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Hitachi Travelstar™ 4K40

H A R D D I S K D R I V E S

40GB, 30GB, and 20GB 4200 RPM ATA-6

Hard drive artistry — the continued refinement of an industry-leading design

H i g h l i g h t s

>Based on proven technology of Travelstar 80GN and Travelstar 4K80

>Industry’s highest operating shock of 300Gs

>Doubling of industry standard load/unload cycles to 600,000

>Optimized for single disk design>Enhancements to mechanical and electrical design

Craftmanship of design

The Hitachi Travelstar 4K40 series continues to redefine state-of-the-art storage for mobile computing. With industry-leading shock characteristics, efficient power consumption, outstanding acoustics, and a range of capacities, the Hitachi Travelstar 4K40 raises the standard for ruggedness. Designed to address the most demanding applications this drive offers cus- tomers a stable design platform for even the most advanced portable devices.

The Travelstar 4K40 is based on an industry leading design that has been made even better. Simply put, it is hard drive artistry!

Features and Benefits

	Feature / Function	Benefits
Reliability	300Gs operating shock	Exceptional ruggedness to withstand tougher
	1000Gs non-operating shock	handling and improve portability
	600,000 load/unload cycles	Double the industry standard specification
		Reduces disk wear
		Protects user data
	Fewer electrical components	Additional design robustness
	Enhanced Error Correction Code (ECC)	Improved data integrity
	Optimized single disk design	Results in improved shock rating
Acoustics	Fluid Dynamic Bearing Motors (FDB)	Quiet operation
Power	Enhanced Adaptive Battery Life	Leading low power for longer notebook battery life
	Extender™ (ABLE)

Pe r f o r m a n c e , quality and reliability

Designed with mobile life styles in mind, the Travelstar 4K40 leverages proven technologies such as True Track Servo, which eases system integration, enhances hard disk drive reliability, and adds robustness against vibration and disk shift, Drive Fitness Test™ (DFT), Self-Moni- toring Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) to enable a hard drive to predict impending catastrophic failure, and an adaptive control algorithm to help maintain high performance and fast seek times at high environmental temperatures.

A p p l i c a t i o n s

>Notebook systems

>Digital audio

>Multi-media

>External storage

>Portability applications

Hitachi quality and service

The Hitachi Travelstar mobile hard disk drives are designed with the highest quality stan- dards and contain field-proven components to provide superior quality hard drives backed by Hitachi warranty. Hitachi provides worldwide technical support and services to enable customers to quickly bring their products to market globally.

Hitachi is dedicated to providing a breadth of hard disk drive solutions to satisfy all of today’s data storage needs.

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