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Industry-leading capacity, performance, and acoustics
IBM Travelstar 48GH, 30GN, and 15GN
2.5-inch hard disk drives
Highlights Leading-edge technology Drive Fitness Test* (DFT), Self-Monitoring
IBM continues its tradition of mobile Analysis and Reporting Technology
The newest members of the storage leadership with the IBM T ravelstar* (SMART), as well as a thermistor, an
IBM Travelstar family of hard disk 48GH, 30GN, and 15GN hard drives. The adaptive control device that helps
drives are the first in the industry Travelstar 48GH--representing the third- maintain high performance and fast seek
to implement Fluid Dynamic generation family of 5400 RPM mobile times at high environmental temperatures.
Bearing (FDB) motor technology drives--is the industry's first 48 GB
for industry-leading idle and notebook hard disk drive employing four
operating acoustic performance. disks in a 12.5 mm high design. Advanced mobile systems
In addition, these new Travelstar With these new drives, IBM has redefined
models support the fast Ultra The innovative hard drive design state-of-the-art storage for mobile
DMA mode-5 interface for combines Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) computing. The reduced acoustics, high
transfer rates of up to100 MB/sec. motor technology an ATA-100 interface,
, speeds and capacities of IBM Travelstar
IBM giant magnetoresistive (GMR) head drives support superior digital content
The IBM Travelstar 48GH-- technology, Partial Response Maximum creation capabilities, higher quality digital
representing the third generation Likelihood (PRML) digital channel, a audio and video, and significantly faster
of 5400 RPM models in the indus- head load/unload feature, and Enhanced processing for data-intensive multimedia
try--is the highest capacity and Adaptive Battery Life Extender* (ABLE) and Internet applications.
the highest performance mobile 3.0. This design provides the exceptional
drive in the industry with a quietness, storage capacity, perfor- By using one of the new T ravelstar drives
capacity of 48 GB and a maxi- mance, power management, quality, in a laptop system, you can unchain your
mum media data transfer rate of and reliability required by today's multimedia studio from the desktop,
241 Mbits/sec for unsurpassed notebook systems. enabling high-end multimedia creativity
capacity and performance. as mobile as your imagination.
As a result, the new IBM Travelstar
The IBM Travelstar 30GN and drives are well suited for demanding,
15GN hard drives provide areal high-capacity Internet, digital audio, IBM quality, support, and service
densities up to 25.7 Gbits/sq. in., video streaming, and real-time multime- The new IBM Travelstar mobile hard
yielding up to 15 GB of capacity dia applications--whether users are in drives share common components to
per disk, combined with an the office or on the road. provide users and manufacturers with
industry-leading operational superior-quality hard drives backed by a
shock rating of 180 G/2 ms, three-year warranty and IBM technical
which makes these drives Performance and reliability support and services.
well suited for today's most The IBM Travelstar 48GH, 30GN, and
demanding users. 15GN hard drives use established IBM
technology such as T rack Servo, IBM
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IBM Travelstar 48GH:12.5 mm, 5400 RPM, IBM Travelstar 30GN: 9.5 mm, 4200 RPM, IBM Travelstar 15GN: 9.5 mm, 4200 RPM,
48 GB ATA-5 hard drive1 30 GB ATA-5 hard drive1 15 GB ATA-5 hard drive1
IBM Travelstar hard disk drive characteristics
Feature Benefit
First 48 GB mobile hard drive and the third- IBM Travelstar 48GH has the industry-leading capacity and performance to
generation 5400 RPM model in the industry enable mobile users to work with a new range of emerging storage-intensive
applications.
Fluid Dynamic Bearing (FDB) motors IBM Travelstar 48GH, 30GN, and 15GN all feature Fluid Dynamic Bearing
on all models motor technology for industry-leading idle and operating acoustic
performance.
Fast Ultra-DMA 100 2.5-inch mobile IBM Travelstar 48GH, 30GN, and 15GN all feature industry-leading data
hard drives transfer rates to help ensure ultimate performance.
High max areal density of 25.7 Gbits/sq. in. IBM Travelstar 30GN and 15GN maximize areal density to enable
resulting in up to 15 GB of capacity per disk more data storage per disk in standard, compact packages.
Industry-leading operating shock rating IBM Travelstar 30GN and 15GN provide exceptional ruggedness to help
(180 G/2 ms) for a 2.5-inch mobile hard drive withstand shock during read/write operations.
IBM family of Travelstar 48GH, 30GN, and 15GN hard disk drives at a glance
Product Name Travelstar 48GH Travelstar 30GN Travelstar 15GN
Model Name IC25T048ATDA05 IC25N030ATDA04 IC25N015ATDA04
IC25N020ATDA04 IC25N010ATDA04
IC25N006ATDA04
Configuration
Interface ATA-5 ATA-5 ATA-5
Capacity (GB) 48 30, 20 15, 10, 6
Sector Size (bytes) 512 512 512
Recording Zone 16 16 16
Data Heads 8 4, 3 2, 2, 1
Disks 4 2 1
Max. Areal Density (Gbits/sq.in.) 21.7 25.7 23.2
, 25.7 21.2, 21.2
,
Performance
Data Buffer (KB) 20482 20482 5123
Rotational Speed (RPM) 5400 4200 4200
Latency (average ms) 5.5 71
. 71
.
Max. Media Transfer Rate (Mbits/sec) 241 235, 216 235, 199, 199
Max. Interface T ransfer Rate (MB/sec) 100 MB/sec Ultra DMA mode-5 100 MB/sec Ultra DMA mode-5 100 MB/sec Ultra DMA mode-5
Seek Time (ms)
Average (typical) 12 12 12
Track to Track (typical) 2.5 2.5 2.5
Full Stroke (typical) 23 23 23
Reliability
Error Rate (Non-Recoverable) < 1 per 1.0 E 13 bits transferred < 1 per 1.0 E 13 bits transferred < 1 per 1.0 E 13 bits transferred
Load/Unload Cycle 300000 300000 300000
DFT (Drive Fitness Test) Enabled Enabled Enabled
Power
Requirement +5VDC(