Product ManualCheetah 15K.7 SAS100516226Rev. CSeptember 2010Standard modelsST3600057SSST3450857SSST3300657SSSelf-Encrypting Drive modelsST3600957SSST3
4 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C3.2 Compliance3.2.1 Electromagnetic complianceSeagate uses an independent laboratory to confirm compliance w
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 5Seagate also has internal systems in place to ensure ongoing compliance with the RoHS Directive and all laws
6 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C4.0 General descriptionCheetah 15K.7 drives provide high performance, high capacity data storage for a varie
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 74.1 Standard featuresCheetah 15K.7 drives have the following standard features:• 1.5 / 3 / 6 Gbit Serial Att
8 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. CNote. There is no significant performance difference between Self-Encrypting Drive and standard (non-Self-En
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 95.0 Performance characteristicsThis section provides detailed information concerning performance-related cha
10 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C5.2.2 Format command execution time (minutes)When changing sector sizes, the format times shown below may n
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 11If the drive receives a START STOP UNIT command with the START bit and IMMED bit equal to 1 and does not re
12 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C5.5.1 Caching write data Write caching is a write operation by the drive that makes use of a drive buffer s
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 136.0 Reliability specificationsThe following reliability specifications assume correct host and drive operat
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14 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C6.1.3 Seek errorsA seek error is defined as a failure of the drive to position the heads to the addressed t
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 156.2.4 S.M.A.R.T.S.M.A.R.T. is an acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology. This techno
16 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. CReporting controlReporting is controlled by the MRIE bits in the Informational Exceptions Control mode page
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 17can be used to set this trip point. The default value for this drive is 68°C, however, you can set it to an
18 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C• Motor will not spin• Motor will not lock to speed• Servo will not lock on track• Drive cannot read config
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 196.2.6.2.5 AbortThere are several ways to abort a diagnostic. You can use a SCSI Bus Reset or a Bus Device R
20 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C7.0 Physical/electrical specificationsThis section provides information relating to the physical and electr
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 21 Table 13: 600 GB DC power requirementsNotes3 Gbit mode 6 Gbit mode(Amps) (Amps) (Amps) (Amps)Voltage +5V +
22 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C Table 14: 450 GB DC power requirementsNotes3 Gbit mode 6 Gbit mode(Amps) (Amps) (Amps) (Amps)Voltage +5V
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 23 [1] Measured with average reading DC ammeter or equivalent sampling scope. Instantaneous +12V current pe
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C iContents1.0 Seagate Technology support services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C[6] Operating condition is defined as random 8 block reads at 375 I/Os per second for 600GB models, and 380
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 25 Figure 1. Typical 600GB current profilesFigure 2. Typical 450GB current profiles
26 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C Figure 3. Typical 300GB current profiles
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 277.3 Power dissipation 600GB modelTypical power dissipation under idle conditions in 6Gb operation is 11.62
28 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C450GB modelTypical power dissipation under idle conditions in 6Gb operation is 9.97 watts (34.02 BTUs per h
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 29300GB modelTypical power dissipation under idle conditions in 6Gb operation is 8.71 watts (29.72 BTUs per h
30 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Cb. Non-operating–40° to 158°F (–40° to 70°C) package ambient with a maximum gradient of 86°F (30°C) per hou
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 31Shock may be applied in the X, Y, or Z axis. Shock is not to be repeated more than once every 2 seconds.b.
32 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C ZYXZYX Figure 8. Recommended mounting7.4.4.2 Vibrationa. Operating—normalThe drive as installed for n
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 33The limits of non-operating vibration shall apply to all conditions of handling and transportation. This in
ii Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C7.4.1 Temperature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C7.4.9 Electromagnetic susceptibilitySee Section 3.1.1.1.7.5 Mechanical specificationsRefer to Figure 9 for
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 358.0 About FIPSThe Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-2, FIPS PUB 140-2, is a U.
