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Hitachi Ultrastar 15K147 SCSI Hard Disk Drive Specification
Hard Disk Drive Specification
Ultrastar 15K147
3.5 inch SCSI Hard Disk Drive
Models: HUS151414VL3800
HUS151473VL3800
HUS151436VL3800
HUS151414VL3600
HUS151473VL3600
HUS151436VL3600
Version 3.1 01 November 2006
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HItachi Ultrastar 15K147 SCSI Hard Disk Drive Specification

Hitachi Ultrastar 15K147 SCSI Hard Disk Drive Specification
Hard Disk Drive Specification
Ultrastar 15K147
3.5 inch SCSI Hard Disk Drive
Models: HUS151414VL3800
HUS151473VL3800
HUS151436VL3800
HUS151414VL3600
HUS151473VL3600
HUS151436VL3600
Version 3.1 01 November 2006
Warning: Printed copies of this document are considered current only on the date of print. Replacement and disposal of down-
level versions is the responsibility of the document holder.

Hitachi Ultrastar 15K147 SCSI Hard Disk Drive Specification
1st Edition (Rev 1.0) (11 February 2004) DRAFT
2nd Edition (Rev 2.0)(30 September 2004) Revised
3rd Edition (Rev. 2.1)(09 March 2006) Revised
4th Edition (Rev. 3.1)(01 November 2006) Final
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Table of Contents
1.0 General..................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Introduction......................................................................................................................1
1.2 Glossary ...........................................................................................................................1
1.3 Caution.............................................................................................................................1
2.0 Outline of the drive..............................................................................................................3
3.0 Fixed-disk Subsystem Description .....................................................................................5
3.1 Control Electronics ..........................................................................................................5
3.2 Head Disk Assembly .......................................................................................................5
3.3 Actuator ...........................................................................................................................5
4.0 Drive characteristics............................................................................................................7
4.1 Formatted capacity...........................................................................................................7
4.2 Data sheet.........................................................................................................................7
4.3 Inquiry information..........................................................................................................8
4.3.1 Product ID...............................................................................................................8
4.3.2 Worldwide ID - Block assignment .........................................................................9
4.4 Cylinder allocation...........................................................................................................10
4.5 Performance characteristics.............................................................................................10
4.5.1 Mechanical positioning...........................................................................................11
4.5.2 Drive ready time .....................................................................................................13
4.5.3 Spindle stop time ....................................................................................................13
4.5.4 Data transfer speed..................................................................................................13
4.5.5 Buffering operation (read ahead/write cache).........................................................14
4.5.6 Throughput..............................................................................................................14
5.0 Data Integrity.......................................................................................................................17
5.1 Equipment Status.............................................................................................................17
5.2 Error Recovery Procedure ...............................................................................................17
6.0 Physical format ....................................................................................................................19
6.1 Shipped format (Plist)......................................................................................................19
6.2 Reassigned format (Glist)................................................................................................19
7.0 Electrical interface specification.........................................................................................21
7.1 Power connector ..............................................................................................................21
7.2 SCSI bus connector..........................................................................................................22
7.2.1 SCSI signal connector (68-pin model)....................................................................22
7.2.2 SCSI signal connector (80-pin SCA-2 model) .......................................................23
7.3 SCSI cable........................................................................................................................24
7.4 SCSI bus terminator.........................................................................................................24
7.5 Hot plug/unplug...............................................................................................................24
7.6 SCSI bus electrical characteristics...................................................................................24
7.7 Auxiliary connector on 68-pin model..............................................................................25
7.8 Option jumper block........................................................................................................26
7.9 Jumper signal Description on 80 pin Jumper Block........................................................27

