1 One GB is equal to one billion bytes and one TB equals 1,000GB (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 Portion of buffer capacity used for drive firmware
3 Intended for low duty cycle, non mission-critical applications in PC, gaming and external storage environments, which may vary from
application to application. note that customer environments may vary from application to application.
Specifications
How to read the Deskstar model number
HDS723030ALA640 = 3TB, 64MB buffer
H = Hitachi
D = Deskstar
S = Series prefix
72 = 7200 RPM
30 = Full capacity—3TB
30 = Capacity this model, 30 = 3TB
(20 = 2TB, 15 = 1.5TB)
A = Generation code
L = 26.1mm z-height
A6 = Interface, SATA 6Gb/s
4 = 64MB buffer
0 = Reserved (2 = Reserved)
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DSDS723010En-01
Deskstar
™
7K3000
Model(s)
HDS723030ALA640
HDS723020BLA642
HDS723015BLA642
Configuration
Interface
SATA 6Gb/s
Capacity (TB)
1
3 / 2 / 1.5
Sector size (bytes)
512
Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. in.)
411
Performance
Data buffer (MB)
2
64
Rotational speed (RPM)
7200
Media transfer rate (Mbits/s, max)
1656
Interface transfer rate (MB/s, max)
600
Reliability
Error rate (non-recoverable, bits read)
1 in 10
14
Load/unload cycles (at 40˚
C)
3TB
<3TB
600,000
300,000
Availability
3
(hrs/day x days/wk)
24x7
Acoustics
Idle (Bels, typical)
3TB
<3TB
2.9
2.7
Power
Requirement
3TB
<3TB
+5 VDC (+/-5%) +12 VDC (+10%/-8%)
+5 VDC (+/-5%) +12 VDC (+/-10%)
Startup current (A, max.)
1.2 (+5V), 2.0 (+12V)
Idle (W)
3TB
<3TB
6.8
5.2
Physical size
z-height (mm)
26.1
Dimensions (width x depth, mm)
101.6 (+/-0.25) x 147
Weight (typical, g, max.)
3TB
<3TB
690
680
Environmental (operating)
Ambient temperature
3TB
<3TB
5
o
to 60
o
C
0
o
to 60
o
C
Relative humidity (non-condensing)
8% to 90%
Shock (half-sine wave, G (2ms))
70
Vibration, random (G RMS 5 to 500 Hz)
0.67 (XYZ)
Environmental (non-operating)
Ambient temperature
-40
o
to 70
o
C
Relative humidity (non-condensing)
5% to 95%
Shock (half-sine wave, G)
3TB
<3TB
300 (1ms)
300 (2ms)
Vibration, random (G RMS 2 to 200 Hz)
1.04 (XYZ)