Seagate ST500LX005 User manual

100716628, Rev. J
Gen 1 August 2015
Standard models
ST500LX005
ST500LX007
ST500LM000
ST320LM002
Self-Encrypting
Drive models
ST500LM001
SED (FIPS 140-2)
models
ST500LM020
Laptop Thin SSHD
SATA Product Manual

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CONTENTS
Seagate® Technology Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.1 About the Serial ATA Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
2.0 Drive Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.1 Formatted Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.1.1 LBA mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 Physical organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.3 Recording and Interface Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.4 Physical Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.5 Seek time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.6 Start/stop times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7 Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7.1 Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.7.2 Conducted noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.7.3 Voltage tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.7.4 Power management modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.8 Environmental Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.1 Shock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.8.2 Vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.9 Acoustics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.9.1 Test for prominent discrete tones (PDTs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.10 Electromagnetic Immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
2.11 Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.12 Agency Certification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.12.1 Safety certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
2.12.3 FCC verification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
2.13 Environmental Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.13.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. . . . . 18
2.13.2 China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
2.14 Corrosive Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
3.0 Configuring and Mounting the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.1 Handling and Static-Discharge Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2 Configuring the Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.2.1 Serial ATA Cables and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3 Drive Mounting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.0 About FIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
5.0 About (SED) Self-Encrypting Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.1 Data Encryption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2 Controlled Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2.1 Admin SP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2.2 Locking SP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2.3 Default password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.2.4 ATA Enhanced Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
5.3 Random Number Generator (RNG). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.4 Drive Locking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.5 Data Bands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.6 Cryptographic Erase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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5.7 Authenticated Firmware Download . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.8 Power Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.9 Supported Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
5.10 RevertSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
6.0 Serial ATA (SATA) Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.1 Hot-Plug Compatibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.2 Serial ATA Device Plug Connector Pin Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
6.3 Supported ATA Commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
6.3.1 Identify Device command. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
6.3.2 Set Features command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
6.3.3 S.M.A.R.T. commands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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FIGURES
Figure 1 Typical 5V Startup and Operation Current Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Figure 2 Attaching SATA Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Figure 3 Mounting Dimensions (for standard models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Figure 4 Mounting dimensions (for FIPS 140-2 models). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Figure 5 Example of FIPS tamper evidence labels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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For information regarding online support and services, visit: http://www.seagate.com/contacts/
Available services include:
•Presales & Technical support
•Global Support Services telephone numbers & business hours
•Authorized Service Centers
For information regarding Warranty Support, visit: http://www.seagate.com/support/warranty-and-replacements/
For information regarding data recovery services, visit: http://www.seagate.com/services-software/data-recovery-services/
For Seagate OEM and Distribution partner portal, visit: http://www.seagate.com/partners/
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Seagate®Technology Support Services

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1.0 Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate®Laptop Thin SSHD
model drives:
For more information on SED drives see About (SED) Self-Encrypting Drives on page 23.
For more information on FIPS 140-2 Level 2 certification About FIPS on page 22.
These drives provide the following key features:
5400-RPM spindle speed.
64MB buffer.
8GB NAND flash on ST500LM000, ST500LM001, ST500LM020 & ST320LM002 models.
16GB NAND flash on ST500LX005 model.
32GB NAND flash on ST500LX007 model.
Note For improved reliability, Seagate SSHDs incorporate a technique referred
to as 'Combo Mode', utilizing proprietary controls to reduce the number
of bits stored to a portion of the NAND Flash.
Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor.
High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 6Gb/s).
Perpendicular recording technology.
State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) with command ordering.
Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
1000 Gs nonoperating shock and 350 Gs of operating shock.
SeaToolsTM 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 disk drives.
Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.
Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive.
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD Self-Encrypting Drive models have the following additional features
Automatic data encryption/decryption
Controlled access
Random number generator
Drive locking
16 independent data bands
Cryptographic erase of user data for a drive that will be repurposed or scrapped
Authenticated firmware download.
There is no significant performance difference between Self-Encrypting Drive and standard (non-Self-Encrypting Drive)
models.
Standard models Standard SED models SED (FIPS 140-2) models
ST500LX005 ST500LM000 ST500LM001 ST500LM020
ST500LX007 ST320LM002
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.

