4.5Formatted capacities

Standard OEM models are formatted to 512 bytes per block. The block size is selectable at format time and must be a multiple of 4 bytes. Users having the necessary equipment may modify the data block size before issuing a FORMAT UNIT command and obtain different formatted capacities than those listed.

To provide a stable target capacity environment and at the same time provide users with flexibility if they choose, Seagate recommends product planning in one of two modes:

Seagate designs specify capacity points at certain block sizes that Seagate guarantees current and future products will meet. We recommend customers use this capacity in project planning, as it ensures a stable operating point with backward and forward compatibility from generation to generation. The current guaranteed operating points for this product are shown below. The Capacity stated is identical when the drive is formatted with or without PI enabled.

Table 1:

Formatted Capacity LBA Count

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capacity (LBAs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LBA

400GB

 

200GB

 

100GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Size

Decimal

 

Hex

Decimal

 

Hex

Decimal

 

Hex

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

512

781,422,768

 

2E9390B0h

390,721,968

 

1749F1B0h

195,371,568

 

BA52230h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

520

764,871,800

 

2D970478h

382,435,904

 

16CB8240h

191,217,952

 

B65C120h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

524

754,677,072

 

2CFB7550h

377,338,536

 

167DBAA8h

188,669,272

 

B3EDD58h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

528

743,833,040

 

2C55FDD0h

371,916,520

 

162AFEE8h

185,958,264

 

B157F78h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4096

97,677,846

 

5D27216h

48,840,246

 

2E93E36h

24,421,446

 

174A446h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4160

96,153,847

 

5BB30F7h

48,076,924

 

2DD987Ch

24,038,462

 

16ECC3Eh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4192

95,419,848

 

5AFFDC8h

47,709,924

 

2D7FEE4h

23,854,962

 

16BFF72h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4224

94,696,970

 

5A4F60Ah

47,348,485

 

2D27B05h

23,674,243

 

1693D83h

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.6Programmable drive capacity

Using the MODE SELECT command, the drive can change its capacity to something less than maximum. See the MODE SELECT (6) parameter list table in the SAS Interface Manual, part number 100293071. A value of zero in the Number of Blocks field indicates that the drive will not change the capacity it is currently formatted to have. A number other than zero and less than the maximum number of LBAs in the Number of Blocks field changes the total drive capacity to the value in the Number of Blocks field. A value greater than the maximum number of LBAs is rounded down to the maximum capacity.

4.7Factory-installed options

OEMs may order the following items which are incorporated at the manufacturing facility during production or packaged before shipping. Some of the options available are (not an exhaustive list of possible options):

Other capacities can be ordered depending on sparing scheme and LBA size requested.

Single-unit shipping pack. The drive is normally shipped in bulk packaging to provide maximum protection against transit damage. Units shipped individually require additional protection as provided by the single unit shipping pack. Users planning single unit distribution should specify this option.

The Safety and Regulatory Agency Specifications, part number 75789512, is usually included with each standard OEM drive shipped, but extra copies may be ordered.

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