Samsung 100737108-A

Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0

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2.3 Standards and Regulations

The Samsung Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive depends upon its host equipment to provide power and appropriate

environmental conditions to achieve optimum performance and compliance with applicable industry and

governmental regulations. Special attention has been given in the areas of safety, power distribution, shielding,

audible noise control, and temperature regulation.

The Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive satisfies the following standards an d regulations:

 Underwriters Laboratory (UL): Standard 1950. Information technology equipment including business

equipment.

 Technisher Überwachungs Verein (TUV): Standard EN 60 950. Information technology equipment

including business equipment.

2.4 Hardware Requirements

The Spinpoint M8 hard disk drive is designed for use with host computers and controllers that are ATA

compatible. It is connected to a PC either by:

 Using an adapter board with SATA interface, or

 Plugging a cable from the drive directly into a PC motherboard with a SATA interface

Contents

Main 2.5 Hard Disk Drive September 04, 2013. Rev 1.0 Page TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page TABLE OF TABLES 1.2 Manual Organization Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 1.3 SATA 1.4 Reference 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Key Features 2.3 Standards and Regulations 3.1 Specification Summary 3.2 Physical Specifications 3.3 Logical Configurations 3.4 Performance Specifications 3.5 Power consumption 3.6 Environmental Specifications Page 3.7 Reliability Specifications 3.8 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 4.2 Unpacking Instructions 4.3.1 Orientation 4.3.2 Ventilation 4.4 Cable Connectors Computer mainboard or host Serial ... Pin Function Definition Page 4.5 Drive Installation Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 Assembly over C 5.2 Drive Electronics Page 5.2.3 Read/Write IC 5.3 Servo System 5.4 Read and Write Operations 5.5 Firmware Features 5.5.1 Read Caching P 5.5.6 A M Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 CHAPTER 6 SATA II INTERFACE 6.1 Introduction 6.1.1 SATA Terminology Page 6.3 Signal Summary 6.3.3 Control Block Register Descriptions Page CHAPTER 7 SATA II FEATURE SET 7.6 Software Settings Preservation 7.7 SATA Power Management CHAPTER 8 ATA COMMAND DESCRIPTIONS Extended 8.2 Command Descriptions Page 8.2.4 Execute Device Diagnostics (90h) Code Description Page Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 8.2.8 Idle (E3h) Sector Count Register Contents Corresponding Time-Out Period 8.2.14 Read FPDMA Queued (60h) Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 8.2.19 Read Sector(s) (20h, 24h: extended) 8.2.21 Recalibrate (10h) 8.2.22 Security Disable Password (F6h) 8.2.27 Security Unlock (F2h) 8.2.28 Seek (7xh) 8.2.29 Set Features (EFh) Mode Bits(7:3) Bits(2:0) Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 Feature Value Command Command Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 Byte F/V Descriptions Byte Definition Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 Bit Name Description Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 Value Definition Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 Spinpoint M8-DVR OEM Product Manual REV 1.0 8.2.40 Write Long (3 2h) Page CHAPTER 9 MAINTENANCE 9.1 General Information 9.2 Maintenance Precautions Page