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DB35 FAQs

Find answers to the most frequently asked questions for the DB35 internal drives.

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Top Articles

Where can I find drivers for my SATA drive?

Find out where to find drivers for SATA drives.

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Firmware Updates

Seagate products are run by firmware. Having the latest firmware can improve the performance and/or reliability of your product.

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How do I Low-Level Format a SATA or ATA (IDE) Hard Drive?

Find out how to format your hard drive.

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The BIOS does not detect or recognise the ATA/SATA hard drive

There are six main reasons why a system BIOS will not detect the presence of an internal hard drive.

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How To's

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Utilities

Utilities

  • DiscWizard

    Seagate DiscWizard works with Maxtor and Seagate disc drives. The software lets you install your new disc drive quickly, with wizards that guide you through the processes of creating and formatting partitions on your disc drive, transferring and backing up your data. Learn more

  • MaxBlast 5

    MaxBlast works with Maxtor disc drives only. The software lets you install your new disc drive quickly, with wizards that guide you through the processes of creating and formatting partitions on your disc drive, transferring and backing up your data. Learn more

  • SCSIMax

    SCSIMax is a diagnostic utility for all Maxtor/Quantum® SCSI hard disc drives supporting Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (SMART. This test will determine hard drive integrity in a short period of time, with a high degree of confidence. Learn more

  • SeaTools for DOS

    The quick diagnostic tool that checks the health of your drive. Learn more

Specifications

 
Generation DB35.1 DB 35.2 DB35.3 DB35.4
Capacity 400GB 300GB 250GB 500GB 400GB 300GB 250GB 200GB 160GB 120GB 80GB 750GB 500GB 400GB 320GB 300GB 250GB 250GB
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Form Factor 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5"
Interface Options SATA, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE ATA/IDE, SATA ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s
Performance                                    
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200
Cache (MB) 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2 2 2 16, 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s)       100, 300 300, 100 300, 100 100, 300 100 300, 100 300, 100 300, 100 300, 100 300, 100 300, 100 300, 100 300, 100 100, 300  
Sustained Data Rate OD                       78 72 72Mb/s 72 72 72  
Average Latency (ms) 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16 4.16
Reliability/Data Integrity                                    
Non-recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read       1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014  
Annualised Failure Rate (AFR) 0.34% 0.34% 0.34% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.70% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68% 0.68%
Power Management                                    
Seek, Typical Operating (W)       12.60 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.60 12.60 9.40, 8.20 9.40, 8.20 9.40, 8.20 9.40, 8.20 9.40, 8.20 8.20, 9.40  
Idling, Typical Operating (W)       8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 8.00 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30 9.30  
Environmental                                    
Temperature                                    
Operating       0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C 0° to 60°C  
Non-operating       -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C -40° to 70°C  
Shock                                    
Operating: Gs (ms)       63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms) 63 (2ms)  
Non-operating: Gs (ms)       300 (2ms) 300 (2ms) 300 (2ms) 350 (2ms) 350 (2ms) 350 (2ms) 350 (2ms) 350 (2ms) 300 (2ms) 300 (2ms) 300 (2ms) 350 (2ms) 350 (2ms) 350 (2ms)  
Acoustics (bels - sound power)                                    
Idling       2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.5  
Operating       2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 3.0 3.0, 2.9 2.9, 2.8 2.9, 2.8 2.8, 2.7 2.7, 2.8  
Physical                                    
Height (in/mm) (maximum) 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1