Travelstar Z5K500
500GB, 320GB & 250GB
2.5-INCH 7mm MOBILE HARD DRIVE
Low Profile – 7mm thickness for slim designs
High Capacity – Up to 500GB
Quiet Operation – Enjoy a richer audio-listening experience

Travelstar™ Z5K500 is the second generation 7mm, 5400 RPM 2.5-inch hard drive from Hitachi, with capacities ranging from 250GB to 500GB, and the second generation Advanced Format drive. Advanced Format increases the physical sector size on HDDs from 512 bytes to 4,096 (4K) bytes, which improves drive capacities and error correction capabilities. The 500GB per platter, one-disk models are designed as a direct replacement for standard 9.5mm HDDs, for use in notebook PCs, external storage and gaming consoles, as well as new, thinner and more robust device designs. The Z5K500 carries the EcoTrac classification due to its low-power consumption and eco-friendly, halogen-free production. Travelstar Z5K500 delivers the right balance of capacity, power-management and design flexibility to meet the needs of mobile applications.

Highlights
• Second generation 7mm z-height design
• Up to 500GB¹ of capacity on a single disk • Advanced Format, industry standard 4K sector size
• 512-byte emulation
• Low power consumption
• Industry-standard SATA 3Gb/s interface
• Halogen-free for eco-friendly design
• Self-encrypting models for data security
• Enhanced-availability (EA) models for applications needing around-the-clock access in lower-transaction environments

Applications / Environments
• Notebook and ultra-portable PCs
• Tablets
• Compact desktop PCs
• External storage
• Gaming consoles
• Compact video devices
• Blade servers (EA)
• Network routers (EA)
• Video surveillance (EA)

Model(s) Standard models HTS545050A7E380
HTS545032A7E380
HTS545025A7E380
BDE Option Models HTS545050A7E381
HTS545032A7E381
HTS545025A7E381
EA Models
HTE545050A7E380
HTE545032A7E380
Interface SATA 3Gb/s
Capacity (GB) 500 / 320 / 250 500 / 320
Sector size (variable, Bytes/sector) 512e
Recording zones 30
Max areal density (Gbits/sq. in.) 636
Performance
Data buffer (MB) 8
Rotational Speed (RPM) 5400
Latency Average (ms) 5.5
Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max) 1087
Interface transfer rate (MB/sec, max) 300
Seek time: Average (typical)ms(read) 13
Seek time: Track to track (typical)ms(read) 1
Seek time: Full Stroke (typical)ms(read) 25
Reliability
Load/Unload Cycles 600,000
Power on hours (POH) per month N/A 730
Availability (hrs/day x days/wk) N/A 24 x 7
Acoustics
Idle (Bels) 1.9
Seek (Bels, typical) 2.1
Power
Requirement +5VDC (+-5%)
Requirement: Start-up (W, peak, max) 4.5
Requirement: Read/Write (W, avg) 1.6
Requirement: Low power idle (W, avg) 0.55 N/A
Requirement: Standby (W, avg) 0.2
Dissipation: Seek (W, Avg) 1.8
Dissipation: Active Idle (W, Avg) 0.8 N/A
Performance Idle 1.5
Sleep (W) 0.1
Physical size
Z-height (mm) 7
Dimensions (width x depth, mm) 700 x 100
Weight (g, max) 95
Environmental (operating)
Ambient temperature 0º - 60ºC
Shock (half-sine wave) 400G/2ms, 225G/1ms
Environmental (non-operating)
Ambient temperature -40° - 65° C
Shock (half-sine wave) 1000G/1 ms