Seagate Exos X18 SAS Product Manual, Rev. D
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General description
3.6
Programmable drive capacity
Using the Mode Select command, the drive can change its capacity to something less than maximum. See the Mode Select (6) parameter list table
in the
SAS Interface Manual
, part number 100293071. A value of zero in the Number of Blocks field indicates that the drive will not change the
capacity it is currently formatted to have. A number other than zero and less than the maximum number of LBAs in the Number of Blocks field
changes the total drive capacity to the value in the Number of Blocks field. A value greater than the maximum number of LBAs is rounded down to
the maximum capacity.
3.7
Factory-installed options
Users may order the following items which are incorporated at the manufacturing facility during production or packaged before shipping. Some
of the options available are (not an exhaustive list of possible options):
• Other capacities can be ordered depending on sparing scheme and sector size requested.
• Single-unit shipping pack. The drive is normally shipped in bulk packaging to provide maximum protection against transit damage. Units
shipped individually require additional protection as provided by the single unit shipping pack. Users planning single unit distribution should
specify this option.
• The
Safety and Regulatory Agency Specifications
, part number 75789512, is usually included with each standard OEM drive shipped, but extra
copies may be ordered.
