Page 2 - Revision history; © 2010 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved.
Revision history © 2010 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Publication number: 100596473, Rev. A. April 2010 Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Pulsar and SeaTools are either trademarks or re...
Page 3 - Contents
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A i Contents 1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Page 5 - iii; List of Figures
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A iii List of Figures Figure 1. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 7 - Introduction
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Pulsar TM model drives: These drives provide the following key features: • Single Layer Cell (SLC) NAND Flash storage. • High instantaneous (burst)...
Page 8 - About the Serial ATA interface; The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages:
2 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface The Serial ATA interface provides several advantages: • Easy installation and configuration with true plug-and-play connectivity. It is not necessary to set any jump- ers or other configuration options. • Thinner and more flexible ca...
Page 9 - Drive specifications; the drive; Specification summary tables
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 3 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: Product...
Page 11 - Formatted capacity; Model; LBA mode; where; Default logical geometry for ATA based systems; Cylinders; Performance, Recording and interface technology; Interface technology
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 5 2.2 Formatted capacity Model Formatted capacity* Guaranteed LBAs Emulated LBA Size (Bytes) ST9200011FS 200GB 390,721,968 512 ST9100011FS 100GB 195,371,568 ST950011FS 50GB 97,696,368 *One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to drive capacity. Accessible capacity...
Page 12 - Performance; Notes; Physical characteristics
6 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 2.4.3 Performance Notes 200GB 100GB 50GB Maximum Burst Transfer Rate 300MB/s Peak sequential 128KB read/write data transfer rate (MB/s max) [1] 240/220 Sustained sequential 128KB read/write data transfer rate (MB/s) [2] 200/100 200/60 200/30 Peak 4KB random read/write...
Page 13 - Access time; sequentially preconditioned drive.; Average; Time to Ready
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 7 2.6 Access time Access 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: • Page-to-page access time is an average of all possible page-to...
Page 14 - Power specifications; Power consumption
8 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 2.8 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V) through a native SATA power connector. See Figure 2 on page 20. 2.8.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 9. Typical power measurements are based on an average o...
Page 15 - 00GB DC power requirements
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 9 Table 2: 200GB DC power requirements ParameterRegulation +/ ‐ 5% Voltage +5 V Current (A) Powe r (W) Average Idle Current DCx 0.15 0.75 Standby DCx 0.1...
Page 16 - 00GB DC power requirements
10 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A Table 3: 100GB DC power requirements ParameterRegulation +/ ‐ 5% Voltage +5 V Current (A) Powe r (W) Average Idle Current DCx 0.14 0.70 Standby DCx 0....
Page 17 - 0GB DC power requirements
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 11 Table 4: 50GB DC power requirements ParameterRegulation +/ ‐ 5% Voltage +5 V Current (A) Powe r (W) Average Idle Current DCx 0.13 0.65 Standby DCx 0.1...
Page 18 - Typical current profiles; Figure 1. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile; Conducted noise; injected noise at a frequency from 100Hz up to 20 MHz.; Voltage tolerance
12 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 2.8.1.1 Typical current profiles Figure 1. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 2.8.2 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 ...
Page 19 - Environmental specifications
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 13 2.9 Environmental specifications 2.9.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 60°C (140°F) within the operating ambient conditions. Ab...
Page 20 - Electromagnetic immunity; Radio frequency environments; Test; 0% AM with 1 kHz sine
14 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 2.9.6 Vibration All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws. Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis. 2.9.6.1 Operating vibration The maximum random vibration levels that ...
Page 21 - Reliability; • 250 average power cycles per year.; Reliability specifications; Power cycles
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 15 2.11 Reliability 2.11.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) The product shall achieve an Annualized Failure Rate - AFR - of 0.44%. AFR and MTBF are population statis-tics that are not relevant to individual units. AFR and MTBF specific...
Page 22 - Agency certification; Safety certification; • Trade name or applicant: Seagate Technology LLC; FCC verification
16 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 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 Drives that display the CE mark comply with t...
Page 23 - Radio and television interference.; • Reorient the receiving antenna.; Environmental protection; China Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive; CHASSIS; 中国限制危险物品的指令
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 17 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 t...
Page 24 - Corrosive environment; 表示该部件(于同类物品程度上)所含的危险和有毒物质超出中国
18 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A "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 test...
Page 25 - Configuring and mounting the drive; Handling and static-discharge precautions; • Handle the drive by its edges or frame
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 19 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 hand...
Page 26 - Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling
20 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 3.2 Configuring the drive Each drive on the Serial ATA interface connects point-to-point with the Serial ATA 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 ...
Page 27 - Drive mounting; • Allow a minimum clearance of
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 21 3.4 Drive mounting You can mount the drive in any orientation using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. See Figure 3 for drive mounting dimensions. Follow these important mounting precau-tions when mounting the drive: •...
Page 28 - Cooling
22 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 3.5 Cooling Cabinet cooling must be designed by the customer so that the ambient temperature immediately surrounding the drive will not exceed temperature conditions specified in Section 2.9.1, "Ambient temperature." The rack, cabinet, or drawer environment f...
Page 29 - Hot-Plug compatibility
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 23 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface These drives use the industry-standard Serial ATA interface that supports FIS data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–6. For detailed information about the...
Page 30 - Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions; • the ground pins P4 and P12.; Serial ATA connector pin definitions
24 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 4.2 Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitions Table 6 summarizes the signals on the Serial ATA interface and power connectors. Notes: 1. All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27 mm (0.050”) pitch. 2. The comments on the mating sequence apply to the case of ba...
Page 31 - See; Supported ATA commands; Command name
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 25 4.3 Supported ATA commands The following table lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment specification . See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 3...
Page 33 - Identify Device command; The Identify Device command (command code EC
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 27 4.3.1 Identify Device command The Identify Device command (command code EC H ) transfers information about the drive to the host following power up. The data is organized as a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in Table 7 on page 25. All reserved...
Page 43 - Seagate Technology support services; Online services; Web; For information regarding Seagate products and services, visit
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 37 5.0 Seagate Technology support services Online services Web For information regarding Seagate products and services, visit www.seagate.com . Worldwide support is available 24 hours daily by email for your questions. Warranty Support: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/...
Page 44 - Customer Service Operations; Presales Support; Seagate technical support is available to assist you online at; Warranty Service; USA/Canada/Latin America support services; Direct dial; and Mexico; Europe, the Middle East and Africa Support Services
38 Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A Customer Service Operations Presales Support Our Presales Support staff can help you determine which Seagate products are best suited for your specific application or computer system, as well as product availability and compatibility. Technical Support Seagate techni...
Page 45 - Index
Pulsar Product Manual, Rev. A 39 Index A ACA 16 acceleration 14 Access time 7 Agency certification 16 altitude 13 Ambient temperature 13 ambient temperature 7 , 8 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 15 ATA commands 25 Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR22 16 Australian Communication Authority (ACA)...
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