Best-Fit Applications
- DVR and media center applications
- Entry-level surveillance DVR (SDVR) systems
- Low power appliances and devices
- Home theater PC
- IPTV
- Multimedia hard drive recorders
- Karaoke and audio jukeboxes
Pipeline HD™ series hard drives were designed to deliver 24x7, reliable operation with performance tuning oriented toward low-power consumption, silent operation and smooth video streaming performance. With the ability to support a minimum of 10 simultaneous streams of HD content and operate at temperatures of up to 75°C, they provide reliable storage that enables consumers to take full advantage of premium services like video on demand. Boasting the industry's lowest overall power consumption profiles and coupled with the Seagate commitment to recyclability, Pipeline HD drives are more than green; they offer customers a comprehensive sustainability value proposition which incorporates leading environmental stewardship and a focus on customer satisfaction.
- Sweet spot capacity 320GB, meets the needs of entry level systems as well as high definition media center applications
- Tuned to balance high-performance with low power consumption, Pipeline HD drives can support a minimum of 10 simultaneous streams of HD content
- Eco-friendly, best in class power performance is easy on the environment while also enabling strict energy conservation programs such as Energy Star
- Seagate Soft Sonic™ motor technology enables years of ultra-quiet, worry free operation with acoustic performance as low as 1.9bels
- Designed for cool, quiet, worry free, 24x7 operations 365 days a year. Always on, always reliable
- Seagate Think Green certified, Pipeline HD drives are more than green - with improved reliability, low power consumption, leading recycling programs, RoHS compliance, PVC free and available and low- halogen designs
Specifications
Model Number ST3320310CS
Interface SATA 3.0Gb/s
Cache 8MB
Capacity 320 GB
Guaranteed Sectors 625,142,448
RPM speed 7200
PHYSICAL
Height (max) 20.20 mm (0.795 inches)
Width (max) 101.60 mm (4.000 inches)
Length (max) 146.99 mm (5.787 inches)
Weight (typical) 415 grams (0.915 pounds)
PERFORMANCE
Average latency 5.1 msec
Random read seek time <14.0 msec
Random write seek time <15.0 msec
RELIABILITY
Annual Failure Rate 0.62%
Unrecoverable read errors 1 in 10^14
POWER
Average idle current 3.03 watts
Standby power 0.577 watts
Sleep power 0.574 null
Maximum start current, DC <2.0 amps
ENVIRONMENT
Ambient Temperature
Nonoperating -40 to70 degrees C
Maximum nonoperating temperature change 30 degrees C per hour
Minimum operating case temperature 0 degrees C
Maximum operating case temperature 75 degrees C
Maximum operating case temperature gradient 20 degrees C per hour
Relative Humidity
Operating 5 to 90
Nonoperating 5 to 95
Maximum allowable humidity change 30 per hour
Altitude
Operating altitude (min) -60.96 meters (-200 feet)
Operating altitude (max) 3,048 meters (10,000 feet)
Nonoperating altitude (min) -60.96 meters (-200 feet)
Nonoperating altitude (max) 12,192 meters (40,000 feet)
Shock
Operating Shock (max) 70 Gs null 2 msec
Nonoperating Shock (max) 350 Gs null 2 msec
Vibration
Operating vibration 0.25 Gs null 350-500 Hz
Nonoperating vibration 1.0 Gs null 350-500 Hz
ACOUSTICS
Acoustics (Idle Volume) 1.9 bels
Acoustics (Seek Volume) 2.3 bels
PDF Documents Available for download below:
Pipeline HD Product Overview Pipeline HD Data Sheet Pipeline HD, enabling fanless DVRs Green Power with Pipeline HD Embedded Hard Drives for Televisions (87K, PDF) Niveus Media, Inc. 
