Performance leadership for
Hitachi Deskstar 180GXP hard disk drives
Highlights
The 8MB buffer enables faster data processing, especially for long block transfers.
Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motors enhance idle and operating acoustic operation
Thermal monitor helps provide accurate data read/write over the full system temperature range
Differential read channel enhances data reliability
The Hitachi Deskstar180GXP continues the
Hitachi has standardized features in their desktop drives to supply lower acoustics, faster transfer rates and
Technology for capacity and
performance
capacity with 180GB at 7200rpm
performance.
sor provides faster speeds than the previous generation.
Tagged Command Queuing (TCQ) brings
Enhanced servo system provides fast, reliable head positioning.
The superior areal density combines with the faster processor and streamlined cache buffer to enable
Combined together, these technologies enable popular capacity points and are designed to increase reliability.
Technology for reliability
Load/unload head ramps
Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motors Differential read channel
Internal thermal monitor
Drive Fitness Test (DFT)
S.M.A.R.T Self Test
Fluid Dynamic Bearing motors provide improved acoustics over traditional ball bearing spindle motors. FDB motors will continue to be used more frequently in hard disk drive designs, particularly in applications requiring very high spindle speeds, high areal densities, and low acoustic noise.
The Hitachi Deskstar180GXP matches the drive capacity and performance guidelines for Microsoft Windows XP- (40GB minimum and 7200rpm performance).