Seagate 1200 SSD User manual

Product Manual
Seagate®1200 SSD
100708406
Rev. A
July 2013
High Endurance
Limited Warranty with
Media Usage
2.5” models
Standard drives
ST400FM0093
ST200FM0093
ST100FM0093
Self-Encrypting drives
ST400FM0103
ST200FM0103
ST100FM0103
High Endurance
Managed Life 2.5” models
Standard drives
ST400FM0113
ST200FM0113
ST100FM0113
High Endurance SED drives
ST400FM0123
ST200FM0123
ST100FM0123
Limited Warranty with
Media Usage
2.5” models
Standard drives
ST800FM0043
ST400FM0053
ST200FM0053
Self-Encrypting drives
ST800FM0053
ST400FM0073
ST200FM0073
SED FIPS 140-2 Models
(Review Pending)
ST800FM0063
Managed Life
2.5” models
Standard drives
ST800FM0013
ST400FM0013
ST200FM0013
Self-Encrypting drives
ST800FM0023
ST400FM0033
ST200FM0033
SED FIPS 140-2 Models
(Review Pending)
ST800FM0033
Limited Warranty with
Media Usage
1.8” models
Standard drives
ST400FM0063
ST200FM0063
Self-Encrypting drives
ST400FM0083
ST200FM0083
Managed Life
1.8” models
Standard drives
ST400FM0023
ST200FM0023
Self-Encrypting drives
ST400FM0043
ST200FM0043

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SEAGATE 1200 SSD PRODUCT MANUAL, REV. A I
CONTENTS
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.0 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2.0 APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 STANDARDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.1 Electromagnetic compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.2 Electromagnetic compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1.3 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1.4 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.1 STANDARD FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
3.2 MEDIA DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.3 PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.4 RELIABILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.5 FORMATTED CAPACITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.6 PROGRAMMABLE DRIVE CAPACITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.7 FACTORY-INSTALLED OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.8 THIN PROVISIONING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.8.1 Logical Block Provisioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.8.2 Thin Provisioning capabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.8.3 UNMAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
3.8.4 FORMAT UNIT command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
3.8.5 Protection Information (PI) and Security (SED) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.0 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.1 INTERNAL DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2.1 Response time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4.2.2 FORMAT UNIT command execution time for 512-byte LBA’s (minutes) . . . . . . 11
4.2.3 Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3 START/STOP TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4.4 CACHE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.4.1 Caching write data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.4.2 Prefetch operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
5.0 RELIABILITY SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
5.1 ERROR RATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1.1 Unrecoverable Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.1.2 Interface errors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2 ENDURANCE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2.1 Wear Leveling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2.2 Garbage Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2.3 Write Amplification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2.4 UNMAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5.2.5 Data Retention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.2.6 Lifetime Endurance Management (Available on select models) . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.2.7 SSD Percentage Used Endurance Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.3 RELIABILITY AND SERVICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.3.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) . . . . 17
5.3.2 Preventive maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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5.3.3 Hot plugging the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
5.3.4 S.M.A.R.T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
5.3.5 Thermal monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3.6 Drive Self Test (DST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
5.3.7 Product warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
6.0 PHYSICAL/ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1 POWER SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.1.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.2 AC POWER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
6.3 DC POWER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
6.3.1 Conducted noise immunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.3.2 Power sequencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.3.3 Current profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.4 POWER DISSIPATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
6.5 ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.5.1 Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
6.5.2 Relative humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.5.3 Effective altitude (sea level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.5.4 Shock and vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
6.5.5 Air cleanliness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.5.6 Corrosive environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.5.7 Electromagnetic susceptibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
6.6 MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
7.0 ABOUT FIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
8.0 ABOUT SELF-ENCRYPTING DRIVES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.1 DATA ENCRYPTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.2 CONTROLLED ACCESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.2.1 Admin SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.2.2 Locking SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.2.3 Default password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.3 RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR (RNG) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
8.4 DRIVE LOCKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8.5 DATA BANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8.6 CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8.7 AUTHENTICATED FIRMWARE DOWNLOAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
8.8 POWER REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.9 SUPPORTED COMMANDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.10 SANITIZE - CRYPTOGRAPHIC ERASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.11 REVERTSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
8.12 SANITIZE FEATURE SET ON SED DRIVES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
9.0 DEFECT AND ERROR MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9.1 DRIVE INTERNAL DEFECTS/ERRORS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9.2 DRIVE ERROR RECOVERY PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9.3 SAS SYSTEM ERRORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
9.4 AUTO-REALLOCATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
9.5 PROTECTION INFORMATION (PI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
9.5.1 Levels of PI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
9.5.2 Setting and determining the current Type Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
