Seagate ST8000VX002, Product Manual

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Seagate SkyHawk Product Manual, Rev. A 8
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 Table 1 are for quick reference.
For details on specification measurement or definition, refer to the appropriate section of this manual.
Standard models Standard models
ST8000VX002 ST8000VX008
ST6000VX011 ST6000VX010
ST4000VX005 ST4000VX013
ST3000VX017 ST3000VX016
ST2000VX012 ST2000VX015
Table 1 Drive specifications summary
Drive Specification*
ST8000VX002,
ST8000VX008
ST6000VX010,
ST6000VX011
ST4000VX005,
ST4000VX013
ST3000VX016,
ST3000VX017
ST2000VX012,
ST2000VX015
Formatted capacity
(512 bytes/sector)**
8000GB (8TB) 6000GB (6TB) 4000GB (4TB) 3000GB (3TB) 2000GB (2TB)
Guaranteed sectors 15,628,053,168 11,721,045,168 7,814,037,168 5,860,533,168 3,907,029,168
Heads 8 4 2
Disks 4 2 1
Bytes per sector
(emulated at 512-byte sectors)
4096 (physical)
Default sectors per track 63
Default read/write heads 16
Default cylinders 16,383
Recording density 2197 kB/in
Track density (avg) 540 ktracks/in
Areal density (avg) 1186 Gb/in
2
900 Gb/in
2
1186 Gb/in
2
900 Gb/in
2
1186 Gb/in
2
SATA interface transfer rate 600 MB/s
Maximum data transfer rate 180 MB/s
ATA data-transfer modes supported
PIO modes: 0 to 4
Multiword DMA modes: 0 to 2
Ultra DMA modes 0 to 6
Cache buffer 256MB
Height 26.1mm / 1.028 in (max) 20.20mm / 0.795 in (max)
Width 101.6mm (± 0.25) / 4.0 in (± 0.010)
Length 146.99mm / 5.787 in (max)
Weight (typical) 630g / 1.389 lb 610g / 1.345 lb 490g / 1.08 lb 415g / 0.915 lb
Average latency 6.0 ms
Power-on to ready (typ) 15.0s 10.0s 8.0s
Standby to ready (typ) 15.0s 10.0s 8.0s
Startup current (typical) 12V 1.8A 1.1A
Voltage tolerance (including noise)
5V ±5%
12V ±10%
Non-Operating (Ambient °C) –40° to 70°