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1.1 About the Serial ATA Interface
The Serial ATA 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, Serial ATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was
designed to allow users to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disk drive in the current system and expect all of
the existing applications to work as normal.
The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. There is
no master/slave relationship with Serial ATA devices like there is with parallel ATA. If two drives are attached on one Serial
ATA 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 Serial ATA 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 Serial ATA host adapter contains a set of registers that shadow the contents of the traditional device registers, referred
to as the Shadow Register Block. All Serial ATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional information about how
Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to the Serial ATA International Organization: Serial ATA (Revision 2.6). The
specification can be downloaded from www.serialata.org.
Note
The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two
devices on separate Serial ATA 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 Serial ATA
environment.

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Drive Specifications
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:
The specification summaries listed in the following tables are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement
or definition, refer to the appropriate section of this manual.
Table 1 Drive Specifications Summary
Drive Specification ST500LX005 ST500LX007 ST500LM000 ST500LM001
ST500LM020 ST320LM002
Formatted capacity (1) 500 GB 320 GB
Guaranteed sectors 976,773,168 625,142,448
Heads 2
Disks 1
Bytes per sector 512 (logical) / 4096 (physical)
Recording density 1894 Kb/in
Track density 375 Ktracks/in avg
Areal density 705 Gb/in2 avg
Spindle speed 5400 RPM
Sustained data transfer rate OD 100 MB/s max
I/O data-transfer rate 600 MB/s max
ATA data-transfer modes supported PIO modes 0–4 Multiword DMA modes 0–2
Ultra DMA modes 0–6
Cache buffer 64MB
NAND flash
Commercial Multilevel Cell (cMLC) 32GB 16GB 8GB
Height 6.8 +/- 0.2 mm (0.268 +/-.008 in)
Width 69.85 +/- 0.25 mm (2.750 +/- 0.010 in)
Length 100.35 +0.20 / -0.25 mm (3.951 +0.008 / -0.010 in)
Weight (typical) 95 g (0.209 lb)
Average latency 5.6 ms
Startup current (typical) 5V (peak) 1.0 A
Voltage tolerance (including noise) 5V ± 5%
Operating temperature 0° to 60°C
Nonoperating temperature (Ambient) –40° to 70°C
Temperature gradient (max) 20°C per hour max (operating)
35°C per hour max (nonoperating)
Relative humidity 5% to 95% (operating)
5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Relative humidity gradient 30% per hour max
Wet bulb temperature (max) 37.7°C max (operating)
40.0°C max (nonoperating)

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Drive Specifications
2.1 Formatted Capacity
Formatted Capacity(1)
1. One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and
formatting.
Guaranteed Sectors Bytes per Sector
500 GB 976,773,168 512 (logical) / 4096 (physical)
320 GB 625,142,448
2.1.1 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.
Refer to Configuring and Mounting the Drive on page 19 (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48-bit
addressing support of drives with capacities over 137 GB.
Altitude, operating –304.8 m to 3048 m (–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)
Altitude, nonoperating
(below mean sea level, max) –304.8 m to 12,192 m (–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)
Operational Shock 350 Gs at 2 ms max
Non-Operational Shock 1000 Gs at 1 ms max
Vibration, operating 5–200 Hz: 2.0 Gs
201–500 Hz: 1.0 Gs
Vibration, nonoperating 5–500 Hz: 5.0 Gs
Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1015 bits read
Rated workload
Average rate of <55TB/year. The MTBF specification for the drive assumes the I/O workload
does not exceed the average annualized workload rate limit of 55TB/year. Workloads exceed-
ing the annualized rate may degrade the drive MTBF and impact product reliability. The average
annualized workload rate limit is in units of TB per year, or TB per 8760 power-on hours. Work-
load rate limit = TB transferred × (8760/recorded power-on hours).
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 the “Check to see if the drive is under Warranty” link. The following are
required to be provided: 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 600,000 at 25°C, 50% rel. humidity
Supports Hotplug operation per the
Serial ATA Revision 3.2 specification Yes
1. One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
Model
500GB model
320GB model
Table 1 Drive Specifications Summary (continued)
Drive Specification ST500LX005 ST500LX007 ST500LM000 ST500LM001
ST500LM020 ST320LM002

