Page 3 - Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3; TABLE OF CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................1 1.1 U SER D EFINITION ....................................................................................
Page 4 - CHAPTER 6
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 5.2.3.5 Analog to Digital Converter (ADC) and FIR ................................................................................ 31 5.3 S ERVO S YSTEM ..................................................................................................................
Page 5 - CHAPTER 9
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 8.2.14 Read FPDMA Queued (60h)...........................................................................................58 8.2.15 Read Log Extended (2Fh) ...............................................................................................59 8.2.16 Read...
Page 6 - TABLE OF TABLES
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 TABLE OF TABLES Table 3-1 : Specifications ..........................................................................................................................6 Table 3-2 : Physical Specifications ................................................................
Page 7 - Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3; CHAPTER 1; User Definition
SCOPE Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 1 CHAPTER 1 SCOPE Welcome to the Spinpoint TM M8 series of Samsung TM hard disk drive. This series of drives consists of the following models: ST250LM004, ST320LM001, ST500LM012, ST640LM001, ST750LM022, and ST1000LM024. This chapter provides an overview of t...
Page 8 - SATA
SCOPE Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 2 1.3 SATA The ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) interface which was developed based on the IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) has been around from 1980’s. As the PC processor speed has improved, so have the data rates of the HDD. The parallel ATA is reac...
Page 9 - CHAPTER 2; Introduction
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 3 DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2 DESCRIPTION This chapter summarizes general functions and key features of the Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive, as well as the standards and regulations they meet. 2.1 Introduction The Samsung Spinpoint M8 2.5 inch hard disk drive is high capac...
Page 10 - Key Features
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 4 DESCRIPTION 2.2 Key Features Key features of the Spinpoint M8 SATA hard disk drive includes: Formatted capacities are 250, 320, 500, 640, 750 GB, 1TB 9.5 ± 0.2 mm height form factor 5400 RPM Class 12 ms average seek time High accuracy rotary voice coil...
Page 11 - Standards and Regulations; Hardware Requirements
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 5 DESCRIPTION 2.3 Standards and Regulations The Spinpoint M8 / Momentus® series hard disk drive depends upon its host equipment to provide power and appropriate environmental conditions to achieve optimum performance and compliance with applicable industry and gov...
Page 12 - Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3; CHAPTER 3 SPECIFICATIONS; Specification Summary
SPECIFICATIONS Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 6 CHAPTER 3 SPECIFICATIONS This chapter gives a detail description of the physical, electrical and environmental characteristics of the Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive. 3.1 Specification Summary Table 3-1: Specifications DESCRIPTION ST250LM004 ST320LM0...
Page 13 - Physical Specifications; Logical Configurations; Total Number of
SPECIFICATIONS Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 7 3.2 Physical Specifications Table 3-2: Physical Specifications DESCRIPTION ST250LM004 ST320LM001 ST500LM012 ST640LM001 ST750LM022 ST1000LM024 Physical dimensions Length (mm) Width (mm) Height (mm) Weight (g, max) 100.3 ± 0.4 69.85 ± 0.25 9.5 ± 0.2...
Page 14 - Performance Specifications; Average Latency
SPECIFICATIONS Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 8 3.4 Performance Specifications Table 3-4: Performance Specifications DESCRIPTION ST250LM004 ST320LM001 ST500LM012 ST640LM001 ST750LM022 ST10 00LM024 Seek Time (RD/WRT, Typ) Average seek time Track to track seek time Full stroke seek time 12/14 ms ...
Page 15 - Power consumption
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 9 SPECIFICATIONS 3.5 Power consumption Table 3-5: Power consumption DESCRIPTION ST250LM004 ST320LM001 ST500LM012 ST640LM001 ST750LM022 ST1000 LM024 Rated Voltage V +5 Current A 0.85 Power Consumption Start Up (25 C) mA 1000 Low Power Idle (25 C) Watt 0.7 Read/Writ...
Page 16 - Environmental Specifications; Relative Humidity; Maximum w et bulb temperature; Vibration
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 10 SPECIFICATIONS 3.6 Environmental Specifications Table 3-6: Environmental Specifications DESCRIPTION ST250LM004 ST320LM001 ST500LM012 ST640LM001 ST750LM022 ST1000LM024 Ambient Temperature Operating Non-operating Max. gradient (Temperature/Hu midity) (Drive tempe...
