Post-2010 Seagate Model Number Formats:
Samsung Model Number Formats:
Pre-2010 Seagate Model Number Formats:
Seagate and Samsung-brand drives have at least three identifying numbers:
-
Serial Number
-
Model Number
-
Part Number
These numbers are printed on the drive's top cover label or on the external case. Beginning with the new, post-2010 model number scheme, the internal drive's electronic response to identification commands will be a combination of the Model Number and Part Number, separated by a hyphen. For example, the new Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green drive model ST2000DL003 with a part number of 9VT166 will display in Windows Device Manager as ST2000DL003-9VT166.
Post-2010 Retail External Model Numbers
|
Brand Identity |
Product |
Capacity |
Product Variations | |
ST |
AA |
1000 |
100 | |
2 letters |
2 letters |
2-4 digits |
3 digits | |
ST = Seagate |
AA - FreeAgent® GoFlexTM
AB - FreeAgent® GoFlexTM Drive only
AC - FreeAgent® GoFlexTM Desk
AD - FreeAgent® GoFlexTM Pro/Turbo
AE - GoFlex® Adapter / Cable
AF - Accessory - Case
AG - Accessory - Dock
AH - BlackArmor® NAS 420
AJ - GoFlexTM TV
AK - GoFlexTM Net
AL - FreeAgent GoTM
AM -GoFlexTM Home
AN - Retail Internal Drive kit
AR - BlackArmor® 400 |
AS - FreeAgent DeskTM
AU - BlackArmor® NAS 440
AV - BlackArmor® NAS 220
AW - BlackArmor® NAS 110
AX - ExpansionTM Portable External Drive
AY - ExpansionTM Desktop External Drive
BA - GoFlexTM for Mac®
BB - GoFlexTM Pro for Mac®
BC - GoFlexTM Desk for Mac®
BD - Retail Internal Drive kit
BE - GoFlexTM Slim
BF - GoFlex SatelliteTM
CE - FreeAgent TheaterTM
DK - FreeAgent® Dock
DS - FreeAgent DockStarTM |
(in GB) |
Varies for:
-
Region
-
Color
-
Kit Contents
-
etc.
|
Alternative Format for External Drives Released After April 2010:
|
Brand Identity |
Product |
Capacity |
Reserved / Color / Region | |
ST
|
AA
|
1000
|
100
| |
ST = Seagate
|
ST - Seagate Technology
AA - Product
AA – FreeAgent® GoFlex™
AB - FreeAgent® GoFlex ™ Drive only
AC - FreeAgent® GoFlex ™ Desk
AD - FreeAgent® GoFlex™ Pro
AE - GoFlex® Adapter / Cable
AF - Accessory - Case
AG - Accessory - Dock
AH - BlackArmor® NAS 420
AJ - GoFlex™ TV
AK - GoFlex™ Net
AL - FreeAgent Go™
AM -GoFlex™ Home
AN - Retail Internal Drive kit
AR - BlackArmor® 400
AS - FreeAgent Desk™
AU - BlackArmor® NAS 440
AV - BlackArmor ® NAS 220
AW - BlackArmor® NAS 110
AX - Expansion™ Portable External Drive
AY - Expansion™ Desktop External Drive
BA - GoFlex™ for Mac®
BB - GoFlex™ Pro for Mac®
BC - GoFlex™ Desk for Mac®
BD - Retail Internal Drive kit
BE - GoFlex™ Slim
CE - FreeAgent Theater™
DK - FreeAgent® Dock
DS - FreeAgent DockStar™
|
Capacity in GB
|
|
Post-2010 Desktop, Notebook, and Enterprise Model Numbers
|
Brand Identity |
Capacity |
Segment |
Attributes |
Generation
(mostly associated with Enterprise drives) | |
ST |
2000 |
DL |
003 |
A | |
2 letters |
2 to 4 digits |
2 letters |
3 digits, non-intelligent |
1 letter, intelligent |
ST = Seagate
MX = Maxtor-brand |
0 = 80GB
500 = 500GB
1500 = 1500GB
2000 = 2000GB
3000 = 3000GB
Capacities >9999GB:
10 = 10TB
15 = 15TB |
DL = Entry Level
DM = Mainstream
DX = Desktop Premium
LM = Laptop Mainstream
LT = Laptop Thin
LX = Laptop Premium
MX = Mission-Critical
NX = Nearline
VM = DVR
VT = DVR Thin
VX = Surveillance
FX/FM = Enterprise SSD |
Varies for:
-
Z-heights
-
Form Factor
-
RPM
-
Cache
-
Interface
-
SED, FIPS
-
Drop Sensor
-
Interface Speed
|
A = 1st generation
B = 2nd generation
C = 3rd generation |
For more information regarding Seagate's new model number format, please see this Marketing white paper.
