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Drive Specifications

Table 2 Drive specifications summary for 500GB, 320GB and 250GB models

Drive Specification*

ST500DM002

ST320DM000

ST250DM000

 

 

 

 

Formatted capacity**

500GB

320GB

250GB

 

 

 

 

Guaranteed sectors

976,773,168

625,142,448

488,397,168

 

 

 

 

Heads

2

2

1

 

 

 

 

Disks

1

1

1

 

 

 

 

Bytes per sector (4K physical

4096

4096

4096

emulated at 512-byte sectors)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default sectors per track

63

63

63

 

 

 

 

Default read/write heads

16

16

16

 

 

 

 

Default cylinders

16,383

16,383

16,383

 

 

 

 

Recording density (max)

1413kb/in

1413kb/in

1413kb/in

 

 

 

 

Track density (avg)

236ktracks/in

236ktracks/in

236ktracks/in

 

 

 

 

Areal density (avg)

329Gb/in2

329Gb/in2

329Gb/in2

Spindle speed

7200 RPM

7200 RPM

7200 RPM

 

 

 

 

Internal data transfer rate

1695Mb/s

1695Mb/s

1695Mb/s

(max)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Data Rate, read/write

125MB/s

125MB/s

125MB/s

(MB/s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum sustained data

144MB/s

144MB/s

144MB/s

transfer rate, OD read (MB/s)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I/O data-transfer rate (max.)

600MB/s

600MB/s

600MB/s

 

 

 

 

Cache buffer

16MB

16MB

16MB

 

 

 

 

Height (max)

19.98mm / 0.787 in

19.98mm / 0.787 in

19.98mm / 0.787 in

 

 

 

 

Width (max)

101.6mm / 4.0 in (+ 0.010 in)

101.6mm / 4.0 in (+ 0.010 in)

101.6mm / 4.0 in ( + 0.010 in)

 

 

 

 

Length (max)

146.99mm / 5.787 in

146.99mm / 5.787 in

146.99mm / 5.787 in

 

 

 

 

Weight (typical)

415g / 0.915 lb

415g / 0.915 lb

415g / 0.915 lb

 

 

 

 

Average latency

4.16ms

4.16ms

4.16ms

 

 

 

 

Power-on to ready (max)

<8.5s

<8.5s

<8.5s

 

 

 

 

Power-on to ready, 2.5A

n/a

n/a

n/a

spin-up code option (typical)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Standby to ready (max)

<8.5s

<8.5s

<8.5s

 

 

 

 

Average seek, read (typical)

<8.5ms (read

<8.5ms (read

<8.5ms (read)

 

 

 

 

Average seek, write (typical)

<9.5ms (write)

<9.5ms (write)

<9.5ms (write)

 

 

 

 

Startup current (typical) 12V

2.0A

2.0A

2.0A

 

 

 

 

Voltage tolerance (including

5V: ±5%

5V: ±5%

5V: ±5%

noise)

12V: +10% / -7.5%

12V: +10% / -7.5%

12V: +10% / -7.5%

 

 

 

 

 

0° to 60°C (operating)

0° to 60°C (operating)

0° to 60°C (operating)

Ambient temperature

–40° to 70°C (non-operating)

–40° to 70°C (non-operating)

–40° to 70°C (non-operating)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20°C per hour max (operating)

20°C per hour max (operating)

20°C per hour max (operating)

Temperature gradient

30°C per hour max (non-

30°C per hour max

30°C per hour max (non-operat-

 

operating)

(non-operating)

ing)

 

 

 

 

Relative humidity

5% to 95% (operating)

5% to 95% (operating)

5% to 95% (operating)

5% to 95% (non-operating)

5% to 95% (non-operating)

5% to 95% (non-operating)

 

 

 

 

 

Relative humidity gradient

30% per hour

30% per hour

30% per hour

(max)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wet bulb temperature (max)

37.7°C (operating)

37.7°C (operating)

37.7°C (operating)

40.0°C (non-operating)

40.0°C (non-operating)

40.0°C (non-operating)

 

 

 

 

 

Altitude, operating

–304.8m to 3048m

–304.8m to 3048m

–304.8m to 3048m

(–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

(–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

(–1000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

 

 

 

 

 

Altitude, non-operating

–304.8m to 12,192m

–304.8m to 12,192m

–304.8m to 12,192m

(below mean sea level, max)

(–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

(–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

(–1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

 

 

 

 

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