New drive standard, works with Serial ATA motherboards & controllers |
7,200 RPM, 16mb cache, SATA300 capable (check your MB supports this) |
Has SATA Power socket only |
NoiseGuard, ImpacGuard, SilentSeek, Features quiet FDB(Fluid Dynamic Bearing) Motor |
Bare OEM drive only - no software included |
Samsung Support / Diagnostic tools |
Storage specification from manufacturer spec - formatted capacity will be lower |
Need to have SP3 or later for Win2000 and SP1 or later for WinXp to use this drive's full capacity - more info here |
Not all pre-2004 boards will support detecting SATA-II drives - check for BIOS update for old boards before buying |