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ThinkPad 500GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive (Serial ATA)
Part number: 43N3420

The ThinkPad(R) 500GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive option makes it easy to upgrade the primary hard drive of supported ThinkPad laptops. For additional storage and backup, use the optional ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter III (43N3412) to install the ThinkPad 500GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drives in the media bay of the following supported ThinkPad laptops: - ThinkPad T400/T500, T400s, W500/W700, and R400/R500 Series notebooks - ThinkPad X200 UltraBase For additional storage and backup on other ThinkPad systems, use the optional ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter (40Y8725) to install the ThinkPad 500GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drives in the following media bays: - Supported ThinkPad laptops, including selected ThinkPad T60/T61 and R60/R61 Series notebooks - ThinkPad Advanced Dock - ThinkPad X6 UltraBase and X6 Tablet UltraBase

Features & Benefits:



  • Serial ATA (SATA) interface conforming to SATA/High Speed Serialized AT Attachment
  • Low power consumption
  • Quiet operation, fluid dynamic bearing motor
  • State-of-the-art cache and, simultaneously with another task, error-correction algorithms
  • Full-track multiple-sector transfer without local processor intervention
  • Non-operating shock at 900 G; operating shock at 350 G


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The ThinkPad(R) 500GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drive option makes it easy to upgrade the primary hard drive of supported ThinkPad laptops. For additional storage and backup, use the optional ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter III (43N3412) to install the ThinkPad 500GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drives in the media bay of the following supported ThinkPad laptops: - ThinkPad T400/T500, T400s, W500/W700, and R400/R500 Series notebooks - ThinkPad X200 UltraBase For additional storage and backup on other ThinkPad systems, use the optional ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter (40Y8725) to install the ThinkPad 500GB 5400 rpm Serial ATA Hard Drives in the following media bays: - Supported ThinkPad laptops, including selected ThinkPad T60/T61 and R60/R61 Series notebooks - ThinkPad Advanced Dock - ThinkPad X6 UltraBase and X6 Tablet UltraBase

Features & Benefits:



  • Serial ATA (SATA) interface conforming to SATA/High Speed Serialized AT Attachment
  • Low power consumption
  • Quiet operation, fluid dynamic bearing motor
  • State-of-the-art cache and, simultaneously with another task, error-correction algorithms
  • Full-track multiple-sector transfer without local processor intervention
  • Non-operating shock at 900 G; operating shock at 350 G
General Part number 43N3420
Description ThinkPad 500GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive (Serial ATA)
Limited warranty[7] Limited warranty period One year
Hard drive Hard disk size (GB)[4] 500 GB
Hard drive speed (RPM) 5400
Interface type SATA
Number of Platters 1
Size 2.5 in
Swappable No
Technical Information Supported Software Applications ThinkPad R61, R61e, R61i, R400, R500, T61, T400, T410, T420, T500, T510, T520, W500, W510, W520, W700, W701, X200, X200s, X200 Tablet, X201, X201s, X201 Tablet, ThinkPad Serial ATA Hard Drive Bay Adapter III (43N3412)
Environmental Information Maximum Operating YYYY 90 %
Maximum Operating Temperature 60 C
Minimum Operating HumidityXXX 8 %
Minimum Operating Temperature 5 C
Architecture Depth Metric 70 mm
Height Metric 9.5 mm
Height US 0.37 in
Weight Metric[2] 0.10 Kg
Weight US[2] 0.22 lbs
Width Metric 100 mm
Width US 3.94 in