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Overview of the Serial ATA (SATA) interface and its advantages over parallel ATA.
Quick reference tables for drive specifications across different models.
Details on the formatted storage capacity for various Barracuda drive models.
Defines the cylinder, head, and sector counts for the drive's logical geometry.
Key physical dimensions, weight, and cache buffer sizes for the drives.
Measurement of the time taken for the drive heads to move to a new track.
Detailed power requirements, consumption, and voltage tolerances for the drives.
Operating and non-operating limits for temperature, humidity, and altitude.
Drive performance under various radio frequency and transient electrical conditions.
Information on how to determine the warranty status for a specific drive.
Details on safety and electromagnetic compatibility certifications, including FCC and CE.
Essential safety measures for handling drives to prevent ESD damage during installation.
Guidelines and dimensions for securely mounting the drive in a system.
Defines the pinout for the SATA signal and power connectors on the drive.
Lists the standard ATA commands that the Barracuda drives support.
Details the information transferred by the Identify Device command upon power-up.
Explains S.M.A.R.T. features for failure prediction and lists associated command codes.
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