Seagate SkyHawk Product Manual, Rev. A
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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
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°
