Professional Documents
Culture Documents
v6 SATA Product Manual: Standard Models
v6 SATA Product Manual: Standard Models
Standard models
ST6000NE0023
ST4000NE0025
ST2000NE0025
100803998, Rev. G
February 2018
Document Revision History
Revision Date Pages affected and Description of changes
Rev. A 10/07/2016 Initial release.
fc:, 4-7: Broke out 2TB specs
5 & 7: Revised 2TB Sustained data transfer rate (MiB/s max) to 195 MiB/s
6 & 16: Revised Non-Op vibe to (4Hz/.03g2/Hz & 100Hz/.03g2/Hz)
6 & 18: Revised AFR (<1%) & Max Rated Workload (300TB/yr)
11: Added 2TB DC power table
Rev. B 10/26/2016 13: Added Power Choice disclaimer
17: Added 2TB Acoustic values
17: Updated Table 7 Radio Frequency environments
24: Removed top cover bullet & image
26-27: Added 2TB mechanical drawing
32: Added Words 97-99 to Identify Device Command table
fc & 4-6: Changed 2TB model to ST2000NE0025
Rev. C 11/14/2016 4-6: Changed to 512 sector size
Rev. D 11/28/2016 6 & 18: Revised AFR to 0.73%
fc, 4-7, 12, 15-16, 24 & 30: Delete 8TB model references & specs; Update 6TB to ST6000NE0023
5: Updated 6TB Recording & Track densities
Rev. E 07/24/2017 5 & 24: Updated 6TB weight to 705g / 1.55 lb
8-11: Revised voltage tolerances
20: Added Taiwan BSMI statement
15: Updated Figure 2: Location of the HDA temperature check point
Rev. F 09/22/2017 20-23: Updated Sections 2.11 through 2.13.3
23: Updated Table 8: Taiwan - Restricted Substances - Unit row headers = HDD & PCBA
Rev. G 02/12/2018 26-27: Updated fastener penetration depth to 0.14” in text & mechanical drawing
1.0 Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1 About the Serial ATA interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
For Seagate OEM, Distribution partner and reseller portals, visit: http://www.seagate.com/partners/
Standard models
ST6000NE0023 ST4000NE0025 ST2000NE0025
In addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. Serial ATA was designed to
allow users to install a Serial ATA host adapter and Serial ATA disk drive in the current system and expect all of the existing
applications to work as normal.
The Serial ATA interface connects each disk drive in a point-to-point configuration with the Serial ATA host adapter. There is no
master/slave relationship with Serial ATA devices like there is with parallel ATA. If two drives are attached on one Serial ATA host
adapter, the host operating system views the two devices as if they were both “masters” on two separate ports. This essentially
means both drives behave as if they are Device 0 (master) devices.
The host adapter may, optionally, emulate a master/slave environment to host software where two
devices on separate Serial ATA ports are represented to host software as a Device 0 (master) and
Note Device 1 (slave) accessed at the same set of host bus addresses. A host adapter that emulates a master/
slave environment manages two sets of shadow registers. This is not a typical Serial ATA environment.
The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of emulating parallel ATA device behavior to provide backward
compatibility with existing host systems and software. The Command and Control Block registers, PIO and DMA data transfers, resets,
and interrupts are all emulated.
The Serial ATA host adapter contains a set of registers that shadow the contents of the traditional device registers, referred to as the
Shadow Register Block. All Serial ATA devices behave like Device 0 devices. For additional information about how Serial ATA emulates
parallel ATA, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment” specification. The specification can be downloaded from
www.serialata.org.
Standard models
ST6000NE0023 ST4000NE0025 ST2000NE0025
* One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
** 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.
† Seagate does not recommend operating at sustained case temperatures above 60°C.
Operating at higher temperatures will reduce useful life of the product.
*One GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may vary depending on operating environment and formatting.
When addressing these drives in LBA mode, all blocks (sectors) are consecutively numbered from 0 to n–1, where n is the number of
guaranteed sectors as defined above.
See Section 4.3.1, "Identify Device command" (words 60-61 and 100-103) for additional information about 48-bit addressing support
of drives with capacities over 137GB.
