Review on Seagate Barracuda hard drive 1 TB ST31000528AS by Ognian Karagaev ᠌

Name: Seagate Barracuda hard drive 1 TB ST31000528AS
Item: Seagate Barracuda hard drive 1 TB ST31000528AS
Rating: 4

July 10, 2023

I did not regret the purchase, everything is fine.

Real test results (using the native IDE mode, not the SATA2 mode; I wasn't aware that I also needed to install a driver in order to use SATA2 with Windows XP Service Pack 2): 1) Reading files at 50 megabytes per second equals 110 megabytes per second, and recording at 12 megabits per second
2) files with sizes of 512 and 4 kilobytes each; these are laughable values that are less than 10 megabits per second; I was appalled by them and cannot recall them. After performing a clean installation of the operating system (Windows 7; I didn't even need to install any additional drivers), I noticed a substantial increase in performance when reading and writing files of various sizes (50 MB, 512 KB, and 4 kB): 1) 124/100; 2)60/93; 3)0.9/1.2. It has been brought to my attention that the AHCI mode of operation of the SATA controller must be configured in the BIOS. Then you will experience joy.

Pros

Outstanding value considering the quantity. warranty from the manufacturer for 5 years.

Cons

During the process of installing the operating system, a driver needs to be installed in order for the SATA 2 interface to function properly. Even if it is feasible to install at a later time, I have no idea.