Gateway 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA 2 Hard Drive With 16 MB Cache - EST3500841AS-253

Feature	Specification
Formatted Capacity	500.1 GB
Actuator Type	Voice coil
Media Type	Thin film
Head Type	Giant Magnetoresistive (GMR)
Recording Method	EPRML 16/17 ZBR
Internal Transfer Rate	Up to 815.2 Mbits/sec
Sustained Transfer Rate	Up to 65.0 Mbytes/sec
External Transfer Rate	Up to 300 Mbytes/sec
Maximum Supported Modes	PIO: 4 DMA: 2 UDMA: 5
Spindle Speed	7200 RPM
Average Latency	4.16 mSEC
Buffer	8 MB Read/Write Multiple Read Look-Ahead Multi-Segmented
Interface	SATA 2.0 w/NCQ
Sectors per Drive	976 773 168 (LBA Mode)
Tracks per Inch	124.5 KTPI avg.
Bits per Inch	Up to 790.1 KBPI
Average Access	(ms /read/write) /<8.2/<9.0
Single Track Seek	(ms /read/write) /<0.8/<1.0
Annualized Failure Rate	0.34%
Shock (11 ms/2 ms)	Operating (read/write): 63 Gs Non-operating: 300 Gs
Acoustics	Fluid bearing Typical: 2.8 bels typ Max-quiet: 3.9 bels typ
Power Requirements	+12 V start-up; 2.90 amps
Power Management	Active: 13.00 watts Idle: 9.30 watts Standby: 1.25 watts typ.
Dimensions (H × W × D)	1.028 × 4.00 × 5.78 Inches (26.1 × 101.6 × 146.99 mm)
Weight	1.57 lb (710 g)