Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN008 Internal Hard Drive Specifications and Datasheet
- June 9, 2024
- Seagate
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Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN008 Internal Hard Drive
Introduction
IronWolf™ is designed for everything NAS. Get used to tough, ready, and scalable 24×7 performance that can handle multi-drive environments with a wide range of capacities.
Best-Fit Applications
- 1- to 8-bay network attached storage (NAS)
- Desktop RAID and servers
- Multimedia server storage
- Private cloud
Description
In commercial and enterprise NAS enclosures up to 24 bays, Seagate IronWolf Pro drives have AgileArray technology that focuses on drive balance, RAID optimization with error recovery control, and power management. The drives, designed specifically for creative professionals and small to medium-sized businesses, also feature IronWolf Health Management for trustworthy drive health monitoring. Enjoy the added peace of mind that comes from knowing that you have a Rescue Data Recovery Plan (HDD Data Recovery) in place to secure your digital assets.
Key Advantages
- Optimized for NAS with AgileArray: AgileArray is built for dual-plane balancing and RAID optimization in multi-bay environments with the most advanced power management possible.
- High performance means no lag times or downtime for users during high traffic times for the NAS. Seagate leads the competition with the highest performance in NAS-class drives.1
- Rotational Vibration (RV) mitigation: First in its class of drives to include RV sensors to maintain high performance in multi-drive NAS enclosures.2
- Range of capacities up to 10TB: More capacity options mean more choices that will fit within the budget. Seagate provides a scalable solution for any NAS use-case scenario.
- Get ahead with more cache: IronWolf provides high-cache options allowing your NAS to serve data faster.
- Do more with multi-user technology: Enables user workload rate of 180TB/year. Multiple users can confidently upload and download data to the NAS server, knowing it can handle the workload, whether you’re a creative professional or a small business.
- Designed for always-on: always accessible 24×7 performance. Access your data on your NAS any time, remotely or on-site.
- 1M hours MTBF, 3-year limited warranty: represents an improved total cost of ownership (TCO) with reduced maintenance costs.
- Performance may vary depending on the user’s hardware configuration and operating system.
- Included on 4, 6, 8, and 10TB models.
Specifications Table
Specifications| 10TB 1| 8TB 1| 7TB 1| 6TB
1| 4TB 1| 3TB 1| 2TB 1| 1TB 1
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---
Standard Model Numbers| ST10000VN0004| ST8000VN0022| ST7000VN0002|
ST6000VN0041| ST4000VN008| ST3000VN007| ST2000VN004| ST1000VN002
Interface| SATA 6Gb/s| SATA 6Gb/s| SATA 6Gb/s| SATA 6Gb/s| SATA 6Gb/s| SATA
6Gb/s| SATA 6Gb/s| SATA 6Gb/s
Features and Performance| | | | | | | |
Number of Drive Bays Supported| 1 to 8| 1 to 8| 1 to 8| 1 to 8| 1 to 8| 1 to
8| 1 to 8| 1 to 8
Multi-User Technology (TB/yr)| 180| 180| 180| 180| 180| 180| 180| 180
Rotational Vibration (RV) Sensors| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| No| No| No
Dual-Plane Balance| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes
Error Recovery Control| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes
Max Sustained Data Transfer Rate OD (MB/s)| 210| 210| 210| 195| 180| 180| 180|
180
Spindle Speed (RPM)| 7200| 7200| 7200| 7200| 5900| 5900| 5900| 5900
Cache (MB)| 256| 256| 256| 128| 64| 64| 64| 64
Reliability/Data Integrity| | | | | | | |
Load/Unload Cycles2| 600,000| 600,000| 600,000| 600,000| 600,000| 600,000|
600,000| 600,000
Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max| 1 per 10E15| 1 per 10E15| 1 per
10E15| 1 per 10E15| 1 per 10E14| 1 per 10E14| 1 per 10E14| 1 per 10E14
Power-On Hours (per year)| 8760| 8760| 8760| 8760| 8760| 8760| 8760| 8760
Workload Rate Limit (WRL) (TB/year)| 180| 180| 180| 180| 180| 180| 180| 180
Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF) (hours)| 1M| 1M| 1M| 1M| 1M| 1M| 1M| 1M
Warranty, Limited (years)| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3
Power Management| | | | | | | |
Startup Current, Typical (12V,A)| 1.8| 2.0| 2.0| 2.0| 2.0| 2.0| 2.0| 1.2
Average Operating Power (W)| 6.8| 9.0| 9.0| 9.0| 4.8| 5.6| 5.0| 3.6
Idle Average (W)| 4.42| 7.2| 7.2| 7.2| 3.95| 4.9| 3.7| 2.5
Standby Mode/Sleep Mode, Typical (W)| 0.8/0.8| 0.6/0.6| 0.6/0.6| 0.6/0.6|
0.5/0.5| 0.6/0.6| 0.8/0.8| 0.8/0.8
Voltage Tolerance (5V)| ±5%| ±5%| ±5%| ±5%| ±5%| ±5%| ±5%| ±5%
Voltage Tolerance (12V)| ±10%| ±10%| ±10%| ±10%| ±10%| ±10%| ±10%| ±10%
Environmental| | | | | | | |
Temperature (°C)| | | | | | | |
Operating (ambient, min)| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5| 5
Operating (drive case, max)3| 70| 70| 70| 70| 70| 70| 70| 70
Nonoperating (ambient, min)| –40| –40| –40| –40| –40| –40| –40| –40
Nonoperating (ambient, max)| 70| 70| 70| 70| 70| 70| 70| 70
Halogen Free| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes| Yes
Shock, Operating/Nonoperating: 2ms (max, Gs)| 70/250| 70/250| 70/250| 70/250|
80/300| 80/300| 80/300| 80/300
Acoustics| | | | | | | |
Idle (typical, bels)4| 2.8| 2.7| 2.7| 2.7| 2.3| 2.3| 1.9| 2.1
Operating (typical, bels)| 3.2| 2.8| 2.8| 2.8| 2.5| 2.5| 2.1| 2.3
Physical| | | | | | | |
Height (mm/in, max)| 26.11/1.028| 26.11/1.028| 26.11/1.028| 26.11/1.028|
26.11/1.028| 26.11/1.028| 26.11/1.028| 20.17/0.795
Width (mm/in, max)| 101.85/4.01| 101.6/4.010| 101.6/4.010| 101.6/4.010|
101.6/4.010| 101.6/4.010| 101.6/4.010| 101.6/4.010
Depth (mm/in, max)| 146.99/5.787| 146.99/5.787| 146.99/5.787| 146.99/5.787|
146.99/5.787| 146.99/5.787| 146.99/5.787| 146.99/5.787
Weight (g/lb, typical)| 650/1.433| 780/1.72| 780/1.72| 780/1.72| 610/1.345|
610/1.345| 535/1.18| 415/0.915
Carton Unit Quantity| 20| 20| 20| 20| 20| 20| 20| 25
Cartons per Pallet/Cartons per Layer| 40/8| 40/8| 40/8| 40/8| 40/8| 40/8|
40/8| 40/8
- One terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes when referring to drive capacity.
