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Poorly ventilated system cases can shorten the life of a hard drive
Ambient air temperatures of 95°F (35°C) or greater and poor ventilation from the smaller case designs of Shuttle boxes, LAN party boxes, racks, cabinets and drawers, can shorten the life of your hard disc.
Read MoreCan I physically install my drive sideways, upside down or vertically?
All Seagate and Maxtor-brand hard drives can be fitted sideways or upside down. As long as they are not moved during use and receive sufficient cooling, it is irrelevant in which direction they are mounted.
Read MoreHow can I troubleshoot time-out errors for SCSI drives?
Troubleshooting and Configuration Tips for SCSI Time Outs
Read MoreHow to Install and Troubleshoot Seagate SCSI Hard Drives
Find out how to install and troubleshoot SCSI hard drives.
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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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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
Specifications
| Generation | 15K.7 | 15K.6 | 15K.5 | 15K.4 | 15K.3 | |||||||
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| Capacity | 600GB | 450GB | 300GB | 146.8GB | 450GB | 300GB | 146GB | 300GB | 73.4GB | 146GB | 73.4GB | 18.4GB |
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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" |
| Interface Options | SAS 6Gb/s, Fibre Channel 4Gb/s | SAS 6Gb/s, Fibre Channel 4Gb/s | SAS 6Gb/s, Fibre Channel 4Gb/s, SCSI (Ultra 320) | SCSI (Ultra 320) | Fibre Channel 4Gb/s | SAS 3Gb/s, Fibre Channel 4Gb/s | Fibre Channel 4Gb/s, SAS 3Gb/s | Fibre Channel 4Gb/s, SCSI (Ultra 320) | Fibre Channel 4Gb/s, SAS 3Gb/s | Fibre Channel 2Gb/s, SAS 3Gb/s, SCSI (Ultra 320) | SAS 3Gb/s, SCSI (Ultra 320), Fibre Channel 4Gb/s, Fibre Channel 2Gb/s | Fibre Channel 4Gb/s |
| Performance | ||||||||||||
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 | 15000 |
| Cache (MB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8, 16 | |
| Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s) | 600, 400 | 600, 400 | 600, 400 | 400 | 300, 400 | 400, 300 | ||||||
| Sustained Data Rate OD | 171,000 | 171,000 | 171,000 | |||||||||
| Average Latency (ms) | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2, 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Reliability/Data Integrity | ||||||||||||
| Non-recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read | 1 in 1016 | 1 in 1016 | 1 in 1016 | 1 in 1016 | 1 in 1016 | 1 in 1016 | 15 in 10 | |||||
| Annualised Failure Rate (AFR) | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.55%, 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.62% | 0.62% | |
| Power Management | ||||||||||||
| Idling, Typical Operating (W) | 11.68, 11.61 | 10.10, 10.26 | 8.74, 8.98 | 9.60, 10.50 | ||||||||
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| Temperature | ||||||||||||
| Operating | 5° to 55°C | 5° to 55°C | 5° to 55°C | 5° to 55°C | 5° to 55°C | 5° to 55°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 | ||||||
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| Operating: Gs (ms) | 60 (2ms) | 60 (2ms) | 60 (2ms) | 25 (2ms) | 25 (2ms) | 25 (2ms) | ||||||