HGST Ultrastar 15K300 73GB 3Gb/s SAS 0B22130 Leaflet

Interface

Ultra320 SCSI

3 Gb/s SAS

4 Gb/s FCAL

Capacity 

1

300 GB / 147 GB / 73 GB 

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Sector size (variable, Bytes/sector)

512-528 (2 byte incr.)

512-528 (4 byte incr.)

512-528 (8 byte incr.)

Recording zones

20

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Data heads (physical)

8 / 4 / 2

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Data Disks

4 / 2 / 1

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Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. in.)

113

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Data buffer (MB) 

2

16

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Rotational speed (RPM)

15,000

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Latency average (ms)

2.0

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Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max)

1441  

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Interface transfer rate (MB/sec, max)

320

300

425

Sustained transfer rate (MB/sec, typ.)

123-72 (zone 0-19)

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Seek time (read, ms, typical) 

3

3.6 / 3.4 / 3.4

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Error rate (non-recoverable, bits read)

1 in 10

16

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Start/stops

50,000

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Acoustics
Idle (Bels)

3.5

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Requirement

+5 VDC (+/-5%)  

+12 VDC (+/-5%)

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Operating (W, typical)

18.1 / 14.9 / 13.2 

18.5 / 15.4 / 13.7 

19.0 / 15.7 / 14.0

Idle (W)

13.1 / 9.7 / 8.2

13.6 / 10.2 / 8.6

14.1 / 10.7 / 8.9

Power consump. efficiency index (W/GB)

0.044 / 0.066 / 0.112

0.045 / 0.070 / 0.118

0.047 / 0.073 / 0.122

z-height (mm)

25.8

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Dimensions (width x depth, mm)

101.6 x 146.2 

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Weight (g, max.)

745

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Environmental (operating)
Ambient temperature

5

o

 to 55

o 

C

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Shock (half-sine wave)

30 G (2ms)

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Vibration, random (G RMS 5 to 500 Hz)

1.2, all axes

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Environmental (non-operating)
Ambient temperature

-40

o

 to 70

o 

C

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Shock (half-sine wave)

250 G (2ms)

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Vibration, random (G RMS 5 to 500 Hz)

1.04, all axes

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1  One GB is equal to one billion bytes; accessible capacity may be less

2  Portion of buffer capacity used for drive firmware

3  Excludes command overhead 

Ultrastar 15K300 Specifications

How to read the Ultrastar model number
HUS153030VL3800 = 300 GB, Ultra320 SCSI
H  = Hitachi
U  = Ultrastar
S  = Standard (vs C for Compact)
15 = 15,000 RPM
30 = Full capacity — 300 GB
30 = Capacity this model, 30 =300 GB  
    (14 = 147 GB, 73 = 73 GB)
V  = Generation code
L  = 25.8mm z-height
38 = Interface, Ultra320 SCSI   
    (S3 = 3.0 Gb/s SAS, F4 = 4GFC)
0  = Reserved
0  = Reserved

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Hitachi quality and service

Hitachi’s Ultrastar 15K300 extends the 
company’s long-standing tradition of perfor-
mance and reliability leadership. A balanced 
combination of new and proven technologies 
enables high reliability and availability to 
customer data. Ultrastar quality, performance, 
and world class technical support and service 
provides customers with a lower total cost of 
ownership over previous generations.  

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drive solutions to satisfy all of today’s demand-
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