2.10Acoustics emissions

Drive emission of sound is measured consistent with the ECMA-74 and its referenced standards. Testing is conducted at room temperature (approximately 25 degrees C). Emission levels are reported as the total A-weighted sound power levels for, steady state, idle and active (seek) modes of operations.

Table 5:

Drive A-weighted Sound Power Levels (SWL, BA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Idle[1]

CE seek profile

1000GB models

2.1 bels (typ.)

2.4 bels (typ.)

2.3 bels (max.)

2.5 bels (max.)

 

 

500, 320, 250 and 160GB models

1.9 bels (typ.)

2.3 bels (typ.)

2.1 bels (max.)

2.4 bels (max.)

 

 

[1]During periods of drive idle, some offline activity may occur according to the S.M.A.R.T. specification, which may increase acoustic and power to operational levels.

Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)

Seagate follows the ECMA-74 standards for measurement and identification of PDTs. An exception to this pro- cess is the use of the absolute threshold of hearing. Seagate uses the lower limit for the threshold curve* to discern tone audibility and to compensate for the inaudible components of sound prior to computation of tone ratios according to Annex D of the ECMA-74 standards.

* Defined as the median curve given by ISO 389-7 (Tf curve) minus 10dB at all frequencies.

2.11Electromagnetic immunity

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:

Table 6:

Radio frequency environments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test

 

Description

Performance level

Reference standard

 

 

 

 

 

Electrostatic

 

Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4 kV; Air: ± 8 kV

B

EN61000-4-2: 95

discharge

 

 

 

 

Radiated RF

 

80 to 1,000MHz, 3V/m,

A

EN61000-4-3: 96

immunity

 

80% AM with 1kHz sine

 

ENV50204: 95

 

 

900MHz, 3V/m, 50% pulse modulation @ 200Hz

 

 

Electrical fast

± 1kV on AC mains, ± 0.5kV on external I/O

B

EN61000-4-4: 95

transient

 

 

 

 

Surge immunity

± 1kV differential, ± 2kV common, AC mains

B

EN61000-4-5: 95

 

 

 

 

Conducted RF

150kHz to 80MHz, 3Vrms, 80% AM with 1kHz sine

A

EN61000-4-6: 97

immunity

 

 

 

 

Voltage dips,

 

0% open, 5 seconds

C

EN61000-4-11: 94

interrupts

 

0% short, 5 seconds

C

 

 

 

40%, 0.10 seconds

C

 

 

 

70%, 0.01 seconds

B

 

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