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DB35 Series 7200.2 Product Manual, Rev. C 1
1.0 Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate
®
DB35
Series 7200.2 model drives:
• ST3500841ACE
• ST3400833ACE
• ST3300822ACE
• ST3250824ACE
• ST3200827ACE
• ST3160212ACE
• ST3120213ACE
• ST3802110ACE
These drives provide the following key features:
• Minimal acoustics for consumer storage usage profile.
• Bedroom quiet performance.
• Optimized power for consumer storage devices.
• Spinup current limited to a maximum of 2 amps.
• 7,200-RPM spindle speed
• 8-Mbyte buffer: ST3500841ACE, ST3400833ACE, ST3300822ACE, ST3250824ACE, and ST3200827ACE.
• 2-Mbyte buffer: ST3160212ACE, ST3120213ACE, and ST3802110ACE.
• High instantaneous (burst) data transfer rates (up to 100 Mbytes per second) using Ultra DMA mode 5.
• Tunneling Giant magnetoresistive (TGMR) recording heads and EPRML technology, which provide the
drives with increased areal density.
• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
• 350 Gs nonoperating shock.
• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
• Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.
• Support for autodetection of master/slave drives that use cable select (CSEL).
• SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
• The 3D Defense System™, which includes Drive Defense, Data Defense, and Diagnostic Defense, offers
the industry’s most comprehensive protection for disc drives.