Travelstar 5K160 (SATA) Hard Disk Drive Specification

2Outline of the drive

・2.5-inch, 9.5-mm Height

・Perpendicular Recording

・Formatted capacities of 160GB,120GB, 80GB, 60GB and 40GB

・512 bytes/sector

・SATA Interface conforming to Serial ATA/High Speed Serialized AT Attachment(Reversion 1.0a 7-January-2003)

・Integrated controller

・No-ID recording format

・Coding : 100/106

・Multi zone recording

・Enhanced ECC

・10 bit 40 symbol non Interleaved Read Solomon code

・Non interleave On-The –Fly correction

・Included 2 symbol system ECC

・Segmented Buffer with write cache

・8192 KB - Upper 441 KB is used for firmware

・Fast data transfer rate (up to 1.5 Gbit/s)

・Media data transfer rate (max):

・540 Mb/s

・Average seek time: 11 ms for read

・Closed-loop actuator servo (Embedded Sector Servo)

・Rotary voice coil motor actuator

・Load/Unload mechanism

・Mechanical latch

・0.65 Watts at idle state

・Power on to ready

・3.5 sec

・Operating shock

・3185 m/sec2 (325 G)/2ms

・1568 m/sec2 (160G)/1ms

・Nonoperating shock

・9800 m/sec2 (1000 G)/1ms

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HTS541640J9SA00, HTS541616J9SA00, HTS541680J9SA00, HTS541612J9SA00, HTS541660J9SA00 specifications

The Hitachi HTS541660J9SA00, HTS541640J9SA00, HTS541616J9SA00, HTS541680J9SA00, and HTS541612J9SA00 are a series of hard disk drives that showcase Hitachi's commitment to high-performance storage solutions. These drives belong to the Travelstar series, which is designed primarily for mobile computing applications, such as laptops and external storage devices. Their compact design and reliable performance make them suitable for users seeking efficient storage in portable settings.

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