{"id":3237,"date":"2023-09-15T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bananahdd.nl\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2023-09-15T22:41:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T20:41:29","slug":"toshiba-mg04aca100n-1tb-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bananahdd.nl\/index.php\/2023\/09\/15\/toshiba-mg04aca100n-1tb-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Toshiba MG04ACA100N 1TB (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MG04ACA100N is the lowest-capacity example of Toshiba’s enterprise-spec MG04 hard drive series. In the 2020’s, a 1TB enterprise drive may seem somewhat behind the times, but there are certain purposes for them nonetheless (perhaps those who are unrelenting in their adversity to SSD’s?).<\/p>\n

With a surprisingly funky seek-test, the MG04’s are another prime example of what Toshiba has managed to accomplish after their acquisition of Fujitsu in 2009.<\/p>\n

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  Drive Attributes<\/strong><\/em>\r\n ------------------------------------------\r\n  Toshiba MG04ACA100N\r\n ------------------------------------------\r\n  Capacity      1TB\r\n  Mfc Date      2020-09-09\r\n  Format        3.5\"\r\n  Interface     SATA\r\n  Platters      1\r\n  Heads         2\r\n  Cache         128MB\r\n  RPM           7200\r\n  Protocol      Serial-ATA\/600\r\n  Origin        Philippines (TSDP, ex-FCPP)\r\n  ------------------------------------------<\/pre>\n
A single platter 1TB drive in late-2020 is a sight to behold, but they do still continue in production today.<\/p>\n
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This unit was manufactured in September of 2020, having just turned 3 years old. It’s odd that it was retired after only 2 years of use, but businesses have their reasons (even if they are sometimes illogical).<\/p>\n
As with any modern 3.5″ Toshiba with Fujitsu ancestry, this unit was produced in the Philippines.<\/p>\n
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If you’ve seen a modern Toshiba before, the underside of this drive should show no surprises so far.<\/p>\n
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The base of this unit is reminiscent of low-platter current day MG08-D’s<\/a>, with some minor changes. Particularly, the foam cutout is slightly different.<\/p>\n
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The central microcontroller on this unit is from Marvell, being the 88i9419-NDB2. EtronTech supply the 128MB of cache present on this example.<\/p>\n
Sadly, the spindle motor driver is unbranded, alongside the rear of the board being as barren as ever.<\/p>\n
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Well, this example is perfectly healthy, which is always a bonus. 28 power cycles is certainly very low too, as expected from a unit that was clearly run 24\/7 for an extended period.<\/p>\n
With the MG10-D’s on the horizon, these can finally be retired from their line-up. Who knows when that will be though, given Toshiba’s tendency to drag their feet.<\/p>\n
If you missed the video I made on this drive, you can find it here:<\/p>\n