Seagate ST500LX003, 100665905, ST750LX003 manual Introduction

2.0Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Momentus® XT model drives:

ST750LX003

ST500LX003

These drives provide the following key features:

•7200-RPM spindle speed.

•32MB buffer.

•Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor.

•High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 6Gbs).

•Perpendicular recording technology.

•State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.

•Addition of NAND Flash memory to enhance drive performance.

•Native Command Queuing (NCQ) with command ordering.

•Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.

•800 Gs nonoperating shock and 350 Gs of operating shock @ 2ms.

•SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.

•Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.

•Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.

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