Travelstar5K160

2.5-INCH HARD DISK DRIVES

The “Super-pendicular Drive”

Highlights

Features and Benefits

>High reliability mobile drive using perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR)

>80 GB/platter, with capacities up to 160 GB

>Best-in-class for low-power utilization

>Outstanding performance

>PATA and SATA models

Applications

>Notebook PCs

>External storage

>Gaming consoles

>Portable video players

 

Feature / Function

 

Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capacity

Up to 160 GB of storage

 

* Capacity equivalence of 160 hours standard video,

 

 

 

57 movies, 40,000 4-min songs or 80 video games

 

 

 

 

Performance

540 Mb/sec media transfer rate

 

Best 5400 RPM application performance

 

 

 

based on PCMark testing

 

 

 

 

Reliability

325 G operating shock

 

Exceptional ruggedness to withstand tougher

 

1000 G non-operating shock

 

handling and improve portability

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced PMR head

 

Excellent soft error rate for improved performance

 

& media technology

 

Outstanding anti-corrosion properties

 

 

 

 

 

IrMnCr read head

 

Better performance & reliability in harsh conditions

 

 

 

 

 

Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC)

 

Better soft error rate for improved reliability

 

 

 

 

Power

0.60W low power idle

 

Industry-leading power management

 

Enhanced Adaptive Battery Life

 

implementation for low-power and

 

Extender™ (ABLE)

 

longer battery life

 

 

 

 

Acoustics

Quiet Seek Support

 

Optional mode for even quieter operation

 

 

 

 

Interface

PATA

 

ATA-6

 

 

 

 

 

SATA

 

NCQ, Hot Plug, Staggered Spin-up, Link Power

 

 

 

Management™ and Asynchronous Notification.

 

 

 

 

*Actual storage may vary depending on the compression rate applied.

160, 120, 80, 60 and 40 GB 5400 RPM

PATA and SATA 1.5 Gb/s

New technology exceeds expectations

Travelstar™ 5K160, Hitachi’s first hard drive to use perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR), delivers superior technology and reliability. With capacities up to 160 GB, industry-leading performance, low-power consumption and excellent shock resistance, Travelstar 5K160 has the key attributes to support the stringent demands of portable computing. Improved electronics design further reduces the power consumption of this 5400 RPM drive, which beats its industry-leading predecessor by 10%; the 5K160 also runs cooler than the competi- tion. Hitachi has also implemented Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC) for improved error rates, and iridium-manganese-chromium (IrMnCr) read heads for improved reliability. Hitachi has done extensive testing to verify Travelstar 5K160‘s best-in-class standing, making it the “Super-pendicular Drive.”

Reliability leadership

With the transition to new PMR technology, Travelstar 5K160 demonstrates reliability that parallels or exceeds 50-year old conventional longitudinal technology. Hitachi has integrated second-generation PMR head and media technology, along with a new read channel and IrMnCr read heads. This successful transition required new materials, complex processes, tools and testing. Hitachi leveraged the depth and breadth of its internal resources to deliver the most reliable PMR mobile product in the industry.**

** Based on internal stress and reliability testing.

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Hitachi 5K160 manual Highlights, Applications, New technology exceeds expectations, Reliability leadership