- Load/Unload tested to 600,000 cycles.
- Seagate does not recommend operating at sustained case temperatures above 60°C. Operating at higher temperatures will reduce the useful life of the product.
- Idle measured in Idle1 state.
Support
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© 2016 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Printed in the USA. Seagate, Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. AgileArray and IronWolf are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes, and one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes.
Your computer’s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity. In addition, some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions, and thus will not be available for data storage. Actual data rates may vary depending on the operating environment and other factors. Seagate reserves the right to change, without notice, product offerings or specifications. DS1904.5-1609US September 2016
FAQ’s
What is the purpose of Seagate IronWolf?
IronWolf Health Management helps protect data with prevention, intervention, and recovery recommendations to ensure peak system health. Included with IronWolf drives are three years of complimentary Rescue Data Recovery Services, so users don’t incur high recovery costs.
What is the warranty on IronWolf drives?
IronWolf drives are rated for 1M hours MTBF and include a three-year limited warranty for hassle-free data storage and best-in-class total cost of ownership.
Is Seagate IronWolf an SSD or HDD?
Seagate’s IronWolf SSD NAS Hard Drives provide NAS-specialized storage that’s tough, ready, and scalable.
How fast is Seagate ST4000VN008?
Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS Hard Drive – Internal, 4TB Capacity, 3.5″ Form Factor, 5900 RPM Spindle Speed, SATA 6GB/s – ST4000VN008.
Are Seagate IronWolf drives reliable?
Seagate’s IronWolf delivers solid performance with the latest in anti- vibration drive technology. Chosen by our editors as one of the best products in its category.
Can I use a Seagate IronWolf on the desktop?
Setting up a RAID with Seagate IronWolf drives in Windows 10 is straight- forward – so even though you can slot these into a NAS device running in RAID with two or more IronWolf drives (which adds a level of security as the drives effectively ‘mirror’ each other) they can easily fit inside a desktop PC too.
Are IronWolf drives fast?
Overall, the 20TB IronWolf Pro delivered excellent performance in our real- world tests with sequential read and write rates measured at a steady 3,152MB/sec and 3,150MB/sec.
Can I use Seagate for multiple computers?
Seagate recognizes this need and offers flexible solutions to users by allowing them to protect multiple PCs with their backup drives. Any external drive can back up as many computers as there is space on the external drive, in any number of ways.
How many platters does Seagate IronWolf have?
Then there’s rotational vibration (RV) mitigation, including several RV sensors that help maintain performance in multi-drive NAS enclosures. In 12TB trim, the IronWolf sports a total of eight platters, thus 1.5TB per platter.
Does Seagate automatically backup?
Note: Protect Now by default will backup all user data files on the primary drive continuously. New Backup Plan will allow you to configure your plan to back up only the data you need and run only at specific times. If you select New Backup Plan you will then select the files you want to backup.
What is the transfer rate of IronWolf?
Utilizing the SATA III 6 Gb/s interface and operating at 5400 rpm, this drive offers users a max sustained transfer rate of 190 MB/s.
How much power does a Seagate IronWolf NAS use?
Specifications: Dimensions : 101.85 x 146.99 x 26.11mm ; MTBF: 1 million hours; Storage Temperature: -40°C~70°C; Operating Temperature: 5°C~70°C; Power consumption: 3.95W Idle / 4.8W Average; Max Sustained Transfer Rate OD up to 180 MB/s.
How fast is Seagate ST4000VN008?
Seagate IronWolf 4TB NAS Hard Drive – Internal, 4TB Capacity, 3.5″ Form Factor, 5900 RPM Spindle Speed, SATA 6GB/s – ST4000VN008.
Are Seagate IronWolf drives reliable?
Seagate’s IronWolf delivers solid performance with the latest in anti- vibration drive technology. Chosen by our editors as one of the best products in its category.
Is IronWolf’s hard drive good for gaming?
IronWolf® Pro 3.5 Enjoy the best hard drive for PC gaming with 7200 rpm, 256 MB cache, and massive capacity.
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