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Drive Specifications
2.2 Physical organization
Drive model Read/write heads Number of discs
2 1
2.3 Recording and Interface Technology
Recording method Perpendicular
Recording density 1894 Kb/in
Track density 375 ktracks/in avg
Areal density 705 Gb/in2 avg
Spindle speed 5400 RPM +/- 0.2%
Sustained data transfer rate 100 MB/s max
I/O data-transfer rate 600 MB/s max
2.4 Physical Characteristics
Height 6.8 +/- 0.2 mm (0.370 +/-.008 in)
Width 69.85 +/- 0.25 mm (2.750 +/- 0.010 in)
Length 100.35 +0.20 / -0.25 mm (3.951 +0.008 / -0.010 in)
Typical weight 95 g (0.209 lb)
Cache buffer 64MB (65,536 KB)
2.5 Seek time
Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive
diagnostics. The specifications in the table 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 5000 measurements of seeks between random tracks,
less overhead.
500GB model
320GB model
Interface Serial ATA (SATA)
All models
Table 2 Typical seek times
Typical seek times (ms) Read
Track-to-track 2.0
Average 12.0
Average latency 5.6
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 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.

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Drive Specifications
2.6 Start/stop times
Table 3 Start/stop times
Typical seek times (ms) Typical Max @ 25°C
Power-on to ready (sec) <1.0 <1.0
Standby to ready (sec) <1.0 <1.0
2.7 Power Specifications
The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector (refer to Figure 2).
2.7.1 Power consumption
Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table in Table 4. Typical power measurements are based on an average
of drives tested, under nominal conditions, at 25°C ambient temperature. These power measurements are done with
Interface Power Management modes like HIPM and DIPM enabled.
Spinup power
Spinup power is measured from the time of power-on to the time that the drive spindle reaches operating speed.
Seek mode
During seek mode, the read/write actuator arm moves toward a specific position on the disk 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 ms. 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 ms.
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.

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2.7.1.1 Typical current profiles
The typical 5V startup and operation current profile is shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Typical 5V Startup and Operation Current Profile
Table 4 DC Power Requirements
Power Dissipation +5V input average (25° C)
Spinup (max) 1.50A
Seek average 2.5W
Write average 3.5W
Read average 2.9W
Idle, performance (1)
1. 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.
1.5W
Idle, active 1.0W
Idle, low power mode 0.9W
Standby(2)
2. Standby power is measured at steady state (after 200ms from transition)
0.53W
Sleep 0.53W

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2.7.2 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.
2.7.3 Voltage tolerance
Voltage tolerance (including noise):
+5V ± 5%
2.7.4 Power management modes
The drive provides programmable power management to provide greater energy efficiency. In most systems, power
management is controlled through the system setup program. The drive features the following power-management modes:
Active mode
The drive is in active mode during the read/write and seek operations.
Idle mode
The buffer remains enabled, and the drive accepts all commands and returns to active mode any time disk access is
necessary.
Standby mode
The drive enters standby mode when the host sends a standby Immediate command. If the host has set the standby timer,
the drive can also enter standby mode automatically after the drive has been inactive for a specifiable length of time. The
standby timer delay is established using a standby or idle command. In standby mode, the drive buffer is enabled, the
heads are parked and the spindle is at rest. The drive accepts all commands and returns to active mode any time disk
access is necessary.
Sleep mode
The drive enters sleep mode after receiving a sleep command from the host. In sleep mode, the drive buffer is disabled,
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 with all current translation
parameters intact.
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 commands and returns to active
mode when disk access is necessary.
Power modes Heads Spindle Buffer
Active (operating) Tracking Rotating Full power
Idle, performance Tracking Rotating Self refresh—low power
Idle, active Floating Rotating Self refresh—low power
Idle, low power Parked Rotating Self refresh—low power
Standby Parked Stopped Self refresh—low power
Sleep Parked Stopped Self refresh—low power