Power requirements for the drives are listed in Table 2 through Table 4. Typical power measurements are based on an average of
drives tested, under nominal conditions, using 5.0V and 12.0V input voltage at 25°C ambient temperature.
Table 2 DC power requirements (6TB)
6.0Gb mode
Voltage +5V +12V Watts
Regulation ± 5% ± 10% Total
Avg Idle Current * 0.418 0.452 7.52
Advanced Idle Current *
Idle_A 0.422 0.474 7.80
Idle_B 0.327 0.392 6.33
Idle_C 0.335 0.235 4.49
Standby 0.317 0.007 1.66
Peak operating current (random read):
Typical DC 0.439 0.820 12.03
Maximum DC 0.444 0.825 12.11
Peak operating current (random write)
Typical DC 0.455 0.725 10.97
Maximum DC 0.460 0.728 11.04
Peak operating current (sequential read)
Typical DC 0.439 0.475 7.90
Maximum DC 0.444 0.477 7.94
Peak operating current (sequential write)
Typical DC 0.606 0.498 9.01
Maximum DC 0.611 0.500 9.06
*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.
6.0Gb mode
Voltage +5V +12V Watts
Regulation ± 5% ± 10% Total
Avg Idle Current * 0.205 0.369 5.45
Advanced Idle Current *
Idle_A 0.200 0.393 5.70
Idle_B 0.133 0.330 4.63
Idle_C 0.141 0.202 3.13
Standby 0.125 0.001 0.63
Peak operating current (random read):
Typical DC 0.234 0.724 9.86
Maximum DC 0.238 0.734 10.00
Peak operating current (random write)
Typical DC 0.245 0.692 9.52
Maximum DC 0.248 0.701 9.65
Peak operating current (sequential read)
Typical DC 0.505 0.402 7.35
Maximum DC 0.512 0.407 7.45
Peak operating current (sequential write)
Typical DC 0.443 0.427 7.33
Maximum DC 0.448 0.430 7.40
*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
6.0Gb mode
Voltage +5V +12V Watts
Regulation ± 5% ± 10% Total
Avg Idle Current * 0.288 0.267 4.64
Advanced Idle Current *
Idle_A 0.287 0.265 4.61
Idle_B 0.172 0.236 3.70
Idle_C 0.181 0.145 2.64
Standby 0.162 0.000 0.82
Peak operating current (random read):
Typical DC 0.311 0.562 8.30
Maximum DC 0.317 0.569 8.41
Peak operating current (random write)
Typical DC 0.320 0.557 8.29
Maximum DC 0.326 0.567 8.43
Peak operating current (sequential read)
Typical DC 0.579 0.270 6.14
Maximum DC 0.590 0.278 6.29
Peak operating current (sequential write)
Typical DC 0.514 0.294 6.10
Maximum DC 0.523 0.302 6.24
*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.
Input noise ripple is measured at the host system power supply across an equivalent 80-ohm resistive load on the +12 V line or an
equivalent 15-ohm resistive load on the +5V line.
• Using 12V power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 120mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to
10MHz.
• Using 5V power, the drive is expected to operate with a maximum of 100mV peak-to-peak square-wave injected noise at up to
10MHz.
Note Equivalent resistance is calculated by dividing the nominal voltage by the typical RMS read/write current.
The Power Choice features are supported on 4TB & 6TB models.
Utilizing the load/unload architecture a programmable power management interface is provided to tailor systems for reduced
power consumption and performance requirements.
The table below lists the supported power conditions available in PowerChoice. Power conditions are ordered from highest power
consumption (and shortest recovery time) to lowest power consumption (and longest recovery time) as follows: Idle_a power >=
Idle_b power >= Idle_c power >= Standby_z power. The further users go down in the table, the more power savings is actualized. For
example, Idle_b results in greater power savings than the Idle_a power condition. Standby results in the greatest power savings.
Each power condition has a set of current, saved and default settings. Default settings are not modifiable. Default and saved settings
persist across power-on resets. The current settings do not persist across power-on resets. At the time of manufacture, the default,
saved and current settings are in the Power Conditions log match.
