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Compatibility Summary
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D &
Desktar 5K1000.B
Models:
Desktar 7K1000.D
HDS721010DLE630
HDS721075DLE630
HDS721050DLE630
HDS721032DLE630
HDS721025DLE630
Desktar 5K1000.B
HDS5C1010DLE630
The Deskstar 7K1000.D & 5K1000.B hard
drives feature Advanced Format techology.
Advanced Format increases the physical
sector size on hard drives from 512 bytes to
4096 (4K) bytes, which increased drive
capabilities and improves error correction
capabilities. Please consult the Hitachi
Advanced Format Drives page for more
information on using these hard drives.
Compatibility Testing
The Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Integration Lab tested this family of
Deskstar ™ drives for compatibility with a
wide variety of systems and operating
systems. Testing was to demonstrate
compatibility with the following hardware
and software. Other combinations of
hardware and software are expected to
function with this product family, but have
not been evaluated. Hitachi recommends
you back up all data before installing your
new hard drive.
USB-Attached Devices
These Deskstar products were found to be
both interface and form-factor compatible
with the following external USB-attached
storage units.
G-Technology G-Drive Q
G-Technology G-Safe
G-Technology G-Speed es
G-Technology G-Speed Q
Hitachi Reno (XL Desk Drive Series)
Hitachi Life Studio Desk Series
Hitachi Touro Desk Series
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Deskstar 7K1000.D & 5K1000.B Compatibility Guide Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Systems and Motherboards
These Deskstar products were found to be
compatible with the following systems.
ACER Aspire M5100
ACER Aspire X1200
ACER Veriton M261
ACER Veriton M460
ACER Veriton M661
Apple Mac Pro 4 (MC560LL / A)
Apple iMac 9
Apple iMac 10
Apple iMac 11
Apple Time Capsule
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO- USB3
ASUS P5G41T-M
ASUS P5N7A-VM
ASUS P7Q57-M DO
ASUS Rampage III Gene
ASUS 790i Striker II NSE
ASUS X58 Rampage III Gene
BIOSTAR TForce TA790GX Xfire A2+5.x
BIOSTAR TForce TF720 A2+ 6.x
BIOSTAR TForce TP45HP P45 Xfire
Dell Inspiron 560
Dell Inspiron 580
Dell Inspiron Desktop 531s
Dell Inspiron Desktop 560
Dell Inspiron One 19
Dell Inspiron One 1909
Dell Inspiron One 2205
Dell Inspiron One 2310
Dell Xps Dimension One A2420
Dell OptiPlex 980
Dell OptiPlex 740
Dell Precision T5500 Workstation
Dell Vostro 230
Dell XPS 210
Dell Studio XPS 7100
ECS NF650iSLIT-A (nVidia nForce 650i)
eVGA nForce 790i SLI FTW
Gateway DX4200-UB001A
Gateway DX4320-09
Gateway DX4710-05
Gateway FX6800-01e
Gateway FX6840-21
Gigabyte GA890FXA-UD5
Gigabyte GA-H55M-USB3
Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6
HP Compaq Touchsmart IQ506
HP Compaq 505B MT
HP XW9400 Workstation
Intel DP55KG
Intel DP55WB
Intel DQ45EK
Intel TG Dreamsys
Lenovo ThinkCentre M50
Lenovo ThinkCentre M51
Lenovo ThinkCentre M55
Lenovo ThinkCentre S50
Lenovo ThinkCentre S51
MSI 890GXM-G65
MSI P55 – GD65
MSI P7N Diamond (NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI)
MSI P7N SLI Platinum (NVIDIA nForce 750i)
Sony VAIO VGC-LT31N
Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G
Sony VAIO VGC-JS110J
VIA VT8435B
ZOTAC GeForce 9300
Host Bus Adapters (HBAs)
These Deskstar products were found to be
compatible with the following HBAs.
3Ware 9500
Adaptec RAID 2405
Areca ARC-1200
Areca ARC-1220
HighPoint RocketRAID 1740
HighPoint RocketRAID 3320
HighPoint RocketRAID 4320
HighPoint RocketRAID 62x
LSI MegaRAID SAS 9260-8i
Promise SuperTrak EX8350
Promise FastTrak TX2300
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