Newer Samsung External Drives
|
Product |
Form
Factor |
Capacity |
Capacity Units |
Interface |
Series |
Color | |
HX
|
D
|
1 5
|
1 |
U
|
C
|
B
|
HX = External
HY = NAS
HZ = Media Player |
D = 3.5-inch
M = 2.5-inch
A = Adapter |
|
A = Adapter
D = Dock
0 = x 10 GB
1 = x 100 GB
2 = x TB |
E = USB 2.0 & eSATA
T = USB 3.0
U = USB 2.0 |
A = Entry
B = Standard
C = Premium |
A = orange
B = black
G = green
L = blue
P = pink
R = red
V = ivory
W = white
Y = grey |
Legacy Samsung External Drives
|
Product |
Form
Factor |
Interface |
Option |
Capacity |
Generation |
Region |
Color |
Cust. | |
HX
|
S
|
U
|
0
|
25B
|
A |
E |
8 |
2
| |
HX = External |
D = 3.5-inch
M = 2.5-inch
S = 1.8- or 1.3-inch |
U = USB 2.0
E = USB 2.0 & eSATA
F = USB 2.0 and FireWire 400/800
P = USB 2.0 & eSATA & FireWire 400/800
D = eSATA and FireWire |
0 = Default
R = RAID (0, 1, 5)
C = Card slot (SD, MMC) |
A = x1 GB
B/D = x10 GB
Example:
25B =
250GB
Example:
80A = 80GB |
A = 1st
B = 2nd |
Gen A
D = Korea
E = America, Europe
K = Asia
T = Taiwan
Gen B
A = Europe / Amer
B = Amer / Asia
C = Australia
D = Korea
F = Europe
I = Taiwan
L =China
N =Argentina |
2 = black
3 = white
4 = red
5 = brown
6 = default |
|
Samsung Newer Internal Drives
|
Product Family |
Form
Factor |
Capacity |
Unit |
Interface / RPM |
Option |
Buffer | |
HN
|
D
|
1 5 |
1
|
J |
A
|
D
| |
HN = Internal |
D = 3.5-inch
M = 2.5-inch
S = 1.8-inch |
|
0 = x 10 GB
1 = x 100 GB
2 = x TB
|
SATA 1 (1.5 Gbps)
I = 5,400 RPM
J = 7,200 RPM
K = 10K RPM
L = 15K RPM
SATA 2 (3.0 Gbps)
M = 5,400 RPM
N = 7,200 RPM
P = 10K RPM
Q = 15K RPM |
SATA 3 (6.0 Gbps)
R = 5,400 RPM
S = 7,200 RPM
T = 10K RPM
U = 15K RPM |
|
A = 2 MB
B = 8 MB
C = 16 MB
D = 32 MB
E = 64 MB
F = 128 MB |
Samsung Legacy Internal Drives
|
Product Family |
Capacity |
Buffer |
Heads (capacity) |
Interface / RPM | |
HD
|
16
|
0
|
H
|
J
|
HA = Consumer Electronics
HE = Enterprise
HS = SFF
HX = External
HD = Desktop
HM = Mobile
HU = Ultra SFF |
x 10 GB
Example:
16 = 160 GB |
A = 2 MB
B = 8 MB
C = 16 MB
D = 32 MB
E = 64 MB
F = 128 MB |
A-F = 1 GB, 1-6 heads
G-N = 10 GB, 1-8 heads
P-W = 100 GB, 1-8 head |
PATA
A = 3,600 RPM
B = 4,200 RPM
C = 5,400 RPM
D = 7,200 RPM
SATA 1 (1.5 Gbps)
E = 4,200 RPM
F = 5,400 RPM
G = 7,200 RPM
SATA 2 (3.0 Gbps)
H = 4,200 RPM
I = 5,400 RPM
J = 7,200 RPM
K = 10K RPM
SATA 3 (6.0 Gbps)
L = 5,400 RPM
M = 7,200 RPM
N = 10K RPM
OTHER
P = CE ATA / 3,600 RPM
Q = CE ATA / 4,200 RPM
R = USB / 4,200 RPM
S = USB / 3,600 RPM
T = SAS 6 Gbps / 10K RPM
U = SAS 6 Gbps / 15K RPM
V = FC 4 Gbps / 10K RPM
W = FC 4 Gbps / 15K RPM
X = USB (onboard) / 5,400 RPM
Y = USB (onboard) / 5,400 RPM |
Pre-2010 Seagate Desktop Drives
Brand
Identity |
Form
Factor |
Capacity |
Cache |
Identifier |
Interface | |
ST
|
3
|
(0)750
|
6
|
40
|
AS
| |
ST = Seagate
STM = Maxtor
|
3 = 3.5”
|
in GB
|
0 = 2MB
2 = 2MB
3 = 8MB or 32MB
4 = 16MB
5 = 32MB
6 = 16MB
8 = 8MB
|
(N1 = Maxtor
Basics internal drive kit)
|
A = ATA
AAA = Maxtor Basics internal drive kit (ATA)
AS = SATA
AAAS = Maxtor Basics internal drive kit (SATA)
ACE = ATA Consumer Electronics
AV = ATA Surveillance Video
NS = Near-Line storage, SATA/SAS
SCE = SATA Consumer Electronics
SV = SATA Surveillance Video
-RK = Retail kit
RK #s do not necessarily match the model of the drive in the kit.