Power Condition Log reports the following for each power condition
• Nominal recovery time from the power condition to active
• If the power condition is Supported, Changeable, and Savable
• Default enabled state, and timer value
• Saved enabled state, and timer value
• Current enabled state, and timer value
Default power condition timer values have been established to assure product reliability and data integrity. A minimum timer value
threshold of two minutes ensures the appropriate amount of background drive maintenance activities occur. Attempting to set a
timer values less than the specified minimum timer value threshold will result in an aborted EPC "Set Power Condition Timer"
subcommand.
Setting power condition timer values less than the manufacturer specified defaults or issuing the EPC "Go to Power Condition"
subcommand at a rate exceeding the default timers may limit this products reliability and data integrity.
Note To maintain optimal performance drives should be run at nominal drive temperatures and humidity.
2.6.1 Temperature
a. Operating
41°F to 140°F (5°C to 60°C) drive case temperature range with a maximum temperature gradient of 36°F (20°C) per hour.
The maximum allowable drive case temperature is 140°F (60°C).
Seagate does not recommend operating at sustained case temperatures above 60°C.
Note Operating at higher temperatures will reduce useful life of the product.
Air flow may be required to achieve consistent nominal case temperature values (see Section 3.4). To confirm that the required
cooling is provided for the electronics and HDA, place the drive in its final mechanical configuration, and perform random write/
read operations. After the temperatures stabilize, measure the case temperature of the drive. See Figure 2 for HDA temperature
checkpoint.
b. Non-operating
–40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C) package ambient with a maximum gradient of 36°F (20°C) per hour. This specification assumes that
the drive is packaged in the shipping container designed by Seagate for use with drive.
HDA
Temperature
Check Point
Note Image is for reference only, may not represent actual drive
2.6.2 Humidity
The values below assume that no condensation on the drive occurs. Maximum wet bulb temperature is 84.2°F (29°C).
Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity with a maximum gradient of 20% per hour.
Non-operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing relative humidity with a maximum gradient of 20% per hour.
All shock specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input shock applied at the drive mounting screws. Shock
may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis.
These drives comply with the performance levels specified in this document when subjected to a maximum operating shock of 70 Gs
(read) and 40 Gs (write) based on half-sine shock pulses of 2ms. Shocks should not be repeated more than two times per second.
6TB
The non-operating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance
when subsequently put into operation is 250 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of 2ms duration.
The non-operating shock level that the drive can experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in performance
when subsequently put into operation is 300 Gs based on a nonrepetitive half-sine shock pulse of 2ms duration.
2.6.5 Vibration
All vibration specifications assume that the drive is mounted securely with the input vibration applied at the drive mounting screws.
Vibration may be applied in the X, Y or Z axis.
The maximum vibration levels that the drive may experience while meeting the performance standards specified in this document
are specified below.
5–22 Hz 0.25 Gs
22–350 Hz 0.50 Gs
350–500 Hz 0.25 Gs
20 - 1500Hz
12.5 rads/s2 w/RVFF
*(RROV)
The maximum non-operating vibration levels that the drive may experience without incurring physical damage or degradation in
performance when subsequently put into operation are specified below.
2–500 Hz 2Hz/.001g2/Hz
(Random psd) 4Hz/.03g2/Hz
100Hz/.03g2/Hz
500Hz/.001g2/Hz
2.10.1 Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF)
The production disk drive shall achieve an annualized failure-rate of 0.73% (MTBF of 1,200,000 hours) over a 5 year service life when
used in Enterprise Storage field conditions as limited by the following:
• 8760 power-on hours per year.
• HDA temperature as reported by the drive <= 40°C
• Ambient wet bulb temp <= 26°C
• Typical workload
• The AFR (MTBF) is a population statistic not relevant to individual units
• ANSI/ISA S71.04-2013 G2 classification levels and dust contamination to ISO 14644-1 Class 8 standards (as measured at the device)
The MTBF specification for the drive assumes the operating environment is designed to maintain nominal drive temperature and
humidity. Occasional excursions in operating conditions between the rated MTBF conditions and the maximum drive operating
conditions may occur without significant impact to the rated MTBF. However continual or sustained operation beyond the rated
MTBF conditions will degrade the drive MTBF and reduce product reliability.
