Barracuda Family

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Barracuda FAQs

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

Where can I find drivers for my SATA drive?

Find out where to find drivers for SATA drives.

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.

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

Find out how to format your hard drive.

Firmware Updates

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

Troubleshooting

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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

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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

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Desktop HDD Data Sheet (477 KB)
Desktop HDD Product Manual (239 KB)

Generation	Desktop HDD.15	7200.14							7200.12							7200.11							7200.10									7200.9									7200.8	7200.7
Capacity	4TB	3TB	2TB	1TB	750GB	320GB	250GB	1.5TB	1TB	750GB	500GB	320GB	250GB	160GB	80GB	1TB	750GB	640GB	500GB	320GB	160GB	1.5TB	750GB	500GB	400GB	320GB	300GB	250GB	200GB	160GB	80GB	500GB	400GB	300GB	250GB	200GB	160GB	120GB	80GB	40GB	100GB	250GB	200GB	160GB	120GB	80GB	40GB
Print	Show me: What is Different What is the Same
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"	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"	3.5"	3.5"	3.5"	3.5"	3.5"	3.5"		3.5"	3.5"	3.5"	3.5"
Interface Options	SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 6Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE	ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE	ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE	SATA 3Gb/s	ATA/IDE, SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s, ATA/IDE	ATA/IDE, SATA	SATA, ATA/IDE	ATA/IDE, SATA	SATA, ATA/IDE	SATA, ATA/IDE	SATA, ATA/IDE	ATA/IDE, SATA	SATA, ATA/IDE	ATA/IDE, SATA	ATA/IDE	ATA/IDE		SATA 1.5Gb/s	SATA 1.5Gb/s	SATA 1.5Gb/s	SATA 1.5Gb/s
Performance
Spindle Speed (RPM)					7200			7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200	7200
Cache (MB)	64	64	64	64	64	16	16	64	32	32	16	16	8	8	2	32	16, 32	32	32, 16	16	8	32	8, 16	8, 16	8, 16	16, 8	16, 8	16, 8	8	2, 8	8, 2	16	16	16	8	8	8, 2	2, 8	2, 8	2	2	16	2	8, 2	2, 8	8, 2	2, 8
Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s)	600	600	600	600	600	600	600	600						600																											100		100	100	100	100	100
Sustained Data Rate OD	180	210MB/s	210MB/s	210MB/s	210MB/s	125MB/s	125MB/s	210MB/s
Average Latency (ms)	5.10	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	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	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