Seagate Technology ST2000VT000

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Overview

Function Description
Important Technical Specifications
Usage Features
Maintenance Features

This document is the Product Manual for the Seagate Video 2.5 HDD, a hard disk drive designed for consumer electronics environments.

Function Description

The Seagate Video 2.5 HDD is a hard disk drive that utilizes the Serial ATA (SATA) interface for data transfers. It supports various ATA programmed input/output (PIO) modes (0-4), multiword DMA modes (0-2), and Ultra DMA modes (0-6). The drive also incorporates the IORDY signal for reliable high-speed data transfers. It is designed to be hot-pluggable, allowing for connection and disconnection while the system is running, though a COMRESET from the host is required after a hotplug event. The drive offers programmable power management modes to enhance energy efficiency.

Important Technical Specifications

Standard Models:

ST2000VT000
ST1000VT001
ST500VT003

Key Features:

8760 power-on-hours per year
10,000 average motor start/stop cycles per year
Operations at nominal voltages
5400-RPM spindle speed
Built-in error recovery for non-stop video streaming
Enhanced caching capabilities enable superior video recording quality
Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention
Fast instantaneous (burst) data transfer rates (up to 6Gb/s)
MTCTechnology™ for proprietary data flow management
Native Command Queuing (NCQ) command ordering to increase performance in demanding applications
Performance tuned for seamless video applications
Reliability for 24x7 video applications
SeaTools™ diagnostic software for easy drive test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns
Shingled magnetic recording with perpendicular magnetic recording heads/media
Spread Spectrum Clocking (SSC) supported and enabled
State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error correction algorithms
Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands
Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting
Supports ATA8 streaming commands
Supports power up in the standby/idle state
Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive

Formatted Capacity and Sectors:

2TB model (ST2000VT000): 2000 GB, 3,907,029,168 guaranteed sectors
1TB model (ST1000VT001): 1000 GB, 1,953,525,168 guaranteed sectors
500GB model (ST500VT003): 500 GB, 976,773,168 guaranteed sectors
Bytes per Sector: 512 (logical) / 4096 (physical)

Physical Characteristics:

Height: 7.0 (± 0.2) / 0.276 (± 0.008) mm/in
Width: 69.85 (± 0.25) / 2.750 (± 0.010) mm/in
Length: 100.35 (+0.20/-0.25) / 3.951 (+0.008/-0.010) mm/in
Typical weight (g/lb):
- ST2000VT000: 90 / 0.198
- ST1000VT001 & ST500VT003: 85 / 0.187
Cache buffer: 128MB

Performance:

Spindle speed: 5400 RPM
Data transfer rate (up to): 140 MB/s
Average latency: 5.6 ms
Typical seek times (ms):
- Track-to-track: 1.5
- Average: 13.0
- Latency average: 5.6
Start/stop times:
- Power-on to ready (sec): 2.8 (1-disk typical), 3.3 (2-disk typical), 3.0 (1-disk max), 3.5 (2-disk max)
- Standby to ready (sec): 2.5 (typical), 3.0 (max)

Power Specifications (at +5V input average, 25°C):

Spinup (max): 1.00A
Write average: 1.70W (1-disk), 1.80W (2-disk)
Read average: 1.60W (1-disk), 1.70W (2-disk)
Idle, low power mode: 0.45W (1-disk), 0.50W (2-disk)
Standby: 0.13W
Sleep: 0.13W
Allowable voltage: 5V ± 5%
Allowable noise/ripple: 100 p-p max, 0-20 MHz
Allowable supply rise time: <100 ms

Environmental Specifications:

Ambient temperature (operating): 0° to 60°C (32° to 140°F)
Ambient temperature (non-operating): -40° to 70°C (-40° to 158°F)
Temperature gradient (operating): 20°C per hour (36°F per hour) max, without condensation
Temperature gradient (non-operating): 35°C per hour (63°F per hour) max, without condensation
Humidity (operating): 5% to 95% non-condensing (30% per hour)
Humidity (non-operating): 5% to 95% non-condensing (30% per hour)
Wet bulb (operating): 37.7°C (99.8°F) max
Wet bulb (non-operating): 40°C (104°F) max
Altitude (operating): -304.8m to 3048m (-1000ft to 10,000ft)
Altitude (non-operating): -304.8m to 12,192m (-1000ft to 40,000ft)

Shock:

Operational Shock: 400 Gs at 2 ms max
Non-Operational Shock: 1000 Gs at 1 ms max

Vibration:

Operating:
- 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).
Non-operating: 5-500 Hz: 5.0 Gs (0 to peak). Max displacement may apply below 22 Hz.

Acoustics (typical, 25°C):

Idle (1-disk models): 2.0 bels (typ), 2.2 bels (max)
Idle (2-disk models): 2.2 bels (typ), 2.4 bels (max)
Performance Seek (1-disk models): 2.4 bels (typ), 2.4 bels (max)
Performance Seek (2-disk models): 2.6 bels (typ), 2.6 bels (max)

Reliability:

Annualized Failure Rate (AFR): 0.55% at 25°C ambient air temperature. Workloads exceeding 180 TB/year may degrade AFR.
Non-recoverable read errors: 1 per 10^14 bits read, max
Load/Unload (U/UL):
- 600,000 software-controlled power on/off cycles
- 20,000 hard power on/off cycles
Rated Workload: Average annualized workload rating: <180 TB/year.

Electromagnetic Immunity: The drive operates without errors or degradation in performance when subjected to RF environments as defined in various EN and ENV standards for electrostatic discharge, radiated RF immunity, electrical fast transient, surge immunity, conducted RF immunity, power frequency H-field immunity, and voltage dips/interrupts.

