HGST A7K1000 500GB SATA 3.0 Gb/s 0A35770 Leaflet
Product codes
0A35770
Record capacity, enterprise-class reliability
The Ultrastar™ A7K1000 delivers up to one terabyte of storage capacity in a standard
3.5-inch form factor, filling a vital need for high-density storage in the enterprise. As the third
generation design, based on the popular Deskstar™ E7K500, the Ultrastar A7K1000 contin-
ues to set the standard in enterprise-class reliability and performance for lower duty cycle
enterprise applications. With a unique 5-platter design, Hitachi has relaxed the bit densities
to achieve higher reliability. The Ultrastar A7K1000 is built using the industry’s most reliable
perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) recording heads and media.
3.5-inch form factor, filling a vital need for high-density storage in the enterprise. As the third
generation design, based on the popular Deskstar™ E7K500, the Ultrastar A7K1000 contin-
ues to set the standard in enterprise-class reliability and performance for lower duty cycle
enterprise applications. With a unique 5-platter design, Hitachi has relaxed the bit densities
to achieve higher reliability. The Ultrastar A7K1000 is built using the industry’s most reliable
perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) recording heads and media.
Performance targeted for the enterprise
The Ultrastar A7K1000 features a 3 Gb/s SATA interface supporting key features in the
Serial-ATA specification including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), staggered spin-up and
hot-swap capability. The Ultrastar A7K1000 allows for configuration scalability and with the
same physical connector as Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives, it’s ideal for use in mixed-
drive environments.
Serial-ATA specification including Native Command Queuing (NCQ), staggered spin-up and
hot-swap capability. The Ultrastar A7K1000 allows for configuration scalability and with the
same physical connector as Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) drives, it’s ideal for use in mixed-
drive environments.
In multi-drive environments, rotational vibration, which results from the vibration of neigh-
boring drives in a system, can degrade hard drive performance. To aid in maintaining high
performance, the Ultrastar A7K1000 incorporates enhanced Rotational Vibration Safeguard
(RVS) technology providing up to 50% improvement over the previous generation against
performance degradation, leading the industry.
boring drives in a system, can degrade hard drive performance. To aid in maintaining high
performance, the Ultrastar A7K1000 incorporates enhanced Rotational Vibration Safeguard
(RVS) technology providing up to 50% improvement over the previous generation against
performance degradation, leading the industry.
Finally, the Ultrastar A7K1000 is targeted at 1.2 million hours MTBF and provides the
industry’s most comprehensive 5-year warranty.
industry’s most comprehensive 5-year warranty.
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1.0 TB, 750 and 500 GB | 7200 RPM
3 Gb/s SATA
Highlights
Up to 1 terabyte of capacity
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3 Gb/s SATA for configuration flexibility
Targeted 1.2 million hours MTBF
Targeted 1.2 million hours MTBF
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Enhanced Rotational Vibration Safeguard
(RVS) for robust performance in multi-drive
environments
5-year warranty
(RVS) for robust performance in multi-drive
environments
5-year warranty
Applications/Environments
RAID arrays
Tiered storage
Nearline storage
Disk-to-disk back up
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Data warehousing
Tiered storage
Nearline storage
Disk-to-disk back up
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
Data warehousing
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Hitachi Ultrastar
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A7K1000
World’s first terabyte hard drive for the enterprise –
Ideal for lower duty cycle storage in enterprise environments
Ideal for lower duty cycle storage in enterprise environments
Feature / Function
Benefits
Capacity
Up to 1.0 TB of storage
Highest capacity available in a single hard drive
Reliability
Advanced PMR heads & media
Excellent soft error rate for improved reliability
& performance
Self-Protection Throttling (SPT)
Monitors and manages I/O to maximize reliability
& performance
Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC)
Better soft error rate for improved reliability
& performance
Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) Motor
Improved acoustics & positional accuracy
Load/unload ramp
Protects user data when power is removed
Performance
Rotational Vibration Safeguard (RVS)
Maintains high performance in multi-drive systems
3 Gb/s
SATA interface
300 MB/s burst data rate for faster data access
32 MB cache buffer
Enhanced data transfer performance
Features and Benefits
3.5-INCH ENTERPRISE HARD DISK DRIVES