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Firmware Updates

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

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How do I install a drive in a laptop or notebook computer?

How do I install a drive in a laptop or notebook computer?

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How can I copy / transfer all the data from my old boot drive to my new Seagate drive?

This article explains how to copy the operating system from an existing boot drive to a new drive using DiscWizard.

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Storage Capacity Measurement Standards

Many customers are confused when their operating system reports, for example, that their new 1 Terabyte (1 TB, or 1000 GB) hard drive is reporting only about 909 gigabytes (GB) in "usable capacity". Several factors may come into play when you see the reported capacity of a disk 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 quickly install your new disc drive with wizards that guide you through the processes of creating and formatting partitions on your disc drive, transfering data, and backing up your data. Learn more

  • MaxBlast 5

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

  • SeaTools for DOS

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

  • SeaTools for Windows

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

Specifications

 
Generation 7200.4 7200.3 7200.2 5400.6 5400.5 5400.4 5400.3 5400.2 5400.1 5400 PSD 4200 N Lite
Capacity 750GB 500GB 320GB 250GB 160GB 120GB 320GB 250GB 160GB 80GB 500GB 320GB 250GB 160GB 120GB 100GB 80GB 750GB 640GB 500GB 320GB 250GB 160GB 320GB 250GB 160GB 120GB 80GB 500GB 250GB 200GB 160GB 120GB 320GB 160GB 120GB 100GB 80GB 60GB 40GB 320GB 250GB 160GB 120GB 100GB 80GB 60GB 40GB 30GB 40GB 30GB 20GB 160GB 120GB 80GB 40GB
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Form Factor 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5"   2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5"   2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5" 2.5"
Interface Options 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 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 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 SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA, SATA 3Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA SATA, ATA/IDE SATA, ATA/IDE ATA/IDE, SATA ATA/IDE, SATA SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s SATA 3Gb/s, SATA 1.5Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA 1.5Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA 1.5Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA 1.5Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA 1.5Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA 1.5Gb/s ATA/IDE, SATA 1.5Gb/s ATA/IDE ATA/IDE ATA/IDE        
Performance                                                                                                                
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 5400 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 7200 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 5400 4200
Cache (MB) 16 16 16 16 16 8 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 8, 16 8 8 8 16 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 16 16 16, 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 2, 8 2 2 8 8 8 2
Transfer Rate, Max Ext (MB/s) 300 300   300   300         300 300 300 300       300 300 300 300 300 300             300 300 300 300               300 300 300                   150 150 150 100
Sustained Data Rate OD                     1,230,000Mb/s   1,230,000Mb/s                                                                               352Mb/s 352Mb/s 352Mb/s 48.25MB/s
Average Latency (ms) 4.2 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 5.6 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 4.17 5.6 5.2 5.6 5.6 5.6