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7.9.1 Disable Auto Spin (position 1-2)............................................................................27
7.9.2 Auto Spin Delay and Delay Spin 12 / 6 (position 3-4)...........................................27
7.9.3 Force Single Ended Mode (position 7-8)................................................................27
7.9.4 Reserved (position 9-10).........................................................................................27
7.9.5 LED Driver Out (position 11-12) ...........................................................................28
7.9.6 Positions #13-14 .....................................................................................................28
7.10 Jumper signal Description on 68 pin Jumper Block......................................................29
7.10.1 LED Driver Out (position 1-2) .............................................................................29
7.10.2 Enable Termination Power (positions 3-4)...........................................................29
7.10.3 Force Single Ended Mode (position 5-6)..............................................................29
7.10.4 Positions #7-8 to #13-14: Device ID ....................................................................29
7.11 Jumper Signal Description on 68 pin Jumper Block (J6)..............................................30
7.11.1 Disable Auto Spin (position 1-2)..........................................................................30
7.11.2 Auto Spin Delay and Delay Spin 12 / 6 (position 3-4 and 5-6)............................30
7.11.3 Disable Parity (position 7-8).................................................................................30
7.11.4 Disable Unit Attention (position 11-12)...............................................................30
7.11.5 Reserved (positions 9-10 and 13-14)...................................................................30
8.0 Environment.........................................................................................................................31
8.1 Temperature and humidity...............................................................................................31
8.2 Storage requirements .......................................................................................................32
8.2.1 Packaging................................................................................................................32
8.2.2 Storage time............................................................................................................32
8.3 Corrosion test...................................................................................................................32
8.4 Cooling requirements.......................................................................................................33
9.0 DC power requirements......................................................................................................35
9.1 Power supply current, average, and peak.........................................................................36
9.2 Ripple voltage..................................................................................................................38
9.3 Power consumption efficiency index...............................................................................39
10.0 Reliability............................................................................................................................41
10.1 Start/stop cycles.............................................................................................................41
10.2 Data reliability ...............................................................................................................41
10.3 Seek errors .....................................................................................................................41
10.4 Failure prediction (PFA/S.M.A.R.T).............................................................................41
10.5 Preventive maintenance.................................................................................................41
10.6 Temperature warning.....................................................................................................41
11.0 Mechanical specifications..................................................................................................43
11.1 Outline ...........................................................................................................................43
11.2 Mechanical dimensions..................................................................................................44
11.3 Interface connector ........................................................................................................45
11.3.1 68 and 80 pin connectors ......................................................................................45
11.4 Mounting positions and tappings...................................................................................46
11.5 Drive mounting..............................................................................................................48
11.6 Heads unload and actuator lock.....................................................................................48
11.7 Breather hole..................................................................................................................48
12.0 Vibration and shock...........................................................................................................49
12.1 Operating vibration........................................................................................................49

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12.1.1 Random vibration .................................................................................................49
12.1.2 Swept sine vibration.............................................................................................49
12.2 Non-operating vibration.................................................................................................49
12.2.1 Random vibration .................................................................................................49
12.2.2 Swept sine vibration..............................................................................................49
12.3 Operating shock.............................................................................................................49
12.4 Non-operating shock.....................................................................................................50
12.4.1 Half sinewave shock pulse....................................................................................50
12.4.2 Rotational shock ..................................................................................................50
13.0 Acoustics .............................................................................................................................51
13.1 Sound power levels........................................................................................................51
14.0 Identification ......................................................................................................................53
14.1 Labels.............................................................................................................................53
15.0 Standards............................................................................................................................55
15.1 UL and CSA standard conformity .................................................................................55
15.2 European standards compliance.....................................................................................55
15.3 German safety mark.......................................................................................................55
15.4 Flammability..................................................................................................................55
15.5 Corporate Standards Compliance ..................................................................................55
16.0 Electromagnetic Compatibility.........................................................................................57
17.0 SCSI Command Set ...........................................................................................................59
17.1 SCSI Control Byte .........................................................................................................61
17.2 Abbreviations.................................................................................................................61
17.3 Byte ordering conventions.............................................................................................61
17.4 FORMAT UNIT (04).....................................................................................................62
17.4.1 Defect list..............................................................................................................64
17.4.2 Defect Descriptor..................................................................................................65
17.5 INQUIRY (12)...............................................................................................................68
17.5.1 Inquiry Data..........................................................................................................69
17.6 LOG SELECT (4C) .......................................................................................................78
17.7 LOG SENSE (4D) .........................................................................................................81
17.7.1 Log Page parameters.............................................................................................82
17.7.2 Log Sense Page 0..................................................................................................83
17.7.3 Log Sense Page 2..................................................................................................84
17.7.4 Log Sense Page 3..................................................................................................86
17.7.5 Log Sense Page 5..................................................................................................88
17.7.6 Log Sense Page 6..................................................................................................90
17.7.7 Log Sense Page D.................................................................................................91
17.7.8 Log Sense Page E .................................................................................................92
17.7.9 Log Sense Page F..................................................................................................93
17.7.10 Log Sense Page 10..............................................................................................94
17.7.11 Log Sense Page 2F..............................................................................................97
17.7.12 Log Sense Page 30..............................................................................................98
17.7.13 Log Sense Page 37..............................................................................................101
17.8 MODE SELECT (15) ....................................................................................................103
17.9 MODE SELECT (55) ....................................................................................................104

