Hitachi Travelstar 5K100 User manual

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hard Disk Drive Specification
Hitachi Travelstar 5K100
2.5 inch ATA/IDE hard disk drive
Models: HTS541010G9AT00
HTS541080G9AT00
HTS541060G9AT00
HTS541040G9AT00
HTS541020G9AT00
Revision 1.4 11 July 2006

Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
Hard Disk Drive Specification
Hitachi Travelstar 5K100
2.5 inch ATA/IDE hard disk drive
Models: HTS541010G9AT00
HTS541080G9AT00
HTS541060G9AT00
HTS541040G9AT00
HTS541030G9AT00
HTS541020G9AT00
Revision 1.4 11 July 2006

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Table of contents
List of Tables ...............................................................................................................................vii
1.0. General.................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1. Introduction....................................................................................................................... 1
1.2. References......................................................................................................................... 1
1.3. Abbreviations.................................................................................................................... 1
1.4. Caution.............................................................................................................................. 3
1.5. Drive handling precautions............................................................................................... 4
2.0. Outline of the drive................................................................................................................ 5
Part 1. Functional specification ..................................................................................................7
3.0. Fixed-disk subsystem description......................................................................................... 9
3.1. Control electronics............................................................................................................ 9
3.2. Head disk assembly data................................................................................................... 9
4.0. Drive characteristics............................................................................................................ 11
4.1. Formatted capacity.......................................................................................................... 11
4.2. Data sheet........................................................................................................................ 11
4.3. Cylinder allocation.......................................................................................................... 12
4.4. Performance characteristics............................................................................................ 14
4.4.1 Command overhead ...............................................................................................14
4.4.2 Mechanical positioning .........................................................................................14
4.4.3 Operating modes ....................................................................................................16
5.0. Data integrity........................................................................................................................ 19
5.1. Data loss at power off..................................................................................................... 19
5.2. Write Cache.................................................................................................................... 19
5.3. Equipment status............................................................................................................. 19
5.4. WRITE safety................................................................................................................. 20
5.5. Data buffer test ............................................................................................................... 20
5.6. Error recovery................................................................................................................. 20
5.7. Automatic reallocation.................................................................................................... 20
5.7.1 Nonrecovered write errors .....................................................................................20
5.7.2 Nonrecoverable read error .....................................................................................20
5.7.3 Recovered read errors ............................................................................................20
5.8. ECC................................................................................................................................. 21
6.0. Specification ......................................................................................................................... 23
6.1. Environment ................................................................................................................... 23
6.1.1 Temperature and humidity ....................................................................................23
6.1.2 Radiation noise ......................................................................................................25
6.1.3 Conductive noise ...................................................................................................25
6.1.4 Magnetic fields ......................................................................................................25
6.2. DC power requirements.................................................................................................. 25
6.2.1 Power consumption efficiency ..............................................................................26

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6.3. Reliability ....................................................................................................................... 26
6.3.1 Data Reliability ......................................................................................................26
6.3.2 Failure prediction (S.M.A.R.T.) ............................................................................27
6.3.3 Cable noise interference ........................................................................................27
6.3.4 Service life and usage condition ............................................................................27
6.3.5 Preventive maintenance .........................................................................................27
6.3.6 Load/unload ...........................................................................................................27
6.4. Mechanical specifications............................................................................................... 30
6.4.1 Physical dimensions and weight ............................................................................30
6.4.2 Mounting hole locations ........................................................................................31
6.4.3 Connector and jumper description .........................................................................31
6.4.4 Mounting orientation .............................................................................................31
6.4.5 Load/unload mechanism ........................................................................................32
6.5. Vibration and shock........................................................................................................ 33
6.5.1 Operating vibration ................................................................................................33
6.5.2 Nonoperating vibration ..........................................................................................33
6.5.3 Operating shock .....................................................................................................34
6.5.4 Nonoperating shock ...............................................................................................34
6.6. Acoustics......................................................................................................................... 35
6.6.1 Sound power levels ................................................................................................35
6.6.2 Discrete tone penalty .............................................................................................35
6.7. Identification labels ........................................................................................................ 36
6.8. Electromagnetic compatibility........................................................................................ 36
6.8.1 CE mark .................................................................................................................36
6.8.2 C-TICK mark .........................................................................................................36
6.8.3 BSMI mark ............................................................................................................36
6.8.4 MIC mark ..............................................................................................................36
6.9. Safety.............................................................................................................................. 36
6.9.1 UL and CSA approval ...........................................................................................37
6.9.2 IEC compliance .....................................................................................................37
6.9.3 German safety mark ..............................................................................................37
6.9.4 Flammability ..........................................................................................................37
6.9.5 Secondary circuit protection ..................................................................................37
6.10. Packaging...................................................................................................................... 37
7.0. Electrical interface specification......................................................................................... 39
7.1. Cabling............................................................................................................................ 39
7.2. Interface connector ......................................................................................................... 39
7.3. Signal definitions............................................................................................................ 40
7.4. Signal descriptions.......................................................................................................... 41
7.5. Interface logic signal levels............................................................................................ 44
7.6. Reset timings .................................................................................................................. 44
7.7. PIO timings..................................................................................................................... 45
7.8. Multi word DMA timings............................................................................................... 46
7.9. Ultra DMA timings......................................................................................................... 47
7.9.1 Initiating Read DMA .............................................................................................47
7.9.2 Host Pausing Read DMA ......................................................................................48