Page 18 - Reliability Specifications
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 12 SPECIFICATIONS Table 3-6: Environmental Specifications (continued) DESCRIPTION ST250LM004 ST320LM001 ST500LM012 ST640LM001 ST750LM022 ST1000LM024 Linear Shock (1/2 sine pulse) Operating 2.0 ms Non-operating 2.0 ms Rotational Shock Operating 2.0 ms Non-operating...
Page 19 - Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3; CHAPTER 4 INSTALLATION; Space Requirements
INSTALLATION Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 13 CHAPTER 4 INSTALLATION This chapter describes how to unpack, mount, configure and connect a Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive. It also describes how to install the drive in systems. 4.1 Space Requirements Figure 4-1 shows the external dimensions of the ...
Page 20 - Unpacking Instructions; Mounting
INSTALLATION Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 14 4.2 Unpacking Instructions (1) Open the shipping container of the Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive. (2) Lift the packing assembly that contains the drive out of the shipping container. (3) Remove the drive from the packing assembly. When you are ready ...
Page 23 - Cable Connectors; Figure 4-4 Serial ATA Connector
INSTALLATION Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 17 4.3.3 Ventilation The Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive is designed to operate without the need of a cooling fan provided the ambient air temperature does not exceed 55ºC. Any user-designed cabinet must provide adequate air circulation to prevent exceed...
Page 24 - Computer; or; Serial ATA; host adapter
INSTALLATION Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 18 v Computer mainboard or ... Serial ATA host adapter Figure 4 - 5 Connectivity t o Drives
Page 25 - Data Signal; Pin; Power
INSTALLATION Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 19 Figure 4-5 illustrates Connectivity of SATA to drives. It can be used with a SATA host bus adapter (lower picture) or directly into motherboard that has the SATA built-in host bus adapter (upper picture). SATA Device Connector Definition Please not...
Page 26 - Figure 4-6 HDD Power, SATA Interface, and Factory Jumper Connector
INSTALLATION Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 20 SATA-Bus Interface Connector The SATA-Bus interface connector on the drive connects the drive to an SATA host bus adapter or an on- board SATA adapter in the computer. Figures 4.6 illustrates the power, SATA, and factory use only jumper. Figure 4.7...
Page 27 - Figure 4-7 Pin Locations on the Drive PCBA
INSTALLATION Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 21 Figure 4-7 Pin Locations on the Drive PCBA
Page 28 - Drive Installation
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 22 INSTALLATION 4.5 Drive Installation The Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive can be installed in a SATA compatible system Figure 4-8 indicates the interface and power cable connections required for proper drive installation. Figure 4-8 DC Power Connector and SATA-Bus I...
Page 29 - CHAPTER 5 DISK DRIVE OPERATION
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 23 CHAPTER 5 DISK DRIVE OPERATION This chapter describes the operation of the Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive functional subsystems. It is intended as a guide to the operation of the drive, rather than a detailed theory of operation. 5.1 Head / Disk Assembly (HDA) Th...
Page 31 - Voice Coil Motor and Actuator Latch Assemblies
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 25 5.1.3 Disk Stack Assembly The disk stack assembl y in the Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive consists of 1 or 2 disks and disk spacers secured on the hub of the spindle motor assembly b y a disk clamp. The glass disks have a sputtered thin-film magnetic coating. 5.1....
Page 32 - D r i v e Electronics; Digital Signal Process and Interface Controller
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 26 5.2 D r i v e Electronics The Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive attains its intelligence and performance through the specialized electronic components mounted on the PCBA. The components are mounted on one side of the PCBA. The Preamplifier IC is the only electrical...
Page 33 - Disk Controller
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 27 D is k Prea m p Mo to r C o n tr ol F o rma t Seq u ence r & Rea d C h a nnel H os t In ter fa ce B lo c k SAT A H os t B us ( 3 G b p s) 32-bit ARM Disk Controller Buffer Control Block DDR Figure 5-2: Spinpoint M8 Functional Block Diagram
Page 38 - Read and Write Operations
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 32 5.3 Servo System The Servo System controls the position of the read/write heads and holds them on track during read/write operations. The Servo System also compensates for MR write/read offsets and thermal offsets between heads on different surfaces and for vib...
Page 39 - Firmware Features
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 33 The Sequencer module identifies the data as belonging to the target sector. After a full sector is read, the 88i9322 (Rev2.0) checks to see if the firmware needs to apply an ECC algorithm to the data. The Buffer Control section of the 88i9322 (Rev2.0) stores th...
