ST500LM030-2E717D
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ST500LM030-2E717D5003101341221.701.604.912.58
ST500LM030-2E717D50012849530.903.5314.221.27
ST500LM030-2E717D5008340261.131.548.213.19
ST500LM030-2E717D5004200.361.47336.07219.13
ST500LM030-2E717D5000000.000.004.363.16
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The measurement of the ST500LM030-2E717D was carried out on Windows. Similar read and write speeds could certainly be achieved with the ST500LM030-2E717D under Linux and MacOS. Of course, the correct hard drive driver should be installed and the correct interface for the ST500LM030-2E717D should be used.
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ST500LM030-2E717D


The ST500LM030-2E717D is a hard drive from the manufacturer Seagate, which belongs to the Momentus 5400.6 series. Here is the detailed information about this model:

General description

- Model name: ST500LM030-2E717D
- Manufacturer: Seagate Technology
- Product Type: 2.5-inch hard drive
- Series: Momentus 5400.6

Technical details

- Capacity: 500 GB
- Form factor: 2.5 inches (this form factor is typical for laptops and portable external hard drives)
- Speed: 5400 rpm
- This speed is slower than 7200 RPM hard drives, but it is more energy efficient and produces less heat and noise.
- Cache: 8 MB
- Cache is a temporary memory that helps improve performance by storing frequently used data.
- Interface: SATA 3 Gb/s (SATA II)
- This is an interface for connecting the hard drive to the computer. It allows a maximum data transfer rate of 3 Gb/s (300 MB/s).
- Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF): 600,000 hours
- This number indicates how long the hard drive is expected to operate reliably before it may fail.

Features

- SMART support: Yes
- SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) monitors the health of the hard drive and can warn of possible failures.
- Power Management:
- Support for various power saving modes to reduce power consumption and extend battery life on portable devices.
- NCQ (Native Command Queuing): Ja
- This feature optimizes the order in which commands are processed from the disk to improve performance.

Areas of application

- Laptops: Ideal for laptops as the 2.5-inch size and 5400 RPM speed provide a good balance between performance and energy efficiency.
- Portable External Hard Drives: Due to its size and capacity, it is also commonly used in portable external hard drive enclosures.
- Upgrade from older systems: It can be used as a replacement for older, smaller or slower hard drives in older desktop PCs or laptops.
- Cost-effective storage solution: It offers a relatively large capacity at a moderate price, making it attractive to budget-conscious users.

Compatibility

- Compatible with most computers that support a SATA interface: This includes many laptops and desktop PCs.


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ST500LM030-2E717D and the compatible operating systems


Windows Server 2025, 2022, 2019, 2016, ... or 2008 and higher

Windows 12, 11, 10 or Windows 7 and higher
Linux (various distributions)
macOS (from version 10.6)

Please note that the exact functions and areas of application may vary depending on the firmware version and configuration of ST500LM030-2E717D.

The ST500LM030-2E717D is a reliable disk in case of problems, failures, file loss and other errors, check the drivers of the ST500LM030-2E717D regardless of whether it is under Windows 12, 11, 10, etc. or Linux and Apples macOS.




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