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7.9.3 Host Terminating Read DMA ...............................................................................49
7.9.4 Device Terminating Read DMA ...........................................................................50
7.9.5 Initiating Write DMA ............................................................................................51
7.9.6 Device Pausing Write DMA ..................................................................................52
7.9.7 Device Terminating Write DMA ...........................................................................53
7.9.8 Host Terminating Write DMA ..............................................................................54
7.10. Drive address setting..................................................................................................... 55
7.11. Addressing of HDD registers........................................................................................ 56
Part 2. Interface specification ....................................................................................................57
8.0. General.................................................................................................................................. 59
8.1. Introduction..................................................................................................................... 59
8.2. Terminology ................................................................................................................... 59
9.0. Deviations from standard.................................................................................................... 61
10.0. Register ............................................................................................................................... 63
10.1. Alternate Status Register .............................................................................................. 64
10.2. Command Register ....................................................................................................... 64
10.3. Data Register ................................................................................................................ 64
10.4. Device Control Register .............................................................................................. 65
10.5. Drive Address Register................................................................................................. 65
10.6. Device Register............................................................................................................ 66
10.7. Error Register................................................................................................................ 66
10.8. Features Register .......................................................................................................... 66
10.9. LBA High Register....................................................................................................... 67
10.10. LBA Low Register...................................................................................................... 67
10.11. LBA Mid Register ...................................................................................................... 67
10.12. Sector Count Register................................................................................................. 67
10.13. Status Register............................................................................................................ 67
11.0. General................................................................................................................................ 69
11.1. Reset response .............................................................................................................. 69
11.2. Register initialization.................................................................................................... 70
11.3. Diagnostic and Reset considerations............................................................................ 71
11.4. Power-off considerations.............................................................................................. 72
11.4.1 Load/Unload ........................................................................................................72
11.4.2 Emergency unload ...............................................................................................72
11.4.3 Required power-off sequence ..............................................................................72
11.5. Sector Addressing Mode............................................................................................... 73
11.5.1 Logical CHS addressing mode ............................................................................73
11.5.2 LBA addressing mode .........................................................................................73
11.6. Power management features......................................................................................... 74
11.6.1 Power mode .........................................................................................................74
11.6.2 Power management commands ...........................................................................74
11.6.3 Standby/Sleep command completion time ..........................................................74
11.6.4 Standby timer .......................................................................................................75
11.6.5 Status ...................................................................................................................75

