Hitachi HTS421212H9AT00, HTS421210H9AT00, HTS421280H9AT00, HTS421260H9AT00, HTS421240H9AT00 Reference Guide

Hitachi Travelstar

4K120

2 . 5 - I N C H H A R D D I S K D R I V E S

120GB, 100GB, 80GB, 60GB and 40GB | 4200 RPM | ATA-7

Most power-efficient, super cool operation

Highlights

> Performance that rivals other 4200 RPM

mobile drives

> Coolest operation

> Optimum power efficiency with Enhanced

ABLE™ and HiVERT™

> Industry-leading robustness in both non-

op and operating shock

> Parallel ATA-7 with option for A/V streaming

> RoHS compliant

Applications

> Notebook PCs

> External storage solutions

> Free-to-air Set Top Boxes

> Digital jukeboxes

> Entry-level DVR and PVR devices

Ext e ndin g the co n cept o f cool

The Travelstar 4K120 extends Hitachi’s hard drive leadership with a series of hard drives offering storage capacities of 120GB to 40GB which set new standards for power efficiency and heat dissipation. The two-platter 120GB drive consumes up to 178% less power than other 4200 RPM drives through a combination of Enhanced Adaptive Battery Life Extender™ (ABLE) and Hitachi Voltage Efficiency Regulator Technology™ (HiVERT)— innovations invented by Hitachi. This directly results in longer battery and service life of the Travelstar drive as well as the host system supported. While lower power is usually associated with reduced performance, Hitachi maintains its high standard for performance with a 16% boost in sustained data throughput from its previous generation 4200 RPM

drives, to provide a winning combination of high capacity, cool and quiet operation, performance, as well as superior shock tolerance on a proven platform for quality and reliability.

Enhanced s t o rage o p t i o n s

The Travelstar 4K120 is the first 2.5-inch hard drive to utilize the ATA/ATAPI-7 standard as well as the AV Streaming Command Set, trademarked by Hitachi as Smooth Stream™ Technology. Hitachi introduced Smooth Stream on its 3.5-inch Deskstar 7K400 product line and now incorporates that industry-leading expertise in Travelstar drives. When Smooth Stream is enabled, the Travelstar 4K120 offers cooler and quieter operation for challenging A/V environments that require less power, noise or a smaller footprint. Hitachi enhances the storage options available for consumer electronics devices that require high quality audio and video at maximum value with the Travelstar 4K120.

Feature s and Benefits

Feature / Function Benets

Capacity 120GB, 100GB, 80GB, 60GB, 40GB Highest capacity available in 4200 RPM with broad range of capacity options

Performance Up to 380Mb/sec media transfer rate Performance that surpasses other 4200 RPM drives Optimized cache

Reliability 300G operating shock Exceptional tolerance of rough handling 1000G non-operating shock and improved durability

600,000 load/unload cycles Minimizes disk wear and protects user data

TrueTrack Technology™ Tracking accuracy in high shock or vibration environments

Acoustics Fluid Dynamic Bearing Motors (FDB) Barely audible operation

Power High Voltage Efficiency Regulator Increases power efficiency and reduces heat emission

Technology™ (HiVERT) for longer battery usage and enhanced service life

Enhanced Adaptive Battery Life Maximizes power utilization while maintaining Extender™ (ABLE) performance for optimum user experience

Interface Parallel ATA-7 Mainstream legacy applications

Smooth Stream™ Technology ready Optional feature for A/V applications

Hitachi q u a l i t y a n d s e r v i c e

Hitachi Travelstar hard disk drives are designed to the highest quality standards and contain field-proven components to provide superior data storage backed by Hitachi warranty. Hitachi provides worldwide technical support and services to enable global customers to bring their products to market quickly.

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H i t a c h i T r a v e l s t a r® 4 K 1 2 0

Product Travelstar 4K120

Model names HTS421212H9AT00

HTS421210H9AT00 HTS421280H9AT00 HTS421260H9AT00 HTS421240H9AT00

Specications

Conguration PATA

Interface ATA-7 Capacity (GB)1 120 / 100 / 80 // 60 / 40 Sector size (Bytes) 512 Recording zones 24 Data heads (physical) 4 / 4 / 3 // 2 / 2 Data disks 2 / 2 / 2 // 1 / 1 Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. inch) 98

Performance

Data buffer (MB)2 8 // 2 Rotational speed (RPM) 4200 Latency average (ms) 7.1 Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max) 380 Interface transfer rate (MB/sec, max) 100 Ultra DMA mode-5

16.6 PIO mode-4 Seek time (read, typical) Average (ms) 11 Track to track (ms) 1.0 R / 1.1 W Full stroke (ms) 20 R / 21 W

Reliability

Load/Unload cycle 600,000

Power

Requirement +5VDC (+-5%) Dissipation (Typical) Startup (peak, max.) 4.5W Seek 1.7W Read (avg.) 1.4W Write (avg.) 1.4W Performance idle (avg.) 1.25W Active idle (avg.) 0.65W Low power idle (avg.) 0.45W Standby (avg.) 0.15W Sleep 0.1W

Physical Size

Height (mm) 9.5 Width (mm) 70 Depth (mm) 100 Weight - max (g) 99 // 95

Environmental characteristics

Operating Ambient temperature 5° to 55° C Shock (half sine wave) 300 G / 2ms Non-operating Ambient temperature -40° to 65° C Shock (half sine wave) 1000 G / 1 ms Acoustics (A-Weighted Sound Power (Bels)) Idle (typ.) 2.3 // 2.0 Op (typ.) 2.7 // 2.4 RoHS compliant3 yes

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

Upper 428KB reserved for firmware

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

electrical and electronic equipment.

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies

Fo r m o re i n form a tion :

Internet:

> www.hitachigst.com (Main Web site)

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

Technical Support E-mail:

> support_usa@hitachigst.com (N. America)

> support_ap@hitachigst.com (Asia Pacific)

> support_uk@hitachigst.com (EMEA and UK)

Technical Support Phone Numbers:

> 1 888 426-5214 (N. America)

> 65 6840 9595 (Asia Pacific)

> 44 20 7133 0032 (EMEA and UK)

> 49 6929 993601 (Germany)

How t o R ead t h e Tr a vel s tar M o del N u m ber

HTS421212H9AT00 = 120GB/8MB H = Hitachi T = Travelstar S = Standard 42 = 4200 RPM 12 = Full capacity - 120GB 12 = Capacity this model 12 =120GB (10 = 100GB,

80 = 80GB, 60 = 60GB)

H = Generation code 9 = 9.5mm z - height AT = ATA interface 0 = Reserved 0 = Reserved

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