Seagate ST9600105SS, ST9900605SS Reliability, Formatted capacities, Programmable drive capacity

Note. There is no significant performance difference between Self-Encrypting Drive and standard (non- Self-Encrypting Drive) models.

4.4Reliability

•Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) of 0.44%

•Mean time between failures (MTBF) of 2,000,000 hours

•Balanced low mass rotary voice coil actuator

•Incorporates industry-standard Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.)

•5-year warranty

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 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 their 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.

Capacity (Blocks)

Sector	900GB		600GB		450GB		300GB
Size	Decimal	Hex	Decimal	Hex	Decimal	Hex	Decimal	Hex
512	1,758,174,768	68CB9E30h	1,172,123,568	45DD2FB0h	879,097,968	3465F870h	585,937,500	22ECB25Ch
520	1,720,961,544	6693CA08h	1,147,307,696	446286B0h	860,480,776	3349E508h	573,653,848	22314358h
524	1,698,023,400	6535C7E8h	1,132,015,600	43792FF0h	849,011,704	329AE3F8h	566,007,800	21BC97F8h
528	1,673,624,336	63C17B10h	1,115,749,560	4280FCB8h	836,812,168	31E0BD88h	557,874,778	21407E5Ah

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

You 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 sector 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.

8 Savvio 10K.5 SAS Product Manual, Rev. D