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How to read the Travelstar model number
HTS545050B9A300 = 500GB, SATA 3Gb/s
H = HGST
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,
16 = 160GB, 12 = 120GB)
B = Generation code
9 = 9.5mm z-height
A3 = SATA 3Gb/s
0 = Reserved
0 = Feature code (0 = No BDE hardware,
1 = Bulk data encryption)
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Asia Pacific
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EMEA and UK
support_uk@hgst.com / 44 20 7133 0032
Germany
support_uk@hgst.com / 49 6929 993601
Program Support
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Specifications
Models HTS545050B9A300 / HTS545050B9A301
HTS545040B9A300 / HTS545040B9A301
HTS545032B9A300 / HTS545032B9A301
HTS545025B9A300 / HTS545025B9A301
HTS545016B9A300 / HTS545016B9A301
HTS545012B9A300 / HTS545012B9A301
HTE545050B9A300
HTE545032B9A300
HTE545025B9A300
HTE545016B9A300
Configuration
Interface SATA 3Gb/s
f
Capacity (GB)
1
500 / 320 // 250 / 160 / 120 500 / 320 // 250 / 160
Sector size (bytes) 512
f
Recording zones 24
f
Data heads 4 / 4 / 3 // 2 / 2 / 1 4 / 3 // 2 / 2
Disks 2 / 2 / 2 // 1 / 1 / 1 2 / 2 // 1 / 1
Aerial density (Gbit/sq.in, max) 375
f
Performance
Data buffer (MB)
2
8
f
Rotational speed (RPM) 5400
f
Latency average (ms) 5.5
f
Media transfer rate (Mbits/s, max) 875
f
Interface transfer rate (MB/s) 300
f
Seek time
Average (typical) ms (read)
3
12
f
Track to track (typical) ms (read) 1
f
Full stroke (typical) ms (read) 20
f
Reliability
Load/Unload cycle 600,000
f
Power on hours (POH) per month N/A 730
Availability
4
N/A 24x7
Power
Requirement +5VDC (+-5%)
f
Dissipation
Startup (W, peak, max)
4.5
f
Seek (W, average) 1.7
f
Read/Write (W, average) 1.4
f
Performance idle (W, average) 1.3
f Idle (Avg.)
Active idle (W, average) 0.8 N/A
Low power idle (W, average) 0.5 N/A
Standby (W, average) 0.2
f
Sleep (W) 0.1
f
Physical size
Height (mm, max) 9.5
f
Dimensions (width x depth, mm) 70 x 100
f
Weight (g, max) 104 // 98
f
Environmental (operating)
Shock (half-sine wave) (most part numbers)
400G/2ms, 225G/1ms
f
Shock (half-sine wave) (part numbers 0Y300xx) 350G/2ms, 200G/1ms
f
Ambient temperature 5° to 55° C
f
Environmental (non-operating)
Shock (half-sine wave) 1000G/1ms
f
Ambient temperature -40° to 65° C
f
Acoustics (A-weighted sound power)
Idle (Bels, typical) 2.4
f
Seek (Bels, typical) 2.6
f
Travelstar
™
5K500.B
Standard Models EA Models
1
One GB is equal to one billion bytes when
referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible
capacity will vary depending on the operating
environment and formatting.
2
Upper 830KB out of 16MB used for firmware
3
Excludes command overhead
4
Designed for low duty cycle, non mission-
critical applications in PC, nearline and
consumer electronics environments, which
vary application to application