Seagate ST9500421AS - Momentus 7200 FDE 500 GB Hard Drive driver and firmware
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Momentus Family Product Overview - Page 2
... laptops, entry-level laptops and external backup storage enclosures. The family is known for the innovative features and technology that Seagate builds into every launch of the Momentus line.
Specifications
Capacities (GB)1
640, 500, 320, 250, 160
Interface
SATA 3Gb/s
Cache (MB)
8 and 16
Spindle Speed (RPM) Feature Options
5400 and 7200
Self-Encrypting Drives, Self-Encrypting Drives...
Momentus FDE Data Sheet - Page 1
Data Sheet
Momentus® FDE Family
2.5-inch Self-Encrypting Drives with optional FIPS 140-2 certification*
500GB and 250GB • 7200 RPM and 5400 RPM • Up to 16MB cache • SATA 3Gb/s with NCQ
Key Advantages • FIPS 140-2 certification enables compliance for mandatory government
data protection and security regulations in the U.S. and Canada. • Hardware...
Momentus FDE Data Sheet - Page 2
... complexity by building encryption into the hard drive-where your data lives
No performance impact, because encryption takes place on the fly-no need to steal CPU cycles like software encryption does
Enables security management applications-even remotely-with exclusive Seagate Secure® technology protocols
The Importance of FIPS 140-2
Seagate Momentus FDE drives are now available with FIPS 140...
Can Your Computer Keep a Secret? - Page 2
... easily thwarted, no special skills needed. For example, the hard drive can simply be moved to another device with the BIOS lock turned off.
Operating System Password Very minimal protection
Hard Drive Password (using ATA) Minimal protection
Software-Based Full Drive Encryption Good protection
Next-Generation Encrypting Hard Drives Excellent protection
Access to general OS functions is denied...
Can Your Computer Keep a Secret? - Page 4
... Momentus® 5400 FDE.2 drive. Seagate is also heading up a standards-based initiative in conjunction with the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), which will, if successful, make encryption performed within hard drives ubiquitous. The initiative, run by the TCG Storage Workgroup, has wide industry participation, so the prospects are promising.
Full disk encryption performed within the hard drive...
Seagate Secure™ Technology Enables Robust Security Within the Hard Drive - Page 1
... users with the information and exercising robust and compliant data security measures. Among other safeguards, Seagate Secure technology delivers powerful disk encryption, scrambling data to prevent unauthorized access to hard drives in notebook computers, consumer electronics or other devices.
The Cost of Security Breaches News of security breaches frequently appears in national media, and...
Seagate Secure™ Technology Enables Robust Security Within the Hard Drive - Page 2
... measures. In addition, Seagate Secure technology provides a development platform for independent software vendors (ISVs) to create more robust applications that can manage security functions or interoperate with secure storage.
Hard drives provide the perfect infrastructure for data security:
• Secure computing environment. A hard drive's CPU, storage and firmware manage
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Seagate Secure™ Technology Enables Robust Security Within the Hard Drive - Page 3
... and a secure communication infrastructure.
• Independent data processing unit. Hard drives include powerful processors, high-speed memory and multiple data ports. Seagate Secure technology has very little, if any, impact on the overall performance and speed of drives or systems.
• Private code execution. Drive-level firmware runs in isolation from other system resources and cannot be...
Seagate Secure™ Technology Enables Robust Security Within the Hard Drive - Page 4
... command set specification, designed in collaboration with the standards bodies that define ATA and SCSI interfaces.
Secure Partitions
A 200-GB hard drive reserves roughly 200 MB for internal system memory. Seagate Secure technology uses this space to create secure partitions that are both logically and physically separated from the rest of the drive memory, with strong conditional access controls...
Princeton Attack on Software Encryption - Page 1
... encryption keys from key shards found in memory, but how to use error correction techniques to recover corrupted (faded) keys.
