Seagate ST980210AS Computer Drive User Manual


 
LD25 Series 5400.2 Product Manual, Rev. C
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1.0 Introduction
This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate
®
LD25
Series 5400.2 drives:
Parallel ATA (PATA) Serial ATA (SATA)
ST980210A ST980210AS
ST960210A ST960210AS
ST940210A ST940210AS
ST920210AS
Seagate LD25 Series 5400.2 drives are 2.5-inch form factor products designed for non-notebook PC applica-
tions such as:
Consumer electronics (gaming, small personal video recorders (PVRs) and digital video recorders (DVRs)
Ultra-small desktop PCs
Internet appliances
Printers, copiers, and other devices that may use disc drives for data storage
LD25 Series 5400.2 drives are quieter, lighter and use less power than 3.5-inch drives. They are ideal for appli-
cations requiring the form and fit of a notebook drive but without some of the design specifications required by
notebook drives such as high shock tolerance, high performance, and power management. LD25 Series drives
are not presently suited for notebook applications or other environments with high operating temperatures.
These drives provide the following key features:
5,400-RPM spindle speed
2-Mbyte buffer
High instantaneous (burst) data transfer rates
Perpendicular recording and Tunneling Magnetoresistive (TMR) recording heads
State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms
Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention
Quiet operation
•500 Gs nonoperating shock
The 3D Defense System™ (Drive Defense, Data Defense, and Diagnostic Defense) provides the industry’s
most comprehensive protection for disc drives
Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting
Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands