PRODUCT FEATURES:Serial ATA 3.0Gbps interface supportImproved recording stability over temperature with PMRAdvanced dynamic FOD control for best data integrityIntelligent compensation of external disturbanceSATA native command queuing featureDevice initiated SATA power managementStaggered spin-up supportEnvironment friendly product with RoHS complianceImproved performance with dual-ARM based firmwareATA S.M.A.R.T. compliantATA automatic acoustic management featureATA 48-bit address featureATA device configuration overlay featureNoiseGuardSilentSeekg NoiseGuard and SilentSeek technologies to eliminate acoustic noise. The Spinpoint F1 utilizes Samsung-developed perpendicular recording technology, which helps the drive set new records in both a real density and platter capacity.The Spinpoint F1 requires fewer components than competing solutions while delivering enhanced reliability versus a 1TB drive with four or five disks or two 500GB disks. With fewer heads and disks, the F1 statistically has a lower probability of headdisk failures. According to estimates, this Samsung drive has a 50% lower failure rate than a two- 500GB-drive solution and as much as 31% fewer failures than five-platter 1TB drives.Servers, high-end desktops, RAID systems and DVRs are among the applications well suited to the Spinpoint F1 drive. The drive is available with desktop PC- or RAID-level reliability. Mean time between failures for RAID reliability is up to 1.2 million hours. A rotational vibration sensor enables the drive to operate more efficiently in a RAID environment.For consumer applications, a power-saving code reduces power consumption while AV-optimized firmware cuts time delays during AV data recording. In general, the Samsung drive offers a superior combination of density, recording quality and reliability.