Video 2.5 HDD

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Video 2.5 HDD FAQs

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How to use an external drive without any special software

Many, even most, Seagate and Maxtor-brand external drives are sold with bundled backup and management software. However, in some cases it is not possible to use such software.

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  • 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

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  • SeaTools for DOS

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

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Specifications

 
Capacity 500GB 320GB 250GB
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Form Factor 2.5" 2.5" 2.5"
Interface Options SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s
Performance      
Cache (MB) 16 16 16
Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s) 300 300 300
Sustained Data Rate OD 100 100 100
Average Latency (ms) 5.6 5.6 5.6
Reliability/Data Integrity      
Non-recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read 1 in 1014 1 in 1014 1 in 1014
Annualised Failure Rate (AFR) 0.55% 0.55% 0.55%
Power Management      
Seek, Typical Operating (W) 1.5 1.5 1.5
Idling, Typical Operating (W) 0.66 0.66 0.66
Environmental      
Temperature      
Operating 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
Shock      
Operating: Gs (ms) 400 (2ms) 400 (2ms) 400 (2ms)
Non-operating: Gs (ms) 1000 (1ms) 1000 (1ms) 1000 (1ms)
Acoustics (bels - sound power)      
Idling 2.0 2.0 2.0
Operating 2.2 2.2 2.2
Physical      
Height (in/mm) (maximum) 0.276/7.0 0.276/7.0 0.276/7.0
Width (in/mm) (maximum) 2.76/70.10 2.76/70.10 2.76/70.10
Length (in/mm) (maximum) 3.959/100.55 3.959/100.55 3.959/100.55
Weight (lbs/g) 0.209/95 0.209/95 0.209/95
Model Number Capacity Interface Cache (MB) Hours of Video Supported
ST500VT000 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 16MB 38
ST320VT000 320GB SATA 3Gb/s 16MB 24
ST250VT000 250GB SATA 3Gb/s 16MB 19
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