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HP A5640A 73.4GB Ultra-160 SCSI 10000 3.5-inch Hard Drive
- Capacity: 73.4GB
- Interface: Ultra-160 SCSI
- Rotational Speed: 10000 RPM
- Form Factor: 3.5-inch
- Enterprise-grade performance and reliability
- Supports dual-channel operation
- Hot-swappable
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Key specifications
See full specs ↓- Capacity
- 73.4GB
- Interface
- Ultra-160 SCSI
- Rotational Speed
- 10000 RPM
- Form Factor
- 3.5-inch
- Model
- A5640A
Product details
The HP A5640A is a 73.4GB 3.5-inch SCSI hard drive operating at 10000 RPM. It features the Ultra-160 SCSI interface, designed for high-performance enterprise storage solutions.
Technical Information
| Capacity | 73.4GB |
| Interface | Ultra-160 SCSI |
| Rotational Speed | 10000 RPM |
Additional Specifications
| Form Factor | 3.5-inch |
| Model | A5640A |
Description
The HP A5640A is a 73.4GB internal hard drive engineered for high-performance enterprise server and storage applications. It employs the Ultra-160 SCSI interface, which delivers enhanced data transfer rates of up to 160MB/s per channel, significantly boosting performance over older SCSI standards. The drive spins at 10000 RPM, minimizing seek times and providing rapid access to data, making it ideal for I/O-intensive workloads such as databases, virtualization, and critical business applications. Built for the rigors of enterprise environments, the A5640A offers robust reliability and data integrity features. The Ultra-160 SCSI standard supports dual-channel capabilities, which can be leveraged in compatible RAID controllers or server configurations to increase bandwidth and provide redundancy. Its hot-swappable design is a key feature for enterprise systems, allowing for drive maintenance or replacement without interrupting ongoing operations, thereby ensuring maximum system uptime. With its 73.4GB capacity, 10000 RPM speed, and the high-bandwidth Ultra-160 SCSI interface, the HP A5640A was a premium storage component during its production era. It is suited for users maintaining or upgrading legacy server infrastructure that requires the performance and reliability characteristics of SCSI technology. This drive represents a solid option for critical applications within older server architectures.
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