Hitachi HTE545032A7E380 DATASHEET

Travelstar™ Z5K500

2.5-INCH HARD DRIVES

Slim, high-capacity storage for notebook PCs and mobile applications

Highlights

Second generation 7mm z-height design >
Up to 500GB >

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Advanced Format, industry standard 4K
sector size

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512 byte emulation
Low power consumption >
Halogen-free for eco-friendly design >
Self-encrypting models for data security >
Enhanced-availability (EA) models for >
applications needing around-the-clock
access in lower-transaction environments

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of capacity on a single disk

Applications / Environments

Notebook and ultra-portable PCs >
Tablets >
Compact desktop PCs >
External storage >
Gaming consoles >
Compact video devices >
Blade servers (EA) >
Network routers (EA) >
Video surveillance (EA) >

Features and Benefits

 Feature/Function Benets

Capacity Up to 500GB storage Up to 125 hours of high-definition video,
500 hours of standard video, 178 movies,
125,000 4-min songs or 250 games *

Power 1.6W read/write power Low energy use and long battery life for

0.55W low power idle more "unplugged" notebook time

Reliability 400G operating shock Best protection against bumps and rough handling
1000G non-operating shock

TrueTrack™ technology Tracking accuracy in high shock or vibration environments

Acoustics Quiet acoustics Richer audio-listening experience for music, movies
and games

Performance Up to 1087Mb/s media transfer rate Fast downloads and excellent application performance**

Interface SATA 3Gb/s Fast data throughput

Security Option Bulk Data Encryption Helps guard against data theft

* Actual storage may vary depending on the compression rate applied. Capacities may not be combined.
** In PCMark® Vantage testing

Rugged, 500GB single-disk HDD solution for slim mobile applications

Travelstar™ Z5K500 is the second generation 7mm, 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive from
Hitachi, with capacities ranging from 250GB to 500GB and the second generation Advanced
Format drive. Advanced Format increases the physical sector size on HDDs from 512 bytes
to 4,096 (4K) bytes, which improves drive capacities and error correction capabilities. The
500GB per platter, one-disk models are designed as a direct replacement for standard 9.5mm
HDDs, for use in notebook PCs, external storage and gaming consoles, as well as new, thinner

and more robust device designs. The Z5K500 carries the EcoTrac classication due to its

low-power consumption and eco-friendly, halogen-free production. Travelstar Z5K500 delivers

the right balance of capacity, power-management and design exibility to meet the needs of

mobile applications.

500, 320 and 250GB

5400 RPM | SATA 3Gb/s

Data security option

Travelstar Z5K500 is the sixth generation self-encrypting drive (SED) to feature Hitachi's
Bulk Data Encryption (BDE). The SED model encrypts data in real time using protected keys,

providing users the highest level of data protection available. It also speeds and simplies the

drive re-purposing. By deleting the encryption key, the data on the drive is rendered unreadable,
thereby eliminating the need for time-consuming data-overwrite. For information about the SED

models designed to the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Opal Storage Security specication,

please contact your Hitachi representative.

Enhanced Availability (EA)—for 24x7 access to data

Hitachi provides enhanced availability models of the Travelstar Z5K500 that deliver 24x7
access to information for data-intensive applications requiring round-the-clock operation. The

new thinner prole allows for additional cooling, especially important in dense blade server

designs. The Z5K500 provides high capacity, durability and quiet acoustics on a proven
platform for quality and reliability. EA models support the stringent demands of “always-on”
applications in lower-transaction environments.

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Travelstar™ Z5K500

Specifications

Model(s)

Configuration

Interface
Capacity (GB)
Sector size (bytes)
Recording zones
Areal density (max, Gbit/sq.in.)

Performance

Data buffer (MB)

Rotational speed (RPM)
Latency average (ms)
Media transfer rate (max, Mbits/sec)
Interface transfer rate (MB/sec)
Seek time

Average (typical) ms (read)

Track to track (typical) ms (read)
Full stroke (typical) ms (read)

Reliability

Load / Unload cycle
Power on hours (POH) per month
Availability

Power

Requirement
Dissipation (typical)

Startup (peak, max)
Seek (average)
Read / Write (average)
Performance idle (average)
Active idle (average)
Low power idle (average)
Standby (average)
Sleep

Physicalsize

Height (max, mm)
Dimensions (width x depth, mm)
Weight (max, g)

Environmental(Operating)

Shock (half sine wave)
Ambient temperature

Environmental(Non-Operating)

Shock (half sine wave)
Ambient temperature

Acoustics(A-weightedsoundpower)

Idle (typical, Bels)
Seek (typical, Bels)

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 applications in PC, nearline and consumer electronics environments, which vary application to application

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Standardmodels

HTS545050A7E380
HTS545032A7E380
HTS545025A7E380

SATA 3Gb/s
500 / 320 / 250
512e
30
636

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5400

5.5
1087
300

13
1
25

600,000
N/A
N/A

+5VDC (+-5%)

4.5W

1.8W

1.6W

1.5W

0.8W

0.55W

0.2W

0.1W

7
70 x 100
95

400G/2ms, 225G/1ms
0° - 60° C

1000G/1 ms

-40° - 65° C

1.9

2.1

BDEOptionModels

HTS545050A7E381
HTS545032A7E381
HTS545025A7E381

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EAModels

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HTE545032A7E380

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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Travelstarmodelnumber

HTS545050A7E380 = 500GB, SATA 3Gb/s
H = Hitachi
T = Travelstar
S = Standard (vs E for Enhanced Availability)
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 = Physical 4K block with 512 emulation
8 = 8MB cache
0 = No encryption
(1 = Bulk Data Encryption,
5 = TCG Opal Encryption)

Information and Technical Support

www.hitachigst.com (Main Web site)
www.hitachigst.com/partners (Partner Web site

North America

[e-mail]

Toll free: 1 888 426-5214,
Direct: 1 507 322-2370

AsiaPacic

[e-mail] / 65 6840 9595

EMEA and UK

[e-mail] / 44 20 7133 0032

Germany

[e-mail] / 49 6929 993601

Program Support

Partners First Program
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