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The Package
The Seagate 500GB Barracuda 7200.9 SATA hard drive came in a semi-rigid plastic box to protect it against shock and electrostatic charges.
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Inside the box is the focus of this review - the Seagate 500GB Barracuda 7200.9 SATA hard drive!
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We will examine this drive in detail soon enough, but let's go through its specifications first.
Specifications
Model |
• ST3500641AS |
Formatted Capacity |
• 500 GB |
Guaranteed Sectors |
• 976,773,168 |
Bytes Per Sector |
• 512 bytes |
Sectors Per Track |
• 63 |
Cylinders |
• 16,383 |
Read/Write Heads |
• 16 |
Recording Method |
• 16/17 EPRML |
Interleave |
• 1 : 1 |
Spindle Speed |
• 7,200 RPM |
Cache Buffer |
• 16 MB SDRAM |
Average Latency |
• 4.16 msec. |
Maximum Internal Data Transfer Rate |
• 100 MB/s |
Maximum I/O Transfer Rate |
• 300 MB/s |
Average Seek |
• 11.0 msec. |
Average Latency |
• 4.16 msec. |
Interface |
• Serial ATA 3Gb/s |
Supported SATA Data Transfer Mode |
• 300 Gbits/s |
SATA II Hotplug Capability |
• Yes |
Maximum Height |
• 26.1 mm |
Maximum Width |
• 101.6 mm |
Maximum Length |
• 146.99 mm |
Maximum Weight |
• 690 g |
Power Requirements |
• +12V DC |
Voltage Tolerance |
• 12V ± 10 % |
Seek Power (Typical) |
• 12.6 W |
Operating Power (Typical) |
• 13.0 W |
Idle Mode (Typical) |
• 7.4 W |
Ambient Temperature |
• 0 °C to 60 °C
(Operating) |
Maximum Operating
Shock |
• 63 G |
Maximum Non-Operating
Shock |
• 350 G |
Idle Drive Acoustics |
• 2.8 bels (Typical) |
Seek Drive Acoustics |
• 3.2 bels (Typical) |
Performance Seek Drive Acoustics |
• 3.7 bels (Typical) |
Contact Start-Stop Cycles |
• 50,000 Cycles |
Non-Recoverable Read Errors |
• 1 error per 1014 bits read |
Service Life |
• 5 Years |
Warranty |
• 5 Years Limited Warranty |