9.5.3 Identifying a Protection Information drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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10.0 INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
10.1 DRIVE ORIENTATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
10.2 COOLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
10.3 DRIVE MOUNTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
10.4 GROUNDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
11.0 INTERFACE REQUIREMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.1 SAS FEATURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.1.1 Task management functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.1.2 Task management responses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.2 DUAL PORT SUPPORT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
11.3 SCSI COMMANDS SUPPORTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
11.3.1 INQUIRY data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
11.3.2 MODE SENSE data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
11.4 MISCELLANEOUS OPERATING FEATURES AND CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
11.4.1 SAS physical interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
11.4.2 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
11.4.3 Connector requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
11.4.4 Electrical description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
11.4.5 Pin descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
11.4.6 SAS transmitters and receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
11.4.7 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.5 SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.5.1 Ready LED Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
11.5.2 Differential signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
11.6 SAS-3 SPECIFICATION COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
11.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

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FIGURES
Figure 1. Current profiles for 800GB standard and 400GB High Endurance models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Figure 2. Current profiles for 400GB standard and 200GB high endurance models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 3. Current profiles for 200GB standard and 100GB high endurance models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Figure 4. Current profiles for 400GB 1.8” models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 5. Current profiles for 200GB 1.8” models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Figure 6. 800GB (at 6Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 7. 400GB (at 6Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Figure 8. 200GB (at 6Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 9. 400GB (at 6Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Figure 10. 200GB (at 6Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 11. 100GB (at 6Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Figure 12. 400GB (at 6Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 13. 200GB (at 6Gb) DC current and power vs. input/output operations per second . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Figure 14. Temperature check point location - 1.8-inch drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 15. Temperature check point location - 2.5-inch drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Figure 16. Recommended mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Figure 17. Mounting configuration dimensions (2.5” models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Figure 18. Mounting configuration dimensions (1.8” models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Figure 19. Example of FIPS tamper evidence labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Figure 20. Physical interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Figure 21. Air flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Figure 22. Physical interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Figure 23. SAS device plug dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Figure 24. SAS device plug dimensions (detail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Figure 25. Micro SAS device plug dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Figure 26. Micro SAS device plug dimensions (detail) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Figure 27. SAS transmitters and receivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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SEAGATE 1200 SSD PRODUCT MANUAL, REV. A 2
1.0 SCOPE
This manual describes Seagate Technology®LLC, Seagate®1200 SSD (Serial Attached SCSI) drives.
Seagate 1200 SSD drives support the SAS Protocol specifications to the extent described in this manual. The SAS Interface
Manual (part number 100293071) describes the general SAS characteristics of this and other Seagate SAS drives. The Self-
Encrypting Drive Reference Manual, part number 100515636, describes the interface, general operation, and security
features available on Self-Encrypting Drive models.
Product data communicated in this manual is specific only to the model numbers listed in this manual. The data listed in this
manual may not be predictive of future generation specifications or requirements. If designing a system which will use one of
the models listed or future generation products and need further assistance, please contact the Field Applications Engineer
(FAE) or our global support services group as shown in See “Seagate Technology Support Services” on page 1
Unless otherwise stated, the information in this manual applies to standard and Self-Encrypting Drive models.
Note. Previous generations of Seagate Self-Encrypting Drive models were called Full Disk Encryption (FDE) models
before a differentiation between drive-based encryption and other forms of encryption was necessary.
Note. The Self-Encrypting Drive models indicated on the cover of this product manual have provisions for “Security
of Data at Rest” based on the standards defined by the Trusted Computing Group
(see www.trustedcomputinggroup.org).
For more information on FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification see Section 7.0 on page 44.
For product certification status visit - http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/140-1/1401vend.htm.
2.5” Models - Limited Warranty with Media Usage 2.5” Models - Managed Life
Standard Self-Encrypting SED FIPS 140-2 Standard Self-Encrypting SED FIPS 140-2
ST800FM0043 ST800FM0053 ST800FM0063 ST800FM0013 ST800FM0023 ST800FM0033
ST400FM0053 ST400FM0073 ST400FM0013 ST400FM0033
ST200FM0053 ST200FM0073 ST200FM0013 ST200FM0033
1.8” Models -
Limited Warranty with Media Usage 1.8” Models - Managed Life
Standard Self-Encrypting Standard Self-Encrypting
ST400FM0063 ST400FM0083 ST400FM0023 ST400FM0043
ST200FM0063 ST200FM0083 ST200FM0023 ST200FM0043
High Endurance 2.5” Models -
Limited Warranty with Media Usage High Endurance 2.5” Models - Managed Life
Standard Self-Encrypting Standard Self-Encrypting
ST400FM0093 ST400FM0103 ST400FM0113 ST400FM0123
ST200FM0093 ST200FM0103 ST200FM0113 ST200FM0123
ST100FM0093 ST100FM0103 ST100FM0113 ST100FM0123

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2.0 APPLICABLE STANDARDS AND REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION
The drives documented in this manual have been developed as system peripherals to the highest standards of design and
construction. The drives depend on host equipment to provide adequate power and environment for optimum performance
and compliance with applicable industry and governmental regulations. Special attention must be given in the areas of
safety, power distribution, shielding, audible noise control, and temperature regulation. In particular, the drives must be
securely mounted to guarantee the specified performance characteristics. Mounting by bottom holes must meet the
requirements of Section 10.3.
