Seagate Technology ST38420A hard drive specifications
Seagate Medalist 8420 - hard drive - 8.4 GB - ATA-33
Seagate's Medalist family of Ultra ATA disc drives delivers excellent performance and reliability for desktop PC needs. The Medalist family of 5,400 RPM drives ranges from 3.2 to 17.2 GB. All Medalist drives are shipped with Seagate's exclusive SeaShield System and acclaimed DiscWizard installation software.
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Manufacturer
HDD Part Number
ST38420A
Hard drive health monitoring software
ActiveSMART by Ariolic Software. Click to download ActiveSMART
General
Device Type
Hard drive - Internal hard drive
Width
4 in
Depth
5.8 in
Height
1 in
Weight
1.4 lbs
Hard Drive
Form Factor
Capacity
8.4 GB
Interface Type
ATA-33
Buffer Size
512 KB
Bytes per Sector
512
Compliant Standards
S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate
33.3 MBps
Internal Data Rate
8.5 MBps
Seek Time
9 ms (average) / 16.5 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time
1.5 ms
Average Latency
5.6 ms
Spindle Speed
5400 rpm
Reliability
Mean time before failure
400,000 hour(s)
Storage Hard Drive / Non-Recoverable Errors
1 per 10^14
Start / Stop Cycles
40,000
Storage Controller
Type
None
Expansion / Connectivity
Connections
1 x Storage - ATA-33 - 40 pin IDC
Compatible Bays
1 x Internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Miscellaneous
Cables Included
None
Mounting Kit
Included
Compliant Standards
Plug and Play
Package Type
Retail
Power
Power Device
None
Software / System Requirements
Software Included
Drivers & Utilities
OS Required
None
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support
1 year warranty
Service & Support Details
Limited warranty - Replacement - 1 year - Bring-in
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature
41 �F
Max Operating Temperature
131 �F
Humidity Range Operating
0 - 90%
Shock Tolerance
15 g @ 11ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 200 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating)
Vibration Tolerance
0.5 g @ RMS (random) (operating) / 5 g @ RMS (random) (non-operating)
Sound Emission
32 dBA
Max Altitude Operating
9840 ft
0.1256