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Barracuda® LP Desktop Hard Drives

The new Barracuda® LP desktop drives deliver all the benefits of a low-power drive — cool and quiet operation -- and have the fastest performance in the green drive line-up.

Model ST32000542AS SATA 3Gb/s 2TB

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Best-fit Applications

  • Personal Attached Storage - USB/FireWire/eSATA
  • Small office and home data storage appliances
  • Low-power PCs

The brand new Seagate® Barracuda® LP (low-power) family is here, designed and built by the desktop performance leader, but with the primary focus on a low-power, cool and quiet drive at an entry-level price. This drive allows users to do more while using less power. The Barracuda LP drives deliver on low power consumption. But low power no longer means slow power. Benchmark performance results prove the advantages of a 5,900-RPM spin speed (when compared to competitor drives that spin at 5,400 RPM). And these drives are cool and easy on the PC, often requiring fewer fans, a smaller power supply and lower maintenance costs. They are the definition of energy efficiency.

Best for:

USB, eSATA and FireWire personal attached storage devices, home and small office networking appliances, low-power PCs and for customers who value low-power, green drives.

Barracuda LP drives are available in capacities of 2 TB, 1.5 TB and 1 TB and are ideal for desktop applications.

Key Features and Benefits

  • Super-low power consumption reduces power costs over the life of the system up to 50% over those of standard desktop drives
  • Leading performance in the low-power category
  • Cool drives provide long-lasting benefits to the PC or external drive, reducing some component and maintenance costs
  • True greenness without a performance trade-off
  • Built to exacting Seagate green standards:
    • Compliance with RoHS directive
    • Typically 70 per cent or more of the materials used to build the drive can be recycled
    • Designed, built and delivered using best-in-class, environmentally friendly processes
  • Engineered by the world leader in desktop hard drives with 13 generations of technology advances

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Barracuda LP SATA 3Gb/s 2TB Hard Drive

ST32000542AS

Specifications
Model Number ST32000542AS
Interface SATA 3Gb/s
Cache 32MB
Capacity 2 TB
Areal density (avg) 341.5 Gbits/inch2
Guaranteed Sectors 3,907,029,168
PHYSICAL
Height (max) 26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Width (max) 101.85 mm (4.010 inches)
Length (max) 146.99 mm (5.787 inches)
Weight (typical) 655 grammes (1.444 pounds)
PERFORMANCE
Spindle Speed 5,900 rpm
Sustained data transfer rate 95 null
Average latency 5.1 msec
Random read seek time <16.0 msec
Random write seek time <16.0 msec
null 300 null
RELIABILITY
MTBF 750,000 hours
Annual Failure Rate 0.32%
Unrecoverable read errors 1 in 10^14
POWER
12V start max current 2.0 amps
Average idle current 4.3 watts
ENVIRONMENT
Ambient Temperature
Operating 0 To60 degrees C
Non-operating -40 To70 degrees C
Maximum operating temperature change 20 degrees C per hour
Maximum non-operating temperature change 30 degrees C per hour
Shock
Operating Shock (max) 70 Gs null 2 msec
Non-operating Shock (max) 300 Gs null 2 msec
ACOUSTICS
Acoustics (Idle Volume) 2.5 bels
Acoustics (Seek Volume) 2.6 bels

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