2.10.2 Seagate® Rescue™ Data Recovery Service Program Terms (for +Rescue models)
5-year HDD warranty coverage + concurrent 2 year Rescue Data Recovery service.
To enable Rescue Data Recovery warranty coverage register at Seagate.com/register.
If you suffer a data loss event within the first 2 years of your 5 year warranty and you are eligible to participate in and submit a case
under the Seagate Rescue Data Recovery program, contact SRS at 800-475-0143 or if you are calling from outside the US, please
visit our website for numbers in your local and language: http://www.seagate.com/services-software/recover/resources/.
An SRS representative will review your case to confirm your eligibility, and to assess whether your data may be recoverable by
remote recovery services or whether you will need to send your device to SRS for in-lab servicing.
Rescue™ General Terms
These Rescue™ General Terms together with the Rescue™ FAQ’s make up the Rescue™ Program Terms. By submitting a case under the
Rescue™ program (“Program”) you agree to be bound by the Program Terms, including these General Terms and the FAQ
Communications.
All communications relating to your request will be available on our web site in your account and sent via e-mail to the address you
provide to us unless you request, in writing, to receive such communications via regular mail.
Personal Data.
You must provide true, accurate and complete information about yourself as prompted by the request form, including, without
limitation, your name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number, as applicable (collectively, “Personal Data”). You must
maintain and promptly update your Personal Data. You acknowledge that we may send you important information and notices
regarding your requests by e-mail and that we shall have no liability associated with or arising from your failure to maintain accurate
Personal Data.
(a) Seagate Technology LLC, with offices at 3101 Jay Street, Suite 110, Santa Clara, California 95054;
(b) Seagate Technology Canada Inc., with offices at 2421 Bristol Circle, Suite A100, Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6H 5S9;
and/or
(c) Seagate Technology (Netherlands) B.V., with offices at Koolhovenlaan 1, 1119 PA, Schiphol-Rijk, The Netherlands.
The South Korean KC Certification Mark means the drives comply with paragraph 1 of Article 11 of the Electromagnetic Compatibility
control Regulation and meet the Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Framework requirements of the Radio Research Agency (RRA)
Communications Commission, Republic of Korea.These drives have been tested and comply with the Electromagnetic Interference/
Electromagnetic Susceptibility (EMI/EMS) for Class B products. Drives are tested in a representative, end-user system by a Korean-
recognized lab.
̛ࣗط ߇ࡈیΰח
Drives with the Taiwanese certification mark comply with Chinese National Standard, CNS13438.
For compliance with the Taiwan Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection’s (BSMI) requirements,
See Section 2.13.3 on page 23 .
If necessary, users should consult a dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for additional suggestions. Users may find
helpful the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission: How to Identify and Resolve Radio-Television
Interference Problems. This booklet is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,
DC 20402. Refer to publication number 004-000-00345-4.
Seagate drives are designed to be compliant with the European Union RoHS "Recast" Directive 2011/65/EU (RoHS 2) as amended by
Directive (EU) 2015/863. The RoHS2 restricts the use of certain hazardous substances such as Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Hexavalent
Chromium, Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE), BisBis(2-Ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP),
Benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and Diisobutyl phthalate (DIBP) in electrical and electronic equipment (EEE).
The European Union REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals) Regulation (EC) 1907/2006
regulates chemicals shipped into and used in Europe. A number of parts and materials in Seagate products are procured from
external suppliers. We rely on the representations of our suppliers regarding the presence of REACH substances in these articles and
materials. Our supplier contracts require compliance with our chemical substance restrictions, and our suppliers document their
compliance with our requirements by providing full-disclosure material content declarations that disclose inclusion of any REACH-
regulated substance in such articles or materials. Product-specific REACH declarations are available upon request through your
Seagate Sales Representative.