2.1 STANDARDS
The Seagate 1200 SSD family complies with Seagate standards as noted in the appropriate sections of this manual and the
Seagate SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071.
The drives are recognized in accordance with UL 60950-1 as tested by UL, CSA 60950-1 as tested by CSA, and EN60950-1
as tested by TUV.
The security features of Self-Encrypting Drive models are based on the “TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification” and
the “TCG Storage Workgroup Security Subsystem Class: Enterprise_A” specification with additional vendor-unique features
as noted in this product manual.
2.1.1 Electromagnetic compatibility
The drive, as delivered, is designed for system integration and installation into a suitable enclosure prior to use. The drive is
supplied as a subassembly and is not subject to Subpart B of Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Regulations nor the Radio
Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
The design characteristics of the drive serve to minimize radiation when installed in an enclosure that provides reasonable
shielding. The drive is capable of meeting the Class B limits of the FCC Rules and Regulations of the Canadian Department
of Communications when properly packaged; however, it is the user’s responsibility to assure that the drive meets the
appropriate EMI requirements in their system. Shielded I/O cables may be required if the enclosure does not provide
adequate shielding. If the I/O cables are external to the enclosure, shielded cables should be used, with the shields
grounded to the enclosure and to the host controller.
2.1.1.1 Electromagnetic susceptibility
As a component assembly, the drive is not required to meet any susceptibility performance requirements. It is the
responsibility of those integrating the drive within their systems to perform those tests required and design their system to
ensure that equipment operating in the same system as the drive or external to the system does not adversely affect the
performance of the drive. See Section 6.3, DC power requirements.
2.1.2 Electromagnetic compliance
Seagate uses an independent laboratory to confirm compliance with the directives/standards for CE Marking and C-Tick
Marking. The drive was tested in a representative system for typical applications and comply with the Electromagnetic
Interference/Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMI/EMS) for Class B products. The selected system represents the most
popular characteristics for test platforms. The system configurations include:
• Typical current use microprocessor
• Keyboard
• Monitor/display
• Printer
• Mouse
Although the test system with this Seagate model complies with the directives/standards, we cannot guarantee that all
systems will comply. The computer manufacturer or system integrator shall confirm EMC compliance and provide the
appropriate marking for their product.
Electromagnetic compliance for the European Union
If this model has the CE Marking it complies with the European Union requirements of the Electromagnetic Compatibility
Directive 2004/108/EC as put into place on 20 July 2007.

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Australian C-Tick
If this model has the C-Tick Marking it complies with the Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 and meets the
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of Australia’s Spectrum Management Agency (SMA).
Korean KCC
If these drives have the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) logo, they comply with KN22, KN 24, and KN61000.
Taiwanese BSMI
If this model has the Taiwanese certification mark then it complies with Chinese National Standard, CNS13438.
2.1.3 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS)
The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive restricts the presence of chemical substances,
including Lead (Pb), in electronic products effective July 2006.
A number of parts and materials in Seagate products are procured from external suppliers. We rely on the representations of
our suppliers regarding the presence of RoHS substances in these parts and materials. Our supplier contracts require
compliance with our chemical substance restrictions, and our suppliers document their compliance with our requirements by
providing material content declarations for all parts and materials for the disk drives documented in this publication. Current
supplier declarations include disclosure of the inclusion of any RoHS-regulated substance in such parts or materials.
Seagate also has internal systems in place to ensure ongoing compliance with the RoHS Directive and all laws and
regulations which restrict chemical content in electronic products. These systems include standard operating procedures that
ensure that restricted substances are not utilized in our manufacturing operations, laboratory analytical validation testing,
and an internal auditing process to ensure that all standard operating procedures are complied with.
2.1.4 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
This product has an Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) of 20 years. The following table contains
information mandated by China's "Marking Requirements for Control of Pollution Caused by Electronic
Information Products" Standard.
"O" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogenous material level) is lower than the
threshold defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.
