Seagate ST32000641AS manual Formatted capacity, Default logical geometry, LBA mode

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2.1Formatted capacity

 

Formatted

Guaranteed

 

Model

capacity*

sectors

Bytes per sector

 

 

 

 

ST32000641AS

2000GB

3,907,029,168

512

 

 

 

 

*One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.

2.1.1LBA mode

When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1,where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.

See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48-bit address- ing support of drives with capacities over 137GB.

2.2Default logical geometry

Cylinders

Read/write heads

Sectors per track

 

 

 

16,383

16

63

 

 

 

LBA mode

When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1,where n is the number of guaranteed sectors as defined above.

2.3Recording and interface technology

Interface

Serial ATA (SATA)

 

 

Recording method

Perpendicular

 

 

Recording density (kbits/inch max)

1421kb/in

 

 

Track density (ktracks/inch avg)

240 ktracks/in

 

 

Areal density (Gbits/inch2 avg)

347Gb/in2

Spindle speed (RPM)

7200 + 0.2%

 

 

Internal data transfer rate (Mb/s max)

1300Mb/s

 

 

Sustained data transfer rate (MB/s max)

138MB/s

 

 

I/O data-transfer rate (MB/s max)

600MB/s

 

 

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Contents
ST32000641AS Barracuda XT Series SataRevision Date Sheets affected or comments Revision historyContents Barracuda XT Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C List of Figures Barracuda XT Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C Introduction About the Serial ATA interface Drive specifications summary for 2000GB models Drive specificationsRanty information for your drive Recording and interface technology Default logical geometryLBA mode Formatted capacity2000GB model Physical characteristicsStart/stop times Power specifications Typical current profiles Sleep mode Power management modesActive mode Idle modeEnvironmental specifications Vibration ShockOperating shock Nonoperating shockTest for Prominent Discrete Tones PDTs Drive A-weighted Sound Power Levels SWL, BAAcoustics Electromagnetic immunityElectromagnetic Compatibility EMC WarrantySafety certification Agency certificationFCC verification Korean RRLAustralian C-Tick N176 Corrosive environment Environmental protectionHandling and static-discharge precautions Configuring and mounting the driveSerial ATA cables and connectors Configuring the driveDrive mounting Mounting dimensions 2000GB modelHot-Plug compatibility Serial ATA Sata interfaceSegment Pin Function Definition Serial ATA device plug connector pin definitionsSerial ATA connector pin definitions SignalCommand name Command code in hex Supported ATA commandsSupported ATA commands F3H Word Description Value Identify Device commandXx07H Bit Word Description if bit is set to Bit WordBarracuda XT Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C Set Features command values Set Features commandCode in features register A.R.T. command 3 S.M.A.R.T. commandsA.R.T. commands Technical Support Seagate Technology support servicesPresales Support Data Recovery Services Call Center Toll-free Direct dial Warranty ServiceData Recovery Services Authorized Service Centers Index RRL Page Barracuda XT Series Sata Product Manual, Rev. C Page Seagate Technology LLC
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