User Manual
Specifications 512e SAS
Capacity 8TB 6TB 4TB 2TB
Base Model ST8000NM0075 ST6000NM0095 ST4000NM0125 ST2000NM0135
PowerBalance
™
Model
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Seagate Secure
™
Model
1
ST8000NM0085 ST6000NM0195 ST4000NM0255 —
Seagate Secure SED-FIPS Model
1,2
ST8000NM0135 ST6000NM0285 ST4000NM0235 —
Features
Protection Information (T10 DIF) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Humidity Sensor Yes Yes Yes Yes
SuperParity Yes Yes Yes Yes
Low Halogen Yes Yes Yes Yes
PowerChoice
™
Technology
Yes Yes Yes Yes
PowerBalance
™
Technology
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Cache, Multisegmented (MB) 256 256 128 128
Advanced Write Caching (Internal NOR flash) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Reliability/Data Integrity
Vibration, Nonoperating: 10Hz to 500Hz
(Grms)
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MTBF 2,000,000hr 2,000,000hr 2,000,000hr 2,000,000hr
Reliability Rating @ Full 24×7 Operation
(AFR)
0.44% 0.44% 0.44% 0.44%
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read,
Max
1 sector per 10E15 1 sector per 10E15 1 sector per 10E15 1 sector per 10E15
Power-On Hours 8760 8760 8760 8760
Bytes per Sector 512, 520, 528 512, 520, 528 512, 520, 528 512, 520, 528
Warranty, Limited (years) 5 5 5 5
Performance
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200
Interface Access Speed (Gb/s) 12.0, 6.0, 3.0 12.0, 6.0, 3.0 12.0, 6.0, 3.0 12.0, 6.0, 3.0
Max Sustainable Transfer Rate 249MB/s 226MB/s 226MB/s 226MB/s
Average Latency (ms) 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16
Interface Ports Dual Dual Dual Dual
Rotational Vibration @ 1500Hz (rad/s²) 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5
Power Consumption
Idle Average (W) 8.5W 8.37W 6.52W 4.57W
Average Operating Power 12W 9.2W 7.74W 6.34W
Power Supply Requirements +12 V and +5 V +12 V and +5 V +12 V and +5 V +12 V and +5 V
Environmental/Temperature
Temperature, Operating (°C) 5°C – 60°C 5°C – 60°C 5°C – 60°C 5°C – 60°C
Shock, Operating Read/Write (Gs) 70/40Gs 70/40Gs 70/40Gs 70/40Gs
Shock, Nonoperating, 1ms/2ms (Gs) 150/250 150/250 150/300 150/300
Physical
Height (in/mm, max)
3
1.028in/26.11mm 1.028in/26.11mm 1.028in/26.11mm 1.028in/26.11mm
Width (in/mm, max)
3
4.010in/101.85mm 4.010in/101.85mm 4.010in/101.85mm 4.010in/101.85mm
Depth (in/mm, max)
3
5.787in/147.0mm 5.787in/147.0mm 5.787in/147.0mm 5.787in/147.0mm
Weight (g/lb) 780g/1.72lb 705g/1.55lb 680g/1.5lb 610g/1.34lb
Carton Unit Quantity 20 20 20 20
Cartons per Pallet/Cartons per Layer 40 / 8 40 / 8 40 / 8 40 / 8
1 Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) and FIPS 140-2 Validated drives are not available in all models or countries. May require TCG-compliant host or controller support.
2 FIPS 140-2 Level 2 Certification in process.
3 These base deck dimensions conform to the Small Form Factor Standard (SFF-8201) found at www.sffc ommittee.org. For connector-related dimensions, see SFF-8223.
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