*Toshiba defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes.
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SETUP – MK5002MAL (HDD1242)
Caution: Your Hard Disk Drive is a precision device and even a small drop onto any surface can cause
damage. Electronstatic discharge can also damage the drive. You should ground yourself prior to handling the
drive.
Figure 1. MK5002MAL Side View
Installation Notes
•Do not apply any force to the top cover, except the screw areas on top cover. Maximum force to the
specified area is 2N.
important Note: Disconnect power from your computer system before beginning
installation
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USING THE HARD DISK DRIVE – MK5002MAL (HDD1242)
Backing up Data Files
To avoid data loss, regularly back up the data files on the hard disk drive.
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SPECIFICATIONS –MK5002MAL (HDD1242)
General
Model MK5002MAL (HDD1242)
Interface ATA-1/2/3/4/5
Functionality
Formatted Capacity 5.007GB*
Rotational Speed 4200rpm
Avg. Rotational Latency 7.14/ms
Spin-up Time 3.5sec (typical)
Buffer 1024KB
Seek Time
Average
Maximum
Internal Transfer Rate 118 ~ 175.3 Mbits/sec (max)
Host Transfer Rate
Ultra DMA mode
PIO Mode
Interleave Factor 1:1
*Toshiba defines a megabyte (MB) as 1,000,000 bytes and a gigabyte (GB) as 1,000,000,000 bytes.
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66.7Mbytes/sec
16.6Mbytes/sec
Internal Drive Characteristics
Number of Disks 1
Number of Data Heads 2
Track Density (TPI) 1638 (41.6k)
The drive satisfies the following standards:
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1950
Canadian Standard Association (CSA) C22.2 No. 950
TUV Rheinland EN 60 950
EMC - EN50081-1 EN50081-1: 1992
EN55022: 1994 Class B
EN61000-3-2: 1995
EN61000-3-3: 1995