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11.6.6 Interface capability for power modes ..................................................................75
11.6.7 Initial Power Mode at Power On .........................................................................75
11.7. Advanced Power Management (ABLE-3) feature ....................................................... 75
11.7.1 Performance Idle Mode .......................................................................................76
11.7.2 Active Idle Mode .................................................................................................76
11.7.3 Low Power Idle Mode .........................................................................................76
11.7.4 Transition time .....................................................................................................76
11.8. Interface Power Management Mode (Slumber and Partial)......................................... 76
11.9. S.M.A.R.T. Function .................................................................................................... 77
11.9.1 Attributes .............................................................................................................77
11.9.2 Attribute values ...................................................................................................77
11.9.3 Attribute thresholds .............................................................................................77
11.9.4 Threshold exceeded condition .............................................................................77
11.9.5 S.M.A.R.T. commands ........................................................................................77
11.9.6 S.M.A.R.T. operation with power management modes ......................................78
11.10. Security Mode Feature Set.......................................................................................... 78
11.10.1 Security mode ....................................................................................................78
11.10.2 Security level .....................................................................................................78
11.10.3 Password ............................................................................................................79
11.10.4 Master Password Revision Code .......................................................................79
11.10.5 Command table ..................................................................................................82
11.11. Protected Area Function............................................................................................. 83
11.11.1 Example for operation (In LBA Mode) .............................................................83
11.11.2 Set Max security extension commands .............................................................84
11.12. Address Offset Feature (vendor specific)................................................................... 85
11.12.1 Enable/Disable Address Offset Mode ...............................................................85
11.12.2 Identify Device Data ..........................................................................................86
11.12.3 Exceptions in Address Offset Mode .................................................................86
11.13. Seek Overlap............................................................................................................... 87
11.14. Write Cache function.................................................................................................. 87
11.15. Reassign Function....................................................................................................... 88
11.15.1 Auto Reassign Function ...................................................................................88
11.16. 48-bit Address Feature Set......................................................................................... 89
12.0. Command protocol ............................................................................................................ 91
12.1. Data In commands........................................................................................................ 91
12.2. Data Out Commands..................................................................................................... 92
12.3. Non-data commands.................................................................................................... 93
12.4. DMA Data Transfer commands: ................................................................................. 95
13.0. Command descriptions...................................................................................................... 97
13.1. Check Power Mode (E5h/98h) ................................................................................... 102
13.2. Device Configuration Overlay (B1h) ......................................................................... 103
13.2.1 DEVICE CONFIGURATION RESTORE (subcommand C0h) ......................103
13.2.2 DEVICE CONFIGURATION FREEZE LOCK (subcommand C1h) ..............103
13.2.3 DEVICE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFY (subcommand C2h) .....................104
13.2.4 DEVICE CONFIGURATION SET (subcommand C3h) ..................................104
13.3. Execute Device Diagnostic (90h)............................................................................... 106

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13.4. Flush Cache (E7h) ...................................................................................................... 107
13.5. Flush Cache EXT (EAh)............................................................................................. 108
13.6. Format Track (50h: vendor specific).......................................................................... 109
13.7. Format Unit (F7h: vendor specific)............................................................................ 110
13.8. Identify Device (ECh)................................................................................................. 111
13.9. Idle (E3h/97h)............................................................................................................ 120
13.10. Idle Immediate (E1h/95h)......................................................................................... 121
13.11. Initialize Device Parameters (91h) ........................................................................... 122
13.12. Read Buffer (E4h)..................................................................................................... 123
13.13. Read DMA (C8h/C9h).............................................................................................. 124
13.14. Read DMA EXT (25h) ............................................................................................. 126
13.15. Read Log Ext (2Fh).................................................................................................. 128
13.15.1 General purpose log Directory ........................................................................129
13.15.2 Extended comprehensive SMART error log ...................................................130
13.15.3 Error Log version ............................................................................................130
13.15.4 Extended Self-test log sector ...........................................................................132
13.16. Read Long (22h/23h)................................................................................................ 134
13.17. Read Multiple (C4h)................................................................................................. 136
13.18. Read Multiple EXT (29h)......................................................................................... 138
13.19. Read Native Max ADDRESS (F8h)......................................................................... 139
13.20. Read Native Max ADDRESS EXT (27h) ................................................................ 140
13.21. Read Sectors (20h/21h)............................................................................................. 141
13.22. Read Sector(s) EXT (24h)........................................................................................ 142
13.23. Read Verify Sectors (40h/41h)................................................................................. 144
13.24. Ready Verify Sector(s) EXT (42h)........................................................................... 146
13.25. Recalibrate (1xh) ...................................................................................................... 148
13.26. Security Disable Password (F6h).............................................................................. 149
13.27. Security Disable Password (F6h).............................................................................. 150
13.28. Security Erase Unit (F4h)......................................................................................... 152
13.29. Security Freeze Lock (F5h)...................................................................................... 154
13.30. Security Set Password (F1h)..................................................................................... 155
13.31. Security Unlock (F2h) .............................................................................................. 157
13.32. Seek (7xh)................................................................................................................ 158
13.33. Sense Condition (F0h: vendor specific) ................................................................... 159
13.34. Set Features (EFh) .................................................................................................... 160
13.35. Set Max ADDRESS (F9h)........................................................................................ 162
13.36. Set Max ADDRESS EXT (37h)............................................................................... 164
13.37. Set Multiple (C6h).................................................................................................... 166
13.38. Sleep (E6h/99h)........................................................................................................ 167
13.39. S.M.A.R.T. Function Set (B0h)................................................................................ 168
13.39.1 S.M.A.R.T. Function Subcommands ..............................................................169
13.39.2 Device Attribute Data Structure ......................................................................174
13.39.3 Device Attribute Thresholds data structure .....................................................179
13.39.4 S.M.A.R.T Log Directory ................................................................................180
13.39.5 S.M.A.R.T. error log sector .............................................................................181
13.39.6 Self-test log data structure ..............................................................................183

