Description
Seagate 500GB Momentus SATA 3GB/s 2.5" 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive
The Seagate® Momentus® 7200.4 drive delivers the highest available capacity and performance in a laptop hard drive and draw only .05 percent more power than a 5400-RPM laptop drive.
Features
- 7200-RPM spindle speed.
- 16MB buffer.
- Quiet operation. Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor.
- High instantaneous (burst) data-transfer rates (up to 3Gb/s).
- Perpendicular recording technology.
- State-of-the-art cache and on-the-fly error-correction algorithms.
- Native Command Queuing (NCQ) with command ordering.
- Full-track multiple-sector transfer capability without local processor intervention.
- 1000 Gs nonoperating shock and 350 Gs of operating shock.
- SeaTools diagnostic software performs a drive self-test that eliminates unnecessary drive returns.
- The 3D Defense System™, which includes Drive Defense, Data Defense and Diagnostic Defense, offers the industry's most comprehensive protection for disc drives.
- Support for S.M.A.R.T. drive monitoring and reporting.
- Support for Read Multiple and Write Multiple commands.
Best-Fit Applications
- High-performance laptops, workstations, gamer systems
- Mainstream laptops, netbooks and external storage enclosures
- Military and government laptops for sensitive data
- Corporate and commercial laptops
- Consumer solutions where robustness is a necessity
- Entry-level laptops and netbooks systems
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- Seagate Momentus ST9500424AS - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300
- Type
- Hard drive - internal
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- Form Factor
- 2.5" x 1/8H
- Interface
- Serial ATA-300
- Data Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps
- Buffer Size
- 16 MB
- Spindle Speed
- 7200 rpm
- Features
- Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) , S.M.A.R.T.
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 70 mm x 100 mm x 9.5 mm
- Weight
- 115 g
- Microsoft Certification
- Compatible with Windows 7
Detail
General
- Device Type
- Hard drive - internal
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- Form Factor
- 2.5" x 1/8H
- Interface
- Serial ATA-300
- Buffer Size
- 16 MB
- Bytes per Sector
- 512
- Features
- Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motor, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) , S.M.A.R.T.
- Width
- 70 mm
- Depth
- 100 mm
- Height
- 9.5 mm
- Weight
- 115 g
Performance
- Drive Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps (external)
- Average Latency
- 4.2 ms
- Spindle Speed
- 7200 rpm
Reliability
- Non-Recoverable Errors
- 1 per 10^14
- Start / Stop Cycles
- 600,000
Expansion & Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA
- Compatible Bays
- 1 x internal - 2.5" x 1/8H
Miscellaneous
- Compatible with Windows 7
- "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft’s assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- 0 °C
- Max Operating Temperature
- 60 °C
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 95%
- Shock Tolerance
- 350 g @ 2ms (operating) / 1000 g @ 1ms (non-operating)