|
Pre-2010 Seagate Notebook Drives
Brand
Identity |
Form
Factor |
Capacity |
Cache |
Identifier |
Interface | |
ST
|
9
|
320
|
4
|
21
|
AS
| |
ST = Seagate
(Momentus)
STM = Maxtor
(MobileMax)
|
9 = 2.5”
|
in GB
|
0 = 2MB
2 = 2MB
3 = 8MB
4 = 16MB
6 = 16MB
8 = 8MB
|
|
A = ATA
AS = SATA
ASG = SATA with Free-Fall Protection
-RK = Retail kit
RK #s do not necessarily match the model of the
drive in the kit.
|
Pre-2010 Seagate Enterprise Drives
Brand
Identity |
Form
Factor |
Capacity |
Reserved |
RPM |
Generation |
Interface | |
ST
|
3
|
146
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
LW
| |
ST = Seagate
|
3 = 3.5”
9 = 2.5”
(SAS only)
|
in GB
|
|
0 = 10k
5 = 15k
|
|
FC = Fibre Channel
LC = 80 Pin (SCA) LVD SCSI
LW= 68 Pin LVD SCSI
NS = Near-Line storage, SATA/SAS
SS = Serial-Attached SCSI |
FreeAgent Go (multicolor) family
|
Brand Identity |
Form Factor |
Capacity |
Cache |
Family / Color Scheme |
Reserved /
Region |
Interface | |
ST
|
9
|
0640
|
3
|
FG
|
A2
|
E1-RK
| |
ST = Seagate
|
9 = 2.5”
|
in GB
|
1 = 2MB
3 = 8MB
4 = 16MB
|
FA = Tuxedo Black
FB = Royal Blue
FC = Think Pink
FD = Ruby Red
FE = Solar Orange
FG = Titanium Silver
FH = Spring Green
FK = Champagne Gold
FL = Sky Blue
FM = Forest Green
FN = Black Chrome
FP = Red Chrome
FS = Gray Chrome
|
|
01 / E1 = USB
-RK = Retail kit
|
Pre-2010 Seagate External Drives (excluding FreeAgent Go)
|
Brand Identity |
Form Factor |
Capacity |
Cache |
Family |
Reserved /
Region |
Interface | |
ST
|
3
|
0750
|
4
|
FD
|
A1
|
E1-RK
| |
ST = Seagate
STM = Maxtor
|
3 = 3.5”
6 = 1”
9 = 2.5”
|
in GB
|
1 = 2MB
3 = 8MB
4 = 16MB
5 = 32MB
|
BA = BlackArmor
BD = Replica
CE = FreeAgent Theater
EX = Seagate Expansion drive
(External and Portable)
FD = FreeAgent Desktop (classic)
FG = FreeAgent Go (classic)
FP = FreeAgent Pro (classic) or
FreeAgent XTreme
OT = OneTouch
(See the separate chart for FreeAgent Go.)
