The Seagate Barracuda ST3160023A 160Gb hard disk drive give you a massive capacity on a stable disk drive. Great features of this drive are it huge 8mb cache to keep those heavily used files and help increase the overall speed of your PC. 7200Rpm reduces the seek time and again a performance enhancer over the older 5400rpm models.

The ST3160023A is an ATA-100 driver meaning in connects to traditional IDE ports and not Serial ATA. Nearly all machines have this type of connector available and so this drive should slot right in as an extra drive or to replace your older one. Also with Seagate Barracuda drives you get the 3D defence system.

3D Defence System

• Drive Defence - Gives you physical protection to protect against handling damage and other physical elements. (G-Force Protection and SeaShell Packaging)

• Data Defence - Protects your data from thermal damage and vibrations (temperature sensor and SAMS protection against multi-drive rotational vibration)

• Diagnostic Defence - Gives you the power you diagnose any potential problems (SeaTools diagnostic software)

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Product Description

Superior performance and high capacity make the Barracuda ATA products a perfect solution for users looking for speedy ATA disc drives that can boost the performance of their PCs and even perform jobs traditionally handled by SCSI technology. The drives offer an unprecedented combination of price and performance for applications supported by ATA RAID systems. Corporate workhorse PCs, high-performance PCs, and high-performance consumer gaming and video-editing systems all benefit from the quiet, performance-oriented specifications of Seagate's Barracuda ATA family. Barracuda ATA drives continue to garner industry press accolades and rave reviews worldwide for their superior performance, ruggedness and value. All Barracuda ATA drives include Seagate's comprehensive 3D Defence System for the best data protection in the industry, and sound barrier technology for the quietest performance available.