4.200 rpm, 2.5-inch automotive-grade hard disk drive (2 pages)
Summary of Contents for Toshiba MK4018GAS
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TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA MK4018GAS (HDD2170) 2.5-INCH HARD DISK DRIVE USER MANUAL Rev 02 11/2006...
12ms Average Seek Time • ATA-2,3,4,5 Interface • Supports high transfer rates of 100MB/sec • 2MB Buffer • Rotational speed of 4,200rpm • MTTF 300,000 Hours *Toshiba defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes.
Master/Slave Settings Your Toshiba Hard Disk Drive can be configured as either a "Master" or "Slave" unit. Master configuration is used for all single drive applications, and master or slave configuration (only one of each per port) is used for two drive applications.
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Installation Notes The drive should be mounted carefully on the surface of 0.1mm or less flatness to avoid excessive distortion. In order to prevent short-circuit under any circumstances, a space of 0.5mm or more should be kept under the PCB. Space should be kept around the drive to avoid any contact with other parts, which may occur due to shock or vibration.
My system is not able to recognize all available capacity on my Hard Disk Drive. What do I need to do to utilize the complete hard drive? How do I install my 2.5" Toshiba Hard Drive into my desktop or tower system? Solution There are some systems that are unable to recognize the new larger Hard Drives on the market.
Spin-up Time Buffer Seek Time (Average) Internal Transfer Rate Host Transfer Rate *Toshiba defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes. Internal Drive Characteristics Number of Disks Number of Read/Write Heads Track Density (TPI)
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Physical Height Width Depth Weight Regulatory The drive satisfies the following standards: Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Canadian Standard Association (CSA) TUV Rheinland EMC - EN50081-1 EMC - EN50082-1 0.37" (9.5mm) 2.75" (69.85mm) 3.94" (100mm) 3.46oz (98g) typ 1950 C22.2 No.220 No. 950 EN 60 950 EN55022: 1988 Class B EN60555-2: 1987+ A1...
DRIVE CONNECTORS – MK4018GAS (HDD2170) Figure 1.MK4018GAS HDD Rear View - Connectors Interface Connector Drive Side Connector Recommended Host Side Connector Board Cable Recommended Cable Characteristics Standard diameter Characteristics impedance Max Length Capacitance * cable is not included with drive...
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Interface Pin Assignment Note: Symbol () in front of signal indicates negative logic. DRIVE INTERFACE SIGNALS SIGNAL RESET DD 7 DD 6 DD 5 DD 4 DD 3 DD 2 DD 1 DD 0 GROUND DMARQ DIOW/STOP DIOR/ -DMARDY HSTROBE IORDY/ -DMARDY/- DSTROBE...