Samsung HM500JI hard drive specifications

Samsung SpinPoint M7 HM500JI - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300

The Spinpoint M7 utilizes Samsung's proprietary SilentSeek and NoiseGuard technologies to minimize the noise-level of the mechanical drive operation. The halogen-free drive complies with the European Union's Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) regulations. The Spinpoint M7 500GB hard drive is lightweight and durable, featuring a 5400rpm spindle speed, 8MB cache, native command queuing and a 3.0Gbps SATA interface. The perpendicular magnetic recording technology enables the 500GB drive to store 160,000 digital images, 125 hours of DVD movies, or 60 hours of high definition video images.

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Manufacturer
Samsung

HDD Part Number
HM500JI


Hard drive health monitoring software
ActiveSMART by Ariolic Software. Click to download ActiveSMART

General

Device Type
Hard drive - Internal hard drive

Width
2.8 in

Depth
3.9 in

Height
0.4 in

Weight
3.7 oz

Hard Drive

Form Factor

Capacity
500 GB

Interface Type
Serial ATA-300

Buffer Size
8 MB

Features
NoiseGuard, SilentSeek technology, Load/unload technology, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), Flying On Demand (FOD) Technology, Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR), Tunnel Magneto-resistive Recording (TMR) Head Technology

Compliant Standards
S.M.A.R.T.

Performance

Drive Transfer Rate
300 MBps

Internal Data Rate
138 MBps

Seek Time
12 ms (average)

Average Latency
5.6 ms

Spindle Speed
5400 rpm

Reliability

Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors
1 per 10^14

Start / Stop Cycles
600,000

Storage Controller

Type
None

Expansion / Connectivity

Interfaces
1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA

Compatible Bays
1 x Internal - 2.5" x 1/8H

Compatible Slots
x None

Miscellaneous

Microsoft Certifications
Compatible with Windows 7

Environmental Parameters

Min Operating Temperature
41 �F

Max Operating Temperature
131 �F

Humidity Range Operating
8 - 90%


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