Versatile HDDs for all your PC needs bring you industry-leading excellence inpersonal computing. Capacities up to 8TB for desktops, BarraCuda leads the market with the widest range of storage options available. Advanced Power modes help save energy without sacrificing performance. SATA 6Gb/s interface optimizes burst performance. Seagate Secure®models provide Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) hardware-based datasecurity and deliver an Instant Secure Erase feature for safe, fast and easy drive retirement. Product Description Amazing Versatility Get the most out of your storage with BarraCuda hard drives. From computers full of photos and memories to gaming PCs that need more room to play, BarraCuda grows with you. 3.5-Inch BarraCuda Hard Drives Deliver! Rock-solid reliability built on over 20 years of BarraCuda innovation. Versatile mix of capacity and price point options to fit any budget. Multi-Tier Caching Technology™ for excellent hard drive performance. Multi-Tier Caching Technology All hard drives in the BarraCuda family come equipped with Multi-Tier Caching Technology (MTC). MTC takes your PC to new performance levels, so you can load applications and files faster than ever before. By applying intelligent layers of NAND Flash, DRAM and media cache technologies, BarraCuda delivers improved read and write performance by optimising data flow. Trusted Dependability The BarraCuda family of reliable hard drives is here to stay, for years to come. Experience — For more than 20 years, Seagate has manufactured and delivered the super-reliable BarraCuda family of drives. BarraCuda — Seagate's drive-reliability data simply speaks for itself, and the BarraCuda family is often recognised by leading publications and customers. Seagate Secure®models provide Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) hardware-based datasecurity and deliver an Instant Secure Erase feature for safe, fast and easy driveretirement. They meet NIST 800-88 media sanitization specifications and also supportthe Trusted Computer Group (TCG) Opal standard. Specifications Specifications 8TB 6TB 4TB 3TB 2TB Standard Model Numbers ST8000DM004 ST6000DM003 ST4000DM004 ST3000DM008 ST2000DM008 ® Seagate Secure Model Numbers — — — ST3000DM002 — Bytes per Sector 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096 Heads/Disks 8/4 6/3 4/2 6/3 2/1 Performance Interface SATA 6Gb/s SATA 6Gb/s SATA 6Gb/s SATA 6Gb/s SATA 6Gb/s SATA Transfer Rates Supported (Gb/s) 6.0/3.0/1.5 6.0/3.0/1.5 6.0/3.0/1.5 6.0/3.0/1.5 6.0/3.0/1.5 Max. Sustained Transfer Rate OD (MB/s) 190MB/s 190MB/s 190MB/s 210MB/s 220MB/s Cache, Multisegmented (MB) 256 256 256 64 256 Reliability/Data Integrity Load/Unload Cycles 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 1 per 10E14 Power-On Hours per Year (24×7) 2400 2400 2400 2400 2400 Workload Rate Limit (TB/Year) 55 55 55 55 55 Limited Warranty (years) 2 2 2 2 2 Power Management Startup Power (A) 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.0 Operating Mode, Typical (W) 5.3 5.3 3.7 8 4.3 Idle Average (W) 3.4W 3.4W 2.5W 5.40W 3.0W Standby Mode/Sleep Mode, Typical (W) 0.25/0.25 0.25/0.25 0.25/0.25 0.75/0.75 0.3/0.3 Voltage Tolerance, Inc. Noise (5V) ±5% ±5% ±5% ±5% ±5% Voltage Tolerance, Inc. Noise (12V) ±10% ±10% ±10% ±10% ±10% Environmental/Temperature Operating (ambient, min) 0°C 0°C 0°C 0°C 0°C Operating (drive case, max) 60°C 60°C 60°C 60°C 60°C Nonoperating (ambient) -40°C – 70°C -40°C – 70°C -40°C – 70°C -40°C – 70°C -40°C – 70°C Halogen Free Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes RoHS Compliance Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Physical Height (mm/in, max) 26.11mm/1.028in 26.11mm/1.028in 20.20mm/0.795in 26.11mm/1.028in 20.20mm/0.795in Width (mm/in, max) 101.85mm/4.010in 101.85mm/4.010in 101.85mm/4.010in 101.85mm/4.010in 101.85mm/4.010in Depth (mm/in, max) 146.99mm/5.787in 146.99mm/5.787in 146.99mm/5.787in 146.99mm/5.787in 146.99mm/5.787in Weight (g/lb) 630g/1.389lb 610g/1.345lb 490g/1.08lb 626g/1.38lb 415g/0.915lb