Seagate Momentus ST94811AB User manual

Momentus Blade Server
ST94811AB

Momentus Blade Server
ST94811AB

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Contents
1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.1 Specification summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2.2 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.3 Default logical geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.4 Physical organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.5 Recording and interface technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.6 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.7 Seek time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.8 Time to ready. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
2.9 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.9.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.9.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.9.3 Voltage tolerance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.10 Environmental specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.10.1 Ambient temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.10.2 Temperature gradient. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.10.3 Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.10.4 Altitude. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.10.5 Shock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.10.6 Vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.11 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.12 Electromagnetic immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.13 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.14 Agency certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.14.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.14.2 Electromagnetic compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.14.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.1 Handling and static discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2 Jumper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2.1 Master/slave configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3.2.2 Cable-select option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.3 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
4.0 ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.1 ATA interface signals and connector pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.1.1 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
4.1.2 Identify Device command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.1.3 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
4.1.4 S.M.A.R.T. commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.0 Seagate Technology support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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List of Figures
Figure 1. Momentus disc drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Figure 3. Jumper settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Figure 4. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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1.0 Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the Seagate®Momentus™
Blade Server drive:
• ST94811AB
These drives provide the following key features:
• 5,400-RPM spindle speed and 8 Mbytes combine for superior performance.
• Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor.
• High instantaneous (burst) data transfer rates (up to 100 Mbytes per second) using Ultra DMA mode 5.
• Giant magnetoresistive (GMR) recording heads and EPRML technology, which provide the drives with
increased areal density.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
• 800 Gs nonoperating shock and 225 Gs operating shock.
• SeaTools™ diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• The 3D Defense System™, which includes Drive Defense, Data Defense, and Diagnostic Defense, offers the
industry’s most comprehensive protection for disc drives.
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
• Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.
• Support for autodetection of master/slave drives that use cable select (CSEL).
Figure 1. Momentus disc drive

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2.0 Drive specifications
Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal
power. For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual to indicate
ST94811AB model drives.
2.1 Specification summary
The specifications listed in this table are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or defi-
nition, see the appropriate section of this manual.
Table 1: Specifications
Drive specification ST94811AB
Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector) 40
Guaranteed sectors 78,140,160
Bytes per sector 512
Physical read/write heads 2
Discs 1
Cache (Mbytes) 2
Recording density, BPI (bits/inch max) 642,000
Track density, TPI (tracks/inch max) 100,780
Areal density (Mbits/inch2 max) 65
Spindle speed (RPM) 5,400
Internal data transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec max) 48.25
Sustained data transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec) 34.5
I/O data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 100
ATA data transfer modes supported PIO modes 0–4; Multiword DMA modes 0–2; Ultra DMA modes 0–5
Height 9.5 +/–0.2 mm (0.374 +/–.0078 inches)
Width 69.85 +/–0.25 mm (2.75 +/–0.0098 inches)
Length 100.2 +/–0.25 mm (3.945 +/–0.0098 inches)
Weight (typical) 99 grams (0.218 lb.)
Average latency (msec) 5.6
Power-on to ready (sec typical) 3.9
Standby to ready (sec typical) 2.6 sec
Startup current 5V (peak) 1.2 amps
Track-to-track seek time (msec typical) 1.5 (read), 2.0 (write)
Average seek time (msec typical) 12.0
Average seek, read (msec typical) 12.0
Average seek, write (msec typical) 14.0

