Barracuda ES.2 Product Overview
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... Barracuda® ES.2 The highest-capacity drives in Tier 2 nearline, business-critical storage 1-TB, 750-GB, 500-GB and 250-GB capacities • SAS 3Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s Key Features and Benefits • Specifically designed for 24x7 operation • Seagate®...8226; Dual-ported, multi-initiator SAS provides full-duplex compatibility and a 135 percent average** performance improvement over prior generation of Barracuda ES drives. • Best-in-class rotational vibration tolerance provides unrivalled performance in high spindle-density systems. • Available with SATA...
... Barracuda® ES.2 The highest-capacity drives in Tier 2 nearline, business-critical storage 1-TB, 750-GB, 500-GB and 250-GB capacities • SAS 3Gb/s, SATA 3Gb/s and SATA 1.5Gb/s Key Features and Benefits • Specifically designed for 24x7 operation • Seagate®...8226; Dual-ported, multi-initiator SAS provides full-duplex compatibility and a 135 percent average** performance improvement over prior generation of Barracuda ES drives. • Best-in-class rotational vibration tolerance provides unrivalled performance in high spindle-density systems. • Available with SATA...
Barracuda ES.2 Product Overview
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... availability in a single, 4-platter hard drive. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are the property of Seagate Technology LLC in singleor dual-ported ...TB, 750 GB, 500 GB 7200 32 16 8.5/9.5 1.2 million 0.73% 105 (SATA), 116 (SAS) 8.0 10.2 12.5 5 full-duplex support, with a choice of measurement and report a lower capacity. The SAS interface allows Barracuda ES.2 drives to maintain performance in densely packed, multi-drive system designs. • Proprietary Seagate...
... availability in a single, 4-platter hard drive. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are registered trademarks of their respective owners. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are the property of Seagate Technology LLC in singleor dual-ported ...TB, 750 GB, 500 GB 7200 32 16 8.5/9.5 1.2 million 0.73% 105 (SATA), 116 (SAS) 8.0 10.2 12.5 5 full-duplex support, with a choice of measurement and report a lower capacity. The SAS interface allows Barracuda ES.2 drives to maintain performance in densely packed, multi-drive system designs. • Proprietary Seagate...
Barracuda ES.2 Data Sheet
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...TB drive delivers 33 percent more capacity than the Barracuda ES drive. • The industry's highest-reliability 7200-RPM drive, designed for 24x7 operation • Best-in-class rotational vibration tolerance ensures unrivalled performance in high spindle-density applications, and multi-drive firmware maximizes system availability. • Seagate... 2 enterprise experience, with improved data integrity and a 135 percent average performance boost over prior-generation Barracuda ES drives. • Choose SAS for rich media, reference data storage and enterprise backup applications. Best-Fit...
...TB drive delivers 33 percent more capacity than the Barracuda ES drive. • The industry's highest-reliability 7200-RPM drive, designed for 24x7 operation • Best-in-class rotational vibration tolerance ensures unrivalled performance in high spindle-density applications, and multi-drive firmware maximizes system availability. • Seagate... 2 enterprise experience, with improved data integrity and a 135 percent average performance boost over prior-generation Barracuda ES drives. • Choose SAS for rich media, reference data storage and enterprise backup applications. Best-Fit...
Barracuda ES.2 Data Sheet
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...drives Seagate Makes the Best Even Better With a 5-Year Limited Warranty • 1-TB Seagate Barracuda ES.2 drive provides 33 percent more capacity than its predecessor. • With a choice of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved. Barracuda...equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are the property of Seagate Technology LLC in /mm) Weight (lb/kg) ST31000340NS ST31000640SS ST3750330NS ST3750630SS ST3500320NS ST3500620SS ST3250310NS SATA 3Gb/s,...
...drives Seagate Makes the Best Even Better With a 5-Year Limited Warranty • 1-TB Seagate Barracuda ES.2 drive provides 33 percent more capacity than its predecessor. • With a choice of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All rights reserved. Barracuda...equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are the property of Seagate Technology LLC in /mm) Weight (lb/kg) ST31000340NS ST31000640SS ST3750330NS ST3750630SS ST3500320NS ST3500620SS ST3250310NS SATA 3Gb/s,...
