Capacity and performance leadership with proven quality

Hitachi Deskstar 120GXP

hard disk drives

Highlights
Provides industry-leading performance at 7,200rpm, 592Mbits/
sec internal transfer rate, and 8.5ms average seek time. These
combine to enable leading sustained data rate of up to 48MB/sec

Capacities range from up to 40GB to 120GB. This increases disk

capacity by 100 percent over previous generation.

Thermal monitor helps provide accurate data writes and reads

over the full system temperature range

Meets PC Design Checklist for Windows® XP

Industry-leading low power

The Deskstar 120GXP incorporates both Advanced buffer management bursts Technology for reliability
new and proven technologies to boost data to the system at up to 100MB/sec. Load/unload head ramps
system performance. This drive provides Enhanced servo system provides Glass media
the capacity and performance to handle reliable head positioning. Ceramic spindle motor bearings
a wide range of advanced desktop and Differential read channel
audio/video applications. Additionally, fea- AFC and glass disk technologies enable Internal thermal monitor
tures such as low acoustics, low power, increased areal density. Thus, the Drive Fitness Test (DFT)
and Tagged Command Queuing make Deskstar provides the necessary capaci- S.M.A.R.T Self Test
this drive ideal for non-PC, high perfor- ties using fewer heads and disks, which
mance, special applications. means fewer components and better These combined technologies enable
reliability. The superior areal density com- popular capacity points and are also
Technology for capacity and bines with the faster processor and designed to increase reliability. Deskstar
performance streamlined cache buffer to enable drives continue to utilize proven storage
Antiferromagnetically-coupled (AFC) award-winning performance for both technology such as TrueTrack servo and
media enables higher capacities per the Deskstar and your system. No-ID sector formatting.
square inch of data surface. Enhancements to the servo system and
Glass disks provide smoother media thermal monitor help to enable accurate
for the ever-shrinking bit size. data storage and retrieval.
Three-disk design provides leading
120GB capacity at 7,200rpm. Deskstar 120GXP matches the drive

Specially-designed onboard proces- capacity and performance guidelines

sor provides faster speeds than the for Microsoft® Windows® XP—40GB

previous generation. minimum and 7,200rpm.

Hitachi Deskstar 120GXP Specifications
Product name Deskstar 120GXP Deskstar 120GXP
Model names IC35L120AVVA07-0 IC35L040AVVN07-0
IC35L080AVVA07-0 IC35L020AVVN07-0
IC35L060AVVA07-0 Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
IC35L040AVVA07-0

Configuration
Interface ATA-100 ATA-100
Capacity (GB) 120/80/60/40 40/20
Sector size (bytes) 512 512
Recording zones 31 31
Data heads (physical) 6/4/3/2 2/1
Data disks 3/2/2/1 1/1
Max. areal density (Gbits/sq. inch) 29.7 29.7
Max. recording density (KBPI) 524/547 524/547
Track density (KTPI) 56.7/54 56.7/54

Performance For more information

Data buffer4 2MB 2MB Internet and e-mail:
Rotational speed (rpm) 7,200 7,200
Latency average (ms) 4.17 4.17 • www.hgst.com
Media transfer rate (max. Mbits/sec)
Interface transfer rate (max. MB/sec)
592
100
592
100 • [email protected]
Sustained data rate (MB/sec) 48 to 23 (Zones 0-30) 47.5 to 22.9 (Zones 0-30)
Hitachi hard drive product information:
Seek time (read, typical)3
Average (ms)
Track to track (ms)
8.5
1.1
8.8
1.1
• 1 888 426-5214

Full track (ms) 15 16 • 507-286-5825

Reliability

Error rate (non-recoverable) 1 in 1013 1 in 1013

Start/stops (at 40° C) 40K 40K

Acoustic

Idle (Bels) 3.0 (1 disk) 3.1 © Copyright Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 2003
3.0 (2 disks)
3.1 (3 disks) Hitachi Global Storage Technologies
5600 Cottle Road
Power San Jose, CA 95193
Requirement +5 VDC (+/- 5%), +12 VDC (+10%/-8%) +5 VDC (+/- 5%), +12 VDC (+10%/-8%) Produced in the United States
1/03
Dissipation
All rights reserved
Startup current (max. A) 2.0 (+12V) & 0.74 (+5V) 2.0 (+12V) & 0.74 (+5V)
Idle (W) 6.2 (3 disks) 4.9 DeskstarTM is a trademark of
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies.

Height (mm) 25.4 25.4 Microsoft, Windows XP, and Windows are trademarks
Width (mm) 101.6 101.6 of Microsoft Corporation in the United States, other
Depth (mm) 146 146 countries, or both.
Weight (max. g) 640 640
Other product names are trademarks or registered
Environmental characteristics trademarks of their respective companies.

Operating References in this publication to Hitachi Global Storage

Ambient temperature 5° to 55° C 5° to 55° C Technologies products, programs or services do not
Relative humidity (non-condensing) 8% to 90% 8% to 90% imply that Hitachi Global Storage Technologies intends
Max. wet bulb (non-condensing) 29.4° C 29.4° C to make these available in all countries in which Hitachi
Shock (half sine wave, 2ms) 55G 55G
Global Storage Technologies operates.
Vibration (random (RMS)) 0.67G for horizontal 0.67G for horizontal
0.56G for vertical 0.56G for vertical Product information is provided for information pur-
poses only and does not constitute a warranty.
Non-operating
Ambient temperature -40° to 65° C -40° to 65° C Information is true as of the date of publication and is
Relative humidity (non-condensing) 5% to 95% 5% to 95% subject to change. Actual results may vary.
Max. wet bulb (non-condensing) 35° C 35° C
Shock (half sine wave, 2ms) 400G (1 or 2 disks); 350G (3 disks) 350G This publication is for general guidance only.
Vibration (random (RMS)) 1.04G rms (XYZ) 1.04G rms (XYZ)
Photographs may show design models.
1
This product data does not constitute a warranty. Questions regarding IBM warranty terms or the methodology
used to derive this data should be referred to an IBM representative.
2
GB equals one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity; accessible capacity may be less.
3
Includes command overhead.
G225-7005-01
4
Upper 184.5 KB used for drive firmware.