Seagate SKYHAWK ST6000VX011 User manual

100870481, Rev. A
Gen 17 - July 2020
Standard models
ST8000VX002
ST6000VX011
ST4000VX005
ST3000VX017
ST2000VX012
Standard Models
ST8000VX008
ST6000VX010
ST4000VX013
ST3000VX016
ST2000VX015
SATA Product Manual

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Seagate SkyHawk Product Manual, Rev. A 2
Contents
Seagate® Technology Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 About the SATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.0 Drive Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 Specification summary tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Formatted capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2.1 LBA mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Default logical geometry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Recording and interface technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Physical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.6 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7 Power specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.7.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.7.4 Power-management modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.8 Environmental specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.1 Ambient Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.2 Temperature gradient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.3 Humidity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.4 Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.8.5 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.8.6 Vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.9 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.9.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.10 Electromagnetic immunity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.11 Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11.1 Data loss under power interruption with write cache enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11.2 Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11.3 HDD and SSD Regulatory Compliance and Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.11.4 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.12 Corrosive environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Contents
3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.2 Configuring the drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.3 SATA cables and connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.4 Drive mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
4.0 SATA Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.1 Hot-Plug compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.2 SATA device plug connector pin definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
4.3 Supported ATA commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
4.3.1 Identify Device command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
4.3.2 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Figures
Figure 1 Location of the HDA temperature check point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Figure 2 Attaching SATA cabling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Figure 3 Mounting dimensions (4TB, 3TB & 2TB models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 4 Mounting dimensions (8TB & 6TB models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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1.0 Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following
Seagate® Skyhawk and model drives:
These drives provide the following key features:
• 1M hour MTBF - designed for high write duty cycle across SkyHawk
• ATA AV Command support - streaming video command support across SkyHawk
• Best-in-class acoustic performance means virtually silent operation
• Built-in error recovery for non-stop video streaming
• Compliant with RoHS requirements in China and Europe
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention
• Idle3 power mode support
• Low activity power
• Low-RPM spindle speed
• Native Command Queuing with command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications
• Performance-tuned for seamless video applications
• Reliability for 24×7 video surveillance applications
• Rotational Vibration - mitigation of system level rotational vibration inside SkyHawk
• SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
• Streaming video optimization - consistent command completion times & ERC support across SkyHawk
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting
•Supports"8+"drivebays
• Supports ATA8 streaming commands
• Supports latching SATA cables and connectors
• Supports up to 64 HD cameras for recording and playback
• Thermal monitoring and reporting for 24×7 operations
• Transient power on management - <=1.8A spin-up current
• Uncompromising reliability supports flexible surveillance design with case temperatures up to 70ºC
• Workload ratings of 180TB/year
• Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive
Standard models Standard models
ST8000VX002 ST8000VX008
ST6000VX011 ST6000VX010
ST4000VX005 ST4000VX013
ST3000VX017 ST3000VX016
ST2000VX012 ST2000VX015

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1.1 About the SATA interface
The Serial ATA (SATA) interface provides several advantages over the traditional (parallel) ATA interface. The primary
advantages include:
• Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jumpers or other
configuration options.
• Thinner and more flexible cabling for improved enclosure airflow and ease of installation.
• Scalability to higher performance levels.
In addition, SATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. SATA was designed to
allow users to install a SATA host adapter and SATA disk drive in the current system and expect all of the existing
applications to work as normal.
The SATA interface connects each disk drive in a point-to-point configuration with the SATA host adapter. There is no
master/slave relationship with SATA devices like there is with parallel ATA. If two drives are attached on one SATA host
adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. This
essentially means both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
The SATA host adapter and drive share the function of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to provide backward
compatibility with existing host systems and software. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data
transfers, resets, and interrupts are all emulated.
The SATA host adapter contains a set of registers that shadow the contents of the traditional device registers, referred to as
the Shadow Register Block. All SATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional information about how SATA
emulates parallel ATA, refer to the “Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA Revision 3.0”. The specification can be
downloaded from www.sata-io.org.
Note
The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two
devices on separate SATA ports are represented to host software as a Device 0 (master) and Device 1
(slave) accessed at the same set of host bus addresses. A host adapter that emulates a master/slave
environment manages two sets of shadow registers. This is not a typical SATA environment.