Page 42 - CHAPTER 6 SATA II INTERFACE; Introduction; SATA Terminology; BACKCHANNEL
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 36 CHAPTER 6 SATA II INTERFACE 6.1 Introduction The Spinpoint M8 disk drive is equipped with an industry standard SATA Interface fully supports and enhances PC mass storage requirements. The SATA interface conforms to the Serial ATA standards in Cabling, in Physic...
Page 44 - SHADOW REGISTER BLOCK REGISTERS-; SQUELCH; Physical Interface
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 38 PRIMITIVE- A p ri mi ti ve is a single Dword of information that consists of a control character in byte 0 followed by three additional data characters in bytes 1-3. SHADOW REGISTER BLOCK REGISTERS- Shadow R e g i s t e r Block registers are interface registers...
Page 45 - Command Block registers; Control Block Register Descriptions
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 39 In LBA mode the sectors on the device are assumed to be linearly mapped with an initial definition of: LBA 0 = (Cylinder 0, head 0, and sector 1). Irrespective of translate mode geometr y set by the host, the LBA address of a given sector does not change: 6.3.2...
Page 46 - HOB; Command Block Register Descriptions; CHS
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 40 6.3.3.2 Device Control Register (ex. 3F6h) The bits in this register are as follows: 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 HOB R R R R SRST nIEN 0 HOB is the High Order Byte used for host to access the Extended Registers in the 48-bit LBA mode SRST is the host software reset bit...
Page 49 - CHAPTER 7 SATA II FEATURE SET; Device Activity Signal
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 43 CHAPTER 7 SATA II FEATURE SET This section describes the SATA II feature set supported in the Samsung Spinpoint M8 drive. 7.1 Device Activity Signal Spinpoint M8 implemented the Device Activity Signal on the SATA power connector pin-11. The implementation is ba...
Page 50 - Table 7-1 Phy Event Counter Supports
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 44 If the NCQ command is executed with error, the drive will report the error information from the Read Log Extended log page 10h. This is special log page for the NCQ command error reporting. The details of the error information are defined in the SATA II specifi...
Page 51 - Software Settings Preservation
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 45 7.6 Software Settings Preservation Spinpoint M8 supports SATA II Software Settings Preservation requirements. The settings of the following items will be preserved across device receiving of COMRESET. This will ensure the device operates on the intended setting...
Page 52 - CHAPTER 8 ATA COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS; Command Table; Table 8-1 Command Code Parameters; Command
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 46 CHAPTER 8 ATA COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS 8.1 Command Table Commands are issued to the drive through SATA interface, by way of a Command Packet. This table list commands supported by the Spinpoint M8 HDD. Extended commands are unique to the 48-bit Address feature set....
Page 53 - Command Descriptions
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 47 1 Read Verify *3 40h y y y y y 1 Read Verify Extended *3 41h y y y y y y y y y 1 Recalibrate *3 10h 1 Security Disable Password F6h 1 Security Erase Prepare F3h 1 Security Erase Unit F4h 1 Security Freeze Lock F5h 1 Security Set Password F1h 1 Security Unlock F...
Page 54 - Table 8-2 Device Configuration Overlay Feature Register Values
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 48 If the drive is in, going to, or recovering from the Standby Mode, the drive sets BSY, sets the Sector Count register to 00h, clears BSY, and generates an interrupt. If the drive is in the Idle Mode, the drive sets BSY, sets the Sector Count register to FFh, cl...
Page 55 - Table 8-3 Device Configuration Identify data structure
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 49 Table 8-3 Device Configuration Identify data structure Word Content 0 Data structure revision 1 Multiword DMA modes supported 15-3 Reserved 2 1 = Reporting support for Multiword DMA mode 2 and below is allowed 1 1 = Reporting support for Multiword DMA mode 1 an...
Page 56 - Table 8-4 Diagnostic Codes; Code
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 50 8.2.4 Execute Device Diagnostics (90h) This command performs the internal diagnostic tests implemented by the drive. The Diagnostic Code written to the Error register is a unique 8-bit code. Table 8-4 Diagnostic Codes Code Description 01h 02h 03h 04h 05h No err...
Page 57 - Table 8-5 IDENTIFY DEVICE information
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 51 Some parameters are defined as a string of ASCII characters. For the string “Copyright,” the character ‘C’ is the first byte, ‘o’ is the 2nd byte, etc. When such fields are transferred, the order of transmission is: 1st character (‘C’) is on bits DD15 through...
