Seagate 2 TB Internal SATA Desktop Hard Drives (ST32000542AS)

Barracuda Green drives from Seagate save you time. Available now with SATA 6Gb/s interface and 64MB cache and combined with the industry's only 5900-RPM spin speed, you can be sure you're getting the best performance in the green-power drive category.

Seagate SmartAlign™ technology simplifies your transition to the Advanced Format (AF), 4K standard. There is no need for time-consuming integration utilities required by similar AF drives

• Direct Attached Storage devices–USB/FireWire/eSATA
• Network Attached Storage devices and Windows storage servers
• Eco friendly PCs
• High-capacity desktop storage

Specifications

• A unique 5900-RPM speed delivers the fastest-performance eco friendly drive available.
• Seagate SmartAlign technology allows you to get all the benefits of the new Advanced Format 4K sector standard without any hassle–no utilities, no extra steps.
• The SATA 6Gb/s interface and 64MB cache maximize performance.
• Low power consumption combined with leadership in the use of recycled materials means you don't have to sacrifice environmental stewardship for performance.
• Cool, quiet operation

Technical Details

Model

• Brand : SEAGATE
• Model : ST32000542AS
• Interface : SATA 3Gb/s
• Cache : 32MB
• Capacity : 2TB
• Areal density (avg) : 341.5Gb/in2
• Guaranteed Sectors : 3,907,029,168

Physical

• Height : 26.1mm (1.028 in)
• Width : 101.85mm (4.010 in)
• Length : 146.99mm (5.787 in)
• Weight (typical) : 655g (1.444 lb)

Performance

• Spin Speed (RPM) : 5900 RPM
• Sustained data transfer rate : 95Mb/s
• Average latency : 5.1ms
• Random read seek time :<16.0ms
• Random write seek time : <16.0ms
• I/O data transfer rate : 300MB/s
• Unrecoverable read errors : 1 in 1014

Power

• 12V start max current : 2.0A
• Average idle power : 4.85W
• Average operating power : 6.90W

Environment

• Operating : 0°–60°C
• Nonoperating : -40°–70°C
• Maximum operating temperature change : 20°C per hour
• Maximum nonoperating temperature change : 30°C per hour

Shock

• Operating Shock (max)  : 70 Gs for 2ms
• Nonoperating Shock (max) : 300 Gs for 2ms

Acoustics

• Acoustics (Idle Volume) : 2.5 bels
• Acoustics (Seek Volume) :2.6 bels