Seagate ST3500620AS, ST31000340AS, ST31000640AS Drive specifications summary for 500 Gbyte models

Table 2:	Drive specifications summary for 500 Gbyte models
Drive specification		ST3500320AS	ST3500620AS	ST3500820AS
Formatted capacity (512 bytes/sector)*		500 Gbytes
Guaranteed sectors		976,773,168
Heads		4
Discs		2
Bytes per sector		512
Default sectors per track		63
Default read/write heads		16
Default cylinders		16,383
Recording density		1090 kbits/in max
Track density		150 ktracks/in avg
Areal density		164 Gbits/in2 avg
Spindle speed		7,200 RPM
Internal data transfer rate		1287 Mbits/sec max
Sustained data transfer rate OD		105 Mbytes/sec max
I/O data-transfer rate		300 Mbytes/sec max
ATA data-transfer modes supported		PIO modes 0–4
		Multiword DMA modes 0–2
		Ultra DMA modes 0–6
Cache buffer		32 Mbytes	16 Mbytes	8 Mbytes
Height (max)		26.1 mm (1.028 inches)
Width (max)		101.6 mm (4.000 inches) +/- 0.010 inches
Length (max)		146.99 mm (5.787 inches)
Weight (typical)		543 grams ( 1.199 lb.)
Average latency		4.16 msec
Power-on to ready		20 sec max
Standby to ready		14 sec max
Track-to-track seek time		<0.8 msec typical read;
		<1.0 msec typical write
Average seek, read		<8.5 msec typical
Average seek, write		<9.5 msec typical
Startup current (typical) 12V (peak)		3.0 amps
Voltage tolerance (including noise)		5V +10% / -7.5%
		12V +10% / -7.5%
Ambient temperature		0° to 60°C per hour max (operating)
		–40° to 70°C per hour max (nonoperating)
Temperature gradient		20°C per hour max (operating)
		30°C per hour max (nonoperating)
Relative humidity		5% to 95% (operating)
		5% to 95% (nonoperating)
Relative humidity gradient		30% per hour max
Wet bulb temperature		37.7°C max (operating)
		40.0°C max (nonoperating)
Altitude, operating		–60.96 m to 3,048 m
		(–200 ft. to 10,000+ ft.)
Altitude, nonoperating		–60.96 m to 12,192 m
(below mean sea level, max)		(–200 ft. to 40,000+ ft.)
Operational Shock		70 Gs max at 2 msec
Non-Operational Shock		300 Gs max at 2 msec

6 Barracuda 7200.11 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. C