The Barracuda!

Here's a look at the top plate of the 500GB Barracuda 7200.9 hard drive. The top plate is adorned with a single long label, listing its capacity, model number, serial number and firmware revision.

Note : The label was misprinted as 7200.8. It's really 7200.9.

If it wasn't for the label, you wouldn't even know it harbours a massive capacity of 500GB! As you can also see on the label, this hard drive was manufactured in Singapore.

In addition, the label lists the technical support numbers of several countries around the world. In fact, it's long enough for Seagate to actually include a short installation guide!

The underside is bare, except for a small PCB. We will examine that PCB in the next page.

Here are the right and left views of the Barracuda 7200.9 hard drive.

Right View

Left View

Nothing much in the front, except for a small label.

Front View

The back of the hard drive sports the SATA connectors as well as the jumper block.

Rear View

Now, let's take an in-depth look at the drive and its various features and components!