Harddisks

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Datasheets

• Seagate Momentus 7200.2

Seagate FreeAgent

• How to disassemble a Seagate FreeAgent Pro
• Video How to open Seagate Freeagent 500GB Case

Power consumption

Freeagent Pro 1TB Powersupply 12 V 2A

• Power supply alone 0.4 watt
• Disk spun down 4.6 watt
• Disk running 15-17 watt

Reviews

• Techage - Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB
• Overclockers Club - Seagate FreeAgent Pro 750GB

Problems with Seagate FreeAgent drives

750 GB version with old firmware performs bad with eSata.

• Seagate FreeAgent Pro eSATA problems...solved!

1TB version won't spin down.

• 1TB FreeAgentPro Power Management - Lights dim, drive keeps spinning
• 1TB FreeAgent drive does not spin down under XP

Western Digital

• Warranty policies for different models
• RMA Shipping Address

WD Elements

• How to disassemble WD Elements 1.5TB external USB drive

WD CE Drives (WD AV, WD AV-GP, WD AV-25 AV)

AVBS, AVJS, AVBB, AVJB, EVCS, EURS, AVCS, AVVS, BUDT, EVVS

• Western Digital AV-GP (WD30EURS) 3 TB Hard Disk Drive Review Rev. 2.0 - Tech ARP

Reviews

Traditional

• 2.5" Serial ATA hard drive round-up Big performance, little drives
• 2.5-Inch Hard Disk Drives with 7,200rpm Speed: Five Models Tested
• Review of the SAMSUNG HM160HC, World's fastest ATA/IDE notebook hard drive

Solid State

• Intel X25-M 160GB 34nm MLC G2 SSD Benchmark Review - 34nm Flash Meets Intel X25-M 2nd Gen SSDs - Legit Reviews

• Intel X25-M SSD: Intel Delivers One of the World's Fastest Drives
• The SSD Anthology: Understanding SSDs and New Drives from OCZ

• OCZ Vertex 120GB SATA SSD OCZSSD2-1VTX120G
• OCZ Vertex RAID-0 Performance

• Patriot Warp V3 256GB 2.5-inch Solid State Disk

• Patriot Warp V3 256GB 2.5-inch Solid State Disk Same in one piece for printing

Intel's X25-M drops performanse over time because of internal defragmentation

• Long-term performance analysis of Intel Mainstream SSDs

• Hurtige SSD’er - snart også konkurrencedygtige på prisen

HD Tune benchmark tests on different 2.5" laptop disks

HD Tune: ST9160823AS Information

Firmware version : 3.AAB Capacity  : 149.1 GB (~160.0 GB) Buffer size  : 8192 KB Standard  : ATA/ATAPI-7 - SATA I Supported mode  : UDMA Mode 6 (Ultra ATA/133) Current mode  : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)

S.M.A.R.T  : yes 48-bit Address  : yes Read Look-Ahead  : yes Write Cache  : yes Host Protected Area  : yes Device Configuration Overlay : yes Automatic Acoustic Management: no Power Management  : yes Advanced Power Management  : yes Power-up in Standby  : no Security Mode  : yes Firmware Upgradable  : yes

This drive is my system drive. I have no other SATA connectors to use. This explains the drops in transfer rate during the test.

HD Tune: HTS726060M9AT00 Information

Firmware version : MH4OA60A Capacity  : 55.9 GB (~60.0 GB) Buffer size  : 7877 KB Standard  : ATA/ATAPI-0 Supported mode  : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode  : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)

S.M.A.R.T  : yes 48-bit Address  : yes Read Look-Ahead  : yes Write Cache  : yes Host Protected Area  : yes Device Configuration Overlay : yes Automatic Acoustic Management: yes Power Management  : yes Advanced Power Management  : yes Power-up in Standby  : yes Security Mode  : yes Firmware Upgradable  : no

HD Tune: Hitachi HTS541080G9AT00 Information

Firmware version : MB4OA61A Serial number  : MPB4PAXNH7BZHG Capacity  : 74.5 GB (~80.0 GB) Buffer size  : 7539 KB Standard  : ATA/ATAPI-0 Supported mode  : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode  : UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)

S.M.A.R.T  : yes 48-bit Address  : no Read Look-Ahead  : yes Write Cache  : yes Host Protected Area  : yes Device Configuration Overlay : yes Automatic Acoustic Management: yes Power Management  : yes Advanced Power Management  : yes Power-up in Standby  : yes Security Mode  : yes Firmware Upgradable  : yes

HD Tune: SAMSUNG MP0804H Information

Firmware version UE100-12 Serial number S042J10Y512601 Capacity 74.6 GB (~80.1 GB) Buffer size 8192 KB Standard ATA/ATAPI-7 Supported mode UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)

S.M.A.R.T yes 48-bit Address yes Read Look-Ahead yes Write Cache yes Host Protected Area yes Device Configuration Overlay yes Automatic Acoustic Management yes Power Management yes Advanced Power Management no Power-up in Standby no Security Mode yes Firmware Upgradable yes

HD Tune: HTS548060M9AT00 Information

Firmware version MGBOA53A Capacity 55.9 GB (~60.0 GB) Buffer size 7877 KB Standard ATA/ATAPI-0 Supported mode UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)

S.M.A.R.T yes 48-bit Address yes Read Look-Ahead yes Write Cache yes Host Protected Area yes Device Configuration Overlay yes Automatic Acoustic Management yes Power Management yes Advanced Power Management yes Power-up in Standby yes Security Mode yes Firmware Upgradable no

HD Tune: HITACHI_DK23FB-60 Information

Firmware version 00M0A0C1 Capacity 55.9 GB (~60.0 GB) Buffer size 8192 KB Standard ATA/ATAPI-0 Supported mode UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100) Current mode UDMA Mode 5 (Ultra ATA/100)

S.M.A.R.T yes 48-bit Address no Read Look-Ahead yes Write Cache yes Host Protected Area yes Device Configuration Overlay yes Automatic Acoustic Management yes Power Management yes Advanced Power Management yes Power-up in Standby no Security Mode yes Firmware Upgradable no

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