CinemaStar Z5K500

250GB to 500GB
2.5-inch mobile hard drive for digital video apps

High Capacity / Low Profile – Up to 500GB in a thin, 7mm thickness for design flexibility
Ready for Action – 24x7 availability for digital video apps
Quiet Operation – Enjoy a richer audio-listening experience

Learn more about Advanced Format Drives.

CinemaStar™ Z5K500 is the second generation 7mm, 5400 RPM, 2.5-inch consumer electronics hard drive with capacities from 250GB to 500GB. These 500GB per platter models use Advanced Format and have been customized to support digital video and surveillance applications. Advanced Format increases physical sector size from 512 bytes to 4096 (4K) bytes, thereby increasing capacities and error correction capabilities. Consult the HGST Advanced Format Technology Brief for more information on these drives. The slimmer CinemaStar Z5K500 is designed as a direct replacement for standard 9.5mm HDD and is well suited for TV integration and portable video products.

Model(s)	HCC545050A7E380 HCC545032A7E380 HCC545025A7E380
Interface	SATA 3Gb/s
Capacity (GB)	500/320/250
Sector size (variable, Bytes/sector)	512e
Recording zones	30
Max areal density (Gbits/sq. in.)	630
Performance
Data buffer (MB)	8
Rotational Speed (RPM)	5400
Latency Average (ms)	5.5
Media transfer rate (Mbits/sec, max)	1004
Interface transfer rate (MB/sec, max)	300
Seek Time (read, ms, typical)	15
Reliability
Load/Unload Cycles	600,000
Power on hours (POH) per month	730
Availability (hrs/day x days/wk)	24x7
Acoustics
Idle (Bels)	1.9
Op (Bels, typical)	2.0 (IDEMA 3-stream)
Power
Requirement	+5 VDC (+/- 5%)
Requirement: Start-up (W, peak, max)	3.5
Requirement: Read/Write (W, avg)	1.5 (IDEMA 3-stream)
Requirement: Low power idle (W, avg)	0.5
Physical size
Z-height (mm)	7
Dimensions (width x depth, mm)	70x100
Weight (g, max)	95
Environmental (operating)
Ambient temperature	0º to 70ºC
Shock (half-sine wave)	400G/2ms, 225G/1ms)
Environmental (non-operating)
Ambient temperature	-40º to 65ºC
Shock (half-sine wave)	1000G/1ms

Capacity GB - One GB is equal to one billion bytes when referring to hard drive capacity. Accessible capacity will vary according to operating environment and formatting.
Advanced Format drive: 4K physical sectors with 512 byte emulation
Data Buffer (MB) - Portion of buffer used for firmware
Seek Time: Average - excludes command overhead
Availability - Designed for low duty cycle, non mission-critical digital video and surveillance applications. Note that customer environments vary application to application.
Operating Temperature - Assumes CE operational conditions

Highlights
• Second generation, 7mm, 2.5-inch design
• Video hard drive with capacities up to 500GB
• Advanced Format with 512 byte emulation
• 24x7 availability
• Low power utilization to help reduce energy costs
• SmoothStream™ technology
• Silent-seek acoustics for quiet operation
• SMART Command Transport (SCT) for streaming optimization
Applications / Environments
• Digital Video Recorders (DVR)
• Set-top Boxes
• Portable Video Players
• DVR-enabled Televisions
• High-end Audio Systems
• Video Surveillance Systems

Technical Library Content
Product Documentation

White Papers/Technology Papers
Advanced Format Drives
CE Features on CinemaStar Hard Drives
Design Flexibility with 7mm Z-Series Drives
Iterative Detection Read Channels in HGST Hard Drives
IrMnCr Read Sensors for High Reliability and Stability
Ramp Load/Unload Technology
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording
SATA - Next Generation Storage Interface
Thermal Fly-height Control (TFC) Technology in HGST Hard Disk Drives

CinemaStar Z5K500

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