Systems Integrator Has to Deliver Fast, Reliable Networks (101K, PDF)
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... company's clients need : servers and workstations running on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Option+ tested Option+ evaluated the Seagate® Barracuda ES drive, a Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive with smaller, growing businesses. Option+ technicians reviewed the drive's performance in Nanterre and Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France. Arnaud Bordalis, chief executive of businesses and public-sector organizations. Option...
... company's clients need : servers and workstations running on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems. Option+ tested Option+ evaluated the Seagate® Barracuda ES drive, a Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive with smaller, growing businesses. Option+ technicians reviewed the drive's performance in Nanterre and Saint-Quentin-Fallavier, France. Arnaud Bordalis, chief executive of businesses and public-sector organizations. Option...
Systems Integrator Has to Deliver Fast, Reliable Networks (101K, PDF)
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... customer application," says Bordalis. The tests also included a comparison with a standalone Barracuda ES drive running in managing their workplace environment-offering another opportunity for Barracuda ES drive installations. and customers don't necessarily have noticed that might need attention or maintenance; Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. To learn more about the SPP, go to find pro...
... customer application," says Bordalis. The tests also included a comparison with a standalone Barracuda ES drive running in managing their workplace environment-offering another opportunity for Barracuda ES drive installations. and customers don't necessarily have noticed that might need attention or maintenance; Seagate reserves the right to hard drive capacity. To learn more about the SPP, go to find pro...
SAS System Builder Resource Guide: System builders info on the SCSI to SAS transition (258K, PDF)
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... storage area, where dollars/GB and GB/watt are the leading 2.5-inch enterprise drives. Seagate Savvio Drives For mainstream applications, Seagate Savvio 10K and 15K drives are a primary concern, the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS drive provides worldleading technology and value. only 1-watt increase over SATA • Full...enterprise Tier 2 to offload Tier 1 storage • Supports up to 1 TB for storage-hungry applications • Designed for 24x7 operations, 1.2M hours MTBF • Hot-swappable drives and simple four-wire cabling makes serviceability quick and easy • Improved ...
... storage area, where dollars/GB and GB/watt are the leading 2.5-inch enterprise drives. Seagate Savvio Drives For mainstream applications, Seagate Savvio 10K and 15K drives are a primary concern, the Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS drive provides worldleading technology and value. only 1-watt increase over SATA • Full...enterprise Tier 2 to offload Tier 1 storage • Supports up to 1 TB for storage-hungry applications • Designed for 24x7 operations, 1.2M hours MTBF • Hot-swappable drives and simple four-wire cabling makes serviceability quick and easy • Improved ...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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...they are designed to provide appropriate performance and reliability for their specific application. There are several reasons; White Paper Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID® SAS/SATA Adapters Ideal for Low-Cost Servers and Nearline Applications Executive Summary With SCSI ... today. Although Low-Cost This paper discusses the different tiers of storage and how LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA adapters and Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS drives are generally used by departmental workgroups or a relatively small group of users for one of several tiers that no other...
...they are designed to provide appropriate performance and reliability for their specific application. There are several reasons; White Paper Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID® SAS/SATA Adapters Ideal for Low-Cost Servers and Nearline Applications Executive Summary With SCSI ... today. Although Low-Cost This paper discusses the different tiers of storage and how LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA adapters and Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS drives are generally used by departmental workgroups or a relatively small group of users for one of several tiers that no other...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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...Cheetah 15k family). In early 2007, LSI reduced pricing on when and where to use a SATA drive platform (7200rpm) coupled with 1 Terabyte (TB) capacity. The result is powered on exceptional performance, reliability and availability. With only pennies per ...and online (primary) enterprise storage. Barracuda ES.2 SAS drives use desktop SATA, enterprise SATA, enterprise SAS and now Tier 2 SAS hard drives. With desktop drives at $0.15/GB, enterprise SATA drives at $0.25/GB and enterprise SAS drives at SATA pricing. Seagate Barracuda ES.2 and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters ...