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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 the following drive models
2.1 Specification summary tables
The specifications listed in Table 1 are for quick reference.
For details on specification measurement or definition, refer to the appropriate section of this manual.
Standard models Standard models
ST8000VX002 ST8000VX008
ST6000VX011 ST6000VX010
ST4000VX005 ST4000VX013
ST3000VX017 ST3000VX016
ST2000VX012 ST2000VX015
Table 1 Drive specifications summary
Drive Specification* ST8000VX002,
ST8000VX008
ST6000VX010,
ST6000VX011
ST4000VX005,
ST4000VX013
ST3000VX016,
ST3000VX017
ST2000VX012,
ST2000VX015
Formatted capacity
(512 bytes/sector)** 8000GB (8TB) 6000GB (6TB) 4000GB (4TB) 3000GB (3TB) 2000GB (2TB)
Guaranteed sectors 15,628,053,168 11,721,045,168 7,814,037,168 5,860,533,168 3,907,029,168
Heads 8 4 2
Disks 4 2 1
Bytes per sector
(emulated at 512-byte sectors) 4096 (physical)
Default sectors per track 63
Default read/write heads 16
Default cylinders 16,383
Recording density 2197 kB/in
Track density (avg) 540 ktracks/in
Areal density (avg) 1186 Gb/in2900 Gb/in21186 Gb/in2900 Gb/in21186 Gb/in2
SATA interface transfer rate 600 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rate 180 MB/s
ATA data-transfer modes supported
PIO modes: 0 to 4
Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2
Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6
Cache buffer 256MB
Height 26.1mm / 1.028 in (max) 20.20mm / 0.795 in (max)
Width 101.6mm (± 0.25) / 4.0 in (± 0.010)
Length 146.99mm / 5.787 in (max)
Weight (typical) 630g / 1.389 lb 610g / 1.345 lb 490g / 1.08 lb 415g / 0.915 lb
Average latency 6.0 ms
Power-on to ready (typ) 15.0s 10.0s 8.0s
Standby to ready (typ) 15.0s 10.0s 8.0s
Startup current (typical) 12V 1.8A 1.1A
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 5V ±5%
12V ±10%
Non-Operating (Ambient °C) –40° to 70°

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* All specifications above are based on native configurations.
** One GB equals one billion bytes and 1TB equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
*** 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.
† Seagate does not recommend operating at sustained case temperatures above 60°C.
Operating at higher temperatures will reduce useful life of the product.
# The operating case temperature is 0 to 70°C (32 to 158°F).
The recommended measure location can be found in Section 3.4 Figure 3& 4.
Operating ambient temperature
(min °C) #0°
Operating temperature
(drive case max °C) 70°†
Temperature gradient 20°C per hour max (operating)
30°C per hour max (non-operating)
Relative humidity 5% to 90% (operating)
5% to 95% (non-operating)
Relative humidity gradient (max) 30% per hour
Wet bulb temperature (max) 30°C max (operating)
40°C max (non-operating)
Altitude, operating –304m to 3048m
(–1000 ft to 10,000 ft)
Altitude, non-operating
(below mean sea level, max)
–304m to12,192m
(–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Operational shock (max) 80 Gs (read) / 70 Gs (write) at 2ms
Non-operational shock (max) 300 Gs at 2ms 350 Gs at 2ms
Vibration, operating
10Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement
22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs
350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
Vibration, non-operating
5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs
22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs
350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
Drive acoustics, sound power
Idle*** 2.6 bels (typical)
2.7 bels (max)
Seek 2.7 bels (typical)
2.8 bels (max)
Non-recoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read
Rated workload
Average annualized workload rating: <180TB/year.
The specifications for the product assumes the I/O workload does not exceed the average
annualized workload rate limit of 180TB/year. Workloads exceeding the annualized rate may
degrade and impact reliability as experienced by the particular application. The average
annualized workload rate limit is in units of TB per calendar year.
Warranty
To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following
web page: http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/
From this page, click on “Is my Drive under Warranty”. Users will be asked to provide the
drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system
will display the warranty information for the drive.
Load/unload cycles
(at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity) 600,000
Supports hotplug operation per the
Serial ATA Revision 3.2 specification Yes
Note If the drive is powered-off before issuing flush cache command, in some instances,
the end user data in the DRAM cache might not be committed to the disk.
Table 1 Drive specifications summary (continued)
Drive Specification* ST8000VX002,
ST8000VX008
ST6000VX010,
ST6000VX011
ST4000VX005,
ST4000VX013
ST3000VX016,
ST3000VX017
ST2000VX012,
ST2000VX015