"X" indicates the hazardous and toxic substance content of the part (at the homogenous material level) is over the threshold
defined by the China RoHS MCV Standard.

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2.2 REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
SCSI Commands Reference Manual Seagate part number: 100293068
SAS Interface Manual Seagate part number: 100293071
ANSI SAS Documents
SFF-8144 54mm x 78.5mm Form Factor with micro serial connector
SFF-8223 2.5” Drive Form Factor with Serial Connector
SFF-8460 HSS Backplane Design Guidelines
SFF-8470 Multi Lane Copper Connector
SFF-8482 SAS Plug Connector
ANSI INCITS.xxx Serial Attached SCSI (SAS-3) Standard (T10/2212-D)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxx SCSI Architecture Model-5 (SAM-5) Standard (T10/2104-D)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxx SCSI Primary Commands-4 (SPC-4) Standard (T10/1731-D)
ISO/IEC 14776-xxx SCSI Block Commands-3 (SBC-3) Standard (T10/1799-D)
ANSI Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) Documents
X3.270-1996 (SCSI-3) Architecture Model
Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Documents (apply to Self-Encrypting Drive models only)
TCG Storage Architecture Core Specification, Rev. 1.0
TCG Storage Security Subsystem Class Enterprise Specification, Rev. 1.0
Self-Encrypting Drives Reference Manual Seagate part number: 100515636
In case of conflict between this document and any referenced document, this document takes precedence.

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3.0 GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Seagate 1200 SSD drives provide high performance, high capacity data storage for a variety of systems with a Serial
Attached SCSI (SAS) interface. The Serial Attached SCSI interface is designed to meet next-generation computing demands
for performance, scalability, flexibility and high-density storage requirements.
Seagate 1200 SSD drives are random access storage devices designed to support the Serial Attached SCSI Protocol as
described in the ANSI specifications, this document, and the SAS Interface Manual (part number 100293071) which
describes the general interface characteristics of this drive. Seagate 1200 SSD drives are classified as intelligent peripherals
and provide level 2 conformance (highest level) with the ANSI SCSI-1 standard. The SAS connectors, cables and electrical
interface are compatible with Serial ATA (SATA), giving future users the choice of populating their systems with either SAS or
SATA drives. This allows users to continue to leverage existing investment in SCSI while gaining a 12Gb/s serial data
transfer rate.
The Self-Encrypting Drive models indicated on the cover of this product manual have provisions for “Security of Data at Rest”
based on the standards defined by the Trusted Computing Group (see www.trustedcomputinggroup.org).
Note. Never disassemble and do not attempt to service items in the enclosure. The drive does not contain user-
replaceable parts. Opening for any reason voids the drive warranty..
3.1 STANDARD FEATURES
Seagate 1200 SSD drives have the following standard features:
• 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0* Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) interface (* 12.0 Gb only available on 2.5” models)
• Integrated dual port SAS controller supporting the SCSI protocol
• Support for SAS expanders and fanout adapters
• Firmware downloadable using the SAS interface
• 128 - deep task set (queue)
• Supports up to 32 initiators
• Jumperless configuration
• User-selectable logical block size (512, 520, 524, 528, 4096, 4160, 4192, or 4224 bytes per logical block)
• Industry standard SFF 1.8 and 2.5-inch dimensions
• ECC, LDPC, and Micro-RAID Error Recovery
• No preventive maintenance or adjustments required
• Self diagnostics performed when power is applied to the drive
• Vertical, horizontal, or top down mounting
• Drive Self Test (DST)
• Parallel flash access channels
• Power loss data protection
• Thin Provisioning with Block Unmap Support
• Silent operation
• Lifetime Endurance Management (available by default on Managed Life models)
Seagate 1200 SSD Self-Encrypting Drive models have the following additional features:
• Automatic data encryption/decryption
• Controlled access
• Random number generator
• Drive locking
• Up to 16 independent data bands
• Cryptographic erase of user data for a drive that will be repurposed or scrapped
• Authenticated firmware download
• SANITIZE command support

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3.2 MEDIA DESCRIPTION
The media used on the drive consists of Multi Layer Cell (MLC) NAND Flash for improved reliability and performance.
3.3 PERFORMANCE
• Firmware controlled multi-segmentable cache buffer
• Up to 1200MB/s maximum instantaneous data transfers on 12Gb capable configurations.
• Background processing of queue
• Non-Volatile Write Cache
Note. There is no significant performance difference between Self-Encrypting Drive and standard (non-Self-Encrypting
Drive) models.
3.4 RELIABILITY
• Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.44%
• Mean time between failures (MTBF) of 2,000,000 hours
• Incorporates industry-standard Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
• "Managed Life" or "Limited Warranty with Media Usage" warranty options [1]
[1] Warranty terms will vary based on type of warranty chosen: “Managed Life” or “Limited Warranty with Media Usage”.
