ImagePerfect™ AI firmware
delivers zero dropped frames while supporting heavier workloads.

Versatile capabilities
intelligently adapt to the scale of your AI environment, supporting up to 64 HD video streams and 32 AI streams.

Rescue Data Recovery Services.
SkyHawk AI comes with extra peace of mind for any mechanical, accidental, or natural disaster. With a 95% success rate of in-house recovery, Seagate has your back with a 3-year included Rescue Services plan

SkyHawk Health Management
actively helps protect your video storage by focusing on prevention, intervention, and recovery options. 1 Included RAID RapidRebuild™ provides 3× faster volume rebuilds.

Class-Leading Reliability and Dependability
SkyHawk AI drives are rated for 2M hours MTBF and a 550TB/year workload rate for more than 3x that of standard surveillance hard drives. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

Powerful processing
to welcome workload challenges—SkyHawk AI supports video analysis and recording simultaneously with GPU analytics workloads.

Enjoy consistent performance
with built-in rotational vibration sensors providing reliable storage for NVR with little lag or downtime.

Multi-bay support
helps you meet your growing storage demands with up to 16+ bays

Best-Fit Applications

Network video recorders (NVR) AI-enabled

AI-enabled NVR systems

Specifications

Capacity

12TB

Standard Model Numbers

ST12000VE001

Interface

SATA 6Gb/s

Cache

256MB

Recording Technology

CMR

Drive Design

Helium

R/V (Rotational Vibration) Sensor

Yes

Drive bays supported

16+

HD Cameras Supported

Up to 64

Max Sustainable Transfer Rate

180MB/s

3-Year Option With +Rescue Model

Yes

Voltage Startup Current, Typical (12V, A)

2.0

Voltage Tolerance, Inc. Noise (5V)

±5%

Voltage Tolerance, Inc. Noise (12V)

±10%

Average Operating Power

8W

Idle Average (W)

5.3W

Standby Mode

1.3W

Sleep Mode

1.3W

Environmental/Temperature

Operating (ambient, min)

0°C

Operating (drive case, max)

65°C

Nonoperating (ambient, min)

-40°C

Reliability

Tarnish Resistant
1

Yes

Load/Unload Cycles
2

600,000

Nonrecoverable Read Errors per Bits Read, Max

1 per 10E15

MTBF (Hours)

2,000,000hr

Power-On Hours

8,760

Warranty, Limited (years)

5

Physical

Height (mm/in)

26.11mm/1.028in

Width (mm/in, max)

101.85mm/4.01in

Depth (mm/in, max)

146.99mm/5.787in

Weight (g/lb)

670g/1.477lb

Carton Unit Quantity

20

Cartons per Pallet / Cartons per Layer

40 / 8

1 Drives with Rotational Vibration sensors can be used in systems with 8+ drive bays. Drives without Rotational Vibration are ideal for systems with 8 or fewer drives.

Downloads:

Data Sheet

Product Manual