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17.10 MODE SENSE (1A)....................................................................................................105
17.10.1 Mode Parameter List...........................................................................................107
17.10.2 Mode Page 00 (Vendor Unique Parameters)......................................................111
17.10.3 Mode Page 01 (Read/Write Error Recovery Parameters)...................................114
17.10.4 Mode Page 02 (Disconnect/Reconnect Parameters)...........................................119
17.10.5 Mode Page 03 (Format Device Parameters).......................................................121
17.10.6 Mode Page 04 (Rigid Disk Drive Geometry Parameters) ..................................123
17.10.7 Mode Page 07 (Verify Error Recovery Parameters)...........................................124
17.10.8 Mode Page 08 (Caching Parameters)..................................................................125
17.10.9 Mode Page 0A (Control Mode Page Parameters)...............................................128
17.10.10 Mode Page 0C (Notch Parameters) ..................................................................130
17.10.11 Mode page 19 (Port Control Parameters) .........................................................132
17.10.12 Mode Page 1A (Power Control) .......................................................................138
17.10.13 Mode Page 1C (Informational Exceptions Control).........................................139
17.11 MODE SENSE (5A)....................................................................................................141
17.12 PERSISTENT RESERVE IN (5E)..............................................................................143
17.12.1 Service Action.....................................................................................................143
17.12.2 Parameter data for Read Keys ............................................................................144
17.12.3 Parameter Data for Read Reservations...............................................................145
17.13 PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT (5F) ..........................................................................147
17.13.1 Service Action.....................................................................................................148
17.13.2 Scope...................................................................................................................151
17.13.3 Type ....................................................................................................................151
17.13.4 Parameter list ......................................................................................................153
17.13.5 Summary.............................................................................................................153
17.14 PRE-FETCH (34) ........................................................................................................155
17.15 READ (6) - (08)...........................................................................................................156
17.16 READ (10) - (28).........................................................................................................157
17.17 READ BUFFER (3C)..................................................................................................158
17.17.1 Combined Header And Data (Mode 00000b).....................................................159
17.17.2 Read Data (Mode 00010b)..................................................................................159
17.17.3 Descriptor (Mode 00011b)..................................................................................160
17.17.4 Read Data from Echo Buffer (Mode 01010b) ....................................................161
17.17.5 Echo Buffer Descriptor (Mode 01011b).............................................................161
17.17.6 Enable Expander Communications Protocol and Echo Buffer (Mode 11010b).161
17.18 READ CAPACITY (25)..............................................................................................162
17.19 READ DEFECT DATA (37).......................................................................................164
17.19.1 Defect List Header..............................................................................................166
17.19.2 Defect List Descriptor.........................................................................................166
17.19.3 Bytes from Index Format (100b) ........................................................................167
17.19.4 Physical Sector Format (101b) ...........................................................................167
17.20 READ DEFECT DATA (B7)......................................................................................168
17.20.1 Defect List Header..............................................................................................168
17.20.2 Defect List Descriptor.........................................................................................169
17.20.3 Bytes from Index Format (100b) ........................................................................169
17.20.4 Physical Sector Format (101b) ...........................................................................169

