5,400 RPM
2.5-Inch SATA Hard Disk Drives
Capacity & power eciency for data-
intensive & energy-sensitive applications
Toshiba’s MQ01ABD series oers capacity up to 1TB1 storage
capacity using 500GB per platter technology, enabling the
MQ01ABD hard disk drives to speed data processing at
higher performance than prior generation products. e 5400
RPM drive series is engineered for energy eciency and quiet
operation, contributing to longer and quieter operation on a
single battery charge.
e 500GB-per-platter design, coupled with the benets of
power eciency and acoustic performance allows PC and
consumer electronics devices to provide up to 1TB of capacity
with fast performance, minimal heat dissipation and enhanced
power utilization in a compact, 2.5-inch form factor. e
MQ01ABDseries is ideal for notebook and desktop PCs,
mobile workstations, gaming consoles, DVR set-top boxes,
external storage solutions and other applications requiring
high capacity, durability and cost-eective storage.
MQ01ABD025
MQ01ABD032
MQ01ABD050
MQ01ABD075
MQ01ABD100
Up to 1,000GB1 of Storage Capacity
5,400 RPM Rotational Speed
Advanced Format 512e
Eco-Conscious Design
MTTF of 600,000 Hours
e MQ01ABD drive series continues Toshiba Corporation’s
global commitment to Environmentally Conscious Products
(ECPs) that have minimal environmental impact.2 As part of
this voluntary initiative, Toshiba has reduced or eliminated
additional hazardous substances3 in the MQ01ABD drives.
5,400 RPM
2.5-Inch SATA Hard Disk Drives
MQ01ABD025 MQ01ABD032 MQ01ABD050 MQ01ABD075 MQ01ABD100
Series Overview
Drive Capacity 250GB
Drive Interface Serial ATA, Revision 2.6 / ATA-8
Number of Platters (disks) 1 1 1 2 2
Number of Data Heads 2 2 2 4 4
Sector Size (bytes) AF 512e1
Transfer Rate to Host 3 Gb/sec
RoHS Compliant Yes
Performance
Areal Density (max) 744.1 Gb/in
Track-to-track Seek 2 ms
Average Seek Time 12 ms
Rotational Speed 5,400 RPM
Average Latency 5.55 ms
Buffer Size 8 MB
Power Requirements
Voltage 5V (+/- 5%)
Spin up (start) Power 4.5 watts
Seek Power 1.85 watts
Read/Write Power 1.5 watts
Low Power Idle 0.55 watts
Standby Power 0.18 watts
Sleep Power 0.15 watts
Physical Size
Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H) 69.85 mm (2.75”) x 100.0 mm (3.94”) x 9.5 mm (0.37”)
Weight 102 g (3.60 oz) 102 g (3.60 oz) 102 g (3.60 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
1
320GB
1
500GB
1
2
750GB
1
1,000GB
1
Environmental
Temp - Operating 5° to 55°C (41° - 131°F)
Temp - Non-Operating -40° to 65°C (-40° - 140°F)
Vibration - Operating 9.8 m/s² (1.0G) 5 to 500 Hz
Vibration - Non-Operating 49 m/s² (5.0G) 15 to 500 Hz
Shock - Operating 3,920 m/s² (400G) 2ms
Shock - Non-Operating 8,820 m/s² (900G) 1ms
Acoustics
Acoustics (idle) 17 dB 17 dB 17 dB 19 dB 19 dB
Acoustics (seek) 19 dB 19 dB 19 dB 24 dB 24 dB
Limited Warranty
Limited Warranty 3 years (from date of purchase)
1
One Terabyte (1TB) = 1,000 Gigabytes (GB). One Gigabyte (1GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000
bytes using powers of 10. A computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity
using powers of 2 for the denition of 1GB = 230 = 1,073,741,824 bytes, and therefore shows
less storage capacity. Available storage capacity will also be less if the computer includes one
or more pre-installed operating systems, pre-installed software applications, or media content.
Actual formatted capacity may vary.
2
Please refer this site for ECP information: http://www.toshiba.co.jp/env/en/products/index.htm.
3
Concentrations of chlorine and bromine are below 900 ppm for each substance, surpassing the
IEC61249-2-21:2003 criteria set for printed circuit boards by the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC), in applying the criteria to all components in the HDD. IEC is the leading
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global organization that denes internationally-recognized standards for electrical, electronic and
associated technologies.
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the accuracy of the information provided herein, product specications, congurations, prices,
system/component/options availability are all subject to change without notice. Product image
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