................................................................................................... 8
2. SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................10
2.1 Performance Specif icat ions.... .... ........ ........ ........ .... ........ ........ ........ ........ .... ........ ........ ..... 10
2.2 Physical Specificat ions................................................................................................... 11
2.2.1 Physical Dimensions. ...................................................... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... . 12
2.3 Mechanical Specificat ions............................................................................................... 13
2.4 Electrical Specificat ions................................................................................................. 14
2.4.1 Current Requirements and Power Dissipation .... .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
2.4.2 Input Volt age Requirements .................................................................................. 14
2.4.3 Ripple ........................................................................................................ 14
2.4.4 ESD............................................................................................ 14
2.5 Environmental Specifications........................................................................................... 15
2.5.1 Shock and Vibrat ion ............................................................................................ 15
2.5.2 Temperat ure and Humidit y .... .. .. .... .. .. ........ .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. .. ........ .. .... .. .. .... .. .. .... .. . 16
2.5.3 Thermocouple Locat ion....................... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... ............................. 16
2.5.4 Cooling....................................................................................................... 17
2.5.5 Atmospheric Pressure .......................................................................................... 17
2.5.6 Electromagnetic Field/ Magnet ic Field Immunity .......................................................... 18
2.5.7 Operating Drive DC Magnetic Field Suscept ibilit y ......................................................... 18
2.5.8 Acoustics .................................................................................................... 18
2.5.9 RoHS (Rest rict ion of Hazardous Subst ances) . .. ... .. .... .... .. ... .. .... .... .. ... .. .... .... .. ... .. .... . 18
2.6 Reliabilit y Charact eristics............................................................................................... 19
2.7 Device Plug Connector Pin Definit ions ................................................................................ 19
2.8 Agency Approvals......................................................................................................... 20
2.9 Full Model Number Specification....................................................................................... 20
3. PRODUCT FEATURES........................................................................................................21
3.1 SATA 6 Gb/ s.................................................................................................... 22
3.2 Advanced Format (AF) ................................................................................................... 22
3.3 Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) ............................................................................. 22
3.4 Reduced Power Spinup (RPS)...................................................................................... 23
3.5 Syst em-on-Chip (SOC) . .. .... .... .... .... .... .... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .... .... .... .... .... .. ... .. ... .. .. 23
3.6 S.M.A.R.T. Command Transport (SCT) ................................................................................ 24
3.6.1 Write Same.................................................................................................. 24
3.6.2 Temperat ure Report ing........................................................................................ 24
3.7 Reliabilit y Features Set .................................................................................................. 25
3.7.1 Dat a Lifeguard™................................................................................................. 25
3.7.2 Thermal Management .......................................................................................... 25
3.7.3 Internal Environmental Protect ion Syst em ................................................................. 26
3.7.4 Recoverable Errors ............................................................................................. 26
3.7.5 Unrecoverable Errors........................................................................................... 26
3.7.6 Self Test .......................................................................................................... 26
3.7.7 ATA Error Logging............................................................................................... 26
3.7.8 Defect Management ............................................................................................ 26
3.7.9 Automat ic Defect Ret irement ................................................................................ 27
3.7.10 Error Recovery Process.................................................................................... 27
3.8 Hot Plug Support .......................................................................................................... 27
3.9 Active LED St at us. ........................................................................................................ 28
3.10 Fluid Dynamic Bearings (FDB)...........................................................................................28
3.11 St aggered Spinup and Activit y Indication (SATA Power Pin 11) ................................................... 28
3.11.1 St aggered Spinup. .............................................................................................. 28
3.11.2 Activit y Indicat ion .............................................................................................. 28
3.12 CacheFlow™.......................................................................................................... 28
3.12.1 Write Cache................................................................................................. 29

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3.12.2 Read Cache ................................................................................................. 29
3.12.3 48-bit Logical Block Addressing (LBA) ....................................................................... 29
3.13 Power Management ...................................................................................................... 30
3.14 Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Report ing Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) ............................................... 30
3.15 Securit y Mode........................................................................................................ 30
3.15.1 Mast er and User Passwords... .. .... .... .... .. ... .. .... .... .. ... .. .... .... .... .. ... .. .... .... .. ... .. .... .. 30
3.15.2 Security Levels. ................................................................................................. 30
4. AT COMMAND SET ............................................................................................................31
4.1 Host Interface Commands. .............................................................................................. 31
4.1.1 ATA-7/ ATA-8 Commands.................................................................................. 31
4.1.2 SATA Commands............................................................................................ 32
4.1.3 Obsolete Commands............................................................................................ 32
4.1.4 SCT Commands . .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. .... .. 33
4.2 S.M.A.R.T. (B0h) .......................................................................................................... 33
4.2.1 Read Attribute Values Sub-Command........................................................................33
4.2.2 Support ed At tribut es........................................................................................... 35
4.2.3 Read Log Sector ................................................................................................. 36
4.3 Identify Device (ECh).....................................................................................................37
4.4 Set Features (EFh)................................................................................................... 47
5. INSTALLATION AND SETUP PROCEDURES..............................................................48
5.1 Unpacking. ............................................................................................................ 48
5.1.1 Handling Precaut ions........................................................................................... 48
5.1.2 Inspection of Shipping Container ............................................................................. 49
5.1.3 Removal From Shipping Cont ainer ........................................................................... 49
5.1.4 Removal From Stat ic Shielding Bag .......................................................................... 49
5.1.5 Moving Precaut ions............................................................................................. 49
5.2 Bare Drive Handling External Force....................................................................................50
5.3 Mounting Rest rict ions .................................................................................................... 50
5.3.1 Orientation....................................................................................................... 50
5.3.2 Screw Type and Screw Length Limit ations..................................................................50
5.3.3 Grounding ................................................................................................... 51
5.4 Jumper Set tings........................................................................................................... 52
6. MAINTENANCE....................................................................................................................53
7. GLOSSARY .............................................................................................................................54