Hitachi Z7K320 Computer Drive User Manual


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Data Sheet
Travelstar
™
Z7K320
2.5-Inch Mobile 7200 RPM
7mm Hard Disk Drives
Highlights
• New 7mm z-height for greater
design flexibility
• 7200 RPM high-performance HDD
• Up to 320GB
1
of capacity
• Best-of-breed acoustics
• Low power consumption
• Halogen-free for eco-friendly footprint
• Self-encrypting models for data security
• Enhanced-availability (EA) models for
applications needing around-the-clock
access in lower-transaction environments
Applications/Environments
• Notebook and ultra-portable PCs
• Compact desktop PCs
• External storage
• Gaming PCs
• Compact video devices
• Blade servers (EA)
• Network routers (EA)
• Video surveillance (EA)
• Compact RAID systems (EA)
High-Performance, Quiet HDD Solution For Mobile Applications
Travelstar™Z7K320istheindustry’srst7200RPM,7mm,2.5-inchharddrivewithcapacities
rangingfrom160GBto320GB.The320GBperplatterone-diskmodelsaredesignedasa
directreplacementforstandard9.5mmHDDs,foruseinnotebookPCs,externalstorage
andcompactsystems.TheZ7K320oersdesignexibilitytoaccommodatenewthinner
andmorerobustdevices/systemsanddeliversupto18%betterapplicationperformance
than5400RPMmodelsofthesamecapacity.Alongwithcontinuedfocusonsuperiorshock
protectionandlowpowerconsumption,HGSTdeliversbest-of-breedacoustics.HGSToers
optionalhard-drive-levelencryptionforincreaseddatasecurityandmodelswithenhanced
availabilitytodeliverhigh-performancestoragefornon-stopenvironments.Travelstar
Z7K320providestherightbalanceofperformanceandcapacitytomeetthemulti-tasking
needsofcommercialandconsumerusersonthego.
Data Security Option
TravelstarZ7K320isthefourthgenerationtofeatureoptionalBulkDataEncryption(BDE)
forhard-drive-leveldatasecurity.WithBDE,thedataisscrambledusingakeyasitiswritten
tothedisk,thendescrambledwiththekeyasitisretrieved,givingusersthehighestlevel
ofdataprotectionavailable.Italsospeedsandsimpliesthedrivere-deploymentprocess.
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self-
encryptingdrivesdesignedtotheTrustedComputingGroup(TCG)OpalStorageSecurity
specication,pleasecontactyourHGSTrepresentative.
Enhanced Availability (EA)—for 24x7 Access to Data
HGSTprovidesenhanced-availabilitymodelsoftheTravelstarZ7K320thatdeliver24x7
accesstoinformationfordata-intensiveapplicationsrequiringround-the-clockoperation.
Thenew,slimmerproleprovidesforadditionalcooling,especiallyimportantindenseblade
serverdesigns.TheZ7K320provideshighcapacity,performanceanddurabilityonaproven
platformforqualityandreliability.EAmodelssupportthestringentdemandsof“always-on”
applicationsinlower-transactionenvironments.
Features and Benefits
Feature / Function Benefits
Capacity Up to 320GB storage Up to 80 hours of high-definition video, 320 hours of standard video, 114 movies,
80,000 4-min songs or 160 games *
Performance Up to 1334Mb/s media transfer rate Faster downloads and up to 18% better application performance than 5400 RPM models at same capacity**
Power 1.8W read/write power
0.8W low power idle
Low energy use and long battery life for more “unplugged” notebook time
Reliability 400G operating shock
1000G non-operating shock
Robust design to help protect against bumps and rough handling
TrueTrack™ technology Prevents slow performance or errors in high shock or vibration environments
Acoustics Improved acoustics Quieter for a richer audio-listening experience for music, movies and games.
Interface SATA 3Gb/s Fast data throughput
Security
Option
Bulk Data Encryption Helps guard against data theft
320GB, 250GB and 160GB
7200 RPM | SATA 3Gb/s
* Actual storage may vary depending on the compression rate applied. Capacities may not be combined.
** In PCMark® Vantage testing