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Hard Disk Drive Specification

Deskstar 7K80 SATA
3.5 inch Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive
Models:
HDS728040PLA320
HDS728080PLA380

Version 1.3

12 September 2006

Hard Disk Drive Specification

Deskstar 7K80 SATA
3.5 inch Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive

Models:
HDS728040PLA320
HDS728080PLA380

Version 1.3

12 September 2006

1st Edition (Revision 1.0) (13 January 2005)Revised
2nd Edition (Revision 1.1)(18 November 2005) Revision
3rd Edition (Revision 1.2)(16 December 2005) Revision
4th Edition (Revision 1.3)(12 September 2006) Final
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Table Of Contents
1.0 General................................................................................................................11
1.1 Introduction..............................................................................................11
1.2References................................................................................................11
1.3 Abbreviations...........................................................................................11
1.4 Caution.....................................................................................................13
2.0 General features of the drive ............................................................................15
3.0 Fixed-disk subsystemdescription.....................................................................19
3.1 Control electronics ...................................................................................19
3.2 Head disk assembly ................................................................................19
3.3 Actuator...................................................................................................19
4.0 Drive characteristics ..........................................................................................21
4.1 Default logical drive parameters..............................................................21
4.2 Data sheet.................................................................................................22
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