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*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and
power to operational levels.
**Typical notebooks will pull power to the drive when entering S3 and S4; while in the S3 and S4 states, drive sleep and drive standby modes
will not contribute to battery power consumption.
Full-stroke seek (msec) 22 (typical); 26 (max)
Seek power (typical) 2.4 watts
Read/write power (typical) 2.4 watts
Idle, performance mode (typical) 2.5 watts
Standby mode 0.36 watts (typical)**
Sleep mode 0.36 watts (typical)**
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 5V ± 5%
Ambient temperature 5° to 55°C (operating)
–40° to 65°C (nonoperating)
Temperature gradient (°C per hour max) 20°C (operating)
30°C (nonoperating)
Relative humidity (noncondensing) 5% to 90% (operating)
5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Relative humidity gradient 30% per hour max
Wet bulb temperature (°C max) 33°C (operating)
40°C (nonoperating)
Altitude, operating –192.12 m to 3,048 m (–650 ft to 10,000+ ft)
Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) –304.8 m to 12,192 m (–1,000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Shock, operating (Gs max at 2 msec) 225
Shock, nonoperating (Gs max at 2 msec) 800
Shock, nonoperating (Gs max at 1 msec) 800
Shock, nonoperating (Gs max at 0.5 msec) 400
Vibration, operating (max displacement may apply below 10
hz) 1.0 Gs (0 to peak, 5–500 Hz)
Vibration, nonoperating (max displacement may apply below
22 hz) 5.0 Gs
(0 to peak, 5–500 Hz)
Drive acoustics, sound power (bels)
Idle* 2.3 (typical)
2.5 (max)
Performance seek 3.0 (typical)
3.2 (max)
Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read
Mean time between failures (power-on hours) 500,000 at 25°C (8,760 POH/year)
Max case temperature: 40°C
Load/Unload (U/UL) cycles
25°C, 50% relative humidity
32°C, 80% relative humidity
5°C, 80% relative humidity
5°C, 10% relative humidity
55°C, 16% relative humidity
300,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
20,000 hard power on/off cycles
100,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
20,000 hard power on/off cycles
Service life 5 years
Warranty 1 year
Table 1: Specifications (Continued)
Drive specification ST94811AB

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2.2 Formatted capacity
2.3 Default logical geometry
LBA mode
When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1,
where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.
2.4 Physical organization
2.5 Recording and interface technology
Model Formatted capacity Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector
ST94811AB 40 Gbytes 78,140,160 512
Cylinders Read/write heads Sectors per track
16,383 16 63
Model Read/write heads Number of discs
ST94811AB 2 1
Technology Specification
Interface Parallel ATA
Recording method RLL 0,11
Recording density BPI (bits/inch max) 642,000
Track density TPI (tracks/inch max) 100,780
Areal density (Mbits/inch2max) 65
Spindle speed (RPM) (± 0.2%) 5,400
Internal data transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec max) 48.25
Sustained data transfer rate OD (Mbytes/sec max) 34.5
I/O data transfer rate (Mbytes/sec max) 100 (Ultra DMA mode 5)
Interleave 1:1
Cache buffer
ST94811AB 8 Mbytes (8,192 kbytes)

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2.6 Physical characteristics
2.7 Seek time
Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using
drive diagnostics. The specifications below are defined as follows:
• Track-to-track seek time is an average of all possible single-track seeks in both directions.
• Average seek time is a true statistical random average of at least 5,000 measurements of seeks between
random tracks, less overhead.
*Measured in performance mode
Note. These drives are designed to consistently meet the seek times represented in this manual. Physical seeks,
regardless of mode (such as track-to-track and average), are expected to meet or exceed the noted values.
However, due to the manner in which these drives are formatted, benchmark tests that include command
overhead or measure logical seeks may produce results that vary from these specifications.
2.8 Time to ready
Height (mm)
(inches) 9.5 +/–0.2 0.374 +/–0.0078
Width (mm)
(inches) 69.85 +/–0.25 2.75 +/–0.0098
Length (mm)
(inches) 100.2 +/–0.25 3.945 +/–0.0098
Typical weight (grams)
(pounds) 99 0.218
Typical seek times (msec)* Read Write
Track-to-track 1.5 2.0
Average 12.0 14.0
Full-stroke 22.0 26.0
Average latency 5.6 5.6
Time to ready Typical Max
Power-on to Ready (sec) 3.9 8
Standby to Ready (sec) 2.6 8

