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.
Inside the box is the focus of this review - the Seagate 500GB Barracuda 7200.9 SATA hard drive!
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 |