Seagate Thin 500GB ST500LT012 Data Sheet
Product codes
ST500LT012
Seagate clearly demonstrates how to help differentiate, increase
profitability and meet market demand for slim computing.
• The 2.5-inch form factor enables compromise-free, cost-
profitability and meet market demand for slim computing.
• The 2.5-inch form factor enables compromise-free, cost-
effective and reliable storage for slim, entry-level laptops,
high-end netbooks, ultraportables and CE devices.
high-end netbooks, ultraportables and CE devices.
• Seagate
®
Momentus
®
Thin drives come in 500, 320, 250 and
160GB capacities, to provide the right capacity points for full-
functioning computing devices. For performance enthusiasts,
check out the 7200-RPM Momentus Thin drive.
functioning computing devices. For performance enthusiasts,
check out the 7200-RPM Momentus Thin drive.
• Users now have 16MB of cache on both the mainstream
5400-RPM and the high-performance 7200-RPM options.
• Seagate Self-Encrypting Drives (SED) deliver government-
grade encryption without performance degredation—
protecting your data where it lives.
protecting your data where it lives.
• The Momentus Thin SED is the first Trusted Computing
Group Opal specification drive to achieve FIPS 140-2,
Level-2 certification by the U.S. and Canadian governments.
Level-2 certification by the U.S. and Canadian governments.
1 One gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to drive capacity.
2 Advanced Format 4K sector drive with SmartAlign
2 Advanced Format 4K sector drive with SmartAlign
™
technology resolves misalignment conditions.
3 SmartAlign technology is not available on this model.
The World’s First 7mm, 2.5-Inch Form Factor Drive
Momentus
®
Thin
AMERICAS
Seagate Technology LLC 10200 South De Anza Boulevard, Cupertino, California 95014, United States, 408-658-1000
ASIA/PACIFIC
Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd. 7000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5, Singapore 569877, 65-6485-3888
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
Seagate Technology SAS 16–18, rue du Dôme, 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 33 1-4186 10 00
© 2012 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries.
Momentus, QuietStep, Seagate Secure, SmartAlign and the Think Green logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other
countries. The FIPS logo is a certification mark of NIST, which does not imply product endorsement by NIST, the U.S., or Canadian governments. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and
report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. The export or re-export of hardware or software containing encryption
may be regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov). Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.
DS1702.7-1203US, March 2012
Momentus, QuietStep, Seagate Secure, SmartAlign and the Think Green logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other
countries. The FIPS logo is a certification mark of NIST, which does not imply product endorsement by NIST, the U.S., or Canadian governments. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective
owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes. Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and
report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. The export or re-export of hardware or software containing encryption
may be regulated by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (for more information, visit www.bis.doc.gov). Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications.
DS1702.7-1203US, March 2012
Specifications
Momentus 5400 Drives
Momentus 7200 Drives
500GB
1
320GB
1
250GB
1
160GB
1
320GB
1
250GB
1
160GB
1
Feature Options
Standard Models
ST500LT012
2
ST320LT020
2
ST320LT012
3
ST250LT003
2
ST250LT012
3
ST160LT003
2
ST320LT007
2
ST250LT007
2
ST160LT007
2
Self-Encrypting Drive Models
ST500LT025
3
1
1
1
ST320LT014
2
ST250LT014
2
1
Self-Encrypting Drive
FIPS 140-2 Validated
FIPS 140-2 Validated
ST500LT015
3
ST320LT009
2
ST250LT009
2
Interface
SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
SATA 3Gb/s NCQ
Cache (MB)
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Configuration
Bytes per Sector
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
4096
Reliability/Data Integrity
Head-Rest Method
Quiet Step™
Ramp Load
Quiet Step™
Ramp Load
Quiet Step
Ramp Load
Quiet Step
Ramp Load
Quiet Step
Ramp Load
Quiet Step
Ramp Load
Quiet Step
Ramp Load
Load/Unload Cycles
>600,000
>600,000
>600,000
>600,000
>600,000
>600,000
>600,000
Nonrecoverable Read
Errors per Bits Read
Errors per Bits Read
1 per 10E14
1 per 10E14
1 per 10E14
1 per 10E14
1 per 10E14
1 per 10E14
1 per 10E14
Annualized Failure Rate (AFR)
0.48%
0.48%
0.48%
0.48%
0.48%
0.48%
0.48%
Power Management
Power (W)
Seek, Typical
Idle, Typical
Idle, Typical
1.2
0.45
1.4
0.48
1.4
0.48
1.4
0.48
1.6
0.66
1.6
0.66
1.6
0.66
Environmental
Temperature (°C)
Operating
Nonoperating
Nonoperating
0 to 60
−40 to 70
0 to 60
−40 to 70
0 to 60
−40 to 70
0 to 60
−40 to 70
0 to 60
−40 to 70
0 to 60
−40 to 70
0 to 60
−40 to 70
Shock (Gs)
Operating: 2ms
Nonoperating: 1ms
Nonoperating: 1ms
400
1000
350
1000
350
1000
350
1000
350
1000
350
1000
350
1000
Acoustics (bels—sound power)
Idle, Typical
Seek, Typical
Seek, Typical
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.5
2.5
Physical
Height (in/mm)
0.276/7.0
0.276/7.0
0.276/7.0
0.276/7.0
0.276/7.0
0.276/7.0
0.276/7.0
Width (in/mm)
2.76/70.1
2.76/70.1
2.76/70.1
2.76/70.1
2.76/70.1
2.76/70.1
2.76/70.1
Depth (in/mm)
0.209/95
3.959/100.55
3.959/100.55
3.959/100.55
3.959/100.55
3.959/100.55
3.959/100.55
Weight (lb/g)
0.203/92.0
0.203/92.0
0.203/92.0
0.203/92.0
0.203/92.0
0.203/92.0
0.203/92.0
Carton Unit Quantity
50
50
50
50
50
50
50
Cartons per Pallet
60
60
60
60
60
60
60
Cartons per Layer
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
FIPS 140-2 Inside