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Silver 3.5 inch SATA hard drive with circuit board visible

Seagate

Seagate ST1000DM003 1ER162-501 1TB 7200RPM 64MB 3.5" SATA internal hard drive

SKU CH-VAHW-MTVD0

A 1TB desktop hard drive with 7200RPM speed and 64MB cache for fast SATA storage

  • 1 TB capacity for mass storage
  • 7200 RPM spindle for responsive data access
  • 64 MB cache to smooth burst workloads
  • SATA 6 Gb/s interface for broad desktop compatibility
  • 5 inch form factor fits standard drive bays

1TB 7200RPM Desktop Hard Drive

The Seagate ST1000DM003 is a 3.5 inch internal hard drive with a 1TB capacity and 7200RPM spindle speed. It connects via a SATA 6Gb/s interface and includes a 64MB cache buffer. The drive is supplied new with zero power-on hours.

Suits bulk storage builds not SSD boot drives

This drive suits desktop builders who need affordable terabyte capacity for media libraries, backups or secondary data volumes. It is not for buyers who want the low latency and high throughput of solid-state storage for operating systems or active workloads. Systems limited to older SATA revisions will still work but at reduced link speed.

7200RPM spindle speed

The 7200RPM rotational speed determines the drive's sustained transfer rate and access latency for mechanical media. Buyers who need faster random I/O or silent operation should consider solid-state alternatives instead.

Highlights

  • 1 TB capacity for mass storage
  • 7200 RPM spindle for responsive data access
  • 64 MB cache to smooth burst workloads
  • SATA 6 Gb/s interface for broad desktop compatibility
  • 5 inch form factor fits standard drive bays

Specifications

No published specifications for this item yet.

Questions about this item

How do I install the 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s drive and what step is often missed?

Mount the drive in a 3.5" bay, connect the SATA data cable to a 6Gb/s port and attach the SATA power connector; the step often missed is enabling the SATA controller in BIOS so the 1TB volume appears.

What maintenance or replacement will the 7200RPM mechanism need later?

The 7200RPM motor and heads have no user-serviceable parts; plan to replace the drive once SMART attributes report reallocated sectors or after the 1 year warranty period if errors appear.

What limit appears first during sustained writes on the 64MB cache?

The 64MB buffer fills quickly, so sustained write speed drops to the native media rate once the cache is exhausted during large transfers.

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