Seagate Constellation ST9500430SS internal hard drive 500 GB 7200 RPM 16 MB 2.5" SAS

Constellation 500GB 2.5" SAS

Description

The Constellation 7200 hard drive enables manageable nearline storage solutions in 2.5" chassis — either direct attach or in a tiered storage environment — at the lowest power usage without compromising performance or reliability. Constellation 500GB SAS drives deliver cost-effective, eco-friendly nearline storage.
Key Features and Benefits
- Lowest operating power & enhanced power options with PowerChoice™ for even greater power savings during slow or idle periods.
- First 2.5", 15mm business critical drive on the market designed for enterprise reliability, vibration performance and high data integrity. Fits in more server & storage slots!
- Fastest Tier 2/Nearline HDD on the market (SAS @ 6Gb/s speed). At a system level (with more drives) the performance will be >2x as compared to 3.5" HDD.
- The highest capacity 2.5" enterprise drive with 500GB with both SAS and SATA interfaces. (160GB SATA also available for boot/entry server applications).
- 6Gbps SAS 2.0 allows for easier integration, enhanced features and outstanding performance.
- Government-grade self-encrypting drive (SED) on SAS models.
- Best performing nearline drive with Best-in-class Rotational Vibration.
Best-Fit Applications
- High Density Nearline Storage
- Internet Infrastructure, Backup & Restore, Medical Imaging, Nearline Storage, Disaster Recovery, Check Imaging, Video Editing.
- Blade Servers
- Computation, Scientific Applications, Server Appliance, Web Content.
- Rack Servers
- Graphics, Security, Firewalls, Email.
- Network Routers
- Video Surveillance.
- 24x7 Availability
- Kiosks, ATMs, Video Lottery Terminals, Video Serves, High Reliability Govt/Military.
- Workstations & Enthusiast PCs.

Specifications

Software
Windows operating systems supported	Yes
Hard drive
Component for	Server/workstation
Average latency	4.16 ms
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	1200000 h
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD size	2.5"
HDD capacity	500 GB
Features
Type	HDD
Component for	Server/workstation
Interface	SAS
Average latency	4.16 ms
Windows operating systems supported	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	1200000 h
HDD speed	7200 RPM
HDD size	2.5"
HDD capacity	500 GB
Storage drive buffer size	16 MB
Power
Power consumption (typical)	4 W
Power consumption (idle)	2.9 W
System requirements
Windows operating systems supported	Yes
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating vibration	0.5 G
Operating shock	70 G
Non-operating vibration	2.4 G
Non-operating shock	400 G
Technical details
Interface	SAS
Mean time between failures (MTBF)	1200000 h
Weight & dimensions
Width	70 mm
Weight	196 g
Height	14.8 mm
Depth	100.5 mm
Other features
Interface	SAS
Windows operating systems supported	Yes