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Key Features and Benefits

  • 7200-RPM spin speed
  • 16-MB cache buffer
  • Perpendicular recording technology for maximum capacity and reliability
  • Native command queuing (NCQ) for enhanced performance
  • Highest reliability rating for 24 x 7 operation
  • Serial ATA (SATA) interface
  • Best-in-class rotational vibration (RV) tolerance
  • Multidrive firmware maximizes system availability
  • 5-year warranty

Applications

  • High-demand business applications
  • Network Attached Storage (NAS)
  • Storage Area Network (SAN)
  • Dynamic, capacity-intensive RAID systems
  • Maximum-capacity servers
  • Media content storage—audio, video, image
  • Reference and compliance data storage
  • Enterprise backup and restore—D2D, virtual tape
  • Collaboration—email, messaging
  • Infrastructure—web, print, file
  • Video surveillance

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Barracuda® ES SATA 3.0Gb/s 500-GB Hard Drive

ST3500630NS

Specifications
Model Number ST3500630NS
Interface SATA 3Gb/s
Cache 16MB
Capacity 500GB
Guaranteed Sectors 976,773,168
Number of pins on the I/O connector 22
PHYSICAL
Height 26.1mm (1.028 in)
Width 101.6mm (4.000 in)
Length 146.99mm (5.787 in)
Weight (typical) 635g (1.40 lb)
COMPLIANCE
European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances Y
PERFORMANCE
Spindle Speed 7200 RPM
Native Command Queuing Y
Average latency 4.16ms
Random read seek time <8.50ms
Random write seek time <10.0ms
I/O data transfer rate 300MB/s
Unrecoverable read errors 1 in 1014
RELIABILITY
MTBF 1,200,000 hours
Annual Failure Rate 0.73 %
POWER
Average idle power 9.30W
Average seek power 12.60W
Standby power 0.80W
Sleep power 0.80null
Maximum start current, DC 2.80
ENVIRONMENT
Ambient Temperature
Operating 5°–55°C
Nonoperating -40°–70°C
Maximum operating temperature change 20°C per hour
Maximum nonoperating temperature change 30°C per hour
Maximum operating case temperature 69°C
Relative Humidity
Operating 5 to 90%
Nonoperating 5 to 95%
Maximum allowable humidity change 30 per hour
Altitude
Operating altitude -60.96m–3,048m(-200 ft–10,000 ft)
Nonoperating altitude null(-200 ft–40,000 ft)
Shock
Operating Shock (max) 63 Gs for 2ms
Nonoperating Shock (max) 300 Gs for 2ms
Vibration
Operating vibration 0.25Gs at 5-22Hz
Nonoperating vibration 0.25Gs at 5-22Hz
ACOUSTICS
Acoustics (Idle Volume) 2.5 bels
Acoustics (Seek Volume) 3.2 bels

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