Hitachi E7K100 manual Specifications, Hitachi quality and service

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Travelstar E7K100

Specifications

Model(s)

HTE721010G9AT00

HTE721010G9SA00

 

HTE721080G9AT00

HTE721080G9SA00

 

HTE721060G9AT00

HTE721060G9SA00

Interface

ATA-6

Serial ATA 1.5 Gb/s

Capacity (GB) 1

100 / 80 / 60

Sector size (variable, Bytes/sector)

512

Recording zones

24

Data heads (physical)

4 / 4 / 3

Data Disks

2 / 2 / 2

Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. in.)

81 / 66 / 66

Performance

 

 

Data buffer (MB) 2

8

Rotational speed (RPM)

7200

Latency average (ms)

4.2

Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max)

629 / 561 / 561

Interface transfer rate (MB/sec, max)

100 Ultra DMA mode-5

1.5 Gb/sec

16.6 PIO mode-4

 

 

Seek time (read, typical) (avg. ms)

10

Reliability

 

 

Load/unload

600,000

Power on hours (POH) per month

730

Availability 3 (hrs/day x days/wk)

24x7

Power

 

 

Requirement

+5 VDC (+/-5%)

Startup (W, peak, max.)

5.5

Seek (W)

2.3

2.5

Read / Write (W, avg.)

2.0

2.5

Idle (W, avg.)

1.8

2.1

Standby (W, avg.)

0.2

0.4

Sleep (W)

0.1

0.2

Physical size

 

 

z-height (mm)

9.5

Dimensions (width x depth, mm)

70 x 100

Weight (g, typ.)

115

Environmental (operating)

 

 

Ambient temperature

5o to 55o C

Shock (half-sine wave)

325 G (2ms), 160 G (1ms)

Environmental (non-operating)

 

 

Ambient temperature

-40oto 65o C

Shock (half-sine wave)

1000 G (1ms)

Acoustics (A-weighted sound power)

 

 

Idle (Bels, typ.)

2.6

Op (Bels, typ.)

3.3

1One GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may be less.

2Upper 417KB of buffer capacity used for drive firmware

3Intended for low duty cycle, non mission-critical applications in PC, nearline, and consumer electronics environments, which vary from application to application

Hitachi quality and service

Hitachi Travelstar mobile hard disk drives are designed to the highest quality standards and contain field-proven components. Hitachi provides worldwide technical support and integration services to enable global customers to bring their products to market quickly.

Hitachi drives are backed by an array of technical support and services, which may include customer and integration assistance. Hitachi is dedicated to providing a breadth of hard disk drive solutions to satisfy all of today’s demanding computing needs.

How to read the Travelstar model number

HTE721010G9AT00 = 100 GB/8 MB buffer

H = Hitachi

T = Travelstar

E= Enhanced Availability (vs S for Standard)

72 = 7200 RPM

10 = Full capacity — 100 GB

10 = Capacity this model, 10 =100 GB (80 = 80 GB and 60 = 60 GB)

G = Generation code 9 = 9.5mm z-height

AT = ATA interface (SA = Serial ATA) 0 = Reserved

0 = Reserved

Information and Technical Support

www.hitachigst.com (Main Web site) www.hitachigst.com/partners (Partner Web site)

North America

support_usa@hitachigst.com

Toll free: 1 888 426-5214, Direct: 1 507 322-2370

Asia Pacific

support_ap@hitachigst.com / 65 6840 9595

EMEA and UK

support_uk@hitachigst.com / 44 20 7133 0032

Germany

support_uk@hitachigst.com / 49 6929 993601

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References in this publication to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies’ products, programs, or services do not imply that Hitachi Global Storage Technologies intends to make these available in all countries in which it operates.

Product specifications provided are sample specifications and do not constitute a warranty. Information is true as of the date of publication and is subject to change. Actual specifications for unique part numbers may vary. Please visit the Support section of our website, www.hitachigst.com/support, for additional information on product specifications. Photographs may show design models.

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Produced in the United States 2/05, revised 10/06, 4/07, 6/07. All rights reserved.

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