HGST 5K1500 1.5TB HTS541515A9E630 Data Sheet

Product codes
HTS541515A9E630
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How to read the Travelstar model number
HTS541515A9E630 = 1.5GB, SATA 6Gb/s
H  = HGST
T  = Travelstar
S  =  Standard (vs E for Enhanced Availability)
54  =  5400 RPM
15  =  Full capacity — 1.5TB
15  =  Capacity this model, 15 = 1.5TB
A  =  Generation code
9  =  9.5mm z-height
E6  =  SATA 6Gb/s with 512 emulation
3  =  32MB cache 
0  =  No encryption (1 = BDE,  
 
  5 = TCG Opal Encryption)
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Specifications
Models
HTS541515A9E630
HTS541515A9E631
HTS541515A9E635
HTE541515A9E630
Configuration
Interface 
SATA 6Gb/s
f
Capacity (GB)
1
1.5TB
f
Sector size (bytes)
2
512e
f
Recording zones
30
f
Aerial density (max, Gbit/sq.in.)
694
f
Performance
Data buffer (MB)
3
32
f
Rotational speed (RPM) 
5400
f
Latency average (ms)
5.5
f
Media transfer rate (max, Mbits/sec)
998
f
Interface transfer rate (MB/sec)
600
f
Seek time   
   Average (typical)  ms (read)
4
13
f
   Track to track (typical)  ms (read)
1
f
   Full stroke (typical)  ms (read)
25
f
Reliability
Load/Unload cycle 
600,000
f
Power on hours (POH) per month 
N/A
730
Availability
5
 
N/A
24x7
Power
Requirement 
+5VDC (+-5%)
f
Dissipation
   Startup (W, peak, max)
 
5.0
 
f
   Seek (W, average) 
1.8
f
   Read/Write (W, average)
1.6
f
   Performance idle (W, average)
1.5
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 (max, mm) 
9.5
f
Dimensions (width x depth, mm) 
70 x 100
f
Weight (max, g) 
118
f
Environmental (operating)
Shock (half-sine wave) 
400G/2ms, 225G/1ms
f
Ambient temperature
0° to 60° 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)
2.5
f
Seek (Bels, typical) 
2.7
f
1
   
One GB is equal to one billion bytes and one TB equals 1,000 GB (one 
trillion bytes) when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity 
will vary from the stated capacity due to formatting and partitioning of 
the hard drive, the computer’s operating system, and other factors. 
2
 Advanced Format drive: 4K physical sectors with 512 byte emulation
3
 Portion of buffer used for firmware 
4
 Excludes command overhead 
5
 Designed for low duty cycle, non mission-critical applications in PC,  
nearline and consumer electronics environments, which vary  
application to application
Travelstar
 
5K1500
Standard Models
EA Models