HGST Travelstar 7K320 0A57542 Leaflet

Product codes
0A57542
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Standard models 
HTS723232L9A360 
HTS723225L9A360 
HTS723216L9A360 
HTS723212L9A360 
HTS723280L9A360
 
SATA 3Gb/s 
  320 / 250 / 160 / 120 / 80 
 
512 
 
24 
 
4 / 4 / 2 / 2 / 1 
 
2 / 2 / 1 / 1 / 1 
 
252 
 
16 
 
7200 
 
4.2 
 
1136  
 
300 
 
 
 
 
12 
 
 
20 
 
600,000 
 
n/A 
 
n/A 
 
+5VDC (+-5%) 
 
 
 
 
5.5W 
 
2.2W 
 
1.8W 
 
1.7W 
 
1.0W 
 
0.8W 
 
0.2W 
 
0.1W 
 
9.5 
 
70 x 100 
 
115 // 110 
  400 G/2ms, 200 G/1ms 
 
5 - 55° C 
 
1000 G/1 ms 
 
-40 - 65° C 
 
2.5 
 
2.8 
Travelstar
 7K320
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How to read the Travelstar model number
HTS723232L9A360 = 320GB, SATA 3Gb/s
H  = Hitachi
T  = Travelstar
S  = Standard (vs E for Enhanced Availability)
72 = 7200 RPM
32 = Full capacity—320GB
32 = Capacity this model, 32 = 320GB 
    (25 = 250GB, 16 = 160GB, 
    12 = 120GB, 80 = 80GB)
L  = Generation code
9  = 9.5mm z-height
A3 = Interface, SATA 3Gb/s (SA = 1.5Gb/s)
6  = Reserved, 0 = Reserved
0  = Feature code, 0 = none (1 = BDE)
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Specifications
Model(s) 
 
 
 
 
Configuration
Interface 
Capacity (GB)
1
 
Sector size (bytes) 
Recording zone 
Data heads 
Disks 
Areal density (max, Gbit/sq.in.) 
Performance
Data buffer (MB)
2
 
Rotational speed (RPM) 
Latency average (ms) 
Media transfer rate (max, Mbits/sec) 
Interface transfer rate (MB/sec) 
Seek time 
 
  Average (typical)  ms (read)
3
 
  Track to track (typical)  ms (read) 
  Full stroke (typical)  ms (read) 
Reliability
Load / Unload cycle 
Power on hours (POH) per month 
Availability
4
 
Power
Requirement 
Dissipation (typical) 
 
  Startup (peak, max) 
  Seek (average) 
  Read / Write (average) 
  Perfomance idle (average) 
  Active idle (average) 
  Low power idle (average) 
  Standby (average) 
  Sleep 
Physical size
Height (mm) 
Dimensions (width x depth, mm)  
Weight (max, g) 
Environmental (Operating)
Shock (half sine wave) 
Ambient temperature 
Environmental (Non-Operating)
Shock (half sine wave) 
Ambient temperature 
Idle (typical, Bels) 
Seek (typical, Bels) 
BDE Option Models 
HTS723232L9SA61 
HTS723225L9SA61 
HTS723216L9SA61 
HTS723212L9SA61 
HTS723280L9SA61
 
SATA 1.5Gb/s 
 
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EA Models 
HTE723232L9A300 
HTE723225L9A300 
HTE723216L9A300 
HTE723212L9A300 
 
SATA 3Gb/s 
 
320 / 250 / 160 / 120 
 
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4 / 4 / 2 / 2 
 
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300 
 
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730 
 
24x7 
 
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1  One GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring 
to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity may be less.
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
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