Capacity and performance leadership with proven quality
Hitachi Deskstar 120GXP
hard disk drives
Highlights
Provides industry-leading performance at 7,200rpm, 592Mbits/
sec internal transfer rate, and 8.5ms average seek time. These
combine to enable leading sustained data rate of up to 48MB/sec
Capacities range from up to 40GB to 120GB. This increases disk
capacity by 100 percent over previous generation.
Thermal monitor helps provide accurate data writes and reads
over the full system temperature range
Meets PC Design Checklist for Windows® XP
Industry-leading low power
The Deskstar 120GXP incorporates both
new and proven technologies to boost
system performance. This drive provides
the capacity and performance to handle
a wide range of advanced desktop and
audio/video applications. Additionally, fea-
tures such as low acoustics, low power,
and Tagged Command Queuing make
this drive ideal for non-PC, high perfor-
mance, special applications.
Technology for capacity and
performance
Antiferromagnetically-coupled (AFC)
media enables higher capacities per
square inch of data surface.
Glass disks provide smoother media
for the ever-shrinking bit size.
Three-disk design provides leading
120GB capacity at 7,200rpm.
Specially-designed onboard proces-
sor provides faster speeds than the
previous generation.
Advanced buffer management bursts
data to the system at up to 100MB/sec.
Enhanced servo system provides
reliable head positioning.
AFC and glass disk technologies enable
increased areal density. Thus, the
Deskstar provides the necessary capaci-
ties using fewer heads and disks, which
means fewer components and better
reliability. The superior areal density com-
bines with the faster processor and
streamlined cache buffer to enable
award-winning performance for both
the Deskstar and your system.
Enhancements to the servo system and
thermal monitor help to enable accurate
data storage and retrieval.
Deskstar 120GXP matches the drive
capacity and performance guidelines
for Microsoft® Windows® XP—40GB
minimum and 7,200rpm.
Technology for reliability
Load/unload head ramps
Glass media
Ceramic spindle motor bearings
Differential read channel
Internal thermal monitor
Drive Fitness Test (DFT)
S.M.A.R.T Self Test
These combined technologies enable
popular capacity points and are also
designed to increase reliability. Deskstar
drives continue to utilize proven storage
technology such as TrueTrack servo and
No-ID sector formatting.
Hitachi Deskstar 120GXP Specifications
Product name Deskstar 120GXP Deskstar 120GXP
Model names IC35L120AVVA07-0 IC35L040AVVN07-0
IC35L080AVVA07-0 IC35L020AVVN07-0
IC35L060AVVA07-0
IC35L040AVVA07-0
Configuration
Interface ATA-100 ATA-100
Capacity (GB) 120/80/60/40 40/20
Sector size (bytes) 512 512
Recording zones 31 31
Data heads (physical) 6/4/3/2 2/1
Data disks 3/2/2/1 1/1
Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. inch) 29.7 29.7
Max. recording density (KBPI) 524/547 524/547
Track density (KTPI) 56.7/54 56.7/54
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Performance
Data buffer4 2MB 2MB
Rotational speed (rpm) 7,200 7,200
Latency average (ms) 4.17 4.17
Media transfer rate (max. Mbits/sec) 592 592
Interface transfer rate (max. MB/sec) 100 100
Sustained data rate (MB/sec) 48 to 23 (Zones 0-30) 47.5 to 22.9 (Zones 0-30)
Seek time (read, typical)
Average (ms) 8.5 8.8
Track to track (ms) 1.1 1.1
Full track (ms) 15 16
Reliability
Error rate (non-recoverable) 1 in 1013 1 in 1013
Start/stops (at 40° C) 40K 40K
Acoustic
Idle (Bels) 3.0 (1 disk) 3.1
3.0 (2 disks)
3.1 (3 disks)
Power
Requirement +5 VDC (+/- 5%), +12 VDC (+10%/-8%) +5 VDC (+/- 5%), +12 VDC (+10%/-8%)
Dissipation
Startup current (max. A) 2.0 (+12V) & 0.74 (+5V) 2.0 (+12V) & 0.74 (+5V)
Idle (W) 6.2 (3 disks) 4.9
Height (mm) 25.4 25.4
Width (mm) 101.6 101.6
Depth (mm) 146 146
Weight (max. g) 640 640
Environmental characteristics
Operating
Ambient temperature 5° to 55° C 5° to 55° C
Relative humidity (non-condensing) 8% to 90% 8% to 90%
Max. wet bulb (non-condensing) 29.4° C 29.4° C
Shock (half sine wave, 2ms) 55G 55G
Vibration (random (RMS)) 0.67G for horizontal 0.67G for horizontal
0.56G for vertical 0.56G for vertical
Non-operating
Ambient temperature -40° to 65° C -40° to 65° C
Relative humidity (non-condensing) 5% to 95% 5% to 95%
Max. wet bulb (non-condensing) 35° C 35° C
Shock (half sine wave, 2ms) 400G (1 or 2 disks); 350G (3 disks) 350G
Vibration (random (RMS)) 1.04G rms (XYZ) 1.04G rms (XYZ)
1
This product data does not constitute a warranty. Questions regarding IBM warranty terms or the methodology
used to derive this data should be referred to an IBM representative.
2
GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity; accessible capacity may be less.
3
Includes command overhead.
4
Upper 184.5 KB used for drive firmware.
3
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