Page 58 - Content
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 52 Word Content Description 2 1=the fields reported in word 88 are valid 1 1=the fields reported in words 64-70 are valid 0 1=the fields reported in words 54-58 are valid (Obsolete) 54 XXXXh Number of current logical cylinders (Obsolete) 55 XXXXh Number of current...
Page 62 - Sector Count Register Contents
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 56 Word Content Description 2 1= Security locked 1 1= Security enabled 0 1= Security supported 129-159 0000h Vendor specific 160 0000h CFA power mode 1 161-175 0000h Reserved for CFA 176-205 0000h Current media serial number 206-254 0000h Reserved 255 xxxxh Integr...
Page 66 - Table 8-7 Security password content
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 60 8.2.21 Recalibrate (10h) This command is obsolete in the ATA7 specification. The supporting of this command is for backward compatibility purpose. The use of this command is beyond the ATA standard and not recommended by the manufacturer. This command moves the...
Page 68 - Table 8-10 Identifier and security level bit interaction
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 62 Table 8-10 Identifier and security level bit interaction Identifier Level Command result User High The password supplied with the command shall be saved as the new User p a s s w o r d . The Lock mode shall be enabled from the next power-on or hardware reset. T...
Page 69 - Table 8-11 Set Features Register Definitions; Table 8-12 Transfer Mode Values; Mode
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 63 Table 8-11 Set Features Register Definitions Code Description 02h Enable Write Cache 03h Set transfer mode based on value in Sector Count register 06h Enable Power-Up in Standby Mode 07h Power-Up in Standby feature set device spin up 10h Enable use of SATA feat...
Page 70 - Table 8-13 Set Max Feature Register Values; Feature Value
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 64 Setting of the UDMA mode will not alter the speed of the SATA interface transfer. SATA transfer speed is depending upon the negotiated interface speed of either Gen II 3.0 Gbps or Gen I 1.5 Gbps. The mode setting in the Set Feature command is for backward compa...
Page 71 - Table 8-14 SMART Feature Registers Values
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 65 period programmed into the Standby Timer. 8.2.34 SMART (B0h) Individual SMART commands are identified by the value placed in the Feature resister. Below depicts these Feature register values. Table 8-14 SMART Feature Registers Values Feature Value Command D0h S...
Page 73 - Table 8-15 Device SMART Data Structure; Byte
Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 67 8.2.34.5 Smart read data (D0h) This command returns the Device SMART data structure to the host. Table 8-15 Device SMART Data Structure Byte F/V Descriptions 0 V Data Structure Revision Number 2 V 1 st Device Attribute 14 V 2 nd Device Attribute 26 V 3 rd Devic...
Page 75 - Table 8-16 SMART Attribute Status Flags; Bit
69 Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 The SMART attribute Status Flags are: Table 8-16 SMART Attribute Status Flags Bit Name Description 0 Pre failure/advisory 0= an attribute value less than or equal to its corresponding attribute threshold indicates an advisory condition where the usage or age of...
Page 76 - Table 8-17 SMART Attribute Data List; Attribute; Off-line data collection status; Table 8-18 Off-line Data Collection Status Values; Value
70 Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 Each attribute data structure is assigned an attribute ID. Any non-zero value in the attribute ID number indicates an active attribute. Valid values for this byte are found from 0x01 through 0xff. The attribute defined for Spinpoint M8 are as follows: Table 8-1...
Page 77 - Table 8-19 Self-test Execution Status Values; Total time to complete off-line data collection
71 Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 device requires to complete its sequence of off-line data collection activity. Valid values for this word are from 0001h to FFFFh. Self-test execution status byte The self-test execution status byte reports the execution status of the self-test routine. Bits (3...
Page 78 - Self-test routine recommended polling time
72 Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 data collection activity after some vendor-specified event. Bit 3 (off-line read scanning implemented bit) - If this bit is cleared to zero, the device does not support off-line read scanning. If this bit is set to one, the device supports off-line read scann...
Page 82 - CHAPTER 9; General Information
76 Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 CHAPTER 9 MAINTENANCE 9.1 General Information Samsung Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive achieves high reliability through their mechanical design and extensive use o f m i c r o e l e c t r o n i c s . Their d e s i g n a l l o w s f a s t , e a s y s u b -assembly ...
Page 84 - Service and Repair
78 Spinpoint M8 Product Manual REV 2.3 Fig. 9-4: H H D D D D h h a a n n d d l l i i n n g g g g u u i i d d e e - - Prevent Shocks! 9.3 Service and Repair To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the following web page http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/warr...