Seagate ST3250312CS Pipeline HD, enabling fanless DVRs

Introduction

Advances in hard drive technology continue to change the way

DVR and set-top-box manufacturers design and build home

entertainment solutions. Now, the development of drives featuring

remarkably low power consumption and heat generation make it

feasible to produce DVRs without cooling fans. This constitutes

a revolution in home electronics design and exposes exciting

opportunities for DVR and set-top-box makers, and consumers.

As the world’s largest hard drive manufacturer, Seagate Technology

LLC provides industry-leading storage devices—alongside a

comprehensive portfolio of services—to help original equipment

manufacturers (OEMs) drive innovation and business growth.

Based on the dramatic power efficiency and heat dissipation

improvements achieved in the Seagate® Pipeline HD™ drive,

production of fanless DVRs is now a viable option for OEMs

looking to gain a competitive edge.

By embracing this new technology, OEMs can quickly ramp their

capacity for building fanless DVRs to gain prime-mover advantage

in a market with increasing growth potential. Further, OEMs can use

fanless DVR to reduce their build costs through lower component

counts and greater overall process efficiency.

Fanless DVRs No Longer a

Fantasy With Power Efficient

Drives From Seagate

Technology Paper

Fanless DVRs can

help OEMs simplify

manufacturing processes,

meet the needs of a

growing market and

increase their bottom line.

By producing fanless

DVRs, OEMs can:

• Reduce development and build

costs with fewer components to

source and manage

• Increase the reliability of their

inventory by eliminating a

component

• Minimize DVR power

consumption to capitalize on

potential “green” benefits

• Improve the customer

experience by enhancing

acoustics

• Increase production capacity for

a highly marketable product with

strong demand potential