|
|
01 / E1 = USB
02 / E2 = USB+
eSATA
03 / E3 = USB+
eSATA+1394a
04 / E4 = USB+
eSATA+
1394a+1394b
05 / E5 = USB+
1394a
06 = USB+1394a+
1394b
07 = 1394a
08 = 1394b
0E = Ethernet
0G = Gigabit Ethernet
CF = CompactFlash
-RK = Retail kit
|
Pre-2010 Seagate Network Drives
|
Brand Identity |
Form Factor |
Capacity |
Cache |
Family |
Reserved /
Region |
Interface | |
STM
|
3
|
1000
|
5
|
CA
|
A0
|
0G-RK
| |
ST = Seagate
STM = Maxtor
|
3 = 3.5”
|
in GB
|
1 = 2MB
3 = 8MB
4 = 16MB
5 = 32MB
|
CA = Central Axis
CD = Central Axis,
Business Edition
FS = Fusion
LS = BlackArmor NAS 220
MR = Mirra
SD = Dual-drive Shared
Storage II
SH = BlackArmor
NAS 420/440
SS = Shared Storage
|
|
0E = Ethernet
0G = Gigabit
Ethernet
-RK = Retail kit
|
Other Legacy Seagate External Drives
|
Brand Identity |
Form Factor |
Capacity |
Cache |
Identifier |
Interface | |
ST
|
3
|
500
|
6
|
41
|
CB-RK
| |
ST = Seagate
|
3 = 3.5”
6 = 1”
9 = 2.5”
|
in GB
(for Pocket Hard Drive, add
decimal between the two numbers,
ie. 25 = 2.5 GB)
|
2 = 2MB
6 = 16MB
8 = 8MB
|
|
A = USB/1394a Combo or USB-only,
dependent on the model
(for some external drives)
CB = USB/1394a Combo (for some external
drives)
U = USB 2.0 only (Pocket Hard Drive)
U2 = USB 2.0 only
XS = eSATA
-RK = Retail Kit
RK #s do not necessary match the model
of the drive in the kit.
|
Legacy Maxtor-brand External Drives
|
Family Identity |
Capacity |
Family Identity appendix |
Unused | |
EB
|
200
|
A
|
0
| |
A = OT Performance
B = OT Capacity
E = OT 2 Performance
F = OT 3
G = Entry Level
H = Ethernet
J = QVX ESATA Performance
M = Ultra Low Cost Performance
N = Ethernet 2 (ROHS)
P = QVX ESATA Capacity
R = 5000 LE, OT Portable Mini
S = 5000 XT
T = 5000 DV, OT 3 (ROHS)
V = 5000 LE, OT 2 SBS (ROHS)
W = Ultra Low Cost, Capacity
X = OT 2 Performance (ROHS)
Y = OT 2 SBS
|
in GB
|
A = PS 1394A/USB2/8MB
B = PS USB2/2MB
C = PS 1394A/8MB
D = PS 1394A/USB2/2MB
E = PS USB2/8MB
F = PS 1394A/2MB
G = PS 1394A/USB2/16MB
H = PS USB2/16MB
J = PS 1394A/16MB
K = PS ESATA/2MB
L = PS, or ESATA 8MB
M = PS ESATA/16MB
N = PS Ethernet/2MB
P = PS Ethernet/8MB
R = PS Ethernet/16MB
S = PS 1394B/8MB
T = PS 1394B/16MB
V = PS 1394B/USB2/8MB
W = PS 1394 B/USB2/16MB
|
|
Legacy Maxtor-brand Internal Drives
|
Program Identifier |
Family Identifier |
Capacity |
Interface Configuration |
Unused | |
7 |
V
|
320
|
F
|
0
|
2 = Entry
4 = Capacity
5 = 5400 rpm MaxLine
6 = Performance DiamondMax
Plus
7 = 7200 rpm MaXLine Plus
8 = High-End server |
Valid alphanumeric
codes are:
|
2F |
6Y |
7L | |
4R |
6L |
7Y | |
4A |
6V |
8B | |
5A |
6G |
8C | |
6E |
6H |
8D | |
6K |
7V |
8J | |
6N |
7H |
8E | |
6B |
7B |
8K |
|
in GB
|
E = SATA300/FDB/8MB
F = SATA300/FDB/16MB
G = SATA300/FDB/32MB
H = PATA100/BB/2MB
J = PATA133/BB/2MB
K = PATA100/FDB/2MB
L = PATA133/FDB/2MB
M = SATA150/FDB/8MB
N = SATA150/BB/2MB
P = PATA133/FDB/8MB
R = PATA133/FDB/16MB
S = SATA150/FDB/16MB
T = SATA150/FDB/2MB
V = PATA100/FDB/8MB
W = SATA/FDB/2MB
SCSI
J = SCA
L = Wide
S = SAS
|
|
Legacy Seagate Hard Drive Products
AFTER January 1, 1999 - ATA Disk Drives | SCSI Disk Drives
BEFORE January 1, 1999 - Seagate Disk Drives | Conner Disk Drives
More on Legacy Seagate ATA Hard Drives
(Products released after January 1, 1999)
|
Form Factor | |
3 |
3.5-inch, low-profile (LP), 1-inch high |
|
Capacity | |
Formatted capacity in MB |
|
Interface | |
A |
ATA, Ultra ATA, Ultra ATA/66, Ultra ATA/100 (IDE/EIDE)
| |
AS |
Serial ATA |
Legacy Seagate SCSI Hard Drives(Products released after January 1, 1999)
|
Form Factor | |
1 |
3.5-inch, half-height, 1.6-inch high | |
