Hitachi CINEMASTAR Z5K500 DATASHEET
CinemaStar™ Z5K500
2.5-INCH HARD DRIVES FOR VIDEO APPLICATIONS
Low-profile digital video and surveillance storage for ultra-compact designs and 24x7 operation
Highlights
Second generation, 7mm, 2.5-inch design >
Video hard drive with capacities up to 500GB >
Advanced Format with 512 byte emulation >
24x7 availability >
Low power utilization to help reduce >
energy costs
>
SmoothStream™ technology
Silent-seek acoustics for quiet operation >
SMART Command Transport (SCT) for >
streaming optimization
5
Applications / Environments
Digital Video Recorders (DVR) >
Set-top Boxes >
Portable Video Players >
DVR-enabled Televisions >
High-end Audio Systems >
Video Surveillance Systems >
Features and Benefits
Feature / Function Benets
1
Capacity Up to 500GB of storage Up to 125 hours of high-definition video, 500 hours
standard video, 178 movies, 125,000 4-min songs or
250 video games*
Reliability Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC) Improved reliability
Media Maintenance Extends recording life and capabilities
Performance SMART Command Transport (SCT) Smoother streaming and improved error
ERP Control recovery timing for optimum A/V performance
Eco-friendly 1.5W operating power Reduces energy cost in A/V applications
Halogen-free design Smaller carbon footprint
Acoustics Silent seek Ultra-quiet operation for improved sound quality
Interface SATA 3Gb/s Fast data throughput
*Actual storage may vary depending on the compression rate applied. Capacities may not be combined.
Expanding the CinemaStar family
CinemaStar™ Z5K500 is the second generation 7mm, 5400 RPM, 2.5-inch consumer
electronics hard drive with capacities from 250GB to 500GB. These 500GB per platter models
use Advanced Format and have been customized to support digital video and surveillance
applications. Advanced Format increases physical sector size from 512 bytes to 4096 (4K)
bytes, thereby increasing capacities and error correction capabilities. Consult the Hitachi
Advanced Format Technology Brief for more information on these drives. The slimmer
CinemaStar Z5K500 is designed as a direct replacement for standard 9.5mm HDD and is well
suited for TV integration and portable video products.
500, 320 and 250GB
5400 RPM | SATA 3Gb/s
Designed for digital video solutions
An exceptional blend of audio/visual (AV) features fine tunes the CinemaStar Z5K500 for video
storage applications. Hitachi SmoothStream technology supports the ATA-7 streaming command
set, and SCT provides time-limited error recovery and thermal monitoring capabilities.
CinemaStar Z5K500 is offered with silent-seek acoustics for excellent sound quality. Hitachi
continues to provide near silent operation to make the Z5K500 an ideal choice for home DVR
applications and surveillance systems. The CinemaStar Z5K500 carries the Hitachi EcoTrac
classification due to its low power consumption and eco-friendly, halogen-free production.
This sixth generation 2.5-inch CinemaStar drive, with its balanced capacity, power-management
and ruggedness delivers greater design flexibility for next-generation compact video systems.
Reliability leadership
CinemaStar Z5K500 elevates hard drive reliability to new levels with an improved protection
scheme for power fluctuation and enhanced TFC for improved error rates. Hitachi offers customers
system design and integration services including, but not limited to hard drive selection,
optimization, software compatibility assessment, performance profiling and problem analysis
and reliability consultation. Team Hitachi is ready to help you deliver a successful video device.
The Hitachi CinemaStar product line is optimized for video applications on any size system.
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CinemaStar™ Z5K500
Specifications
Model(s)
Conguration
Interface
Capacity (GB)
Sector size (Bytes/sector)
Recording zones
Areal density (Gbits/sq. in., max)
Performance
Data buffer (MB)
Rotational speed (RPM)
Latency average (ms)
Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max)
Interface transfer rate (MB/sec,)
Seek time, read (ms, typical)
Reliability
Load/unload cycles
Power on Hours (POH) per month
Availability5 (hrs/day x days/wk)
Power
Requirement
Startup (W, peak, max)
Operating6 (W, IDEMA 3-stream)
Low power idle (W, average)
Physical size
z-height (mm)
Dimensions (width x depth, mm)
Weight (g, max)
Environmental (operating)
Shock (half-sine wave)
Operating temperature6 (top cover)
Environmental (non-operating)
Shock (half-sine wave)
Ambient temperature
Acoustics (A-weighted sound power)
Idle (Bels, typical)
Operating (Bels, typical, IDEMA 3-stream)
1 One GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity will vary according to operating environment and formatting.
2 Advanced Format drive: 4K physical sectors with 512 byte emulation
3 Portion of buffer used for rmware
4 Excludes command overhead
5 Designed for low duty cycle, non mission-critical digital video and surveillance applications. Note that customer environments vary application to application.
6 Assumes CE operational conditions
1
2
3
4
HCC545050A7E380
HCC545032A7E380
HCC545025A7E380
SATA 3Gb/s
500 / 320 / 250
512e
30
630
8
5400
5.5
1004
300
15
600,000
730
24x7
+5 VDC (+/-5%)
3.5
1.5
0.5
7
70 x 100
95
400G/2ms, 225G/1ms
0o to 70o C
1000G/1ms
-40o to 65o C
1.9
2.0
Hitachi quality and service
Hitachi mobile hard drives are designed to the
highest quality standards and contain eld-
proven components. Hitachi provides worldwide
technical support and integration services to
enable global customers to bring their products
to market quickly.
How to read the CinemaStar model number
HCC545050A7E380 = 500GB, SATA 3Gb/s
H = Hitachi
C = CinemaStar
C = Compact
54 = 5400 RPM
50 = Full capacity—500GB
50 = Capacity this model, 50 = 500GB
(32 = 320GB, 25 = 250GB)
A = Generation code
7 = 7mm z-height
E3 = 4K block with 512 emulation, SATA 3Gb/s
8 = 8MB cache
0 = Reserved
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