DC Magnetic Field Immunity: 400 Gauss, RMS (standalone).

Certifications:

Safety certification: UL/cUL 60950-1 and EN 60950-1
European Union (EU) CE Marking Requirements: Compliant with EMC Directive 2014/30/EU and Low Voltage Directive (LVD) 2014/35/EU.
Australian RCM Compliance Mark: Compliant with Australia/New Zealand Standard AS/NZ CISPR32 and the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Australian Communication and Media Authority (ACMA).
Canada ICES-003: Compliant with requirements of ICES tested per ANSI C63.4-2014.
South Korean KC Certification Mark: Compliant with Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Control Regulation and the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Radio Research Agency (RRA) Communications Commission, Republic of Korea.
Morocco Commodity Mark: Compliant with Moroccan Commodity Mark requirements.
Taiwanese BSMI: Compliant with Chinese National Standard, CNS13438.
FCC verification: This device is intended to be contained solely within a personal computer or similar enclosure (not attached as an external device).
European Union RoHS "Recast" Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) as amended by Directive (EU) 2015/863: Restricts hazardous substances like Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent Chromium, PBB, PBDE, DEHP, BBP, DBP, and DIBP.
European Union REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulation (EC) 1907/2006: Seagate relies on supplier declarations for REACH substance compliance.
China RoHS 2 (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Order No. 32): Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) of 20 years. Hazardous substances (Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr+6, PBB, PBDE) are managed according to SJ/T 11364-2014.
Taiwan RoHS: Compliant with Taiwan Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection’s (BSMI) requirements, standard CNS 15663.

Usage Features

Configuring and Mounting:

Serial ATA Interface: The drive connects in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. Each drive is considered a master, even if two drives are attached to one host adapter, they appear as Device 0 (master) on separate ports.
Cabling: Uses a Serial ATA interface cable with four conductors in two differential pairs and three ground connections. The cable can be up to one meter long. Latching SATA connectors are supported.
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. A minimum clearance of 0.030 in (0.76 mm) around the entire perimeter of the drive is required for cooling. Only M3 x 0.5-6H mounting screws should be used, with a maximum torque of 4.0 in-lb (0.4519 N-m).
Hot-Plug Compatibility: The drive supports hot-plugging, but requires a COMRESET from the host after such an event.

Power Management Modes: The drive offers programmable power management to optimize energy efficiency.

Active (operating): Heads are tracking, spindle is rotating, full power.
Idle, performance: Heads are tracking, spindle is rotating, partial power.
Idle, active: Heads are floating, spindle is rotating, partial power.
Idle, low power: Heads are parked, spindle is rotating, partial power.
Standby: Heads are parked, spindle is stopped, low power. The drive enters Standby mode via a Standby Immediate command or automatically after a specified inactivity period.
Sleep: Heads are parked, spindle is stopped, low power. The drive enters Sleep mode after receiving a Sleep command. It exits Sleep mode after a Hard Reset or Soft Reset from the host and enters Standby mode.
Idle and standby timers: These timers reinitialize after any active function (read, write, or seek) and count down. If they reach zero before further drive activity, the drive transitions to standby mode.

ATA Commands: The drive supports a comprehensive set of ATA standard commands for device configuration, data transfer, power management, and security. These include:

Device Configuration (Restore, Freeze Lock, Identify, Set)
Download Microcode
Execute Device Diagnostics
Flush Cache (Standard and Extended)
Identify Device
Initialize Device Parameters
Read/Write Buffer
Read/Write DMA (Standard, Extended, and without Retries)
Read/Write Long (with and without Retries)
Read/Write Multiple (Standard and Extended)
Read/Write Native Max Address (Standard and Extended)
Read/Write Sectors (Standard, Extended, and without Retries)
Read/Write Verify Sectors (Standard, Extended, and without Retries)
Seek
Set Features
Set Max Address (Standard and Extended)
Set Multiple Mode
S.M.A.R.T. Operations (Disable, Enable/Disable Autosave, Enable, Execute Offline, Free Fall Protection Host Interface, Read Attribute Thresholds, Read Data, Read Log Sector, Return Status, Save Attribute Values, Write Attribute Thresholds, Write Attribute Values, Write Log Sector)
Trusted Receive/Send (with and without DMA, SED only)
ATA-standard power-management commands (Check Power Mode, Idle, Idle Immediate, Sleep, Standby, Standby Immediate)
ATA-standard security commands (Set Password, Unlock, Erase Prepare, Erase Unit, Freeze Lock, Disable Password)

Maintenance Features

Handling and Static-Discharge Precautions:

Keep the drive in its electrostatic discharge (ESD) bag until installation.
Use a grounded wrist strap or frequently touch a grounded metal chassis before handling.
Handle the drive by its edges or frame only.
Avoid pressing down on the drive top cover.
Rest the drive on a padded, antistatic surface.
Do not touch connector pins or the printed circuit board.
Do not remove factory-installed labels, as removal voids the warranty and labels contain service information and seal out contamination.

Data Loss Prevention:

To prevent data loss during power interruption with write cache enabled, the host should issue a standby immediate or flush cache command before a controlled power-off operation.

Environmental Protection:

Seagate designs its products to meet worldwide environmental protection requirements, including regulations restricting certain chemical substances (RoHS, REACH, China RoHS 2, Taiwan RoHS).

Warranty Information:

Warranty information for a specific drive can be determined by visiting the Seagate support website and providing the drive serial number, model number (or part number), and country of purchase.

Diagnostic Tools: