Seagate Constellation ES 500GB (ST500NM0011)

Seagate® Constellation® ES fifth-generation drives lead the industry with a range of high-capacity enterprise drive options. Available in both 6Gb/s SAS and SATA interfaces, these drives feature enterprise-class reliability with the power and performance efficiencies that make them ideal for capacity-optimised, 24x7 multi-drive server and storage environments.
Key Features and Benefits

    Reduces design and support costs by building on the Seagate best-in-class enterprise storage foundation
    Features a range of high capacities — from 500GB to 2TB — in a 3.5 inch enterprise-class hard disc drive
    Offers a traditional 3.5 inch form factor with enhanced rotational vibration tolerance and high data integrity for enterprise-class reliability in a cost-effective drive
    Delivers proven reliability, with an MTBF* of 1.2 million hours and enhanced end-to-end data integrity with the Protection Information feature
    Lets you choose a 6Gb/s Enterprise SATA or 6Gb/s SAS interface, which eases integration and delivers up to double the throughput of 3Gb/s nearline hard drives
    Reduces energy and cooling costs, with the lowest power consumption of any nearline 3.5 inch drive
    Includes Seagate PowerChoice technology for even greater on-demand power savings during slow or idling periods
    TCG-compliant, Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) security option eliminates the need to overwrite or physically destroy drives, enables safe return of drives for warranty or expired lease purposes, and allows organisations to repurpose or sell hard drives securely**
    Meets regulatory data security compliance requirements and is FIPS 140-2 Validated to protect data classed as Sensitive but Unclassified and Protected **

*Mean time between failures

**Not available for all models or countries. TCG-compliant host or controller support required. TM: The FIPS logo is a certification mark of NIST, which does not imply product endorsement by NIST, nor by the US or Canadian governments.

Specifications     
Model Number     ST500NM0011
Interface     SATA 6Gb/s
Cache     64MB
Capacity     500GB
Areal density (avg)     324Gb/in2
Guaranteed Sectors     976,773, 168

PHYSICAL
Height (maximum)     26.10mm (1.028 in)
Width (maximum)     101.85mm (4.010 in)
Length (maximum)     147.00mm (5.787 in)
Weight (typical)     640g (1.411 lb)

PERFORMANCE     
Spin Speed (RPM)     7200 RPM
Sustained data transfer rate     147Mb/s
Average latency     4.16ms
Random read seek time     8.5ms
Random write seek time     9.5ms
I/O data transfer rate     600MB/s
Unrecoverable read errors     1 in 1015

RELIABILITY     
MTBF     1,200, 000 hours
Annual Failure Rate     0.73%
POWER     
12V start max current     1.90A
5V start max current     0.49A
Average idling power     4.56W
Average operating power     7.26W

ENVIRONMENT     
Ambient Temperature     
Operating     5°–60°C
Non-operating     -40°–70°C
Maximum operating temperature change     20°C per hour
Maximum non-operating temperature change     20°C per hour
Shock     
Operating shock (max)     70/40 Gs for 2ms
Non-operating shock (max)     350 Gs for 2ms

ACOUSTICS
Acoustics (Idling Volume)     2.2 bels
Acoustics (Seek Volume)     2.8 bels

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