Hitachi DESKSTAR 7K160 Reference Guide

Hitachi Deskstar® 7K160

3 . 5 - I N C H H A R D D I S K D R I V E S

160GB and 80GB | 7200 RPM | Parallel ATA 133 and Serial ATA 3.0Gb/s

Sweet Spot Storage

Highlights

>SATA 3.0 Gb/s and PATA 133 interface

>160GB and 80GB sweet spot capacities

>Native Command Queuing for maximum data speeds

>Thermal Monitoring and Fly Height Control for enhanced reliability

>SMART Command Transport optimized response times

Applications

>Desktop computers

>Storage upgrades

>PC gaming

>Industrial automation

Serial ATA Features

>3.0Gb/s interface data rate

>Native Command Queuing

>Staggered spin up

>Hot plug capability

>Scalable performance

>System improvements

>Click connect connector

Deskstar 7K160

The Deskstar 7K160 builds on Hitachi’s award winning tradition with new 160GB per platter areal density technology. Desktop personal computers demand highly efficient designs. The Deskstar 7K160 meets these design points and delivers the sweet spot capacities for today’s business applications.

Features and Benefits

	Feature / Function	Benefits
Performance	High interface transfer rate	Faster system boot-up

		Quicker screen refreshes

	8MB buffer size	Faster data processing

Capacity	160GB and 80GB	Most popular capacity points

Reliability	Thermal Fly Height Control (TFC)	Improves error rate

	Head load/unload	Protects disk during non-operation

		Reduces power during idle periods

	ECC and CRC protection	Data integrity enhanced throughout drive circuits

	SMART Command Transport (SCT)	Adaptive error correction

	Internal thermal sensor	Improves data integrity

Hitachi Quality and Service

The Hitachi Deskstar 7K160 extends on the companies reliability and performance leadership. Hitachi’s standardized features in desktop and low duty cycle server solutions enable faster transfer rates, scalable performance and quicker boot up times.

Hitachi is dedicated to providing a breadth of hard disk drive products to satisfy all of today’s demanding computing needs. Hitachi hard drives are backed by an array of technical support and services which may include customer and integration service.

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H i t a c h i

D e s k s t a r ®

7 K 1 6 0

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Product

Deskstar 7K160

Model numbers

HDS721616PLAT80

HDS721616PLA380

HDS721680PLAT80

HDS721680PLA380

Specifications

Configuration

Parallel-ATA

Serial-ATA

Interface

PATA-133

SATA 3.0Gb/s

Capacity (GB) 1

160 / 80



Data heads (physical)

2 / 1



Data disks



Performance

Data buffer 2

8 MB



Rotational speed (rpm)

7,200



How to Read the Deskstar Model Number

Media transfer rate (max. Mbits/sec)

966



Example:

Interface transfer rate (max. MB/sec)

133

300

HDS721616PLAT80 = 160GB/8MB

Average seek time (ms) (read, typical) 3

8.5



H = Hitachi

Reliability

D = Deskstar

= Standard (or T for Two-disk for example)

Error rate (non-recoverable)

1 in 10E14



72 = 7200 RPM

Start/stops (at 40° C)

50,000



16 = full capacity = 160GB

Availability 4

24x7



16 = model capacity = 160GB (80 = 80GB)

Acoustic

= generation code

= 1-inch form factor

Idle (Bels, typical)

2.8



Power

AT = ATA (A3 = SATA - 3.0Gb/s)

= 8MB buffer

Requirement

+5 VDC (+/- 5%)



= Reserved

+12 VDC (+10 %/-8%)



Dissipation

For more information:

Startup current (max. A)

1.9 A (12V) & 1.1 A (5V)

1.9 A (12V) & 1.3 A (5V)

Internet:

Idle (W)

4.9

5.9

> www.hitachigst.com (Main Web site)

Physical Size

> www.hitachigst.com/vpp (Reseller Web site)

Height (max. mm)

26.1



Width (mm)

101.6



Technical Support E-mail:

Depth (mm)

147



support_usa@hitachigst.com (N. America)

Weight (max. g)

560



> support_ap@hitachigst.com (Asia Pacific)

Environmental characteristics

> support_uk@hitachigst.com (EMEA and UK)

Operating

Ambient temperature (C)

0° to 60°



Technical Support Phone Numbers:

Relative humidity (non-condensing)

8% to 90%



> 1 888 426-5214 (N. America)

Shock (half sine wave, 2ms) (G)



> 65 6840 9595 (Asia Pacific)

Vibration (random (RMS)) (G)

0.67 for horizontal



0.67 for vertical

> 44 20 7133 0032 (EMEA and UK)

Non-operating

> 49 6929 993601 (Germany Support)

Ambient temperature (C)

-40° to 65°



Relative humidity (non-condensing)

5% to 95%



Shock (half sine wave, 2ms) (G)

350



Vibration (random (RMS)) (G)

1.04 rms (XYZ)



RoHS Compliant 5

Yes

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Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

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1 GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity; accessible capacity may be less.

San Jose, CA 95135

2 Buffer capacity includes 270 or less KB used for drive firmware.

Produced in the United States 3/06.

3 Does not include command overhead

Specification revised 1/07.

4 Low duty cycle, non mission-critical applications in PC, nearline and consumer electronics. Customer environments

are different from application to application .

Deskstar® is a trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.

5 RoHS refers to the European Union Directive 2002/95/EC on the restriction of certain hazardous substances in

electrical and electronic equipment.

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Technologies products, programs or services, do not imply

that Hitachi Global Storage Technologies intends to make

these available in all countries in which it operates.

Product information is provided for information purposes only,

and does not constitute a warranty. Information is true as of

the date of publication and is subject to change. Actual results

may vary. This publication is for general guidance only.

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