3 |
3.5-inch, low-profile (LP), 1-inch high |
|
Capacity | |
| |
Formatted capacity in MB |
|
Interface |
| |
DC |
Differential, 80-pin Single Connector Attachment (SCA) | |
LC |
Low Voltage Differential, 80-pin SCA | |
LCV |
Same as LC, but with an increased cache size
(Recommended for video applications and applications with large file formats) | |
LW |
Low Voltage Differential, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector | |
LWV |
Same as LW, but with an increased cache size
(Recommended for video applications and applications with large file formats) | |
N |
SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector | |
ND |
Differential, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector | |
W |
SCSI, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector | |
WC |
SCSI, 80-pin SCA (Hot Swappable) | |
WD |
Differential, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector | |
FC |
Fibre Channel, 40-pin SCA | |
FCV |
Same as FC, but with an increased cache size
(Recommended for video applications and applications with large file formats)
|
Other Legacy Seagate Hard Drives(Products released before January 1, 1999)
|
Form Factor | |
1 |
3.5-inch, half-height, 1.6-inch high | |
2 |
5.25-inch, half-height, 1.6-inch high | |
3 |
3.5-inch, low-profile (LP), 1-inch high | |
4 |
5.25-inch, full height | |
5 |
3.5-inch, 0.75-inch high | |
6 |
9-inch | |
7 |
1.8-inch | |
8 |
8-inch | |
9 |
2.5-inch, 0.75-inch high |
|
Capacity |
Formatted capacity of the drive in MB
(Some models made before 1994 show Unformatted capacity) |
|
Interface | |
A |
ATA, Ultra ATA (IDE/EIDE) | |
AG |
ATA with SafeWrite Shock Protection | |
DC |
Differential, 80-pin Single Connector Attachment (SCA) | |
E |
ESDI Interface | |
FC |
Fibre Channel, 40-pin SCA | |
J |
SMD/SME-E Interface | |
K |
IPI-2 Interface or Part of a Kit | |
LC |
Low Voltage Differential, 80-pin SCA | |
LW |
Low Voltage Differential, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector | |
N |
SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector | |
ND |
Differential, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector | |
NM |
SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector, Macintosh Compatible | |
NV |
SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector, Netware Ready | |
P |
PCMCIA (PC Card) Interface | |
R |
ST412/RLL Interface | |
S |
Synchronized Spindle or Synchronous SCSI | |
W |
SCSI, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector | |
WC |
SCSI, 80-pin SCA (Hot Swappable) | |
WD |
Differential, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector | |
X |
XT Bus (IDE) | |
Unspecified |
ST412/MFM Interface |
|
Option | |
PR |
Drive shipped with installation software and a Seagate controller or host adapter. |
|
Access Time | |
0 |
Standard | |
1 |
Faster |
Conner Hard Drives(Products released before January 1, 1999)
|
Form Factor / Type | |
C |
Conner | |
CP2 |
2.5-inch | |
CP3 |
3.5-inch | |
CFA |
Conner Advantage, 3.5-inch | |
CFL |
Low Profile, 3.5-inch | |
CFN |
Notebook, 3.5-inch | |
CFP |
Performance, 3.5-inch | |
CFS |
Filepro Series, 3.5-inch |
|
Capacity |
Approximate Formatted Capacity in MB
(Can be 3 or 4 digits) |
|
Interface | |
4 |
ATA (PC/AT/IDE) | |
0 |
SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector | |
A |
ATA (PC/AT/IDE) | |
D |
Differential SCSI | |
E |
SCSI, 80-pin SCA | |
S |
SCSI, 50-pin Narrow SCSI Connector | |
U |
Ultra SCSI | |
V |
Audio/Video Optimized | |
W |
SCSI, 68-pin Wide SCSI Connector |
|