Datasheet
Table Of Contents
- 1.0 Introduction 1
- 2.0 Drive specifications 3
- 2.1 Formatted capacity 8
- 2.2 Default logical geometry 8
- 2.3 Recording and interface technology 8
- 2.4 Physical characteristics 9
- 2.5 Access time 9
- 2.6 Start/stop times 9
- 2.7 Power specifications 10
- 2.8 Environmental specifications 14
- 2.9 Acoustics 16
- 2.10 Electromagnetic immunity 16
- 2.11 Reliability 17
- 2.12 Agency certification 17
- 2.13 Environmental protection 19
- 2.14 Corrosive environment 19
- 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive 21
- 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface 25
- 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 35
- Figure 1. Serial ATA connectors 22
- Figure 2. Attaching SATA cabling 22
- Figure 3. Mounting dimensions (2.0, 1.5 and 1.0 TB models) 23
- Figure 4. Mounting dimensions (500 GB models) 24
- 1.0 Introduction
- 2.0 Drive specifications
- 2.1 Formatted capacity
- 2.2 Default logical geometry
- 2.3 Recording and interface technology
- 2.4 Physical characteristics
- 2.5 Access time
- 2.6 Start/stop times
- 2.7 Power specifications
- 2.8 Environmental specifications
- 2.9 Acoustics
- 2.10 Electromagnetic immunity
- 2.11 Reliability
- 2.12 Agency certification
- 2.13 Environmental protection
- 2.14 Corrosive environment
- 3.0 Configuring and mounting the drive
- 4.0 Serial ATA (SATA) interface
- 5.0 Seagate Technology support services
- Index

16 Barracuda LP Series SATA Product Manual, Rev. B
2.9 Acoustics
Drive acoustics are measured as overall A-weighted acoustic sound power levels (no pure tones). All mea-
surements are consistent with ISO document 7779. Sound power measurements are taken under essentially
free-field conditions over a reflecting plane. For all tests, the drive is oriented with the cover facing upward.
Note. Fo
r seek mode tests, the drive is placed in seek mode only. The number of seeks per second is defined
by the following equation:
(Number of seeks per second = 0.4 / (average latency + average access time)
Table 4: Drive A-weighted Sound Power Levels (SWL, BA)
Idle
[1]
Seek profile
2TB and 1.5TB model
2.5 bels (typ)
2.6 bels (max)
2.6 bels (typ)
2.8 bels (max)
1TB and 500GB model
1.9 bels (typ)
2.1 bels (max)
2.0 bels (typ)
2.2 bels (max)
[1] 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.
2.9.1 Test for Prominent Discrete Tones (PDTs)
Seagate follows the ECMA-74 standards for measurement an
d identification of PDTs. An exception to this
process is the use of the absolute threshold of hearing. Seagate uses this threshold curve (originated in ISO
389-7) to discern tone audibility and to compensate for the inaudible components of sound prior to computation
of tone ratios according to Annex D of the ECMA-74 standards.
2.10 Electromagnetic immunity
When properly installed in a representative host system, the drive operates without errors or degradation in
performance when subjected to the radio frequency (RF) environments defined in the following table:
Table 5: Radio frequency environments
Test Description Performance level Reference standard
Electrostatic
discharge
Contact, HCP, VCP: ± 4
kV; Air: ± 8 kV B EN 61000-4-2: 95
Radiated RF
immunity
80 to 1,000 MHz, 3 V/m,
80% AM with 1 kHz sine
900 MHz, 3 V/m, 50% pulse modulation @ 200 Hz
A EN 61000-4-3: 96
ENV 50204: 95
Electrical fast
transient
± 1 kV on AC mains, ± 0.5 kV on external I/O B EN 61000-4-4: 95
Surge immunity ± 1 kV differential, ± 2 kV common, AC mains B EN 61000-4-5: 95
Conducted RF
immunity
150 kHz to 80 MHz, 3 Vrms, 80% AM with 1 kHz sine A EN 61000-4-6: 97
Voltage dips,
interrupts
0% open, 5 seconds
0% short, 5 seconds
40%, 0.10 seconds
70%, 0.01 seconds
C
C
C
B
EN 61000-4-11: 94