Travelstar 5K160 (SATA) Hard Disk Drive Specification

10-19

20

21

22

23-26

27-46

47

XXXX

0003H

Note.2

00xxH

XXXX

Note.2

8010H

 

Serial number in ASCII (0 = not specified)

*

Controller type:

 

0003: dual ported, multiple sector buffer with look-ahead read

*

Buffer size in number of sectors

*

Number of ECC bytes as currently selected via the set features command

 

Microcode version in ASCII

 

 

 

 

Model number in ASCII

 

Maximum number of sectors that can be transferred per interrupt on Read

 

and Write Multiple commands

 

15-8 :

(=80h)

 

7-0 :

Maximum number of sectors that can be transferred per

 

 

interrupt.

Note.1 The ‘*’ mark in ‘Content’ field indicates the use of those parameters that are vendor specific.

Note.2 See following table ‘Number of cylinders/heads/sectors by models for Number of cylinders/heads/sectors by models for HTS5416XXJ9SA00 on Page 5

Figure 34 Identify device information

48

0000H

*

 

Capable of double word I/O, ‘0000’= cannot perform

 

49

0F00H

 

 

Capabilities, bit assignments:

 

 

 

 

 

15-14 (=0)

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

13

(=0)

0= Standby timer value are vendor specific

 

 

 

 

 

12

(=0)

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

11

(=1)

1= IORDY Supported

 

 

 

 

 

10

(=1)

1= IORDY can be disabled

 

 

 

 

 

9

(=1)

1=LBA Supported

 

 

 

 

8

(=1)

1=DMA Supported

 

 

 

*

7- 0 (=0)

Reserved

 

50

4000H

 

 

Capabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15

(=0)

0=the contents of word 50 are valid

 

 

 

 

 

14

(=1)

1=the contents of word 50 are valid

 

 

 

 

 

13- 2 (=0)

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

1

(=0)

Obsolete

 

 

 

 

0

(=0)

1=the device has a minimum Standby timer value that is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

device specific

 

51

0200H

*

 

PIO data transfer cycle timing mode

 

52

0200H

*

 

DMA data transfer cycle timing mode

 

 

 

 

 

Refer Word 62 and 63

 

53

0007H

 

 

Validity flag of the word

 

 

 

 

 

15- 3(=0)

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

2(=1)

1=Word 88 is Valid

 

 

 

 

 

1(=1)

1=Word 64-70 are Valid

 

 

 

 

 

0(=1)

1=Word 54-58 are Valid

 

54

xxxxH

 

 

Number of current cylinders

 

55

xxxxH

 

 

Number of current heads

 

56

xxxxH

 

 

Number of current sectors per track

 

57-58

xxxxH

 

 

Current capacity in sectors

 

 

 

 

 

Word 57 specifies the low word of the capacity

 

59

0xxxH

 

 

Current Multiple setting. bit assignments

 

 

 

 

15- 9 (=0)

Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

1= Multiple Sector Setting is Valid

 

 

 

 

 

 

7- 0

xxh = Current setting for number of sectors

 

60-61

Note.2

 

 

Total Number of User Addressable Sectors

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hitachi HTS541660J9SA00, HTS541640J9SA00, HTS541680J9SA00, HTS541616J9SA00, HTS541612J9SA00 10-19 23-26 27-46, 0003H 00xxH
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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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