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17.21 READ LONG (3E) ......................................................................................................170
17.22 REASSIGN BLOCKS (07) .........................................................................................171
17.23 RECEIVE DIAGNOSTICS RESULTS (1C) ..............................................................173
17.23.1 Receive Diagnostic Results Page 0.....................................................................173
17.23.2 Receive Diagnostic Results Page 40...................................................................174
17.24 RELEASE (17) ............................................................................................................175
17.25 RELEASE (57) ............................................................................................................176
17.26 REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A3).......................................................................177
17.27 REPORT LUNS (A0)..................................................................................................179
17.28 REQUEST SENSE (03)...............................................................................................180
17.29 RESERVE (16)............................................................................................................181
17.30 RESERVE (56)............................................................................................................182
17.31 REZERO UNIT (01)....................................................................................................183
17.32 SEEK (6) - (0B)...........................................................................................................184
17.33 SEEK (10) - (2B).........................................................................................................185
17.34 SEND DIAGNOSTIC (1D).........................................................................................186
17.34.1 Send Diagnostic Page 0 ......................................................................................188
17.34.2 Send Diagnostic Page 40 ....................................................................................188
17.35 SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A4)...............................................................................190
17.36 START STOP UNIT (1B)...........................................................................................191
17.37 SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (35)...................................................................................192
17.38 TEST UNIT READY (00)...........................................................................................193
17.39 VERIFY (2F)...............................................................................................................194
17.40 VERIFY (16) - (8F).....................................................................................................195
17.41 WRITE (6) - (0A) ........................................................................................................196
17.42 WRITE (10) - (2A) ......................................................................................................197
17.43 WRITE AND VERIFY (16) - (8E)..............................................................................198
17.44 WRITE AND VERIFY (2E)........................................................................................199
17.45 WRITE BUFFER (3B) ................................................................................................200
17.45.1 Combined Header And Data (Mode 00000b).....................................................201
17.45.2 Write Data (Mode 00010b).................................................................................201
17.45.3 Download Microcode (Mode 00100b) ...............................................................202
17.45.4 Download Microcode and Save (Mode 00101b) -Single Binary File ................202
17.45.5 Download Microprocessor Microcode and Save (Mode 00111b) - Multiple Binary
Files..................................................................................................................................203
17.45.6 Write Data to Echo Buffer (Mode 01010b)........................................................203
17.45.7 Enable Expander Communications Protocol (Mode 11010b)............................203
17.46 WRITE LONG (3F).....................................................................................................204
17.47 WRITE SAME (41).....................................................................................................205
17.48 WRITE SAME (16) - (93)...........................................................................................206
18.0 SCSI Status Byte................................................................................................................207
19.0 SCSI message system.........................................................................................................209
19.1 Supported messages.......................................................................................................210
19.1.1 Task Complete (00) ..............................................................................................210
19.1.2 Synchronous Data Transfer Request (01, 03, 01h)...............................................211
19.1.3 Wide Data Transfer Request (01, 02, 03h)...........................................................215

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19.1.4 Parallel Protocol Request (01, 06, 04h)................................................................217
19.1.5 Save Data Pointer (02)..........................................................................................219
19.1.6 Restore Pointers (03) ............................................................................................219
19.1.7 Disconnect (04).....................................................................................................220
19.1.8 Initiator Detected Error (05) .................................................................................220
19.1.9 Abort Task Set (06)...............................................................................................220
19.1.10 Message Reject (07)............................................................................................220
19.1.11 No Operation (08)...............................................................................................220
19.1.12 Message Parity Error (09)...................................................................................221
19.1.13 Linked Task Complete (0A) ...............................................................................221
19.1.14 Linked Task Complete With Flag (0B) ..............................................................221
19.1.15 Target Reset (0C)................................................................................................221
19.1.16 Abort Task (0D)..................................................................................................221
19.1.17 Clear Task Set (0E).............................................................................................221
19.1.18 Logical Unit Reset (17).......................................................................................221
19.1.19 Queue Tag messages (20H, 21H, 22H) ..............................................................222
19.1.20 Ignore Wide Residue ..........................................................................................222
19.1.21 Identify (80 - FF) ................................................................................................223
19.2 Supported message functions.........................................................................................224
19.3 Attention condition ........................................................................................................225
20.0 Additional information......................................................................................................227
20.1 SCSI Protocol ................................................................................................................227
20.1.1 Priority of SCSI Status Byte Reporting................................................................227
20.1.2 Invalid LUN in Identify Message.........................................................................227
20.1.3 Incorrect Initiator Connection...............................................................................228
20.1.4 Command Processing During Execution of Active I/O Process ..........................228
20.1.5 Unit Attention Condition ......................................................................................230
20.1.6 Command processing during startup and format operations ................................231
20.1.7 Internal Error Condition........................................................................................231
20.1.8 Deferred Error Condition......................................................................................231
20.1.9 Degraded Mode.....................................................................................................232
20.1.10 Command Processing while Reserved................................................................239
20.2 Priority Commands........................................................................................................239
20.3 Command Queuing........................................................................................................240
20.3.1 Queue Depth .........................................................................................................240
20.3.2 Tagged Queuing....................................................................................................240
20.3.3 Untagged Queuing................................................................................................240
20.3.4 Command Queuing Rule ......................................................................................240
20.3.5 Queue Full Status..................................................................................................240
20.3.6 Device Behavior on Command Queuing..............................................................240
20.4 Command Reordering....................................................................................................241
20.5 Concurrent I/O Process..................................................................................................241
20.6 Write Cache ...................................................................................................................241
20.7 Automatic Rewrite/Reallocate.......................................................................................242
20.8 Segmented Caching .......................................................................................................244
20.8.1 Overview...............................................................................................................244

