Maxtor 4D040H2-220311 40GB IDE Ultra ATA/100 5400 3.5-inch 2MB Hard Drive

Product Description

The Maxtor 4D040H2 is a 3.5-inch internal hard drive offering a storage capacity of 40GB. It operates at a rotational speed of 5400 RPM, providing a balance between performance and power consumption suitable for desktop PCs of its era. The drive utilizes the IDE Ultra ATA/100 interface, which was a prevalent standard for connecting hard drives to motherboards, offering a maximum transfer rate of 100MB/s. This particular model includes a 2MB cache buffer, which helps to improve data access times by storing frequently used data closer to the drive's read/write heads. The 40GB capacity was a common size for mainstream personal computers during the transition period from smaller drives to larger capacities. It is adequate for installing an operating system and a selection of applications. Designed for desktop computer systems, the Maxtor 4D040H2-220311 is a legacy component. It is compatible with motherboards featuring IDE controllers and is not suitable for modern systems that exclusively use SATA or NVMe interfaces. This drive is ideal for users looking to repair or upgrade older desktop computers that require IDE storage solutions. The part number 4D040H2-220311 uniquely identifies this specific Maxtor hard drive.