Seagate Medalist - hard rive - Computer (1) - Mit Ersatzverpackung

Welcome to my auction of a rare hard drive from the American manufacturer Seagate: the Barracuda ST32532A from 1997

The hard drive is in like-new condition visually but has not been tested due to missing cables. Therefore, I am offering it exclusively as a collectible. It has served as a decorative piece in my computer room and has been stored protected from light and dust in a display case.

About the Seagate Medalist ST32532A

The Seagate Medalist ST32532A is an IDE hard drive model released in the mid to late 1990s and was part of the Seagate Medalist series. It was primarily designed for use in desktop PCs.
Technical Specifications of the Seagate Medalist ST32532A:

Capacity: 2.5 GB
Interface: ATA-2 (IDE)
Spindle Speed: 5400 RPM (Revolutions per Minute)
Cache Size: 128 KB
Form Factor: 3.5 inches
Seek Time: 10 ms (average seek time)
Sector Size: 512 bytes per sector
Transfer Rate: Up to 16.6 MB/s (PIO Mode 4, ATA-2 standard)
MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures): 300,000 hours
Platters: 2
Heads: 4
Number of Cylinders: 5,038
Weight: Approx. 600 g

Power Consumption:

Idle: 6.0 W
Operating: 9.0 W

Features:

The ST32532A was a typical hard drive for its time, providing sufficient storage for most applications and operating systems in the late 1990s. It supported PIO Mode 4, which was an improvement over older interface standards and made it compatible with most PCs of that era. The ST32532A was commonly used in desktop computers for home users and small offices, where it offered good reliability and performance.