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Product Specifications
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| Brand: | Seagate |
| Item Height : | 7 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 15 centimetres |
| Processor | |
| Processor Count: | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Computer Memory Type: | DRAM |
Technical Details
- DiscWizard software makes installation a snap (windows only)
- Whisper quiet, 7200 RPM high performance technology
- Built-in self-monitoring technology helps ensure maximum reliability
- Seatools - the fast and easy-to-use diagnostic software (windows only)
- 3 Gb/s data rate
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Increase performance with NCQ technology and state-of-the-art features. By upgrading to a Serial ATA interface drive with a fast 3Gb/s data rate and up to 32MB of RAM, you get all the great PATA features and significantly improve desktop performance. The SATA drives also feature Native Command Queuing (NCQ) technology which dramatically increases performance by organising incoming commands in the most efficient order. Plus, there are no jumper settings, bulky ribbon cables or 40-pin connectors to slow you down.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Not much can be said about hard drives, all works reliably. Seagate is a good brand & 5 year limited warranty.
One thing extremely useful was the cloning tool which comes with it - for when you just can't be bothered to install your Operating System again.
It took a few attempts to get it working correctly, but that was for a certain lack of knowledge: - I found I had to change the translation method used to access the hard drive from the default setting "Auto" to "Large" in the BIOS BEFORE I performed the cloning operation else it would not work.
The cloning system works by copying one hard drive (partitions and all) to your new hard drive. (You have to copy all the partitions across, but you can manually adjust their sizes for the new disk, and leave some spare space in case you want to create another partition)
One thing extremely useful was the cloning tool which comes with it - for when you just can't be bothered to install your Operating System again.
It took a few attempts to get it working correctly, but that was for a certain lack of knowledge: - I found I had to change the translation method used to access the hard drive from the default setting "Auto" to "Large" in the BIOS BEFORE I performed the cloning operation else it would not work.
The cloning system works by copying one hard drive (partitions and all) to your new hard drive. (You have to copy all the partitions across, but you can manually adjust their sizes for the new disk, and leave some spare space in case you want to create another partition)
Today I took home a hard drive of this type that belonged to my boss, having agreed to scan it for errors before bringing it back in my next shift. The drive was inside an Iomega enclosure whose warranty had already expired, and it had only been used a few times, so I'd assumed it had still been working perfectly - which was before I found out what sort of drive it was. When I asked her about its usage, she said that one of those times had been to copy a sizable amount of music to it.
However, when I turned it on and linked it up to my system, it couldn't even recognize it, and the drive started producing repeated clicking sounds after spinning up. It then spun down after eight clicks, never to be detected by my machine - this after only being used a few times and little over a year in her possession. I'm just lucky she was understanding about it and that she'd backed up everything that was on it before I'd taken it out of the premises, and I've agreed to buy another drive on her behalf.
I've been aware of the problems with these drives for a long time and had feared that it was of this type - my fears were proven right. I also know that Seagate has refused to acknowledge that there is a problem with these drives, and that they've tried to blame practically everyone but themselves for these problems. If they've learned anything from what happened to Fujitsu in 2004 and IBM the year before when they sold defective drives (Fujitsu MPG and the IBM Deathstar, anyone?), they'll own up to the faults with them and recall these shoddy drives.
However, when I turned it on and linked it up to my system, it couldn't even recognize it, and the drive started producing repeated clicking sounds after spinning up. It then spun down after eight clicks, never to be detected by my machine - this after only being used a few times and little over a year in her possession. I'm just lucky she was understanding about it and that she'd backed up everything that was on it before I'd taken it out of the premises, and I've agreed to buy another drive on her behalf.
I've been aware of the problems with these drives for a long time and had feared that it was of this type - my fears were proven right. I also know that Seagate has refused to acknowledge that there is a problem with these drives, and that they've tried to blame practically everyone but themselves for these problems. If they've learned anything from what happened to Fujitsu in 2004 and IBM the year before when they sold defective drives (Fujitsu MPG and the IBM Deathstar, anyone?), they'll own up to the faults with them and recall these shoddy drives.
This drive was purchased to replace an identical drive that had failed after two years. Having given up on Seagate's non-help I purchased this replacement to avoid any compatibility issues, I hope I have more luck this time. The rating is for the service, as the product is far from tested having only been installed for a couple of weeks
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