300, 146 and 73GB • 15K RPM • Ultra320 SCSI

3 Gbit/sec SAS • 4 Gbit/sec FC

Key Features and Benefits

• Perpendicularrecordingisfundamentallysuperior,delivering300GBcapacitywith30percentfastersequentialperformanceandthehighestreliabilityratingofany3.5-inchdriveintheindustry.

• Enableshigherperformancewithfewerdrives,reducingsupportinginfrastructure,maintenanceandspaceneedswhileboostingsystemreliability

• 30percentmoreIOPSandover20percentfasterresponsetimesthan3.5-inch10Kdrives;firstdrivetobreak100-Mbytesustainedtransferratebarrier

• ReducesRAIDrebuildtimeswhileminimizingreliabilityriskexposure;nonrecoverableerrorratehasbeenimprovedbyafactorof10.

Best-Fit Applications

Allmainstreamenterpriseapplications,suchas:

• E-mail

• Businessprocessing

• Transactionprocessing

• Decisionsupport

• StorageAreaNetworks(SAN)

• NetworkedAttachedStorage(NAS)

• Internetande-commerce

CheetAh 15K.5Best price/performance, lowest cost of ownership disc drive

ProductOverview

SpecificationsCapacity (GB) 300, 146, 73

Seek Time, Read/Write (average, msec) 3.5/4.0

Transfer Rate, Sustained (Mbytes/sec) Up to 125

Reliability Rating at Full 24x7 Operation (AFR) 0.62%

Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read 1 sector per 1016

Power Consumption SCSI (W, idle) 12.5 (300GB), 9.6 (146GB), 8.1 (73GB)

Interface Ultra320 SCSI, 3 Gbit/sec Serial Attached

SCSI (SAS), 4 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel

Warranty (years) 5

Product Description

ThenewCheetah15K.5enterprisediscdriveemploysinnovativeperpendicularrecordingtechnologytosetnewstandardsforstoragecost-effectiveness.Whiledoublingavailablecapacityto300GB,theCheetah15K.5alsodelivers36percenthighersequentialperformance.Thisenablesenterprisestomeettheirthroughputandcapacityrequirementswithfewerdrives,significantlyreducingtotalcostofownership(TCO).Seagate®designedtheCheetah15K.5formaximumreliabilityindemandingenterpriseapplications,includinganonrecoverableerrorratethat’sbeenimprovedbyafactorof10.Cheetah15K.5incorporatessuchSeagate-exclusivefeaturesasIRAW(IdleReadAfterWrite),enhancedECC(ErrorCorrectionCode)andBMS(BackgroundMediaScan)tosafeguarddataintegrityinthemostrigorousenvironments.

the Seagate Advantage

• Fifth-generationCheetah15Kisthefastest,highestcapacityandmostreliableever;deliverslowerTCOforawidevarietyofenterpriseapplications.

• Cheetah15K.5employsperpendicularrecordingtechnologytodeliver300GBcapacitywith30percentfastersequentialperformance.

CheetAh 15K.5Best price/performance, lowest cost of ownership disc drive

AMERICAS SeagateTechnologyLLC920DiscDrive,ScottsValley,California95066,UnitedStates,831-438-6550 ASIA/PACIFIC SeagateTechnologyInternationalLtd.7000AngMoKioAvenue5,Singapore569877,65-6485-3888EUROPE,MIDDLEEASTANDAFRICA SeagateTechnologySAS130-136,ruedeSilly,92773Boulogne-BillancourtCedex,France,331-41861000

Copyright©2006SeagateTechnologyLLC.Allrightsreserved.PrintedinUSA.Seagate,SeagateTechnologyandtheWavelogoareregisteredtrademarksofSeagateTechnologyLLC.CheetahiseitheratrademarkorregisteredtrademarkofSeagateTechnologyLLC.Otherproductnamesareeithertrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirowners.Onegigabyte,orGB,equalsonebillionbyteswhenreferringtoharddrivecapacity.Accessiblecapacitymayvarydependingonoperatingenvironmentandformatting.Seagatereservestherighttochange,withoutnotice,productofferingsorspecifications.PublicationNumber:PO-0030,June2006

• Nonrecoverableerrorratehasbeenimprovedbyafactorof10,safeguardingdataintegrityandreducingriskexposureduringRAIDrebuilds.

enabling New Opportunities

• Cheetah15K.5drivesemployperpendicularrecordingtoenablesystemswithanunprecedentedblendofstorageperformance,capacityandreliability.

• Cheetah15K.5drivesofferlastingvalue,ensuringsystemscankeepupwithgrowingperformanceandcapacityneedsoveralongerperiodoftime.

• Cheetah15Kdriveshavethehighestfield-provenreliabilityofany3.5-inchdrivesintheworld,andboostsystemreliabilityevenfurtherduetotheneedforfewerdrives.

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