...Cheetah 15k family). In early 2007, LSI reduced pricing on when and where to use a SATA drive platform (7200rpm) coupled with 1 Terabyte (TB) capacity. The result is powered on exceptional performance, reliability and availability. With only pennies per ...and online (primary) enterprise storage. Barracuda ES.2 SAS drives use desktop SATA, enterprise SATA, enterprise SAS and now Tier 2 SAS hard drives. With desktop drives at $0.15/GB, enterprise SATA drives at $0.25/GB and enterprise SAS drives at SATA pricing. Seagate Barracuda ES.2 and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters ...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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... at a time. However, with SATA). This increases availability and reliability by supplying each hard drive (Channel 1 and 2) Two Active Channels Port A n Hard drive can communicate through only one path fails. Seagate's Barracuda ES.2 SAS has a clear advantage with an alternate path of the Seagate ES.2 SAS drives, Nearline applications can execute two write commands, two read commands or a write and...
... at a time. However, with SATA). This increases availability and reliability by supplying each hard drive (Channel 1 and 2) Two Active Channels Port A n Hard drive can communicate through only one path fails. Seagate's Barracuda ES.2 SAS has a clear advantage with an alternate path of the Seagate ES.2 SAS drives, Nearline applications can execute two write commands, two read commands or a write and...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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... comparing Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS drives to Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA drives (write cache off) 135% Average Performance Boost over SATA 4 110% improvement in sequential reads 4 390% improvement in sequential writes 4 20% improvement in random reads 4 23% improvement in random writes SASPort "B" SAS Electronics Common HDA SATA Electronics Perhaps more important than the performance benefits of SAS hard drives are...
... comparing Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS drives to Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SATA drives (write cache off) 135% Average Performance Boost over SATA 4 110% improvement in sequential reads 4 390% improvement in sequential writes 4 20% improvement in random reads 4 23% improvement in random writes SASPort "B" SAS Electronics Common HDA SATA Electronics Perhaps more important than the performance benefits of SAS hard drives are...
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 SAS Hard Drives and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters
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... enough" in the past, but it should not come at a time. Enterprise SATA drives are higher and read /write operations. Desktop SATA drives stop communicating while they handle workload. Without staggered spin up, hard drives spin up n workload n rotational vibration tolerance Seagate Barracuda ES.2 and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters 5 In systems with a large number of reliability...
... enough" in the past, but it should not come at a time. Enterprise SATA drives are higher and read /write operations. Desktop SATA drives stop communicating while they handle workload. Without staggered spin up, hard drives spin up n workload n rotational vibration tolerance Seagate Barracuda ES.2 and LSI MegaRAID SAS/SATA Adapters 5 In systems with a large number of reliability...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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commands 32 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 33 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 8 2.2.1 LBA mode 8 2.3 Default logical geometry 8 2.4 Recording and interface technology 8 2.5 Physical characteristics 9 2.6 Seek time 9 2.7 Start/stop times 9 2.8 Power specifications 10 2.8.1 ...
commands 32 5.0 Seagate Technology support services 33 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. Contents 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 About the Serial ATA interface 2 2.0 Drive specifications 3 2.1 Specification summary tables 3 2.2 Formatted capacity 8 2.2.1 LBA mode 8 2.3 Default logical geometry 8 2.4 Recording and interface technology 8 2.5 Physical characteristics 9 2.6 Seek time 9 2.7 Start/stop times 9 2.8 Power specifications 10 2.8.1 ...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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Figure 5. G iii Figure 3. Figure 4. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 11 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 11 Serial ATA connectors 20 Attaching SATA cabling 20 Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view 21 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
Figure 5. G iii Figure 3. Figure 4. List of Figures Figure 1. Figure 2. Typical 5V startup and operation current profile 11 Typical 12V startup and operation current profile 11 Serial ATA connectors 20 Attaching SATA cabling 20 Mounting dimensions-top, side and end view 21 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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.... • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. • Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive. G 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 Serial ATA model drives: ST31000340NS ST3750330NS ST3500320NS ST3250310NS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst...