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20.8.2 Read Ahead...........................................................................................................244
20.9 Multiple Initiator Systems .............................................................................................244
20.9.1 Sense Data.............................................................................................................244
20.9.2 Mode Pages...........................................................................................................244
20.10 Reselection Time-out...................................................................................................244
20.11 Single Initiator Selection .............................................................................................244
20.12 Non-arbitrating systems...............................................................................................244
20.13 Selection without ATN................................................................................................245
20.14 Multiple Initiator Environment....................................................................................245
20.14.1 Initiator Sense Data.............................................................................................245
20.14.2 Initiator Mode Select/Mode Sense Parameters...................................................245
20.14.3 Initiator Data Transfer Mode Parameter.............................................................245
20.15 Contingent Allegiance Condition ................................................................................245
20.16 Reset.............................................................................................................................245
20.16.1 Reset Sources......................................................................................................246
20.16.2 Reset Actions......................................................................................................246
20.17 Diagnostics...................................................................................................................246
20.17.1 Power on Diagnostics .........................................................................................246
20.17.2 Self-test via SEND DIAGNOSTIC Command...................................................247
20.18 Idle Time Function.......................................................................................................250
20.19 Command Time out Limits .........................................................................................250
20.19.1 Reassignment Time.............................................................................................250
20.19.2 Format Time .......................................................................................................250
20.19.3 Start/Unit Stop Time...........................................................................................250
20.19.4 Medium Access Command Time .......................................................................251
20.19.5 Time-out Limits for Other Commands...............................................................251
20.20 Recommended Initiator ERP .......................................................................................252
20.20.1 Drive Service Strategy........................................................................................252
20.20.2 Recommendations for System Error Log ...........................................................253
20.20.3 Data Recovery Procedure ...................................................................................253
20.20.4 Nondata Error Recovery Procedure....................................................................255
21.0 SCSI Sense Data.................................................................................................................261
21.1 SCSI Sense Data Format................................................................................................261
21.2 Sense Data Description..................................................................................................262
21.2.1 Valid (Bit 7 of byte 0)...........................................................................................262
21.2.2 Error Code (Bit 6 - 0 of byte 0) ............................................................................262
21.2.3 ILI: Incorrect Length Indicator (Bit 5 of byte 2) ..................................................262
21.2.4 Sense Key (Bit 3 - 0 of byte 2) .............................................................................263
21.2.5 Information Bytes (Byte 3 through 6)...................................................................264
21.2.6 Additional Sense Length (Byte 7) ........................................................................264
21.2.7 Command Specific Information (Byte 8 through 11)...........................................264
21.2.8 Additional Sense Code/Qualifier (Byte 12 and 13)..............................................265
21.2.9 RU: Field Replaceable Unit (Byte 14).................................................................281
21.2.10 Sense Key Specific (Byte 15 through 17)...........................................................281
21.2.11 Reserved (Byte 18 through 19)...........................................................................283
21.2.12 Vendor unique error information (Byte 20 through 23) .....................................283

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21.2.13 Physical Error Record (Byte 24 thru 29) ............................................................283
21.2.14 Reserved (Byte 30 through 31)...........................................................................283
22.0 Appendix. UEC list...........................................................................................................285