Consult the Seagate sales representative for warranty terms and conditions.
3.5 FORMATTED CAPACITIES
Standard OEM models are formatted to 512 bytes per block. The block size is selectable at format time. Supported block
sizes are 512, 520, 524, 528, 4096, 4160, 4192, and 4224. Users having the necessary equipment may modify the data
block size before issuing a format command and obtain different formatted capacities than those listed.
To provide a stable target capacity environment and at the same time provide users with flexibility if they choose, Seagate
recommends product planning in one of two modes:
Seagate designs specify capacity points at certain block sizes that Seagate guarantees current and future products will
meet. We recommend customers use this capacity in their project planning, as it ensures a stable operating point with
backward and forward compatibility from generation to generation. The current guaranteed operating points for this product
are shown below. The Capacity stated is identical when the drive is formatted with or without PI enabled.
Table 1 Formatted Capacity Block Count
CAPACITY (BLOCKS)
BLOCK
SIZE
800GB 400GB 200GB 100GB
DECIMAL HEX DECIMAL HEX DECIMAL HEX DECIMAL HEX
512 1,562,824,368 5D26CEB0h 781,422,768 2E9390B0h 390,721,968 1749F1B0h 195,371,568 BA52230h
520 1,529,743,600 5B2E08F0h 764,871,800 2D970478h 382,435,904 16CB8240h 191,217,952 B65C120h
524 1,509,354,136 59F6EA98h 754,677,072 2CFB7550h 377,338,536 167DBAA8h 188,669,272 B3EDD58h
528 1,487,666,080 58ABFBA0h 743,833,040 2C55FDD0h 371,916,520 162AFEE8h 185,958,264 B157F78h
4096 195,353,046 BA4D9D6h 97,677,846 5D27216h 48,840,246 2E93E36h 24,421,446 174A446h
4160 192,307,693 B7661EDh 96,153,847 5BB30F7h 48,076,924 2DD987Ch 24,038,462 16ECC3Eh
4192 190,839,695 B5FFB8Fh 95,419,848 5AFFDC8h 47,709,924 2D7FEE4h 23,854,962 16BFF72h
4224 189,393,940 B49EC14h 94,696,970 5A4F60Ah 47,348,485 2D27B05h 23,674,243 1693D83h

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3.6 PROGRAMMABLE DRIVE CAPACITY
Using the MODE SELECT command, the drive can change its capacity to something less than maximum. See the MODE
SELECT (6) parameter list table in the SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071. A value of zero in the Number of
Blocks field indicates that the drive will not change the capacity it is currently formatted to have. A number other than zero
and less than the maximum number of LBAs in the Number of Blocks field changes the total drive capacity to the value in the
Number of Blocks field. A value greater than the maximum number of LBAs is rounded down to the maximum capacity.
3.7 FACTORY-INSTALLED OPTIONS
OEMs may order the following items which are incorporated at the manufacturing facility during production or packaged
before shipping. Some of the options available are (not an exhaustive list of possible options):
• Other capacities can be ordered depending on LBA size requested and other factors.
• Single-unit shipping pack. The drive is normally shipped in bulk packaging to provide maximum protection against transit
damage. Units shipped individually require additional protection as provided by the single unit shipping pack. Users plan-
ning single unit distribution should specify this option.
• The Safety and Regulatory Agency Specifications, part number 75789512, is usually included with each standard OEM
drive shipped, but extra copies may be ordered.
3.8 THIN PROVISIONING
3.8.1 Logical Block Provisioning
The drive is designed with a feature called Thin Provisioning. Thin Provisioning is a technique which does not require
Logical Blocks to be associated to Physical Blocks on the storage medium until such a time as needed. The use of Thin
Provisioning is a major factor in SSD products because it reduces the amount of wear leveling and garbage collection that
must be performed. The result is an increase in the products endurance. For more details on Logical Block Provisioning and
Thin Provisioning, Reference the SBC-3 document provided by the T-10 committee.
3.8.2 Thin Provisioning capabilities
The level of Thin Provisioning support may vary by product model. Devices that support Thin Provisioning are allowed to
return a default data pattern for read requests made to Logical Blocks that have not been mapped to Physical Blocks by a
previous WRITE command.
In order to determine if Thin Provisioning is supported and what features of it are implemented requires the system to send a
READ CAPACITY 16 (9Eh) command to the drive. Thin Provisioning and the READ CAPACITY 16 (9Eh) command is
defined in the Seagate SCSI Command Reference 100293068.