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13.39.7 Selective self-test log data structure ................................................................183
13.39.8 Error reporting .................................................................................................185
13.40. Standby (E2h/96h).................................................................................................... 186
13.41. Standby Immediate (E0h/94h).................................................................................. 187
13.42. Write Buffer (E8h).................................................................................................... 188
13.43. Write DMA (CAh/CBh)........................................................................................... 189
13.44. Write DMA EXT (35h) ............................................................................................ 191
13.45. Write Long (32h/33h)............................................................................................... 193
13.46. Write Multiple (C5h)................................................................................................ 195
13.47. Write Multiple EXT (39h)........................................................................................ 196
13.48. Write Sectors (30h/31h)............................................................................................ 198
13.49. Write Sectors(s) EXT (34h)...................................................................................... 200
13.50. Write Verify (3Ch: vendor specific)......................................................................... 201
14.0. Timings ............................................................................................................................. 203
15.0. Appendix........................................................................................................................... 205
15.1. Commands Support Coverage.................................................................................... 205
15.2. SET FEATURES Commands Support Coverage....................................................... 207
15.3. Changes from the Travelstar 4K40............................................................................. 208
Index ...........................................................................................................................................211

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List of Tables
Table 1: Formatted capacities ......................................................................................................11
Table 2: Data sheet ......................................................................................................................11
Table 3: Cylinder allocation (40 Bp/ format) ..............................................................................12
Table 4: Cylinder allocation (50 B/p format) ..............................................................................13
Table 5: Performance characteristics ...........................................................................................14
Table 6: Mechanical positioning performance ............................................................................14
Table 7: Full stroke seek time ......................................................................................................15
Table 8: Single track seek time ....................................................................................................15
Table 9: Average latency .............................................................................................................16
Table 10: Drive ready time ..........................................................................................................16
Table 11: Description of operating modes ...................................................................................16
Table 12: Drive ready time ..........................................................................................................17
Table 13: Environmental condition .............................................................................................23
Table 14: Limits of temperature and humidity ............................................................................24
Table 15: Magnetic flux density limits ........................................................................................25
Table 16: DC power requirements ...............................................................................................25
Table 17: Power consumption efficiency ....................................................................................26
Table 18: Physical dimensions and weight ..................................................................................30
Table 19: Random vibration PSD profile breakpoints (operating) ..............................................33
Table 20: Swept sine vibration ....................................................................................................33
Table 21: Random Vibration PSD Profile Breakpoints (nonoperating) ......................................34
Table 22: Operating shock ...........................................................................................................34
Table 23: Nonoperating shock .....................................................................................................34
Table 24: Weighted sound power ................................................................................................35
Table 25: Signal definitions .........................................................................................................40
Table 26: Special signal definitions for Ultra DMA ...................................................................41
Table 27: PIO cycle timings ........................................................................................................45
Table 28: Multiword DMA cycle timings ...................................................................................46
Table 29: Ultra DMA cycle timings (Initiating Read) .................................................................47
Table 30: Ultra DMA cycle timings (Host Pausing Read) ..........................................................48
Table 31: Ultra DMA cycle timings (Host Terminating Read) ...................................................49
Table 32: Ultra DMA cycle timings (Device Terminating Read) ...............................................50
Table 33: Ultra DMA cycle timing (Initiating Write) .................................................................51
Table 34: Ultra DMA cycle timing (Device Pausing Write) .......................................................52
Table 35: Ultra DMA cycle timings (Device TerminatingWrite) ...............................................53
Table 36: Ultra DMA cycle timings (Host Terminating Write) ..................................................54
Table 37: Register Set ..................................................................................................................63
Table 38: Alternate Status Register .............................................................................................64
Table 39: Device Control Register ..............................................................................................65
Table 40: Drive Address Register ................................................................................................65
Table 41: Device Head/Register .................................................................................................66
Table 42: Error Register ..............................................................................................................66
Table 43: Status Register .............................................................................................................67

