Hitachi 7K2000, 0A39289, HTS541080G9SA00 User Manual

Hard disk drives

Product reference guide

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2009 #14

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Products Highlights

Deskstar™ 7K2000

Huge capacity, highest 7200 RPM reliability
for outstanding performance for desktop
computing

The Deskstar 7K2000 delivers a colossal 2TB
of storage capacity. Now in its fourth­generation, the unique 5-platter design from
Hitachi utilizes relaxed bit density as well
as the industries most reliable proven
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR)
technology.

Deskstar 7K1000.C

Exceptional blend of power efficiency and
performance with up to 1TB capacity

Deskstar 7K1000.C is the 3rd generation of
1TB from Hitachi providing the right mix of
performance and power efficiency making it
ideal for power–friendly PCs.

Travelstar™ 7K500

7200RPM 2.5-inch hard drive with capacities
ranging from 120GB to 500GB

Designed to support the high-performance
needs of multi-tasking commercial users
and consumers on-the-go, Travelstar 7K500
offers speed without sacrificing battery life,
capacity or audio quality.

Travelstar 5K500.B

High-capacity EcoTrac storage for
Notebook PCs and mobile applications

Hitachi’s second-generation 500GB,
5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive for
entertainment power-house
notebooks. The 5K500.B has the lowest
power consumption in its class and is
halogen-free for an eco-friendly
footprint.

CinemaStar™ 7K1000.C

Power-efficient, high capacity storage
optimized for digital video applications

Hitachi delivers its third-generation 1TB
CinemaStar drive with best-in-class power
management and proven features like
silent-seek acoustics and streaming video
features set to improve handling of multiple,
simultaneous video streams, typical of
surveillance applications.

CinemaStar 5K1000

Cool, quiet, energy-efficient digital video
storage with 24x7 availability

CinemaStar 5K1000 hard drive provides
a generous 1TB of capacity and features
innovative CoolSpin technology to deliver
a new level of power efficiency and quiet
operation for digital video applications.

Ultrastar™ A7K2000

Huge 2TB capacity, reliable, power-efficient
hard drives for the enterprise

Delivers huge capacity to the enterprise,
with up to 2TB of capacity, 7200 RPM
performance and innovative technologies
like Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS).

Ultrastar C10K300

Cool, compact with SAS 6Gb/s performance
for 24x7 enterprise enviroments

The C10K300 drive delivers the performance
and reliability demanded in high
performance computing and mission-critical
environments. The ultra fast SAS interface
running at 6Gb/s improves data reliability,
availability and scalability.

Endurastar™ J4K100

Drives that are built to perform in the
harshest enviroments

With capacites up to 100GB and offering
a wider temperature range and improved
altitude range, the Endurastar J4K100 is
designed to operate in the most severe
conditions from -30˚C to +85˚C and
altitudes of -300 to +5500 meters.

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EcoTrac Products

The EcoTrac classification was created to assist customers in selecting products that minimize environmental impact
in the areas of product design, manufacturing, operation and disposal.

The EcoTrac symbol identifies Hitachi products that deliver on the following principles:

• Lower operating costs through power-efficient design

• Smaller carbon footprint by reducing waste during manufacturing

• Safer product disposal through a reduction of toxic materials

• Creation of a more sustainable environment through conservation of natural resources in packaging and transportation

Enterprise

Ultrastar 15K450
Ultrastar A7K2000
Ultrastar C10K300
Deskstar E7K1000

PC Storage

Deskstar 7K2000
Deskstar 7K1000.C
Deskstar 7K1000.B
Travelstar 7K320
Travelstar 7K200
Travelstar 7K500
Travelstar 5K500.B
Travelstar 5K320
Travelstar 5K250

Compact DVR

CinemaStar C5K500
CinemaStar C5K320

Full-size DVR

CinemaStar 7K1000.C
CinemaStar 7K1000.B
CinemaStar 5K1000
CinemaStar 5K500
CinemaStar 5K320

Surveillance

CinemaStar 7K1000.C
CinemaStar 7K1000.B
Deskstar E7K1000
CinemaStar 5K1000
CinemaStar C5K500
CinemaStar C5K320
Endurastar J4K100/N4K100

Technology Highlights

CoolSpin Technology

The CinemaStar 5K500, Hitachi’s first
CoolSpin drive, uses an enhanced motor
design to limit peak current during spin-up
and enable lower continuous running power.
With CoolSpin, Hitachi was able to achieve
just the right blend of performance, power
management and acoustics for digital video
applications. CoolSpin drives allow system
builders to develop set-top boxes and DVRs
that run cooler and require less power,
ultimately leading to improved product
reliability and lifespan.

Enhanced Adaptive Battery Life Extender
(ABLE)

Hitachi understands the challenges its
customers face in maximizing battery life
in their products, and engineered the ABLE
power management technology in response.
ABLE enables the host system to realize the
optimum power utilization from the drive,
and customize power consumption at drive
level to suit the specific application.

Hitachi load/unload technology

Load/unload technology helps keep the
read/write heads from coming into contact
with the media - even when the drive is not
rotating.
Some of the many benefits include increased
robustness, reliability and reduced power
consumption. Hitachi is the only company
to use load/unload technology across its
complete product line.

Bulk Data Encryption

Several Hitachi hard drives now offer
optional Bulk Data Encryption – a hard­drive-level data security mechanism that
puts users’ data effectively ‘under lock
and key’, offering virtually impenetrable
protection. As an alternative to protecting
data through software-based encryption
or system-level passwords, hard-drive level
encryption provides better performance and
a much higher level of security.

Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS)

Enterprise class Hitachi hard drives have
advanced Rotational Vibration Safeguard
(RVS) that actually anticipates disturbances
and counteracts them— maximizing
performance in the most arduous conditions.
Vibration sensors at the edges of the disk
feed forward to the actuator, warning it of
oncoming disruption. In benchmark tests,
this technology improves performance in
business and high-end systems by as much
as 300%.

HiVERT™ technology

The first introduction of Hitachi Voltage
Efficiency Regulator (HiVERT) technology was
on a 2.5 inch product now Hitachi uses this
technology to achieve best-in-class power
efficiency on 3.5 inch products. In fact the
DeskstarP7K500 achieves power savings
of up to 40% over previous-generation
products. This reduction was accomplished
by using the same system-on-chip (SoC) that
is used in Hitachi’s Travelstar 2.5-inch mobile
product line, where low power has long been
a key design attribute to maximize battery
life in notebook PCs.
This SoC incorporates HiVERT technology
in which switching regulators are used
in place of less power-efficient linear
regulators in the voltage reduction
processes.

IrMnCr read sensor

To address the demand for increased
capacity and highly reliable operation of the
read sensor, Hitachi scientists developed a
material and process for the manufacture of
ultra-small read sensors. Use of a new read­head alloy – iridium-manganese-chromium
(IrMnCr), incorporating an extremely thin
layer of ruthenium in the structure to create
a very high “pinning field”, resulted in the
storage industry’s most stable and reliable
read-sensor technology.