36 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C9.0 About self-encrypting drivesSelf-encrypting drives (SEDs) offer encryption and security services for th
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 379.2.3 Default passwordWhen the drive is shipped from the factory, all passwords are set to the value of MSI
38 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C2. The download file must be signed and authenticated.3. As with a non-SED drive, the download file must pa
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 3910.0 Defect and error management Seagate continues to use innovative technologies to manage defects and err
40 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. CTable 16 equates the read and write retry count with the maximum possible recovery time for read and write
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 41[1] These values are subject to change. Setting these retry counts to a value below the default setting co
42 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. CWith BMS, the host system can consume less power and system overhead by only checking BMS status and result
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 4311.0 InstallationCheetah 15K.7 disk drive installation is a plug-and-play process. There are no jumpers, sw
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C iii12.4.7 Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. CIf forced air is determined to be necessary, possible air-flow patterns are shown in Figure 11. The air-flo
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 4512.0 Interface requirements This section partially describes the interface requirements as implemented on C
46 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C12.2 Dual port supportCheetah 15K.7 SAS drives have two independent ports. These ports may be connected in
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 47 TSD bit Y ETC bit N TMC bit N LP bit NLog Sense 4Dh Y Application Client Log page (0Fh) Y Buffer Over-ru
48 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. CMode Sense (10) (same pages as Mode Sense 1Ah) 5Ah YPrefetch 34h NRead 08h YRead Buffer (modes 0, 2, 3, Ah
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 49 [1] Cheetah 15K.7 drives can format to 512, 520, 524, or 528 bytes per logical block.[2] Warning. Power l
50 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C12.3.1 Inquiry data Table lists the Inquiry command data that the drive should return to the initiator per
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 5112.3.2 Mode Sense data The Mode Sense command provides a way for the drive to report its operating paramete
52 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C12.3.2.1 600GBmodel Mode Sense data MODE DATA HEADER: 01 6e 00 10 00 00 00 08 BLOCK DESCRIPTOR: 45 dd 2f
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 53CHG 9a 0a 00 03 ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff DEF 9c 0a 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01CHG 9c 0a 9d 0f ff ff ff
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54 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C12.3.2.2 450GB model Mode Sense dataMODE DATA HEADER: 01 76 00 10 00 00 00 08 BLOCK DESCRIPTOR: 34 65 f8
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 55 DEF 9c 0a 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 01CHG 9c 0a 9d 0f ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff DEF dc 01 00 0c 01 01 00
56 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C12.3.2.3 300GB model Mode Sense dataMODE DATA HEADER: 01 76 00 10 00 00 00 08 BLOCK DESCRIPTOR: 22 ec b2
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 57DEF 9a 0a 00 02 00 00 00 05 00 00 8c a0 CHG 9a 0a 00 03 ff ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 DEF 9c 0a 10 00 00 00 00
58 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C12.4.1 SAS physical interface Figure 12 shows the location of the SAS device connector J1. Figures 13 and 1
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 59 Figure 13. SAS connector dimensionsC OF DATUM BL5.081.27 (6X)1.27 (14X)15.8750.35MIN15.87533.43 0.05B4.
60 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. CFigure 14. SAS connector dimensions12.4.2 Physical characteristics This section defines physical interface
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 6112.4.4 Electrical description SAS drives use the device connector for:• DC power• SAS interface• Activity L
62 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C12.4.6 SAS transmitters and receiversA typical SAS differential copper transmitter and receiver pair is sho
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 63The Ready LED Out signal is designed to pull down the cathode of an LED. The anode is attached to the prope
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 11.0 Seagate Technology support servicesSEAGATE ONLINE SUPPORT and SERVICESFor information regarding products
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Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 65IndexNumerics12 voltpins 625 volt pins 626 Gbps 63Aabort task set function 45AC coupling 62AC pow
66 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Cdrive mounting 34, 44drive select 61dual port support 46Eelectricaldescription of connector 61sig
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 67Reporting actual retry count 57Segmented caching 57SMP = 1 in Mode Select command 57Synchronized (loc
68 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. Csecurity partitions 36Security Protocol In 36Security Protocol Out 36seek errordefined 14rate 13s
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2 Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C2.0 ScopeThis manual describes Seagate Technology® LLC, Cheetah® SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) disk drives.Chee
Cheetah 15K.7 SAS Product Manual, Rev. C 33.0 Standards, compliance and reference documentsThe drive has been developed as a system peripheral to the
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