Seagate Hard Drive ST500LM030 500GB BarraCuda SATA 6Gb-s 128MB Cache 2.5″ 7mm Bare

• 1000 Gs non-operating shock and 400 Gs of operating shock.

• 128MB buffer.

• 5400-RPM spindle speed.

• Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.

• High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 6Gb/s).

• MTC TechnologyTM, proprietary data flow management

• Native Command Queuing (NCQ) with command ordering.

• Perpendicular recording technology.

• Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor.

• SeaToolsTM diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.

• State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.

• Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.

• Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.

• Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive.
Formatted capacity
500GB
Guaranteed sectors
976,773,168
Heads
2
Disks
1
Bytes per sector
512 (logical) / 4096 (physical)
Recording density
2276 Kb/in
Track density
580 Ktracks/in avg
Areal density
1320 Gb/in² avg
Spindle speed
5400 RPM
Maximum sustained data rate, OD read
140 MB/s
Interface
SATA 6Gb/s
ATA data-transfer modes supported
PIO modes 0-4
Multiword DMA modes 0-2
Ultra DMA modes 0-6
Cache buffer
128 MB
Average latency
5.6 ms
Startup current, Max (+5V)
1.0 A
Voltage tolerance (including noise)
5V +/- 5%
Non-Operating (Ambient ^oC)
-40^o to 70^o
Operating ambient temperature (min ^oC)
0^o
Operating temperature (drive case max ^oC)
60^o
Temperature gradient
20^oC per hour max (operating)
35^oC per hour max (non-operating)