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2.2 Formatted capacity
*One GB equals one billion bytes and 1TB equals one trillion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary
depending on operating environment and formatting.
2.2.1 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.
See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48-bit
addressing support of drives with capacities over 137GB.
2.3 Default logical geometry
•Cylinders: 16,383
•Read/write heads: 16
•Sectors per track: 63
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 Recording and interface technology
Model Formatted capacity* Guaranteed sectors Bytes per sector
8TB 8000GB 15,628,053,168
4096
6TB 6000GB 11,721,045,168
4TB 4000GB 7,814,037,168
3TB 3000GB 5,860,533,168
2TB 2000GB 3,907,029,168
Models 6TB & 3TB 8TB, 4TB & 2TB
Interface SATA
Recording method SMR
Recording density (kBPI) 2197
Track density (ktracks/inch avg) 540
Areal density (Gb/in2) 900 1186
Interface transfer rate (MB/s) 600
Data transfer rate (MB/s) up to 180

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2.5 Physical characteristics
2.6 Start/stop times
The start/stop times are listed below.
Time-to-ready may be longer than normal if the drive power is removed without going through normal OS powerdown
procedures.
Height
8TB & 6TB 26.1mm / 1.028 in (max)
2TB, 3TB & 4TB 20.20mm / 0.795 in (max)
Width 101.6mm (± 0.25) / 4.0 in (± 0.010 in)
Length 146.99mm / 5.787 in (max)
Typical weight
8TB 630g / 1.389 lb
6TB 610g / 1.345 lb
3TB & 4TB 490g / 1.08 lb
2TB 415g / 0.915 lb
Cache buffer 256MB
8TB & 6TB models 4TB & 3TB models 2TB models
Power-on to ready
(in seconds) 15 (typical) 10 (typical) 8 (typical)
Standby to ready
(in seconds) 15 (typical) 10 (typical) 8 (typical)
Ready to spindle stop
(in seconds) 18 (typical) 12 (typical) 10 (typical)

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2.7 Power specifications
The drive receives DC power (+5V or +12V) through a native SATA power connector. Refer to Figure 2 on page 18.
2.7.1 Power consumption
Power requirements for the drives are listed in Table 2 and Table 3. Typical power measurements are based on an average
of drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature. These power
measurements are done with DIPM enabled.
• Spinup current is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating
speed.
• Operating Power is measured following IDEMA 3 streams standard, assuming CE operating condition
• The drive supports three idle modes: Performance Idle mode, Active Idle mode and Low Power Idle mode.
Refer to Section 2.7.4 for power-management mode.
2.7.2 Conducted noise
Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on the +12 volt
line or an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line.
• Using 12-volt power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 120 mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected
noise at up to 10MHz.
• 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 10MHz.
Table 2 DC power requirements (8TB & 6TB)
Power dissipation Avg (watts 25° C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 1.8
Idle, Low Power 3.4 0.10 0.242
Operating Power 5.3 0.28 0.325
Standby 0.25 0.04 0.004
Sleep 0.25 0.04 0.004
Table 3 DC power requirements (4TB, 3TB & 2TB)
Power dissipation Avg (watts 25° C) Avg 5V typ amps Avg 12V typ amps
Spinup — — 1.8
Idle, Low Power 2.5 0.12 0.15
Operating Power 3.7 0.28 0.191
Standby 0.25 0.04 0.004
Sleep 0.25 0.04 0.004
Note Equivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write current.

