Page 3 - Contents
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C i Contents 1.0 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2.0 Drive specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Page 5 - iii; List of Figures
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C iii List of Figures Figure 1. Momentus 4200.2 PATA disc drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
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Page 7 - Introduction; These drives provide the following key features:; Figure 1. Momentus 4200.2 PATA disc drive
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate ® Momentus 4200.2 drives: • ST9120824A • ST9100825A • ST980829A • ST960812A • ST950814A • ST9402112A • ST930218A These drives provide the ...
Page 9 - Drive specifications; Specification summary; Drive specification
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 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 ST9120824A, ST9100825A, ST...
Page 13 - LBA mode; Physical organization
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 7 2.2 Formatted capacity *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting. 2.3 Default logical geometry LBA mode When addressing these drives in LBA mode, a...
Page 14 - Technology
8 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 2.5 Recording and interface technology 2.6 Physical characteristics 2.7 Seek time Seek measurements are taken with nominal power at 25°C ambient temperature. All times are measured using drive diagnostics. The specifications below are defined as follows: • Tr...
Page 15 - Power consumption; Time to ready; DC power; Power dissipation
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 9 2.8 Time to ready 2.9 Power specifications The drive receives DC power (+5V) through the interface connector. 2.9.1 Power consumption Power requirements for the drives are listed in the table on page 9. Typical power measurements are based on an average of dr...
Page 16 - Typical current profile; Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile; Conducted noise
10 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 2.9.1.1 Typical current profile Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 2.9.2 Conducted noise Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5 volt line. Using 5-volt power...
Page 18 - Environmental specifications
12 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 2.10 Environmental specifications 2.10.1 Ambient temperature Ambient temperature is defined as the temperature of the environment immediately surrounding the drive. Actual drive case temperature should not exceed 65°C (149°F) within the operating ambient con...
Page 20 - Acoustics; Electromagnetic immunity; Drive level acoustics
14 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 2.11 Acoustics Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (no pure tones). All mea-surements are consistent with ISO document 7779. Sound power measurements are taken under essentially free-field conditions over a reflecti...
Page 21 - Safety certification; Measurement type
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 15 2.13 Reliability 2.14 Agency certification 2.14.1 Safety certification The drives are recognized in accordance with UL 1950 and CSA C22.2 (950) and meet all applicable sections of IEC950 and EN 60950 as tested by TUV North America. 2.14.2 Electromagnetic com...
Page 23 - Environmental protection; European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS); Corrosive environment
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 17 2.15 Environmental protection Seagate designs its products to meet environmental protection requirements worldwide, including regulations restricting certain chemical substances. European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) The European Union Re...
Page 25 - Configuring and mounting the drive; Handling and static discharge precautions; • Handle the drive only by its edges or frame.
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 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 poten...
Page 26 - Jumper settings; Master/slave configuration; The “Master or single drive” option is the factory default setting.; Figure 3. Jumper settings
20 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 3.2 Jumper settings 3.2.1 Master/slave configuration Use the options jumper block shown in Figure 3 to configure the drive for operation. This jumper block is the 4-pin header adjacent to pins 1 and 2 of the I/O signal pins. For additional information about ...
Page 27 - Drive mounting; Measuements shown in Figure 4 are in inches.; Figure 4. Mounting dimensions—top, side and end view
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 21 3.3 Drive mounting You can mount the drive using four screws in the side-mounting holes or four screws in the bottom-mounting holes. See Figure 4 for drive mounting dimensions (dimensions in inches with mm in parentheses). Follow these important mounting pre...
Page 29 - ATA interface; ATA interface signals and connector pins; Connector signals; Signal Name
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 23 4.0 ATA interface These drives use the industry-standard ATA task file interface that supports 16-bit data transfers. It supports ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes 0–4; multiword DMA modes 0–2, and Ultra DMA modes 0–5. The drive also supports the use o...
Page 30 - Command name
24 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 4.1.1 Supported ATA commands The following table lists ATA-standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands, refer to the Draft ATA-6 Standard. Table 7: Supported commands Command name Command code (in hex) ATA-standa...
Page 31 - ATA-standard security commands; Supported commands
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 25 Security Unlock F2 H Seek 70 H Set Drive Parameters 91 H Set Features EF H Set Max Address F9 H Note: Individual Set Max com-mands are identified by the value placed in the Set Max Features register as defined to the right. Address: Password: Lock: Unlock: F...
Page 32 - Identify Device command; The Identify Device command (command code EC; Word
26 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 4.1.2 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 24. All...
Page 35 - Set Features command; Features register values
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 29 4.1.3 Set Features command This command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an inter-rupt. If the v...
Page 37 - Compatibility summary; Installation considerations
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 31 5.0 Compatibility summary 5.1 Installation considerations Many of today’s mobile computers have been designed to make it possible for the end user to replace the hard drive. Refer to your system’s user manual for the location of the hard drive compartment an...
Page 38 - System Compatibility; Tested systems
32 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 5.2 System Compatibility Seagate Product Assurance has tested Momentus drives in the systems listed in Table 9. Testing included mul-tiple BIOS versions and operating systems. This testing was done to demonstrate compatibility with various hardware and softw...
Page 39 - BIOS versions tested; Tested BIOS versions; Vendor
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 33 5.3 BIOS versions tested The following list indicates the types of BIOS Seagate tested during the compatibility testing process. The list highlights the major BIOS manufacturers. Individual systems contain variations of these BIOS versions and were tested wi...
Page 40 - Microsoft software compatibility.; Operating systems tested; Manufacturer
34 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 5.4 Operating system versions tested This list indicates the types of Operating Systems Seagate tested during the compatibility testing process and highlights the major OS manufacturers. Several variations of the major operating systems have been tested. 5.5...
Page 41 - Seagate Technology support services; Internet; For information regarding Seagate products and services, visit; Seagate Service Centers; Presales Support; Seagate technical support is available to assist you online at
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 35 6.0 Seagate Technology support services Internet For information regarding Seagate products and services, visit www.seagate.com . Worldwide support is available 24 hours daily by email for your questions. Presales Support: [email protected] Technical Supp...
Page 42 - Customer Service Operations; Warranty Service; USA/Canada/Latin America support services; Direct dial; and Mexico; Europe, the Middle East and Africa Support Services
36 Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C Customer Service Operations Warranty Service Seagate offers worldwide customer support for Seagate products. Seagate distributors, OEMs and other direct customers should contact their Seagate Customer Service Operations (CSO) representative for warranty-rela...
Page 43 - Index
Momentus 4200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 37 Index A acoustics 14 Active mode 11 agency certification (regulatory) 15 altitude 12 ambient conditions 3 ambient temperature 8 , 12 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 4 , 6 , 15 areal density 8 ATA interface 23 ATA-standard commands 24 Australian C-Tick 16 autod...