A logical block provisioning management enabled (LBPME) bit set to one indicates that the logical unit implements logical
block provisioning management. An LBPME bit set to zero indicates that the logical unit is fully provisioned and does not
implement logical block provisioning management.
A logical block provisioning read zeros (LBPRZ) bit set to one indicates that, for an unmapped LBA specified by a read
operation, the device server sends user data with all bits set to zero to the data-in buffer. An LBPRZ bit set to zero indicates
that, for an unmapped LBA specified by a read operation, the device server may send user data with all bits set to any value
to the data-in buffer.
3.8.3 UNMAP
The UNMAP command requests that the device server break the association of a specific Logical Block address from a
Physical Block, thereby freeing up the Physical Block from use and no longer requiring it to contain user data. An unmapped
block will respond to a READ command with data that is determined by the setting of the LBPRZ bit in the READ CAPACITY
parameter data.
Product Configuration LBPME LBPRZ
Non-SED Supported Supported
SED Supported Not Supported

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3.8.4 FORMAT UNIT command
A device which supports Thin Provisioning will be capable of performing a SCSI FORMAT UNIT command which allocates
Logical Blocks Addresses that are not linked to Physical Block Locations. A FORMAT command will cause all LBAs to
become unmapped.
3.8.5 Protection Information (PI) and Security (SED)
The requirements in this section apply to any device which supports LBA unmapping.
In SCSI devices, umapped LBAs are defined as part of the Thin Provisioning model. Support of the Thin Provisioning model
is indicated by the LBPME bit having a value of '1' in the READ CAPACITY (16) parameter data.
When a region of LBA's are erased via cryptographic erase, as part of the erase, the drive shall unmap those LBAs.
If the host attempts to access an unmapped or trimmed LBA, the drive shall return scrambled data. For a given LBA, the data
shall be identical from access to access, until that LBA is either updated with actual data from the host or that LBA is
cryptographically erased. The drive shall report a value of '0' in the LBPRZ field returned in the READ CAPACITY (16)
parameter data.
If the host attempts to access an unmapped LBA on a drive that has been formatted with Protection Information (PI), the
drive shall return scrambled PI data for that LBA. Depending on the value of the RDPROTECT field in the data-access
command CDB, this may result in the drive returning a standard PI error to the host.
If the host reduces the addressable capacity of the drive via a MODE SELECT command, the drive shall unmap or trim any
LBA within the inaccessible region of the device.
Additionally, an UNMAP command is not permitted on a locked band.
DRIVE CONFIGURATION
Standard SED
PI Setting Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled
PROT_EN bit 0 1 0 1
LBPME bit 1 1 1 1
LBPRZ bit 1 1 0 0
PI Check Requested N/A Yes No N/A Yes No
DATA Returned for
Thin Provisioned LBA 0x00 0x00 0x00 Random None Random
PI Returned for
Thin Provisioned LBA None 0xFF 0xFF None None Scrambled PI data
PI Check Performed N/A No No N/A Yes No
Error reported to Host No No No No Yes No

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4.0 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
This section provides detailed information concerning performance-related characteristics and features of Seagate 1200
SSD drives.
4.1 INTERNAL DRIVE CHARACTERISTICS
Flash Memory Type NAND MLC
Emulated LBA Size 512, 520, 524, 528, 4096, 4160, 4192 or 4224
Native Programmable
Page Size 8192 User Bytes
Map Unit Size 4096
Default Transfer
Alignment Offset 0
4.2 PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
4.2.1 Response time
Response time measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. The typical values in the table
below are defined as follows:
• Page-to-page response time is an average of all possible page-to-page accesses for a sequentially preconditioned
drive.
• Average response time is a true statistical random average of at least 5000 measurements of accesses between pro-
grammable pages on a randomly preconditioned drive.
Table 2 Typical Response Time (μsec)
ALL CAPACITIES 1,2
1. Execution time measured from receipt of the Command to the Response.
2. Assumes no errors.
3. Typical response times are measured under nominal conditions of temperature and voltage as measured on a representative
sample of drives.
These drives are designed to provide the highest possible performance under typical conditions. How-
ever, due to the nature of Flash memory technologies there are many factors that can result in
values different than those stated in this specification
2.
READ WRITE
Average
Typical 3
192 45
Page to Page 39 44
Average Latency 183 13

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4.2.2 FORMAT UNIT command execution time for 512-byte LBA’s (minutes)
The device may be formatted as either a Thin Provisioned device or a Fully Provisioned device. The default format is Thin
Provisioned and is recommended for most applications. Thin Provisioning provides the most flexibility for the device to
manage the flash medium to maximize endurance.