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2.7.3 Voltage tolerance
Voltage tolerance (including noise):
•5VDC ±5%
• 12VDC ±10%
2.7.4 Power-management modes
The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, users can
control power management through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management
modes:
•Activemode
The drive is in Active mode during the read/write and seek operations.
• Idle mode
The electronics remain powered, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to Active mode when disk access
is necessary.
•Standbymode
The drive enters Standby mode immediately when the host sends a Standby Immediate command. If the host has
set the standby timer, the drive enters Standby mode automatically after the drive has been inactive for a specifi-
able length of time. The standby timer delay is established using a Standby or Idle command. In Standby mode, the
electronics are in low power mode, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands
and returns to Active mode when disk access is necessary.
• Sleep mode
The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command from the host. In Sleep mode, the electronics are in
low power mode, the heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive leaves Sleep mode after it receives a Hard
Reset or Soft Reset from the host. After receiving a reset, the drive exits Sleep mode and enters Standby mode.
• Idle and Standby timers
Each time the drive performs an Active function (read, write or seek), the standby timer is reinitialized and begins
counting down from its specified delay times to zero. If the standby timer reaches zero before any drive activity is
required, the drive makes a transition to Standby mode. In both Idle and Standby mode, the drive accepts all com-
mands and returns to Active mode when disk access is necessary.
Power modes Heads Spindle Electronics
Active Tracking Rotating Full Power
Idle, Performance Tracking Rotating Full Power
Idle, Active Floating Rotating Partial Power
Idle, Low Power Parked Rotating Partial Power
Standby Parked Stopped Low Power
Sleep Parked Stopped Low Power