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2.8 Environmental Specifications
This section provides the temperature, humidity, shock, and vibration specifications for Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD drives.
Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive.
Above 1000 feet (305 meters), the maximum temperature is derated linearly by 1°C every 1000 feet.
2.8.1 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.
2.8.1.1 Operating shock
These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating shock
of 350 Gs based on half-sine shock pulses of 2ms. Shocks should not be repeated more than one time per axis
2.8.1.2 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 ms
duration.
The nonoperating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in
performance when subsequently put into operation is 1000 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of 1 ms
duration.
2.8.2 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.
2.8.2.1 Operating vibration
The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this
document are specified below.
Table 5: Environmental specifications
Parameters Operating Non-Operating
Ambient temperature 0°to 60°C (32°to 140°F) -40°to 70°C (-40°to 158°F)
Temperature gradient 20°C per hour (68°F per hour) max,
without condensation 35°C per hour (95°F per hour) max, without condensation
Humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing
(30% per hour) 5% to 95% non-condensing (30% per hour)
Wet bulb 37.7°C (99.8°F) max 40°C (104°F) max
Altitude -304.8m to 3048m
(-1000ft to 10,000ft) -304.8m to 12,192m (-1000ft to 40,000ft)
Note
The recommended storage period:
• 1 year under controlled conditions of 34°C 90%RH or less
• 90 days in uncontrolled storage conditions
5–200 Hz 2.0 Gs (0 to peak). Max displacement may apply below 10 Hz.
201–500 Hz 1.0 Gs (0 to peak).

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2.8.2.2 Nonoperating vibration
The maximum nonoperating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation
in performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below.
2.9 Acoustics
Drive emission of sound is measured consistent with the ECMA-74 and its referenced standards. Testing is conducted at
room temperature (approximately 25°C). Emission levels are reported as the total A-weighted sound power levers for steady
state, idle, and active seeks modes of operation.
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 the lower limit for the threshold curve* to discern tone audibility and to
compensate for the inaudible components of sound prior to computation of tone ratios according toAnnex D of the ECMA-74
standards.
*Defined as the median curve given by ISO 389-7 (Tf curve) minus 10dB at all frequencies.
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) environment as defined in Table 7.
5–500 Hz 5.0 Gs (0 to peak). Max displacement may apply below 22 Hz.
Table 6 Drive A-weighted Sound Power Levels (SWL, BA)
Idle(1)
1. 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.
Performance Seek
2.0 bels (typ)
2.2 bels (max) 2.2 bels (typ) 2.4 bels (max)
Table 7 Radio Frequency Environments
Test Description Performance
Level Reference Standard
Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95
Radiated RF immunity 80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 V/m, 80% AM with 1 kHz sine
900 MHz, 3 V/m, 50% pulse modulation @ 200 Hz AEN 61000-4-3: 96
ENV 50204: 95
Electrical fast transient ± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external I/O B EN 61000-4-4: 95
Surge immunity ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common, AC mains B EN 61000-4-5: 95
Conducted RF immunity 150 kHz to 80 MHz, 3 Vrms, 80%AM with 1 kHz sine A EN 61000-4-6: 97
Power Frequency H-field
immunity 1 A/m, 50Hz/60Hz, 3 axes A EN 61000-4-8: 97
Voltage dips, interrupts 30% Reduction for 25 cycles >95% Reduction for 250 cycles
>95%, 0.5 cycles
C
C
BEN 61000-4-11: 94