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List of Tables
Table 1. Formatted capacity.......................................................................................7
Table 2. Data sheet.....................................................................................................7
Table 3. Product ID in Inquiry Command.................................................................8
Table 4. Block assignment of worldwide ID in INQUIRY Command .....................9
Table 5. Cylinder allocation.......................................................................................10
Table 6. Mechanical positioning performance ..........................................................11
Table 7. Full stroke seek time....................................................................................12
Table 8. Latency time ................................................................................................12
Table 9. Drive ready time ..........................................................................................13
Table 10. Spindle stop time .......................................................................................13
Table 11. Data transfer speed (sector size 512 Byte case).........................................13
Table 12. Simple sequential access performance (sector size 512 Byte case)...........14
Table 13. Random access performance (sector size 512 Byte case)..........................15
Table 14. Table of signals (68-pin)............................................................................22
Table 15. Table of signals (80-pin)............................................................................23
Table 16. Auto start delay & delay start 6/12 drive behavior....................................27
Table 17. SCSI Device ID .........................................................................................29
Table 18. Operating and non-operating conditions ...................................................31
Table 19. Maximum allowable module surface temperatures...................................33
Table 20. Input voltage..............................................................................................35
Table 21. Model 147GB ............................................................................................36
Table 22. Model 147GB: 5V Current during spinup.................................................36
Table 23. Model 147GB: 12V Current during spinup...............................................37
Table 24. Model 73GB ..............................................................................................38
Table 25. Model 36GB ..............................................................................................38
Table 26. Power supply generated ripple at drive power connector..........................38
Table 27. Power consumption efficiency index.........................................................39
Table 28. Physical dimensions...................................................................................44
Table 29. A-weighted sound power levels.................................................................51
Table 30. SCSI Commands Supported ......................................................................59
Table 31. SCSI Control Byte.....................................................................................61
Table 32. FORMAT UNIT (04) ................................................................................62
Table 33. Format of Defect List Header....................................................................64
Table 34. Defect Descriptor - Block Format (for n + 1 defects) ...............................65
Table 35. Defect Descriptor - Bytes From Index Format (for n = 1 defects)............66
Table 36. Defect Descriptor - Physical Sector Format (for n + 1 defects)................67
Table 37. INQUIRY (12)...........................................................................................68
Table 38. Page Code descriptions..............................................................................68
Table 39. Inquiry Data Format - EVPD = 0, Page Code = 0.....................................69
Table 40. Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = 00h)............................................70
Table 41. Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = 03h)............................................72
Table 42. Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = 80h)............................................74

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Table 43. Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = 83h)............................................75
Table 44. Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = D1h)...........................................76
Table 45. Inquiry Data - EVPD = 1 (Page Code = D2h)...........................................77
Table 46. Log Select (4C)..........................................................................................78
Table 47. Log Sense (4D)..........................................................................................81
Table 48. Log Sense Page 0.......................................................................................83
Table 49. Log Sense Page 2 (part 1 of 2)...................................................................84
Table 50. Log Sense Page 2 (part 2 of 2)...................................................................85
Table 51. Log Sense Page 3 (part 1 of 2)...................................................................86
Table 52. Log Sense Page 3 (part 2 of 2)...................................................................87
Table 53. Log Sense Page 5 (part 1 of 2)...................................................................88
Table 54. Log Sense Page 5 (part 2 of 2)...................................................................89
Table 55. Log Sense Page 6.......................................................................................90
Table 56. Log Sense Page D......................................................................................91
Table 57. Log Sense Page E ......................................................................................92
Table 58. Log Sense Page F.......................................................................................93
Table 59. Log Sense Page F, Application Client Log ...............................................93
Table 60. Log Sense Page 10.....................................................................................94
Table 61. Log Sense Page 10, self-test results...........................................................94
Table 62. Log Sense Page 10, self-test results...........................................................95
Table 63. Log Sense Page 10, Extended Segment Number.......................................96
Table 64. Log Sense Page 2F....................................................................................97
Table 65. Log Sense Page 30.....................................................................................98
Table 66. Log Sense Page 37.....................................................................................101
Table 67. Mode Select (15)........................................................................................103
Table 68. Mode Select (55)........................................................................................104
Table 69. Mode Sense (1A).......................................................................................105
Table 70. Page Code Usage.......................................................................................106
Table 71. Mode parameter header (6)........................................................................107
Table 72. Mode parameter header (10)......................................................................107
Table 73. Mode Parameter Block Descriptor ............................................................109
Table 74. Mode Parameter Page Format ...................................................................110
Table 75. Supported Page Codes...............................................................................110
Table 76. Vendor Unique Parameters - Page00.........................................................111
Table 77. Mode Page 01 (Vendor Unique Parameters).............................................114
Table 78. Mode Page 02 (Disconnect/Reconnect Parameters)..................................119
Table 79. Mode Page 03 (Format Device Parameters)..............................................121
Table 80. Mode Page 04 (Rigid Disk Drive Geometry Parameters) .........................123
Table 81. Mode Page 07 (Verify Error Recovery Parameters)..................................124
Table 82. Page 08 (Caching Parameters)...................................................................125
Table 83. Page 0A (Control Mode Page Parameters)................................................128
Table 84. Page 0C (Notch Parameters)......................................................................130
Table 85. Short (Port Control Parameters) Short Format.........................................132
Table 86. Page 19 (Port Control Parameters) Long Format ......................................133
Table 87. Margin Control Subpage............................................................................134
Table 88. Saved Training Configuration Subpage.....................................................135