Table 3 Maximum FORMAT UNIT Times (minutes)
CONFIGURATION Format Mode DCRT Bit IP Bit 800GB 400GB 200GB 100GB
Non-SED (Default) Thin Provisioned DCRT = 0 IP = 0 5 5 5 5
Non-SED (Default) Thin Provisioned DCRT = 1 IP = 0 5 5 5 5
Non-SED Fully Provisioned DCRT = 0 IP = 1 10 10 10 10
Non-SED Fully Provisioned DCRT = 1 IP = 1 10 10 10 10
SED (Default) Thin Provisioned DCRT = 0 IP = 0 5 5 5 5
SED (Default) Thin Provisioned DCRT = 1 IP = 0 5 5 5 5
SED Fully Provisioned DCRT = 0 IP = 1 430 430 430 430
SED Fully Provisioned DCRT = 1 IP = 1 280 280 280 280
4.2.3 Performance
Standard 2.5” Models -
Managed Life Notes ST800FM0013
ST800FM0023
ST800FM0033 ST400FM0013
ST400FM0033 ST200FM0013 ST200FM0033
Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 1200MB/s
Peak sequential 128KB read/write
data transfer rate (MB/s max) [1] 750/500 750/400
Sustained sequential 128KB read/
write data transfer rate (MB/s) [1] 750/195 750/95 750/45
Peak 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2] 110,000/30,000 110,000/25,000
Sustained 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2] 110,000/15,000 110,000/7500 110,000/3700
Sustainable 4KB Random combined
IOPS for 5 year Endurance
(65%/35% R/W, 70% Duty Cycle) [3] 60,000 50,000
Standard 2.5” Models -
Limited Warranty with Media Usage Notes ST800FM0043
ST800FM0053
ST800FM0063 ST400FM0053
ST400FM0073 ST200FM0053 ST200FM0073
Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 1200MB/s
Peak sequential 128KB read/write
data transfer rate (MB/s max) [1]
750/500 750/400
Sustained sequential 128KB read/
write data transfer rate (MB/s) [1]
Peak 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2]
110,000/30,000 110,000/25,000
Sustained 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2]
Sustainable 4KB Random combined
IOPS for 5 year Endurance
(65%/35% R/W, 70% Duty Cycle) [3] 60,000 50,000

Standard 1.8” Models -
Managed Life Notes ST400FM0023 ST400FM0043 ST200FM0023 ST200FM0043
Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 600MB/s
Peak sequential 128KB read/write
data transfer rate (MB/s max) [1] 550/500
Sustained sequential 128KB read/
write data transfer rate (MB/s) [1] 550/195 550/95
Peak 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2] 110,000/30,000
Sustained 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2] 110,000/15,000 110,000/7500
Sustainable 4KB Random combined
IOPS for 5 year Endurance
(65%/35% R/W, 70% Duty Cycle) [3] 60,000
Standard 1.8” Models -
Limited Warranty with Media Usage Notes ST400FM0063 ST400FM0083 ST200FM0063 ST200FM0083
Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 600MB/s
Peak sequential 128KB read/write
data transfer rate (MB/s max) [1]
550/500
Sustained sequential 128KB read/
write data transfer rate (MB/s) [1]
Peak 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2]
110,000/30,000
Sustained 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2]
Sustainable 4KB Random combined
IOPS for 5 year Endurance
(65%/35% R/W, 70% Duty Cycle) [3] 60,000
High Endurance 2.5” Models -
Managed Life Notes ST400FM0113 ST400FM0123 ST200FM0113 ST200FM0123 ST100FM0113 ST100FM0123
Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 1200MB/s
Peak sequential 128KB read/write
data transfer rate (MB/s max) [1] 750/500 750/400
Sustained sequential 128KB read/
write data transfer rate (MB/s) [1] 750/195 750/95 750/45
Peak 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2] 110,000/50,000 110,000/50,000
Sustained 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2] 110,000/15,000 110,000/7500 110,000/3700
Sustainable 4KB Random combined
IOPS for 5 year Endurance
(65%/35% R/W, 70% Duty Cycle) [3] 70,000 60,000
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High Endurance 2.5” Models -
Limited Warranty with Media Usage Notes ST400FM0093 ST400FM0103 ST200FM0093 ST200FM0103 ST100FM0093 ST100FM0103
Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 1200MB/s
Peak sequential 128KB read/write
data transfer rate (MB/s max) [1]
750/500 750/400
Sustained sequential 128KB read/
write data transfer rate (MB/s) [1]
Peak 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2]
110,000/50,000 110,000/50,000
Sustained 4KB random read/write
command rate (IOPs) [2]
Sustainable 4KB Random combined
IOPS for 5 year Endurance
(65%/35% R/W, 70% Duty Cycle) [3] 70,000 60,000
SEAGATE 1200 SSD PRODUCT MANUAL, REV. A 13
[1] Testing performed at Queue Depth = 128, Sequentially Preconditioned drive, using IOMeter 2006.7.27.
