Highlights

› Rotational Vibration Safeguard

› ATA-7 Streaming Feature Set

› Robust Mechanical Enhancements

› Latchting SATA connector

Features and Benefits

*Actual storage may vary depending on the compression rate applied.

The Deskstar 7K400 answers the market demand for higher density storage. This drive provides 60% more capacity in the same space of a 250GB drive for those desiring the highest capacity.A 1U enclosure can now provide 1.6 terabytes – 600 GB more than available with 250 GB drives!

Serial ATA technology provide significant benefits to end-users and storage solution vendors by supplying a platform that overcomes the limitations of parallel ATA hard drives. System integration is simplified with:

› Thinner interface cable

› Improved point-to-point interface cabling

› Hot-plug connection capability

› Reduced pin count

The Deskstar 7K400 incorporates the latest ATA-7 feature set. These include:

› AV Command set - enables the added controls of the Streaming Feature Set

› Enhanced S.M.A.R.T. features - including Selective Self Test

The Deskstar 7K400 with ATA Streaming Feature set provides important features for AV storage applications. These key features enable system developpers to:

› Read drive attributes and configure the drive buffer for optimum performance

› Stream error logging to reduce time delays for system error processing

› Handle stream errors to enable full error recovery

Applications

› Video editing and streaming

› Performance PCs and workstations

› Gaming PCs

Hitachi quality and service

The Hitachi Deskstar extends the company’s long-standing tradition of performance and reliability leadership. Hitachi’s standardized features in desktop solutions enable fast transfer rates, low power utilization and quiet acoustics. These features combine to make the Deskstar ideal not only for standard PC systems but also for ATA entry-servers, personal video recorders and other non-PC computing requirements.

Hitachi drives are backed by an array of technical support an dservices, which may include customer and integration assistance. Hitachi is dedicated to provide a breadth of hard disk drive solutions to satisfy all of today’s demanding computing needs.