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2.9 Power specifications
The drive receives DC power (+5V) through the interface connector.
2.9.1 Power consumption
Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 7. Typical power measurements are based on
an average of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature.
• Spinup power
Spinuppowerismeasuredfromthetimeofpower-ontothetimethatthedrivespindlereachesoperatingspeed.
• Seek mode
During seek mode, the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific position on the disc surface and does
not execute a read or write operation. Servo electronics are active. Seek mode power is measured based on
three random seek operations every 100 msecs. This mode is not typical.
•Read/write power and current
Read/write power is measured with the heads on track, based on three 63 sector read or write operations
every 100 msecs.
• Operating power and current
Operating power is measured using 40 percent random seeks, 40 percent read/write mode (1 write for each
10 reads) and 20 percent drive idle mode.
• Idle mode power
Idle mode power is measured with the drive up to speed, with servo electronics active and with the heads in
a random track location.
• Standby mode
During Standby mode, the drive accepts commands, but the drive is not spinning, and the servo and read/
write electronics are in power-down mode.
*During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and
power to operational levels.
Table 2: DC power
Power dissipation (watts) Average (watts, 25° C) 5V typ amps
Spinup — 1.2
Idle, performance mode 2.50 0.5
Operating 40% r/w.
40% seek, 20% inop. 2.87 0.72
Seeking 2.4 0.48
Read 2.4 0.48
Write 2.4 0.48
Standby 0.36 0.07
Sleep 0.36 0.07

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2.9.1.1 Typical current profile
Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile
2.9.2 Conducted noise
Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on
the +5 volt line.
Using 5-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 100 mV peak-to-peak square-wave
injected noise at up to 10 MHz.
Note. Equivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write
current.
2.9.3 Voltage tolerance
Voltage tolerance (including noise):
5V ± 5%
0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
A
mps
Seconds
+5 Volt Current during spindle start — Typical Amperes
1.2
4
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2.10 Environmental specifications
2.10.1 Ambient temperature
Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive.
Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 40°C (104°F) within the operating ambient conditions.
Above 1,000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly by 1°C every 1000 feet.
2.10.2 Temperature gradient
2.10.3 Humidity
2.10.3.1 Relative humidity
2.10.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
2.10.4 Altitude
Operating 5° to 55°C (41° to 131°F)
Nonoperating –40° to 65°C (–40° to 153°F)
Operating 20°C per hour (68°F per hour max), without condensation
Nonoperating 30°C per hour (86°F per hour max)
Operating 5% to 90% noncondensing (30% per hour max)
Nonoperating 5% to 95% noncondensing (30% per hour max)
Operating 33°C (91.4°F max)
Nonoperating 40°C (104°F max)
Operating –198.12 m to 3,048 m (–650 ft to 10,000+ ft)
Nonoperating –304.8 to 12,192 m (–1,000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

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2.10.5 Shock
All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive
mounting screws. Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis.
2.10.5.1 Operating shock
These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum
operating shock of 225 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of 2 msec. Shocks should not be repeated more
than two times per second.
2.10.5.2 Nonoperating shock
The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when subsequently put into operation is 800 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse
of 2 msec duration.
The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when subsequently put into operation is 800 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse
of 1 msec duration.
The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when subsequently put into operation is 400 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse
of 0.5 msec duration.
2.10.6 Vibration
All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the
drive mounting screws. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis.
2.10.6.1 Operating vibration
The following table lists the maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the perfor-
mance standards specified in this document.
2.10.6.2 Nonoperating vibration
The following table lists the maximum nonoperating vibration that the drive may experience without incurring
physical damage or degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation.
5–500 Hz 1.0 Gs (0 to peak). Max displacement may apply below 10 Hz.
5–500 Hz 5.0 Gs (0 to peak). Max displacement may apply below 22 Hz.