Seagate ST340014A Barracuda 7200.7 40GB 3.5" IDE ATA Hard Drive 9W2005-032

Seagate ST340014A Barracuda 7200.7 40GB 3.5" IDE ATA Hard Drive 9W2005-032

The Seagate ST340014A is a 3.5-inch desktop internal hard drive from the Barracuda 7200.7 family, offering 40GB of storage capacity over a parallel ATA (IDE/Ultra ATA) interface at 7200 RPM. The Barracuda 7200.7 series was Seagate's mainstream desktop drive line of the early-to-mid 2000s, known for its reliable spindle speed and broad compatibility with ATA-based desktop motherboards of that era.

Specifications & What's Included

• Model Number: ST340014A
• Product Family: Barracuda 7200.7
• Capacity: 40 GB
• Interface: IDE / Ultra ATA (40-pin parallel ATA)
• Form Factor: 3.5-inch
• Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM
• Part Number (P/N): 9W2005-032
• HDA Part Number: 100307097
• Configuration: DZU-06
• Firmware Version: 3.16
• Power Requirements: +5V @ 0.72A, +12V @ 0.35A
• Country of Manufacture: Singapore
• Connectors: 40-pin IDE data connector, 4-pin Molex power connector
• Drive only — no cables or brackets included

Applications

The Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 series was a staple desktop hard drive of the early 2000s, used as primary and secondary storage in Windows XP-era desktop PCs, workstations, and entry-level servers with IDE/PATA interfaces. These drives are still sought after for restoring and maintaining period-correct vintage computers, retro gaming builds, and legacy industrial or embedded systems that rely on a parallel ATA interface. The 40GB capacity is a practical size for systems running Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, where the operating system and applications fit comfortably without requiring large-capacity modern drives that some older BIOS configurations cannot address. IDE/ATA drives of this generation also see continued use as drop-in replacements in older CNC equipment, point-of-sale systems, and industrial controllers that were originally configured around parallel ATA storage.