Seagate ST960817SM, ST980818AM, ST980817SM manual Introduction, Market, Capacity, Interface, Model

1.0Introduction

This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate® EE25.2 Series drives:

Market	Capacity	Interface	Model
Extreme	80 GBytes	PATA	ST980817AM
Extreme	80 Gbytes	SATA	ST980817SM
Extreme	60 Gbytes	PATA	ST960817AM
Extreme	60 Gbytes	SATA	ST960817SM
Extreme	40 Gbytes	PATA	ST940817AM
Extreme	40 Gbytes	SATA	ST940817SM
Extreme	30 Gbytes	PATA	ST930817AM
Extreme	30 Gbytes	SATA	ST930817SM
Rugged	80 GBytes	PATA	ST980818AM
Rugged	80 Gbytes	SATA	ST980818SM
Rugged	60 Gbytes	PATA	ST960818AM
Rugged	60 Gbytes	SATA	ST960818SM
Rugged	40 Gbytes	PATA	ST940818AM
Rugged	40 Gbytes	SATA	ST940818SM
Rugged	30 Gbytes	PATA	ST930818AM
Rugged	30 Gbytes	SATA	ST930818SM

These drives provide the following key features:

•Extreme operating environment capabilities: Extreme temperature range: -30°C to 85°C Rugged temperature range: -20°C to 75°C

•5,400-RPM spindle speed and 8-Mbyte buffer combine for superior performance.

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

•High instantaneous (burst) data transfer rates (up to 3 Gbytes per second) using SATA interface.

•Giant magnetoresistive (GMR) recording heads and EPRML technology, which provide the drives with increased areal density.

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

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

EE25.2 Series Product Manual, Rev. E 1