.... • Supports latching SATA cables and connectors. • Worldwide Name (WWN) capability uniquely identifies the drive. G 1 1.0 Introduction This manual describes the functional, mechanical and interface specifications for the following Seagate Barracuda® ES.2 Serial ATA model drives: ST31000340NS ST3750330NS ST3500320NS ST3250310NS These drives provide the following key features: • 7,200 RPM spindle speed. • High instantaneous (burst...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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...addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The specification can be downloaded from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. If two drives are represented to higher performance levels. A host adapter that shadow the... information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to as the Shadow Register Block. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of the traditional device registers, referred to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. The...
...addition, Serial ATA makes the transition from www.serialata.org. 2 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. The specification can be downloaded from parallel ATA easy by providing legacy software support. If two drives are represented to higher performance levels. A host adapter that shadow the... information about how Serial ATA emulates parallel ATA, refer to as the Shadow Register Block. The Serial ATA host adapter and drive share the function of the traditional device registers, referred to the "Serial ATA: High Speed Serialized AT Attachment" specification. The...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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G 3 For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive models: ST31000340NS ST3750330NS ST3500320NS ST3250310NS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power.
G 3 For convenience, the phrases the drive and this drive are used throughout this manual. Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. 2.0 Drive specifications Unless otherwise noted, all specifications are for quick reference. For details on specification measurement or definition, see the appropriate section of this manual to indicate the following drive models: ST31000340NS ST3750330NS ST3500320NS ST3250310NS 2.1 Specification summary tables The specifications listed in the following tables are measured under ambient conditions, at 25°C, and nominal power.
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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... summary for 1000 GB (1 Tbyte) and 750 GB models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors ...) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) Operational Shock (max at 2 msec) Non-Operational Shock (max at 2 msec) ST31000340NS ST3750330NS 1000 750 1,953,525,168 1,465,149,168 8 6 4 3 512 63 16 16,383 1,090 150 164 7,200 1287 105 300 ...ft. to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. G to 40,000+ ft.) 70 Gs 300 Gs 4 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
... summary for 1000 GB (1 Tbyte) and 750 GB models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors ...) Altitude, operating Altitude, nonoperating (below mean sea level, max) Operational Shock (max at 2 msec) Non-Operational Shock (max at 2 msec) ST31000340NS ST3750330NS 1000 750 1,953,525,168 1,465,149,168 8 6 4 3 512 63 16 16,383 1,090 150 164 7,200 1287 105 300 ...ft. to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. G to 40,000+ ft.) 70 Gs 300 Gs 4 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev.
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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... may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. To determine the warranty for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels. specification, which may occur according to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page...
... may increase acoustic and power to hard drive capacity. Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. To determine the warranty for your drive. 50,000 Yes *One Gbyte equals one billion bytes when referring to operational levels. specification, which may occur according to access the following web page: www.seagate.com/support/service/ From this page...
Barracuda ES.2 SATA Product Manual
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to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. Table 2: Drive specifications summary for 500 GB and 250 GB models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, ... 95% (nonoperating) 30% per hour max 37.7 (operating) 40.0 (nonoperating) -60.96 m to 12,192 m (-200 ft. to 40,000+ ft.) 70 Gs 300 Gs 6 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G
to 10,000+ ft.) -60.96 m to 3,048 m (-200 ft. Table 2: Drive specifications summary for 500 GB and 250 GB models Drive specification Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector)* Guaranteed sectors Heads Discs Bytes per sector Default sectors per track Default read/write heads Default cylinders Recording density, ... 95% (nonoperating) 30% per hour max 37.7 (operating) 40.0 (nonoperating) -60.96 m to 12,192 m (-200 ft. to 40,000+ ft.) 70 Gs 300 Gs 6 Barracuda ES.2 Serial ATA Product Manual, Rev. G