Hard Drive has 40 Gb formatted capacity.

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With slim, 1 in. high profile, 40 Gb Serial ATA Hard Drive is available for select models of ThinkCentre(TM) systems. It provides 150 Mb/s instantaneous data transfer rate and comes with Ontrack Disk Manager 2000 drive installation software package. Drive features S.M.A.R.T., which warns of predictable impending hard drive failure. Other features include 2 Mb adaptive buffer, 4.17 ms average latency, and less than 9 ms typ average read seek time.



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IBM 40GB Serial ATA Hard Drive - Improved Productivity for Selected ThinkCentre Systems



At a glance

The 40GB1 Serial ATA Hard Drive includes upgrade features selected from the highest-quality hard drives available. Features include:

· 40 GB formatted capacity

· 2 MB adaptive buffer2

· 4.17 ms average latency

· Less than 9 ms typical average read seek time

· Sustained data rate of 58 MB/s Max3

· 40 GB per disk surface data recording density

· Serial ATA interface capability enabling up to 150 MB/s4 instantaneous interface data transfers

· S.M.A.R.T. included

· Slim, one-inch-high profile

· Three-year limited warranty

For technical support:

· Call the IBM Support Center at 800-IBM-SERV (426-7378)
or
· Request technical information via the Personal Computing Division Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support

Overview

IBM extends its line of outstanding hard drive upgrade options with the 40GB Serial ATA Hard Drive for selected models of ThinkCentre(TM) systems.4

Realize the full potential of your serial ATA-enabled system by installing a Serial ATA Hard Drive option. The 150 MB/s instantaneous data transfer rate is a 50% improvement over previous parallel ATA technology.

Ontrack Disk Manager 2000, an easy-to-use drive installation software package,5 is included with all IBM single-packed desktop EIDE hard drives. Disk Manager 2000 facilitates data migration so upgrade customers can benefit from the performance advantages of the new drive. The software comes on a CD-ROM with installation instructions in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.

The 40GB Serial ATA Hard Drive features S.M.A.R.T., which can warn of predictable impending hard drive failure. S.M.A.R.T. is compatible with IBM Rescue and Recovery(TM) software, available separately, which can perform unattended backup of customer data from the drive before failure. Drives predicting failure within the limited warranty period are eligible for warranty replacement.

The 40GB Serial ATA Hard Drive benefits from an outstanding IBM drive quality, reliability, compatibility, and testing program. As one of the premier PC system manufacturers, IBM installs millions of hard drives per year. Ongoing quality management in support of this product provides IBM options customers with drives continually selected from among the highest-quality hard drives available. Offered with a three-year limited warranty, this drive assumes the warranty terms of the IBM PC system in which it is installed. This means that when installed into some IBM PCs, the drive may be eligible for on-site service for up to three years.

Availability date

June 29, 2004

1 When referring to hard drive capacity, MB equals one million bytes; GB equals one billion bytes. Actual capacities vary based on different operating environments.

2 Up to 384 KB reserved for drive firmware.

3 Data rates vary depending on many factors and are often less than the maximum possible.

4 Serial ATA drives require Serial ATA capability on the system board or an attached adapter card.

5 Some software may differ from its retail version (if available), and may not include user manuals or all program functionality. For non-IBM software, applicable third-party software licenses may apply. Warranty service and support for non-IBM products, if any, are provided by third parties, not IBM. IBM makes no representations regarding non-IBM products.

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