Seagate Constellation ST9500530NS 500GB 7.2K SATA Enterprise Hard Disk Drive

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| Capacity: | 500GB |
| Speed: | 7.2K RPM |
| Interface Types: | SATA |
| Form Factor: | 2.5" SFF Server Drive |
| Electrical Interface: | SATA 300 - 3Gbps |
| RAM: | 32MB |
Description
Seagate Constellation ST9500530NS 500GB 3Gbps 7.2K 2.5in SATA Enterprise Hard Drive - Refurbished
The Constellation 7200 hard drive enables manageable nearline storage solutions in 2.5" chassis — either direct attach or in a tiered storage environment — at the lowest power usage without compromising performance or reliability. Constellation 500GB SATA drives deliver cost-effective, eco-friendly nearline storage.
Key Features and Benefits- Lowest operating power & enhanced power options with PowerChoice™ for even greater power savings during slow or idle periods
- First 2.5", 15mm business critical drive on the market designed for enterprise reliability, vibration performance and high data integrity. Fits in more server & storage slots!
- Fastest Tier 2/Nearline HDD on the market (SAS @ 6Gb/s speed). At a system level (with more drives) the performance will be >2x as compared to 3.5" HDD.
- The highest capacity 2.5" enterprise drive with 500GB with both SAS and SATA interfaces. (160GB SATA also available for boot/entry server applications)
- 6Gbps SAS 2.0 allows for easier integration, enhanced features and outstanding performance
- Government-grade self-encrypting drive (SED) on SAS models
- Best performing nearline drive with Best-in-class Rotational Vibration
ALT. PN: 9FY156
Compatibility
This drive is compatible with any of our SATA drive trays and any of our SATA controllers.
Specifications
Drive specification | ST9500530NS |
Formatted Gbytes (512 bytes/sector) | 500 |
Bytes per sector | 512 |
Spindle speed (RPM) | 7,200 |
I/O data transfer rate (MBps) | 300 |
Cache buffer | 32 |
Interface Type | Serial ATA-300 |
Average latency | 4.16 ms |
Seek time (read / write) ms | 8.5 / 9.5 |
Track-to-track seek (read / write) ms | 0.8 / 1.0 |
Dimensions (HxLxW) mm | 14.8 / 100.5 / 70 |
Weight | 0.196 kg |
Operating Shock (Read) | 70G, 2ms |
Non-operating Shock | 400G, 2ms |
Temperature - Operating | 5C -55C |
Temperature - Non-operating | -40C - 70C |
Current Requirements 12VDC (Read/Write, Idle) | 3.5w / 2.6w |
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Alternate MPNs: 9FY156
Weight: 0.5 lb
Warranty: 1 Year DiscTech
Condition
Refurbished
Warranty
1 Year DiscTech Warranty