China RoHS 2 refers to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Order No. 32, effective July 1, 2016, titled
Management Methods for the Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Products. To
20 comply with China RoHS 2, Seagate determines this product's Environmental Protection Use Period (EPUP) to be 20
years in accordance with the Marking for the Restricted Use of Hazardous Substances in Electronic and Electrical Products,
SJT 11364-2014.
Table 7 China - Hazardous Substances
有害物质
部件名称 Hazardous Substances
Part Name 铅 汞 镉 六价铬 多溴联苯 多溴二苯醚
(Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr+6) (PBB) (PBDE)
硬盘驱动器 X O O O O O
HDD
印刷电路板组装 X O O O O O
PCBA
設備名稱:硬盤設備,型號:僅適用于內部使用
Equipment Name: Hard Disk Device, Type Designation: Internal Use Only
限用物質及其化學符號
Restricted Substance and its chemical symbol
單元
Unit 鉛 汞 鎘 六價鉻 多溴聯苯 多溴二苯醚
(Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr+6) (PBB) (PBDE)
硬盤驅動器 — O O O O O
HDD
印刷電路板组装 — O O O O O
PCBA
備考 1. "O" 係指該项限用物質之百分比含量未超出百分比含量基準值。
Note 1. "O" indicates that the percentage content of the restricted substance
does not exceed the percentage of reference value of presence.
備考 2. "—" 係指該项限用物質為排除項目。
Note 2. "—" indicates that the restricted substance corresponds to the exemption.
Users should use caution exposing any electronic components to uncontrolled chemical pollutants and corrosive chemicals as
electronic drive component reliability can be affected by the installation environment. The silver, copper, nickel and gold films used
in hard disk drives are especially sensitive to the presence of sulfide, chloride, and nitrate contaminants. Sulfur is found to be the
most damaging. Materials used in cabinet fabrication, such as vulcanized rubber, that can outgas corrosive compounds should be
minimized or eliminated. The useful life of any electronic equipment may be extended by replacing materials near circuitry with
sulfide-free alternatives.
Seagate recommends that data centers be kept clean by monitoring and controlling the dust and gaseous contamination. Gaseous
contamination should be within ANSI/ISA S71.04-2013 G2 classification levels (as measured on copper and silver coupons), and dust
contamination to ISO 14644-1 Class 8 standards, and MTBF rated conditions as defined in the Annualized Failure Rate (AFR) and
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) section.
The remaining warranty for a particular drive can be determined by calling Seagate Customer Service at 1-800-468-3472. Users can
also determine remaining warranty using the Seagate web site (www.seagate.com). The drive serial number is required to determine
remaining warranty information.
Shipping
When transporting or shipping a drive, use only a Seagate-approved container. Keep the original box. Seagate approved containers
are easily identified by the Seagate Approved Package label. Shipping a drive in a non-approved container voids the drive warranty.
Seagate repair centers may refuse receipt of components improperly packaged or obviously damaged in transit. Contact the
authorized Seagate distributor to purchase additional boxes. Seagate recommends shipping by an air-ride carrier experienced in
handling computer equipment.
Storage
Maximum storage periods are 180 days within original unopened Seagate shipping package or 60 days unpackaged within the
defined non-operating limits (refer to environmental section in this manual). Storage can be extended to 1 year packaged or
unpackaged under optimal environmental conditions (25°C, <40% relative humidity non-condensing, and non-corrosive
environment). During any storage period the drive non-operational temperature, humidity, wet bulb, atmospheric conditions, shock,
vibration, magnetic and electrical field specifications should be followed.
Seagate customer service centers are the only facilities authorized to service Seagate drives. Seagate does not sanction any third-
party repair facilities. Any unauthorized repair or tampering with the factory seal voids the warranty.
For direct backplane connection, the drive connectors are inserted directly into the host
receptacle. The drive and the host receptacle incorporate features that enable the direct
connection to be hot pluggable and blind mateable.
For installations which require cables, users can connect the drive as illustrated in Figure 3.