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Table 44: Reset response table ....................................................................................................69
Table 45: Default Register Values ...............................................................................................70
Table 46: Diagnostic codes ..........................................................................................................70
Table 47: Device behavior by ATA command ............................................................................72
Table 48: Power conditions .........................................................................................................75
Table 49: Initial setting ................................................................................................................79
Table 50: Usual operation for POR .............................................................................................80
Table 51: Password lost ...............................................................................................................81
Table 52: Command table for device lock operation ..................................................................82
Table 53: Set Max SET PASSWORD data content ....................................................................84
Table 54: Set Max security mode transition ................................................................................85
Table 55: Device address map before and after Set Feature .......................................................86
Table 56: Seek overlap ................................................................................................................87
Table 57: Command Set (1 of 2) .................................................................................................98
Table 58: Command Set (2 of 2) .................................................................................................98
Table 59: Command Set (subcommand) ...................................................................................100
Table 60: Check Power Mode Command (E5h/98h) ................................................................102
Table 61: Device Configuration Overlay Command (B1h) ......................................................103
Table 62: Device Configuration Overlay Features register values ............................................103
Table 63: Device Configuration Overlay Data structure ..........................................................105
Table 64: DCO error information definition. ............................................................................105
Table 65: Execute Device Diagnostic command (90h) .............................................................106
Table 66: Flush Cache command (E7h) ....................................................................................107
Table 67: Flush Cache command (E7h) ....................................................................................108
Table 68: Format Track command (50h) ...................................................................................109
Table 69: Format Unit command (F7h) .....................................................................................110
Table 70: Identify Device command (ECh) ...............................................................................111
Table 71: Identify device information. (Part 1 of 7) .................................................................112
Table 72: Identify device information. (Part 2 of 7) .................................................................113
Table 73: Identify device information. (Part 3 of 7) .................................................................114
Table 74: Identify device information. (Part 4 of 7) .................................................................115
Table 75: Identify device information. (Part 5 of 7 ...................................................................116
Table 76: Identify device information. (Part 6 of 7) .................................................................117
Table 77: Identify device information. (Part 7 of 7) .................................................................118
Table 78: Number of cylinders/heads/sectors by model. ..........................................................119
Table 79: Idle command (E3h/97h) ...........................................................................................120
Table 80: Idle Immediate command (E1h/95h) .........................................................................121
Table 81: Initialize Device Parameters command (91h) ..........................................................122
Table 82: Read Buffer (E4h) .....................................................................................................123
Table 83: Read DMA command (C8h/C9h) ..............................................................................124
Table 84: Read DMA EXT (25h) .............................................................................................126
Table 85: Read Log Ext command (2Fh) ..................................................................................128
Table 86: ...............................................................................................Log address definition 129
Table 87: Extended comprehensive SMAERT error log ...........................................................130
Table 88: Command data structure ............................................................................................131
Table 89: Extended Self-test log data structure .........................................................................132

