[ IDENTIFIED HDD // MODEL-SPECIFIC RECORD ]
Seagate BarraCuda ST3000LM024
3 TB, 2.5-inch SATA drive with a 15 mm z-height. This thick, high-capacity mobile-class drive does not fit many standard notebook bays.
IDENTIFICATION: This page covers the ST3000LM024 standard model. Verify the exact label; bridge/enclosure products can use different firmware or included interfaces.
Recorded specifications
| Exact model / capacity | ST3000LM024 / 3 TB nominal |
|---|---|
| Form factor / height | 2.5-inch / 15 mm |
| Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s |
| Rotation / cache | 5,400 RPM / 128 MB buffer |
| Sector / recording format | 512e logical sector presentation; shingled magnetic recording (SMR). Confirm logical/physical sector reporting on the individual unit. |
Compatibility, noise, shock and reliability
- Requires a SATA host, 5 V supply and 15 mm drive clearance; confirm the enclosure actually supports this z-height and can dissipate heat. A common 7/9.5 mm laptop bay is too thin.
- Manufacturer documentation gives typical noise/sound power around 2.4 bel idle / 2.6 bel operating and shock limits of 300 G operating (2 ms) / 650 G non-operating (1 ms).
- SMR can exhibit lower sustained-write performance after cache exhaustion and different rebuild behavior than CMR. Do not assume suitability for RAID, write-intensive workloads or capacity-limited bridges.
- 600,000-hour MTBF and load/unload/error-rate values are population-level specifications, not expected individual life. Abnormal clicking or read errors warrant stopping writes and preserving data.
Manufacturer documents
- Seagate BarraCuda 2.5-inch Product Manual, Rev. JManufacturer manual listing the ST3000LM024 family model and technical/environmental tables.
- Seagate BarraCuda 2.5-inch Data SheetManufacturer product data sheet; use the model table and manual revision for exact SKU applicability.
- Seagate BarraCuda 2.5-inch SupportOfficial product documentation and support landing page.