DRAM attacks to hardware-based full disk encryption (FDE) drives, the technology that powers the Seagate® Momentus® 5400 FDE.2 drives for laptop computers, are not possible, because the cryptographic key never leaves the hard drive. The key is not stored in DRAM...
Princeton Attack on Software Encryption - Page 2
... it to another system cuts off the power, locking the drive and erasing the encryption key from the drive's memory.
Full Disk Encryption Q&A
Note: Software encryption means that the encryption is implemented in software running on the computer. Hardware full disk encryption (FDE) means that the encryption is implemented in the processor hardware on the hard drive.
Q: What types of encryption are...
Princeton Attack on Software Encryption - Page 3
... some type of password protection upon resuming from standby has not been set up) copy all of the data to an external storage device.
Q: Is hardware FDE vulnerable to the DRAM freezing attack?
A: No. The drive memory and components on the Momentus 5400 FDE.2 drive are mounted in a way that would require a hacker to remove the drive's PCBA (printed circuit board assembly) and...
Drive Management and Data Security the Easy Way - Page 2
...'t see it, but make no mistake-the Momentus 7200 FDE laptop drive is best-in-class data security for storage that leaves your site/sight.
Seagate Secure technology includes advanced firmware that allows for pre-boot authentication in the form of biometrics, passwords or smart cards. In addition, the technology delivers secure erase, password hashing, password escrowing and many more features not...
Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA Product Manual - Page 8
...System requirements
The following hardware and software is required to use these drives.
Host system requirements: • Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (or later) when utilizing the Windows DriveTrust API. • System/BIOS that supports ATA Security commands.
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About Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA disc drives
Momentus® 7200 FDE.2 SATA drives contain DriveTrust technology providing Full...
Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA Product Manual - Page 25
... the computer.
• Do not touch the connector pins or the printed circuit board.
• Do not remove the factory-installed labels from the drive or cover them with additional labels. Removal voids the warranty. Some factory-installed labels contain information needed to service the drive. Other labels are used to seal out dirt and contamination.
Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA Product Manual...
Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA Product Manual - Page 28
... the same way as a non-FDE Momentus drive.
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Figure 5. Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA drive label example
To install the drive in the system: 1. Remove the drive from the packaging material. 2. Install the drive in the computer system. 3. Load any desired images and operating system to the drive. 4. Install other components and options. 5. Set the original Master Password to a new value (see Section...
Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA Product Manual - Page 29
... the user, turn the laptop power off (shut down) rather than putting it in sleep mode. The system will authenticate the user at powerup.
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Security Erase--ATA security commands
The Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA provides powerful features for cryptographically erasing the drive for disposal or repurposing. The drive uses the ATA Security Erase Prepare (F3) and ATA Security Erase (F4) commands...
Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA Product Manual - Page 45
... service technician to replace your hard drive.
5.2
System Compatibility using WIndows XP SP2
Seagate Product Assurance has tested Momentus drives in systems using ATA Security mode. Testing included multiple BIOS versions and the Windows XP SP2 Pro operating system. This testing was done to demonstrate compatibility with various hardware and software configurations.
5.2.1
BIOS versions...
Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA Product Manual - Page 48
...R1.00 V2.54 V3.01 V0210 V2.54 V6.00PG
BIOS Version 1.02 (79ET56WW) 1.04 (7BET44WW) 1.02 (7CET47WW) ...Windows XP Pro with service pack 2 (SP2). The system configurations listed below support the Trusted Send/Receive capabilities required for pre-boot and other SeaCOS (dcard) features. Refer to your DriveTrust software vendor for additional considerations.
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Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA Product Manual - Page 52
... to the ATA/ATAPI-7 specification and are constantly evolving to match the evolution of the ATA/ATAPI specifications. Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA drives should be expected to be largely compliant to the emerging ATA/ATAPI-8 specification.
Exceptions to the specifications for the Momentus 7200 FDE.2 SATA drives are listed in Section 4.0.
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