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Barracuda 7200.8 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. F
When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in
performance when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in the following table:
2.12 ReliabilityTable 6: Radio frequency enviro nm en t s
Test Description Performance level Reference standard
Electrostatic discharge Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95
Radiated RF immunity 80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 V/m,
80% AM with 1 kHz sine
900 MHz, 3 V/m, 50% pulse modulation @
200 Hz
A EN 61000-4-3: 96
ENV 50204: 95
Electrical fast transient ± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external I/
OB EN 61000-4-4: 95
Surge immunity ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common, AC
mains B EN 61000-4-5: 95
Conducted RF immunity 150 kHz to 80 MHz, 3 Vrms, 80% AM with
1 kHz sine A EN 61000-4-6: 97
Voltage dips, interrupts 0% open, 5 seconds
0% short, 5 seconds
40%, 0.10 seconds
70%, 0.01 seconds
C
C
C
B
EN 61000-4-11: 94
Nonrecoverable read errors 1 per 1014 bits read, max
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) 0.34% (nominal power, 25°C ambient temperature)
Contact start-stop cycles 50,000 cycles
(at nominal voltage and temperature, with 60 cycles per hour and a 50% duty
cycle)
Service Life 5 years
Warranty 5 years on distribution units.
To determine the warranty for a specific drive, use a web browser to access the
following web page:
www.seagate.com/support/service/
From this page, click on the “Verify Y our Warranty” link. You will be asked to pro-
vide the drive serial number, model number (or part number) and country of pur-
chase. The system will display the warranty information for your drive.
Preventive maintenance None required.