[2] Testing performed at Queue Depth = 128, Randomly Preconditioned drive, using IOMeter 2006.7.27.
[3] Testing performed at Queue Depth = 128, Non-Preconditioned drive, using IOMeter 2006.7.27.
Note. IOMeter is available at http://www.iometer.org/ or http://sourceforge.net/projects/iometer/.
IOMeter is licensed under the Intel Open Source License and the GNU General Public License. Intel does not
endorse any IOMeter results.
Peak performance is defined as the typical best case performance that the product will be able to achieve when
the product is preconditioned as mentioned and host commands are aligned on 4KB boundaries.
Sustained performance is defined as the worst case performance that the product will be able to achieve when the product is
preconditioned as mentioned and host commands are aligned on 4KB boundaries. For models that support Lifetime
Endurance Management, write values also take into account the worst case performance throttling that may occur to ensure
the product meets specified reliability specifications.
Due to the nature of Flash memory technologies there are many factors that can result in values different than those stated
in this specification. Some discrepancies can be caused by bandwidth limitations in the host adapter, operating system, or
driver limitations. It is not the intent of this manual to cover all possible causes of performance discrepancies.
When evaluating performance of SSD devices, it is recommended to measure performance of the device in a method that
resembles the targeted application using real world data and workloads. Test time should also be adequately large to ensure
that sustainable metrics and measures are obtained.
4.3 START/STOP TIME
The drive accepts the commands listed in the SAS Interface Manual less than 3 seconds after DC power has been applied.
If the drive receives a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive through either port and has not received a START STOP UNIT
command with the START bit equal to 0, the drive becomes ready for normal operations within 10 seconds (excluding the
error recovery procedure).
If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 0 before receiving a NOTIFY (ENABLE
SPINUP) primitive, the drive waits for a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1. After receiving a
START STOP UNIT command with the START bit equal to 1, the drive waits for a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive.
After receiving a NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive through either port, the drive becomes ready for normal operations
within 10 seconds (excluding the error recovery procedure).
If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit and IMMED bit equal to 1 and does not receive a
NOTIFY (ENABLE SPINUP) primitive within 5 seconds, the drive fails the START STOP UNIT command.
The START STOP UNIT command may be used to command the drive to stop. Stop time is 3 seconds (maximum) from
removal of DC power. SCSI stop time is 3 seconds. There is no power control switch on the drive.

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4.4 CACHE CONTROL
All default cache mode parameter values (Mode Page 08h) for standard OEM versions of this drive family are given in
Section 11.3.2.
4.4.1 Caching write data
Write caching is a write operation by the drive that makes use of a drive buffer storage area where the data to be written to
the medium is stored while the drive performs the WRITE command.
If the number of write data logical blocks exceed the size of the segment being written into, when the end of the segment is
reached, the data is written into the beginning of the same cache segment, overwriting the data that was written there at the
beginning of the operation; however, the drive does not overwrite data that has not yet been written to the medium.
If write caching is enabled (WCE=1), then the drive may return Good status on a WRITE command after the data has been
transferred into the cache, but before the data has been written to the medium. If an error occurs while writing the data to the
medium, and Good status has already been returned, a deferred error will be generated.
Data that has not been written to the medium is protected by a back up power source which provides the ability of the data to
be written to non-volatile medium in the event of an unexpected power loss.
The SYNCHRONIZE CACHE command may be used to force the drive to write all cached write data to the medium. Upon
completion of a SYNCHRONIZE CACHE command, all data received from previous WRITE commands will have been
written to the medium. Section 11.3.2 shows the mode default settings for the drive.
4.4.2 Prefetch operation
If the Prefetch feature is enabled, data in contiguous logical blocks on the medium immediately beyond that which was
requested by a Read command are retrieved and stored in the buffer for immediate transfer from the buffer to the host on
subsequent Read commands that request those logical blocks (this is true even if cache operation is disabled). Though the
prefetch operation uses the buffer as a cache, finding the requested data in the buffer is a prefetch hit, not a cache operation
hit.
To enable Prefetch, use Mode Select page 08h, byte 12, bit 5 (Disable Read Ahead - DRA bit). DRA bit = 0 enables prefetch.
The drive does not use the Max Prefetch field (bytes 8 and 9) or the Prefetch Ceiling field (bytes 10 and 11).
When prefetch (read look-ahead) is enabled (enabled by DRA = 0), the drive enables prefetch of contiguous blocks from the
medium when it senses that a prefetch hit will likely occur. The drive disables prefetch when it decides that a prefetch hit is
not likely to occur.