Balanced power and performance for desktop computing
The Deskstar™ P7K500 hard drive provides an exceptional blend of power efficiency and
performance making it an ideal solution for consumer and enterprise power-friendly PCs.
Leveraging sixth-generation power management technology as well as power-saving innovations
pioneered on Hitachi’s popular 2.5-inch line of notebook PC hard drives, this new breed
of desktop drive delivers best-in-class power management and thermal emissions to help
manufacturers meet energy compliance targets and extend drive life.
Power efficiency helps manufacturers deliver ENERGY STAR® 4.0 compliant systems
The ENERGY STAR 4.0 specifications are recognized around the world as a way of identifying
energy-efficient PCs and other office equipment. PCs that meet the ENERGY STAR 4.0
criteria are expected to become increasingly required by government agencies, corporations
and consumers. Some corporations are choosing to purchase ENERGY STAR PCs as part of
their “green” initiatives. The Deskstar P7K500 hard drive delivers industry-leading low-power
consumption – up to 40 percent operational power savings over previous generation products –
contributing to a reduction in overall system power requirements which helps PC manufacturers
achieve ENERGY STAR ratings. Additionally, less power required by the hard drive means
more power budget available in an ENERGY STAR PC for additional features and functions.
Robust technology and configuration flexibility
Featuring a choice of Parallel ATA or Serial SATA interface options to meet the needs of many
design configurations, the Deskstar P7K500 is also built using the industry’s most reliable
perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) techniques to maximize capacity, performance and
field reliability.
500, 400, 320 and 250 GB | 7200 RPM
PATA-133 and SATA 3Gb/s
Highlights
Up to 40 percent operational power savings
over previous generation products
Capacities up to 500GB
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Built on industry’s most reliable PMR
technology
Choice of Parallel ATA or Serial ATA
interface
Applications
Consumer & commercial computers
Personal storage
PC gaming
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Energy-efficient storage for power-friendly PCs
Feature / Function
Benefits
Power
Advanced Power Management
Reduces power during idle periods
HiVERT™ technology
Best-of-breed power consumption
Capacity
500, 400, 320 and 250 GB
Popular capacity points
Reliability
Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC)
Better soft error rate for improved reliability
Head load/unload
Protects disk during non-operation
CRC detection and ECC correction
Data integrity enhanced throughout circuits
SMART command transport
Adaptive error correction
Internal thermal sensor
Improves data integrity
Performance
Up to 16 MB cache buffer
Faster data processing
Configuration
Choice of PATA or SATA interface
Design flexibility
Features and Benefits
Deskstar
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P7K500
3.5-INCH HARD DISK DRIVES
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