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Pipeline FAQs

See our most frequently asked questions about Pipeline internal hard drives.

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Where can I find drivers for my SATA drive?

Find out where to find drivers for SATA drives.

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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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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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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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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

 
Capacity 2TB 1TB 500GB 320GB 250GB 160GB 1.5TB
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Form Factor 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5" 3.5"
Interface Options SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s
Performance              
Spindle Speed (RPM) 5900 5900 5900 5900 5900 5900 5900
Cache (MB) 64 16, 64, 8 8, 16 8 8 8 64
Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s)   600         300
Sustained Data Rate OD 144MB/s 159MB/s         144MB/s
Average Latency (ms) 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1   5.1 5.1
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
Annualised Failure Rate (AFR) 0.55% 0.55% 0.62%, 0.55% 0.55%, 0.62% 0.55% 0.62%, 0.55% 0.55%
Power Management              
Seek, Typical Operating (W) 4.5 4.5          
Idling, Typical Operating (W)   0.145 4.28 3.03   3.03  
Environmental              
Temperature              
Operating 0° to 75°C 0° to 75°C         0° to 75°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
Shock              
Operating: Gs (ms) 80 (2ms) 80 (2ms) 70 (2ms) 70 (2ms)   70 (2ms) 80 (2ms)
Non-operating: Gs (ms) 300 (2ms) 350 (2ms) 300 (2ms) 350 (2ms)   350 (2ms) 300 (2ms)
Acoustics (bels - sound power)              
Idling 2.0 1.9 2.1 1.9   1.9 2.0
Operating 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.3   2.3 2.2
Physical              
Height (in/mm) 1.028/26.1 1.028/26.1, 0.795/20.20 1.028/26.1, 0.795/20.20 0.798/20.20, 0.795/20.20 0.798/20.20 0.795/20.20 1.028/26.1
Width (in/mm) 4.0/101.6 4.010/101.85, 4.0/101.6, 4.000/101.6 4.000/101.60, 4.010/101.85 4.010/101.85, 4.0/101.60 4.010/101.85 4.000/101.60, 4.010/101.85 4.0/101.6
Length (in/mm) 5.78/147.00 5.787/146.99, 5.78/147.00 5.7 /146.99, 5.787/146.99 5.787/146.99 5.787/146.99 5.787/146.99 5.78/147.00
Weight (lbs/g) 1.39/635 1.356/615, 0.915/415 1.261/572, 0.926/420 0.926/420, 0.915/415 0.871/395 0.915/415, 0.871/395 1.39/635
Model Number Capacity Interface Spindle Speed (RPM) Cache (MB) Maximum Operating Shock Storage Type Length Width Height Typical Weight AFR Average Operating Power
ST2000VM002 2TB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 64MB 80Gs   147.00mm 101.6mm 26.1mm 635g 0.55%  
ST1000VM002 1TB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 64MB 80Gs   147.00mm 101.6mm 20.20mm 415g 0.55% 0.145W
ST31000322CS 1TB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 8MB     146.99mm 101.6mm 26.1mm 615g 0.55%  
ST31000424CS 1TB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 16MB     146.99mm 101.85mm 26.1mm 615g 0.55%  
ST3500312CS 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 8MB     146.99mm 101.85mm 20.20mm 420g 0.55%  
ST3500321CS 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 8MB 70Gs   146.99mm 101.60mm 26.1mm 572g 0.62% 5.026W
ST3500414CS 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 16MB     146.99mm 101.85mm 20.20mm 420g 0.55%  
ST3320310CS 320GB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 8MB 70Gs   146.99mm 101.60mm 20.20mm 415g 0.62% 4.711W
ST3320311CS 320GB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 8MB     146.99mm 101.85mm 20.20mm 420g 0.55%  
ST3250312CS 250GB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 8MB     146.99mm 101.85mm 20.20mm 395g 0.55%  
ST3160310CS 160GB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 8MB 70Gs   146.99mm 101.60mm 20.20mm 415g 0.62% 4.711W
ST3160316CS 160GB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 8MB     146.99mm 101.85mm 20.20mm 395g 0.55%  
ST1500VM002 1.5TB SATA 3Gb/s 5900RPM 64MB 80Gs   147.00mm 101.6mm 26.1mm 635g 0.55% 4.5W