General; Introduction; Abbreviations - Hitachi HTS542516K9SA00 Specifications

General

1 Introduction

This document describes the specifications of the HITACHI Travelstar 5K250, a 2.5-inch hard disk
drive with Serial ATA interface:
Drive Model Number
name
HTS542525K9A300
Travelstar
5K250-250
HTS542525K9SA00
HTS542516K9A300
Travelstar
5K250-160
HTS542516K9SA00
HTS542512K9A300
Travelstar
5K250-120
HTS542512K9SA00
HTS542580K9A300
Travelstar
5K250-80
HTS542580K9SA00
Part 1 of this document beginning on page 14 defines the hardware functional specification. Interface
specification is separately issued.
1.1

Abbreviations

Abbreviation Meaning
32 KB 32 x 1024 bytes
64 KB 64 x 1024 bytes
" inch
A amp
AC alternating current
AT Advanced Technology
ATA Advanced Technology Attachment
Bels unit of sound power
BIOS Basic Input/Output System
°C degrees Celsius
CSA Canadian Standards Association
C-UL Canadian-Underwriters Laboratory
Cyl cylinder
DC direct current
DFT Drive Fitness Test
DMA Direct Memory Access
ECC error correction code
EEC European Economic Community
Max data Capacity
transfer rate (GB)
(Gbps)
3.0
250
1.5
3.0
160
1.5
3.0
120
1.5
3.0
80
1.5
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5K250 SATA OEM Specification
Height (mm) Rotation
speed (rpm)
9.5 5400
9.5 5400
9.5 5400
9.5 5400