Figure 3. Attaching SATA cabling
Each cable is keyed to ensure correct orientation. IronWolf Pro Serial ATA drives support latching SATA connectors.
4X 6-32 UNC 2B
3 MIN THREAD DEPTH
.1 MAX FASTENER PENETRATION
MOUNTING HOLES BOTH SIDES.
MAX TORQUE 6 IN/LBS
2X 4.000±.010
5.787 MAX
146.99 MM
2X 1.750±.010
2X 1.638±.010
2X 1.625±.010
CL OF CONN
1.432±.019 2
2X 1.122±.010
.128±.010 .814±.020 2
CL OF DRIVE Y .250±.010 Y
3.750±.010 Z
6X 6-32 UNC 2B
4.000±.010 3 MIN THREAD DEPTH
.1 MAX FASTENER PENETRATION
MOUNTING HOLES BOTH SIDES.
MAX TORQUE 6 IN/LBS
CL OF DRIVE
.138±.015 2 Z
2.000
TEMPERATURE
1.028 MAX
CHECKPOINT 60°C MAX
26.11 MM
Note The image is for mechanical dimension reference only and may not represent the actual drive.
0.14
Note The image is for mechanical dimension reference only and may not represent the actual drive.
For detailed information about the Serial ATA interface, refer to the “Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment” specification.
The drive motor must come to a complete stop (Ready to spindle stop time indicated in Section 2.3)
Caution
prior to changing the plane of operation. This time is required to insure data integrity.
Notes:
1. All pins are in a single row, with a 1.27mm (0.050”) pitch.
2. The comments on the mating sequence apply to the case of backplane blindmate connector only. In this case, the mating sequences are:
• the ground pins P4 and P12.
• the pre-charge power pins and the other ground pins.
• the signal pins and the rest of the power pins.
3. There are three power pins for each voltage. One pin from each voltage is used for pre-charge when installed in a blind-mate backplane config-
uration.
4. All used voltage pins (Vx) must be terminated.
Seagate IronWolf Pro v6 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G 28
4.3 Supported ATA commands
The following table lists Serial ATA standard commands that the drive supports. For a detailed description of the ATA commands,
refer to the Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment specification. See “S.M.A.R.T. commands” on page 35.for details and
subcommands used in the S.M.A.R.T. implementation.
Table 10 Supported ATA commands
The Identify Device command (command code ECH) transfers information about the drive to the host following power up. The data is
organized as a single 512-byte block of data, whose contents are shown in Table 10 on page 29. All reserved bits or words should be
set to zero. Parameters listed with an “x” are drive-specific or vary with the state of the drive. See Section 2.0 on page 6 for default
parameter settings.
The following commands contain drive-specific features that may not be included in the Serial ATA specification.
Note See the bit descriptions below for words 63, 84, and 88 of the Identify Drive data.
This command controls the implementation of various features that the drive supports. When the drive receives this command, it
sets BSY, checks the contents of the Features register, clears BSY and generates an interrupt. If the value in the register does not
represent a feature that the drive supports, the command is aborted. Power-on default has the read look-ahead and write caching
features enabled. The acceptable values for the Features register are defined as follows
Note At power-on, or after a hardware or software reset, the default values of the features are as indicated above.
S.M.A.R.T. provides near-term failure prediction for disk drives. When S.M.A.R.T. is enabled, the drive monitors predetermined drive
attributes that are susceptible to degradation over time. If self-monitoring determines that a failure is likely, S.M.A.R.T. makes a status
report available to the host. Not all failures are predictable. S.M.A.R.T. predictability is limited to the attributes the drive can monitor.
For more information on S.M.A.R.T. commands and implementation, see the Draft ATA-5 Standard.
SeaTools diagnostic software activates a built-in drive self-test (DST S.M.A.R.T. command for D4H) that eliminates unnecessary drive
returns. The diagnostic software ships with all new drives and is also available at:
http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/seatools/.
This drive is shipped with S.M.A.R.T. features disabled. Users must have a recent BIOS or software package that supports S.M.A.R.T. to
enable this feature. The table below shows the S.M.A.R.T. command codes that the drive uses.