Seagate ST9500420AS - Momentus 7200.4 500 GB Hard... User manual

Up to 500 GB • 7200 RPM • SATA 3Gb/s with NCQ •
Optional G-Force Protection™ technology
Key Advantages
• Highestavailablenotebookperformanceincreasesproductivity
inallenvironments.
• SATA3Gb/sinterfacewithNativeCommandQueuing(NCQ)and
commandordering
• 16-MBcacheoneverycapacity
• Greenfeatures:
 –LeveragesSeagate®laptoppowermanagementtechnology,
deliveringthelowest-power500-GB7200-RPMlaptophard
driveyet
 –Utilizesramploadfeatureswhichremovetheheadfrom
thediskduringidleperiods,improvingidlepowerconsumption
andaddingtothedurabilityofthedrive
• OptionalG-ForceProtectionfeatureaddsanotherlayerof
robustnessforroadwarriors.
• QuietStep™technologyenablesultra-quietload/unloadacoustics
• State-of-the-artcacheandon-the-yerror-correctionalgorithms
• Fluiddynamicbearingmotorforquietoperation
• SupportforS.M.A.R.T.drivemonitoringandreporting
Best-Fit Applications
• High-performanceandmainstreamlaptopPCs
• SmallformfactorPCs
• Workstations
• Non-mission-criticalbladeserversandindustrialapplications
Momentus® 7200.4
Industry-leading 7200-RPM performance
meets extreme green low power
consumption levels
DataSheet

Momentus® 7200.4
Industry-leading 7200-RPM performance meets
extreme green low power consumption levels
Seagate Leadership
SeagateTechnology,aleaderinstorage,isdedicatedto
buildingproductsthatmeettheneedsoftheconsumer
andintegrator,allowingthemtobuildsolutionsthatare
stateoftheart,maximizingusefulsystemlife.
Seagatealsoworkshandinhandwithmajortechnology
playerstodevelopnewplatformsandinterfacesfor
systembuilders.Unlikemanycompetitors,Seagate
takesaleadershiprole,aswellaslearningfromour
customers,todevelopthefutureofstorageandwhatit
meanstocomputing.
Asaresult,Seagatecontinuallydeliversinnovationsthat
aremainstaysofstoragetoday:
• Products:7200-RPMdesktopandlaptopdrives,
securitydrives
• Technologies:SerialATA,perpendicularrecording,
encryption,hybriddrives
• Features:Freefallprotection,powermanagement,
enterprisesecurity,greencomponents
Seagatecustomerscanbuildastoragefoundationwith
thecondencethattheyareusingproductsthatwill
performtodayandinthefuture,enhancingbusinessand
operationalcontinuity.
G-Force Protection
TheG-ForceProtectionfeatureprovidesenhanceddata
protectionagainstshockthatmayoccurwhilethedrive
isoperating.Thisfeatureisdesignedtodecreasethe
likelihoodofdatalossbydetectingafreefalleventand
unloadingtheactuatorbeforeashocktakesplaceinfalls
ofgreaterthan8inches(nominal).
Seagate Global Customer Support
• Getpresalesandtechnicalsupportatsupport.
seagate.com.
• Visitourknowledgebaseforanswerstocommon
supportquestions.
• Finddocumentationforcurrentandlegacydrives.
• Utilizeouronlinetroubleshootinganddiagnostictools.
• DownloadDiscWizard™tohelpmigratedatafroman
olderdrive.
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orTB,equalsonetrillionbytes.Yourcomputer’soperatingsystemmayuseadifferentstandardofmeasurementandreportalowercapacity.Inaddition,someofthelistedcapacityisusedforformattingandother
functions,andthuswillnotbeavailablefordatastorage.Seagatereservestherighttochange,withoutnotice,productofferingsorspecications.DS1667.2-0902US,February2009
Specifications 500 GB1320 GB1250 GB1160 GB1
Model Number ST9500420AS
ST9500420ASG
ST9320423AS
ST9320423ASG
ST9250410AS
ST9250410ASG
ST9160412AS
ST9160412ASG
Interface Options SATA 3Gb/s
NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s
NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s
NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s
NCQ
Performance
Cache (MB) 16 16 16 16
Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200 7200 7200 7200
Configuration/Organization
Bytes per Sector 512 512 512 512
Logical CHS 16,383/16/63 16,383/16/63 16,383/16/63 16,383/16/63
Reliability/Data Integrity
Recording Method 16/17 EPRML 16/17 EPRML 16/17 EPRML 16/17 EPRML
Head-Rest Method QuietStep™
Ramp Load
QuietStep™
Ramp Load
QuietStep
Ramp Load
QuietStep
Ramp Load
Load/Unload Cycles 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14
Power Management
Power (W)
Seek, Typical
Idle, Typical
1.554
0.67
1.554
0.67
1.554
0.67
1.554
0.67
Environmental
Temperature (°C)
Operating
Nonoperating
0 to 60
–40 to 70
0 to 60
–40 to 70
0 to 60
–40 to 70
0 to 60
–40 to 70
Shock (Gs)
Operating: 2 ms
Nonoperating: 1 ms
350
1000
350
1000
350
1000
350
1000
Acoustics (bels–sound power)
Idle, Typical
Seek, Typical
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.5
Physical
Height (in/mm) 0.370/9.5 0.370/9.5 0.370/9.5 0.370/9.5
Width (in/mm) 2.75/69.85 2.75/69.85 2.75/69.85 2.75/69.85
Depth (in/mm) 3.951/100.35 3.951/100.35 3.951/100.35 3.951/100.35
Weight (lb/g) 0.238 /110 0.238/110 0.227/105 0.227/105
1 One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity.
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