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Table 90: Extended self-test log descriptor entry ......................................................................133
Table 91: Read Long (22h/23h) .................................................................................................134
Table 92: Read Multiple (C4h) ..................................................................................................136
Table 93: Read Multiple EXT (29h) ..........................................................................................138
Table 94: Read Native Max ADDRESS (F8h) ..........................................................................139
Table 95: Read Native Max ADDRESS EXT (27h) .................................................................140
Table 96: Read Sectors (20h/21h) .............................................................................................141
Table 97: Read Sector(s) EXT Command (24h) .......................................................................142
Table 98: Read Verify Sectors (40h/41h) ..................................................................................144
Table 99: Read Verify Sector(s) EXT Command (42h) ............................................................146
Table 100: Recalibrate (1xh) .....................................................................................................148
Table 101: Security Disable Password (F6h) ............................................................................149
Table 102: Password Information for Security Disable Password command ..........................149
Table 103: Security Disable Password (F6h) ............................................................................150
Table 104: Security Erase Unit (F4h) ........................................................................................152
Table 105: Erase Unit information ............................................................................................152
Table 106: Security Freeze Lock (F5h) .....................................................................................154
Table 107: Security Set Password (F1h) ...................................................................................155
Table 108: Security Set Password information ........................................................................155
Table 109: Security Unlock (F2h) .............................................................................................157
Table 110: Seek (7xh) ...............................................................................................................158
Table 111: Sense Condition (F0h: vendor specific) ..................................................................159
Table 112: Set Features (EFh) ...................................................................................................160
Table 113: Set Max ADDRESS (F9h) .......................................................................................162
Table 114: Set Max ADDRESS EXT Command (37h) ............................................................164
Table 115: Set Multiple command (C6h) ..................................................................................166
Table 116: Sleep (E6h/99h) .......................................................................................................167
Table 117: S.M.A.R.T. Function Set (B0h) ...............................................................................168
Table 118: Selective self-test span example ..............................................................................171
Table 119: Device Attribute Data Structure ..............................................................................174
Table 120: Status Flag definitions .............................................................................................176
Table 121: Device Attribute Thresholds Data Structure ...........................................................179
Table 122: S.M.A.R.T. Log Director .........................................................................................180
Table 123: Individual Threshold Data Structure .......................................................................180
Table 124: Command data structure. ........................................................................................182
Table 125: Command data structure ..........................................................................................182
Table 126: Error data structure ..................................................................................................182
Table 127: Self-test log data structure .......................................................................................183
Table 128: Selective self-test log ...............................................................................................184
Table 129: S.M.A.R.T. Error Codes ..........................................................................................185
Table 130: Standby (E2h/96h) ...................................................................................................186
Table 131: Standby Immediate (E0h/94h) .................................................................................187
Table 132: Write Buffer (E8h) ..................................................................................................188
Table 133: Write DMA (CAh/CBh) ..........................................................................................189
Table 134: Write DMA (35h) ....................................................................................................191
Table 135: Write Long (32h/33h) ..............................................................................................193

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Table 136: Write Multiple (C5h) ...............................................................................................195
Table 137: Write Sectors Command (30h/31h) .........................................................................198
Table 138: Write Sector(s) EXT Command (34h) ....................................................................200
Table 139: Time-out values .......................................................................................................203
Table 140: Command coverage (1 of 2) ....................................................................................205
Table 141: Command coverage (2 of 2) ....................................................................................206
Table 142: SET FEATURES command coverage .....................................................................207