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Table 89. Negotiated Settings Subpage.....................................................................136
Table 90. Report Transfer Capabilities Subpage.......................................................137
Table 91. Page 1A (Power Control)...........................................................................138
Table 92. Page 1C (Informational Exceptions Control) ............................................139
Table 93. Mode Sense (5A).......................................................................................141
Table 94. Persistent Reserve In (5E) .........................................................................143
Table 95. PERSISTENT RESERVE IN, Service Action Codes...............................143
Table 96. PERSISTENT RESERVE IN, parameter data for Read Keys ..................144
Table 97. PERSISTENT RESERVE IN, parameter data for Read Reservations......145
Table 98. PERSISTENT RESERVE IN, Read Reservation Descriptor....................146
Table 99. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT (5F)........................................................147
Table 100. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT, Service Action Code...........................148
Table 101. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT, Scope Code ........................................151
Table 102. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT, Type Code ..........................................151
Table 103. Conflict between new and existing Persistent Reserve ...........................152
Table 104. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT, Parameter List.....................................153
Table 105. PERSISTENT RESERVE OUT, Service Action, Parameters and Generation counter
153 Table 106. APTPL and information held by a drive..................................................154
Table 107. PRE-FETCH (34) ....................................................................................155
Table 108. READ (6) - (08).......................................................................................156
Table 109. READ (10) - (28) ....................................................................................157
Table 110. READ BUFFER (3C)..............................................................................158
Table 111. Read Buffer Header.................................................................................159
Table 112. Read Buffer Description..........................................................................160
Table 113. Echo Buffer Descriptor............................................................................161
Table 114. READ CAPACITY (25)..........................................................................162
Table 115. Format of READ CAPACITY command reply.......................................163
Table 116. READ DEFECT DATA (37)...................................................................164
Table 117. Defect List Format...................................................................................165
Table 118. Defect List Header...................................................................................166
Table 119. Defect List Descriptor..............................................................................166
Table 120. Defect Descriptors of Bytes from Index Format .....................................167
Table 121. Defect Descriptors of Physical Sector Format.........................................167
Table 122. READ DEFECT DATA (B7)..................................................................168
Table 123. Defect List Header...................................................................................168
Table 124. Defect List Descriptor..............................................................................169
Table 125. Defect Descriptors of Bytes from Index Format .....................................169
Table 126. Defect Descriptors of Physical Sector Format.........................................169
Table 127. READ LONG (3E) ..................................................................................170
Table 128. REASSIGN BLOCKS (07) .....................................................................171
Table 129. Format of Reassign Blocks data ..............................................................172
Table 130. RECEIVE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS (1C) ............................................173
Table 131. Receive Diagnostic Results page 0..........................................................173
Table 132. Receive Diagnostic Results Page 40........................................................174
Table 133. Translated address ...................................................................................174