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2.8 Environmental specifications
This section provides the temperature, humidity, shock, and vibration specifications for SkyHawk drives. Ambient
temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Above 1000ft. (305
meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly by 1°C every 1000 ft. Refer to Section 3.4 on page 19 for base plate
measurement location.
2.8.1 Ambient Temperature
† Seagate does not recommend operating at sustained case temperatures above 60°C.
Operating at higher temperatures will reduce useful life of the product.
Figure 1 Location of the HDA temperature check point
2.8.2 Temperature gradient
2.8.3 Humidity
2.8.3.1 Relative humidity
2.8.3.2 Wet bulb temperature
Non-operating (Ambient) –40° to 70°C (–40° to 158°F)
Operating ambient (min °C) 0° (32°F)
Operating (Drive case max °C) 70° (158°F) †
Note Image is for reference only, may not represent actual drive.
Operating 20°C per hour (36°F per hour max), without condensation
Non-operating 30°C per hour (54°F per hour max)
Operating 5% to 90% non-condensing (30% per hour max)
non-operating 5% to 95% non-condensing (30% per hour max)
Operating 30°C / 86°F (rated)
Non-operating 40°C / 104°F (rated)
HDA Temp.
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2.8.4 Altitude
2.8.5 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.
2.8.5.1 Operating shock
These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating
shock of 80 Gs (read) / 70 Gs (write) based on half-sine shock pulses of 2ms during read operations. Shocks should not be
repeated more than two times per second.
2.8.5.2 Non-operating shock
The non-operating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in
performance when subsequently put into operation is 300 Gs based on a non-repetitive half-sine shock pulse of
2ms duration.
2.8.6 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. Throughput may vary if improperly mounted.
2.8.6.1 Operating vibration
The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this
document are specified below.
2.8.6.2 Non-operating vibration
The maximum non-operating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or
degradation in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below.
Operating –304m to 3048m (–1000 ft. to 10,000 ft.)
Non-operating –304m to 12,192m (–1000 ft. to 40,000+ ft.)
10Hz to 22Hz 0.25 Gs (Limited displacement)
22Hz to 350Hz 0.50 Gs
350Hz to 500Hz 0.25 Gs
5Hz to 22Hz 3.0 Gs (Limited displacement)
22Hz to 350Hz 3.0 Gs
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2.9 Acoustics
Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (no pure tones). All measurements are
consistent with ISO document 7779. Sound power measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a
reflecting plane. For all tests, the drive is oriented with the cover facing upward.
*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.
2.9.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)
Seagate follows the ECMA-74 standards for measurement and identification of PDTs. An exception to this process is the
use of the absolute threshold of hearing. Seagate uses this threshold curve (originated in ISO 389-7) to discern tone
audibility and to compensate for the inaudible components of sound prior to computation of tone ratios according to
Annex D of the ECMA-74 standards.
2.10 Electromagnetic immunity
When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in performance
when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in Table 5.
Note
For seek mode tests, the drive is placed in seek mode only.
The number of seeks per second is defined by the following equation:
(Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (average latency + average access time
Table 4 Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor acoustics
Idle* Seek
All models 2.6 bels (typical)
2.7 bels (max)
2.7 bels (typical)
2.8 bels (max)
Table 5 Radio frequency environments
Test Description Performance
level
Reference
standard
Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN61000-4-2: 95
Radiated RF immunity 80MHz to 1,000MHz, 3 V/m,
80% AM with 1kHz sine
900MHz, 3 V/m, 50% pulse modulation @ 200Hz
A EN61000-4-3: 96
ENV50204: 95
Electrical fast transient ± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external I/O B EN61000-4-4: 95
Surge immunity ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common,
AC mains
B EN61000-4-5: 95
Conducted RF immunity 150kHz to 80MHz, 3 Vrms, 80% AM with 1kHz sine A EN61000-4-6: 97
Voltage dips, interrupts 0% open, 5 seconds
0% short, 5 seconds
40%, 0.10 seconds
70%, 0.01 seconds
C
C
C
B
EN61000-4-11: 94