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1.0 General
1.1 Introduction
This document describes the specifications of the following Travelstar 5K100, a 2.5-inch hard disk drive, ATA/IDE
interface with a rotational speed of 5400 RPM and a height of 9.5 mm:
Part 1 of this document beginning on page 7 defines the hardware functional specification. Part 2 of this document
beginning on page 57 defines the interface specification
These specifications are subject to change without notice.
1.2 References
ATA/ATAPI-6 (T13/1410D Revision 3b)
1.3 Abbreviations
Abbreviation Meaning
32 KB 32 x 1024 bytes
64 KB 64 x 1024 bytes
AAmpere
AC alternating current
AT Advanced Technology
ATA Advanced Technology Attachment
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
C Celsius
CSA Canadian Standards Association
C-UL Canadian-Underwriters Laboratory
Cyl cylinder
DC Direct Current
DFT Drive Fitness Test
DMA Direct Memory Access
ECC error correction code
Drive name Model number Capacity Height (mm) Rotation Speed
(rpm)
Travelstar 5K100-100 HTS541010G9AT00 100 GB 9.5 5,400
Travelstar 5K100-80 HTS541080G9AT00 80 GB 9.5 5,400
Travelstar 5K100-60 HTS541060G9AT00 60 GB 9.5 5,400
Travelstar 5K100-40 HTS541040G9AT00 40 GB 9.5 5,400
Travelstar 5K100-30 HTS541030G9AT00 30 GB 9.5 5,400
Travelstar 5K100-20 HTS541020G9AT00 20 GB 9.5 5,400

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EEC European Economic Community
EMC electromagnetic compatibility
ERP Error Recovery Procedure
ESD Electrostatic Discharge
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FRU field replacement unit
G gravity (a unit of force)
G2/Hz (32 ft/sec)2per Hertz
Gb 1,000,000,000 bits
GB 1,000,000,000 bytes
GND ground
h hexadecimal
HDD hard disk drive
Hz Hertz
I Input
ILS integrated lead suspension
I/O Input/Output
ISO International Standards Organization
KB 1,000 bytes
Kbpi 1000 bits per inch
kgf-cm kilogram (force)-centimeter
KHz kilohertz
LBA logical block addressing
Lw unit of A-weighted sound power
mmeter
max maximum
MB 1,000,000 bytes
Mbps 1,000,000 bits per second
MHz megahertz
MLC Machine Level Control
mm millimeter
ms millisecond
us, ms microsecond
No number
OOutput
OD Open Drain Programmed Input/Output
PIO Programmed Input/Output
POH power on hours
Pop population
P/N part number
p-p peak-to-peak
PSD power spectral density
RES radiated electromagnetic susceptibility

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RFI radio frequency interference
RH relative humidity
% RH per cent relative humidity
RMS root mean square
RPM revolutions per minute
RST reset
R/W read/write
sec second
SELV secondary low voltage
S.M.A.R.TSelf-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology
TPI tracks per inch
Trk track
TTL transistor-transistor logic
UL Underwriters Laboratory
Vvolt
VDE Verband Deutscher Electrotechniker
Wwatt
3-state transistor-transistor tristate logic
1.4 Caution
• Do not apply force to the top cover (See figure below).
• Do not cover the breathing hole on the top cover (See figure below).
• Do not touch the interface connector pins or the surface of the printed circuit board
• This drive can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). Any damages incurred to the drive after its
removal from the shipping package and the ESD protective bag are the responsibility of the user.

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1.5 Drive handling precautions
Do not press on the drive cover during handling.

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2.0 Outline of the drive
• 2.5 inch, 9.5-mm height
• Formatted capacities of 100 GB, 80 GB, 60 GB, 40 GB, 30GB, 20 GB
• 512 bytes/sector
• AT Interface (Enhanced IDE) conforming to ATA/ATAPI-6
• Integrated controller
• No-ID recording format
• Coding : 100/106
• Multi zone recording
• Enhanced ECC On-The-Fly
• 10 bit 40 symbol non Interleaved Read Solomon code
• Non interleave On-The-Fly correction
• Included 2 symbol system ECC
• Segmented Buffer with write cache –8192 KB (Upper 417 KB is used for firmware)
• Fast data transfer rate – up to 100 MB/s
• Media data transfer rate (max): 493 Mb/s
• Average seek time: 12 ms for read
• Closed-loop actuator servo (Embedded Sector Servo)
• Rotary voice coil motor actuator
• Load/Unload mechanism
• Mechanical latch
• 0.65 Watts at idle state
• Adaptive power save control - 0.65 Watts at idle state
• Power on to ready - 3.5 sec
• Operating shock:
• 2940 m/sec2(300 G)/2ms
• 1568 m/sec2 (160G)/1ms
• Non-operating shock: 9810 m/sec2(1000 G) 1ms

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