Seagate SkyHawk Product Manual, Rev. B
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2.0 Drive Specifications
Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power. For
convenience, the phrases
the drive
and
this drive
are used throughout this manual to indicate the following drive models:
2.1
Specification summary tables
The specifications listed in
are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, refer to
the appropriate section of this manual.
ST8000VX0022
ST6000VX0023
ST4000VX007
ST3000VX010
ST2000VX008
ST1000VX005
Table 1
Drive specifications summary for 8TB and 6TB models
Drive Specification*
ST8000VX0022
ST6000VX0023
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)**
8000GB (8TB)
6000GB (6TB)
Guaranteed sectors
15,628,053,168
11,721,045,168
Heads
12
10
Disks
6
5
Bytes per sector
(4K physical emulated at 512-byte sectors)
4096
Default sectors per track
63
Default read/write heads
16
Default cylinders
16,383
Recording density (max)
2177KBPI
1984KBPI
Track density (avg)
370KTPI
Areal density (avg)
802Gb/in
2
732Gb/in
2
Internal data transfer rate (max)
1981Mb/s
Maximum sustained data rate, OD read (MB/s)
210MB/s
ATA data-transfer modes supported
PIO modes: 0 to 4
Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2
Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6
I/O data-transfer rate (max)
600MB/s
Cache buffer
256MB
Height (max)
26.1mm / 1.028 in
Width (max)
101.6mm / 4.010 in
Length (max)
146.99mm / 5.787 in
Weight (max)
780g / 1.72 lb
705g / 1.55 lb
Average latency
4.0ms
Average seek, read (typical)
Average seek, write (typical)
<8.5ms
<9.5ms
Startup current (typical) 12V
1.8A
Voltage tolerance (including noise)
5V: ±5%
12V: ±10%
Non-Operating (Ambient °C)
-40 to 70
Operating ambient temperature (min °C)
5
Operating temperature (drive case max °C)
70
†
Temperature gradient
20°C per hour max (operating)
30°C per hour max (nonoperating)
Relative humidity
5% to 90% (operating)
5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Relative humidity gradient (max)
30% per hour