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2.11 Warranty
To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page:
http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/
From this page, click on “Is my Drive under Warranty”. Users will be asked to provide the drive serial number, model
number (or part number) and country of purchase. The system will display the warranty information for the drive.
2.11.1 Data loss under power interruption with write cache enabled
Drive preserves its data during all operations except in cases where power to the drive is interrupted during write
operations. This could result in either an uncorrected data error being reported, or the entire sector/track becoming
unreadable. This can be permanently recovered by rewriting to the same location on the drive. Additionally any data
present in the DRAM buffer will not be written to the disk media, additionally, the drive will not be able to return the
original data.
In order to prevent this data loss, the host should issue a standby immediate or flush cache command before a controlled
power off operation to the drive.
2.11.2 Storage
Maximum storage periods are 180 days within original unopened Seagate shipping package or 60 days unpackaged
within the defined non-operating limits (refer to environmental section in this manual). Storage can be extended to 1 year
packaged or unpackaged under optimal environmental conditions (25°C, <40% relative humidity non-condensing, and
non-corrosive environment). During any storage period the drive non-operational temperature, humidity, wet bulb,
atmospheric conditions, shock, vibration, magnetic and electrical field specifications should be followed.
2.11.3 HDD and SSD Regulatory Compliance and Safety
For the latest regulatory and compliance information see: https://www.seagate.com/support/
scroll to bottom of page and click the Seagate HDD and SSD Regulatory Compliance and Safety link.
2.11.4 Safety certification
The drives are recognized in accordance with UL/cUL 60950-1 and EN 60950-1.
The following regulatory model numbers represent all features and configurations within the series:
SKR002: 1/2D (4TB, 3TB & 2TB Models)
SKR004: 3/4D (8TB & 6TB Models)
2.12 Corrosive environment
Seagate electronic drive components pass accelerated corrosion testing equivalent to 10 years exposure to light industrial
environments containing sulfurous gases, chlorine and nitric oxide, classes G and H per ASTM B845. However, this
accelerated testing cannot duplicate every potential application environment. Users should use caution exposing any
electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corrosive chemicals as electronic drive component
reliability can be affected by the installation environment. The silver, copper, nickel and gold films used in Seagate
products are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, and nitrate contaminants. Sulfur is found to be the
most damaging. In addition, electronic components should never be exposed to condensing water on the surface of the
printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) or exposed to an ambient relative humidity greater than 95%. Materials used in
cabinet fabrication, such as vulcanized rubber, that can outgas corrosive compounds should be minimized or eliminated.
The useful life of any electronic equipment may be extended by replacing materials near circuitry with sulfide-free
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3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive
This section contains the specifications and instructions for configuring and mounting the drive.
3.1 Handling and static-discharge precautions
After unpacking, and before installation, the drive may be exposed to potential handling and electrostatic discharge (ESD)
hazards. Observe the following standard handling and static-discharge precautions:
Caution
• Before handling the drive, put on a grounded wrist strap, or ground oneself frequently by touching the metal chassis of
a computer that is plugged into a grounded outlet. Wear a grounded wrist strap throughout the entire installation
procedure.
• Handle the drive by its edges or frame only.
• The drive is extremely fragile—handle it with care. Do not press down on the drive top cover.
• Always rest the drive on a padded, antistatic surface until users mount it in the computer.
• Do not touch the connector pins or the printed circuit board.
• Do not remove the factory-installed labels from the drive or cover them with additional labels. Removal voids the warranty.
Some factory-installed labels contain information needed to service the drive. Other labels are used to seal out dirt and
contamination.
3.2 Configuring the drive
Each drive on the SATA interface connects point-to-point with the SATA host adapter. There is no master/slave relationship
because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationship. If two drives are attached on one SATA host
adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. Both drives
behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
SATA drives are designed for easy installation. It is usually not necessary to set any jumpers on the drive for proper
operation; however, if users connect the drive and receive a “drive not detected” error, the SATA-equipped motherboard or
host adapter may use a chipset that does not support SATA speed autonegotiation.
3.3 SATA cables and connectors
The SATA interface cable consists of four conductors in two differential pairs, plus three ground connections. The cable size
may be 30 to 26 AWG with a maximum length of one meter (39.37 inches). See Table 6 for connector pin definitions. Either
end of the SATA signal cable can be attached to the drive or host.
For direct backplane connection, the drive connectors are inserted directly into the host receptacle. The drive and the host
receptacle incorporate features that enable the direct connection to be hot pluggable and blind mateable.
For installations which require cables, users can connect the drive as illustrated in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Attaching SATA cabling
Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. SkyHawk drives support latching SATA connectors.

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3.4 Drive mounting
Users can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-
mounting holes. Refer to Figure 3 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precautions when
mounting the drive:
• Allow a minimum clearance of 0.030 inches (0.76mm) around the entire perimeter of the drive for cooling.
• Use only 6-32 UNC mounting screws.
• The screws should be inserted no more than 0.140 inch (3.56mm) into the bottom or side mounting holes.
• Do not overtighten the mounting screws (maximum torque: 6 inch-lb).
Figure 3 Mounting dimensions (4TB, 3TB & 2TB models)
Max: .795" or 20.20 mm
Alterntive: .783" .012" or 19.90 0.30 mm
4X 6-32 UNC-2B
3 MINIMUM THREAD DEPTH
0.14 MAXIMUM FASTENER
PENETRATION
3X 6-32 UNC-2B
3 MINIMUM THREAD DEPTH
0.14 MAXIMUM FASTENER
PENETRATION BOTH SIDES