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2.11 Reliability
Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1015 bits read, max
Load/Unload (U/UL)
25°C, 50% relative humidity 600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
20,000 hard power on/off cycles
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 the “Check to see if the drive is under Warranty” link. The
following are required to be provided: the drive serial number, model number (or
part number) and country of purchase. The system will display the warranty infor-
mation for the drive.
2.12 Agency Certification
2.12.1 Safety certification
These products are certified to meet the requirements of UL60950-1, CSA60950-1 and EN60950 and so marked as to the
certify agency.
2.12.2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Hard drives that display the CE mark comply with the European Union (EU) requirements specified in the Electromagnetic
Compatibility Directive (2004/108/EC) as put into place 20 July 2007. Testing is performed to the levels specified by the
product standards for Information Technology Equipment (ITE). Emission levels are defined by EN 55022, Class B and the
immunity levels are defined by EN 55024.
Drives are tested in representative end-user systems. Although CE-marked Seagate drives comply with the directives when
used in the test systems, we cannot guarantee that all systems will comply with the directives. The drive is designed for
operation inside a properly designed enclosure, with properly shielded I/O cable (if necessary) and terminators on all unused
I/O ports. Computer manufacturers and system integrators should confirm EMC compliance and provide CE marking for their
products.
Korean RRL
If these drives have the Korean Communications Commission (KCC) logo, they comply with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the
Electromagnetic Compatibility control Regulation and meet the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework
requirements of the Radio Research Laboratory (RRL) Communications Commission, Republic of Korea.
These drives have been tested and comply with the Electromagnetic Interference/Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMI/EMS)
for Class B products. Drives are tested in a representative, end-user system by a Korean-recognized lab.
Certificate number: KCC-REM-STX-L-ThinSSHD
Trade name or applicant: Seagate Technology LLC
Certificate date: 13 December, 2012
Manufacturer/nationality: USA, Singapore and China
Rated workload
Average rate of <55TB/year. The MTBF specification for the drive assumes the I/
O workload does not exceed the average annualized workload rate limit of 55TB/
year. Workloads exceeding the annualized rate may degrade the drive MTBF and
impact product reliability. The average annualized workload rate limit is in units of
TB per year, or TB per 8760 power-on hours. Workload rate limit = TB transferred
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Australian C-Tick (N176)
If these models have the C-Tick marking, they comply with the Australia/New Zealand StandardAS/NZS3548 1995 and meet
the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communication Authority (ACA).
2.12.3 FCC verification
These drives are intended to be contained solely within a personal computer or similar enclosure (not attached as an
external device). As such, each drive is considered to be a subassembly even when it is individually marketed to the
customer. As a subassembly, no Federal Communications Commission verification or certification of the device is required.
Seagate has tested this device in enclosures as described above to ensure that the total assembly (enclosure, disk drive,
motherboard, power supply, etc.) does comply with the limits for a Class B computing device, pursuant to Subpart J, Part 15
of the FCC rules. Operation with noncertified assemblies is likely to result in interference to radio and television reception.
Radio and television interference This equipment generates and uses radio frequency energy and if not installed and
used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions, may cause interference to radio and television reception.
This equipment is designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause interference to
radio or television, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, users are encouraged to try one or more of
the following corrective measures:
Reorient the receiving antenna.
Move the device to one side or the other of the radio or TV.
Move the device farther away from the radio or TV.
Plug the computer into a different outlet so that the receiver and computer are on different branch outlets.
If necessary, users should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. Users
may find helpful the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: How to Identify and Resolve
Radio-Television Interference Problems. This booklet is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. Refer to publication number 004-000-00345-4.

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2.13 Environmental Protection
Seagate designs its products to meet environmental protection requirements worldwide, including regulations restricting
certain chemical substances.
2.13.1 European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive
The European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, restricts the presence of chemical substances,
including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, PBB and PBDE, in electronic products, effective July 2006. This
drive is manufactured with components and materials that comply with the RoHS Directive.
2.13.2 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.
2.14 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.
3.2 Configuring the Drive
Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. There is no
master/slave relationship because each drive is considered a master in a point-to-point relationships. If two drives are
attached on one Serial ATA 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.
3.2.1 Serial ATA Cables and Connectors
The Serial ATA 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 in). Refer to Table 8 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 shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2 Attaching SATA Cabling
Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD SATA drives support latching SATA
connectors.
CAUTION
• Keep the drive in the electrostatic discharge (ESD) bag until users are ready for installation to limit the
drive’s exposure to ESD.
• Before handling the drive, put on a grounded wrist strap, or ground onerself 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.
Power cable
Signal cable
Signal connector
Power connector