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    Seagate

    250GB 7200.12 Barracuda Hard Disk Drive

    3.5-Inch | SATA 6.0Gb/s | 7200RPM | 8MB Cache
    Eco-friendly, high-performance storage for your digital life.
    Combining state-of-the-art technology and industry-leading manufacturing expertise, the Seagate® Barracuda® 7200.12 drive-the 12th generation of this award-winning desktop hard drive family-delivers high-performing, eco-friendly digital storage. Designed with industry-leading acoustics and low power levels.
    Key Advantages
    • Seagate technology leadership now yields the industry's first one-disk 500GB and two-disk 1TB hard drives-simultaneously lowering storage costs and improving performance.
    • Now delivering predicted failure rates of 0.34%, the Barracuda hard drive continues to provide industry-leading reliability.
    • Produced in the most sophisticated and automated manufacturing process in the hard drive industry, customers can feel confident that Barracuda hard drives will deliver the same rock-solid performance and reliability every time.
    • With capacity points of 1TB, 750GB, 500GB, 320GB, 250GB and 160GB, there is a Barracuda hard drive to meet every desktop storage need.
    Seagate 3.5″ Hard Disk Drive
    Highlights
    Applications
    • Desktop PCs
    • Workstations
    • Direct attached external storage devices (DAS)
    • Network attached storage devices (NAS)
    • PC-based game systems
    • Home servers

    250GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Specifications:

    Specifications

    Form Factor
    3.5″ HDD
    Interface
    SATA 6Gb/s
    Capacity1
    250GB
    Formatted Capacity2
    232GiB
    Rotational Speed
    7200 RPM
    Cache / Data Buffer
    8MB
    Manufacturer Model Number
    ST3250312AS
    RoHS Compliant
    Yes
    Format
    Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

    Physical

    Height (max)
    20mm (0.78″)
    Width (max)
    101.6mm (4.000″)
    Length (max)
    146.99mm (5.787″)
    Weight (typical)
    540g (1.2 lbs.)
    Data Heads
    1
    Number of Disks
    1
    Guaranteed Sectors
    488,397,168
    Bytes per Sector
    512
    Areal Density
    329Gb/in2

    Reliability3

    MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures)
    750,000 hours
    Contact Start-Stops
    50,000
    Annual Failure Rate
    0.34%
    Nonrecoverable Read Errors
    1 per 1014 bits read
    Warranty
    3 Year Seagate Warranty

    Performance

    Transfer Rate (Max)
    6.0 Gb/s
    Track-to-track Seek
    1.2ms
    Average Seek Time
    8.5ms
    Average Latency
    4.16ms

    Power

    Maximum Start Current, DC
    2.0 Amp
    Seek Power
    6.19 Watts
    Read Power
    6.19 Watts
    Write Power
    6.19 Watts
    Idle Mode
    4.6 Watts
    Idle Mode, Active
    4.5 Watts
    Standby Mode
    0.79 Watts
    Sleep Mode
    0.79 Watts

    Environmental (Operating)

    Shock
    70 G max at 2ms
    Ambient Temperature (°F)
    32°F to 140°F
    Ambient Temperature (°C)
    0°C to 60°C
    Vibration
    2Hz to 22Hz: 0.25 Gs, Limited displacement
    22Hz to 350Hz: 0.50 Gs
    350Hz to 500Hz: 0.25 Gs
    Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
    5% to 95%
    Altitude
    -304.8 m to 3,048 m (-1,000 ft to 10,000+ ft)

    Environmental (Non-Operating)

    Shock
    350 G max at 1ms
    Ambient Temperature (°F)
    -40°F to 158°F
    Ambient Temperature (°C)
    -40°C to 70°C
    Vibration
    5Hz to 22Hz: 3.0 Gs
    22Hz to 350Hz: 3.0 Gs
    350Hz to 500Hz: 3.0 Gs
    Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
    5% to 95%
    Altitude
    -304.8 m to 12,192 m (-1000 ft to 40,000+ ft)

    Acoustics

    Idle (Typical)
    2.6 bels
    Seek (Typical)
    2.7 bels
    1. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
    2. In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
    3. Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.
    Manufacturer provided specifications for Seagate p/n ST3250312AS UPC#: 715663214830
    Seagate 250GB Barracuda 7200.12 Mfr P/N: ST3250312AS OWC SKU: SEAST3250312AS Internal 3.5" Hard Drive 30 Day OWC Fulfilled Limited Warranty Ships: Out of Stock