Seagate ST340810A 40GB 3.5" IDE Hard Drive ATA U6 Barracuda Desktop HDD

Seagate ST340810A 40GB 3.5" IDE Hard Drive ATA U6 Barracuda Desktop HDD

The Seagate ST340810A is a 40GB 3.5" internal hard drive from Seagate's U6 (Barracuda ATA IV) series, using the IDE/ATA interface (Ultra ATA/100). It is a standard desktop hard drive designed for use in any system with a 40-pin PATA/IDE interface, including desktop PCs, older workstations, and legacy storage applications.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model: Seagate ST340810A
• Drive Series: Seagate U6 (Barracuda ATA IV)
• Capacity: 40 GB
• Interface: IDE / ATA (Ultra ATA/100)
• Form Factor: 3.5"
• Part Number: 9T7002-105
• HDA Part Number: 100186750
• Cylinders: 16,383 / Heads: 16 / Sectors: 63
• LBA Sectors: 78,165,360
• Firmware Version: 3.39
• Configuration Code: U3Z-01
• Configuration Level: BSMU1
• Power: +5V / +12V
• Country of Manufacture: China (Product of China – 6)
• Connectors: 40-pin IDE data connector, 4-pin Molex power connector, jumper block

Applications

The Seagate Barracuda ATA IV (U6) series was introduced in the early 2000s and represented Seagate's mainstream desktop hard drive line during that era. The 3.5" IDE/PATA interface was the dominant desktop storage standard through the mid-2000s, found in virtually all desktop PCs of the period running Windows 98, ME, XP, and 2000. These drives are still sought after for maintaining, restoring, or upgrading legacy desktop systems and vintage PCs that require an IDE interface. They are also commonly used as replacement drives in older industrial computers, rack-mounted PCs, and embedded systems that do not support SATA. The Ultra ATA/100 interface delivers up to 100 MB/s burst transfer speed, compatible with ATA/33 and ATA/66 controllers as well.