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Table 134. RELEASE (17)........................................................................................175
Table 135. RELEASE (57)........................................................................................176
Table 136. REPORT DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A3)...................................................177
Table 137. Report Device Identifier parameter list ...................................................178
Table 138. REPORT LUNS (A0)..............................................................................179
Table 139. LUN Reporting parameter list format......................................................179
Table 140. REQUEST SENSE (03) ..........................................................................180
Table 141. RESERVE (16)........................................................................................181
Table 142. RESERVE (56)........................................................................................182
Table 143. REZERO UNIT (01)................................................................................183
Table 144. SEEK (6) - (0B).......................................................................................184
Table 145. SEEK (10) - (2B).....................................................................................185
Table 146. SEND DIAGNOSTIC (1D).....................................................................186
Table 147. SEND DIAGNOSTIC Function Code (1D) ............................................187
Table 148. Diagnostic Page 0 ....................................................................................188
Table 149. Diagnostic Page 40 ..................................................................................188
Table 150. Address to translate..................................................................................189
Table 151. SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER (A4)...........................................................190
Table 152. SET DEVICE IDENTIFIER, Parameter List..........................................190
Table 153. START STOP UNIT (1B).......................................................................191
Table 154. SYNCHRONIZE CACHE (35)...............................................................192
Table 155. TEST UNIT READY (00).......................................................................193
Table 156. VERIFY (2F)...........................................................................................194
Table 157. Write (16) - (8F) ......................................................................................195
Table 158. WRITE (6) - (0A)....................................................................................196
Table 159. WRITE (10) - (2A)..................................................................................197
Table 160. Write and Verify (8E)..............................................................................198
Table 161. WRITE AND VERIFY (2E) ...................................................................199
Table 162. WRITE BUFFER (3B) ............................................................................200
Table 163. Write Buffer Header ................................................................................201
Table 164. WRITE LONG (3F).................................................................................204
Table 165. WRITE SAME (41).................................................................................205
Table 166. Write Same (16) - (93).............................................................................206
Table 167. SCSI Status Byte. Format of the SCSI STATUS byte. ..........................207
Table 168. Synchronous Data Transfer Request. ......................................................211
Table 169. Initiator Request/Target Response (LVD mode).....................................212
Table 170. Initiator Request/Target Response (SE mode) ........................................213
Table 171. Target response to Initiator's transfer period (LVD mode) .....................214
Table 172. Target response to Initiator's transfer period (SE mode).........................215
Table 173. Wide Data Transfer Request....................................................................216
Table 174. Initiator request/Target response .............................................................216
Table 175. Target request to Initiator ........................................................................217
Table 176. Parallel Protocol Request.........................................................................217
Table 177. Initiator Request/Target Response (DT_REQ = 1, IU_REQ = 1)...........218
Table 178. Initiator Request/Target Response (DT_REQ = 1, IU_REQ = 0)...........218
Table 179. Initiator Request/Target Response (DT_REQ = 0, IU_REQ = 0)...........218

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Table 180. Bit position table for Byte 7 of Parallel Protocol Request.......................219
Table 181. Queue Tag messages................................................................................222
Table 182. Ignore Wide Residue message format.....................................................222
Table 183. Spindle Motor Degraded Mode - Disable Auto Start..............................232
Table 184. Spindle Motor Degraded Mode - Auto Start Delay/Spinning Up ...........234
Table 185. Spindle Motor Degraded Mode - Spindle Start Failure...........................235
Table 186. Spindle Motor Degraded Mode - Spindle Stopped by Unit Stop Command236
Table 187. Self Configuration Failure Degraded Mode ...........................................237
Table 188. Format Command Failure Degraded Mode.............................................238
Table 189. Sense data combinations with auto/recommend rewrite/reallocate.........243
Table 190. Short and Extended Self-Test Description ..............................................248
Table 191. Recommend Reassign Errors...................................................................254
Table 192. Log Only Errors.......................................................................................254
Table 193. Format of Sense Data...............................................................................261
Table 194. Field Pointer Bytes ..................................................................................281
Table 195. Actual Retry Count..................................................................................282
Table 196. Progress Indication ..................................................................................283
Table 197. Unit Error Codes list................................................................................285

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1.0 General
1.1 Introduction
This document describes the specifications of the following Hitachi 3.5 inch SCSI drives.
• HUS151414VL3600 (68-pin)
• HUS151414VL3800 (80-pin)
• HUS151473VL3600 (68-pin)
• HUS151473VL3800 (80-pin)
• HUS151436VL3600 (68-pin)
• HUS151436VL3800 (80-pin)
Note: The specifications in this document are subject to change without notice.
For technical and ordering information, please visit our website at: http://www.hitachigst.com/portal/site/hgst
1.2 Glossary
Word Meaning
Kb Kilobit = 1000 bits
Mb Megabit = 1,000,000 bits
GB Gigabyte = 1,000,000,000 bytes
MB Megabyte = 1,000,000 bytes
KB Kilobyte = 1000 bytes
PFA Predictive Failure Analysis
S.M.A.R.T. Self-Monitoring and Reporting Technology
SE Single-ended SCSI
LVD Low Voltage Differential SCSI
FC-AL Fibre Channel - Arbitrated Loop
1.3 Caution
This drive can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Any damages incurred to the drive after its removal from the
shipping package and the ESD protective bag are the responsibility of the user.

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