Hitachi Microdrive CompactFlash Type II+ Hard Drives

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Features and Specifications

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Features
  • Fully compatible with CompactFlash™ Type II (CF+™)
  • Transfer rates of up to 7.2 MB/sec. with 3600 RPM rotational speed
  • Fully compatible with ATA Flash Type II (PCMCIA) when used with Travel Kit
  • Giant magnetoresistive head, load/unload, Enhanced Adaptive Batter Life Extender™ 3.0, TrueTrack™ servo
  • At under a dollar per Megabyte, one of the best values in PC Card mass storage
  • Winner of nearly a dozen awards for industry innovation and quality
Compatibility
  • CompactFlash™ Type II (CF+™) device slots
  • PCMCIA Type II (ATA Flash) device slots when used with Travel Kit Adaptor
  • Any OS supporting ATA/IDE, including Windows (3.1, 95/98, CE, NT, ME, 2K), Mac OS, Mac OS X, Unix/Unix like systems (BSD, Linux), DOS, OS/2, and application specific systems
Configuration
  • Interface: CF+™ (ATA and PCMCIA compatible)
  • Capacity (GB): 2/4
  • Sector size (bytes): 512
  • Disks: 1
  • Areal density (max Gbits/sq. inch): 56.5
  • Recording density (max KBPI): 628
  • Track density (KTPI): 90
  • Factory format (default): FAT16/FAT32
Performance
  • Data buffer (KB): 128
  • Rotational speed (RPM): 3600
  • Latency (average ms): 8.33
  • Media transfer rate (Mb/sec.): 57.1 - 97.9
  • Interface transfer rate (MB/sec.): 33 (Ultra DMA mode 2)
  • Sustained data rate, typical read or write (MB/sec.): 4.3 (min); 7.2 (max)
  • Seek time - Read typical
    • Average (ms): 12
    • Track-to-track (ms): 1
    • Full-track (ms): 22
Reliability
  • Error rate (nonrecoverable): < 1 per 1.0 E 13 bits transferred
  • Load/unload cycles: 300,000
Power Characteristics (+3.3V power supply)
  • Voltage requirement (auto-detect): +3.3VDC, ± 5%
  • Current (write): 305 mA
  • Current (standby): 16 mA
  • Power consumption efficiency: 0.055 (watts/GB at idle)
Power Characteristics (+5V power supply)
  • Voltage requirement (auto-detect): +5VDC, ±5%
  • Current (write): 314 mA
  • Current (standby): 18 mA
  • Power consumption efficiency: 0.090 (watts/GB at idle)
Physical size
  • Height (mm): 5 +0 / -0.1
  • Width (mm): 42.80/ ±0.10
  • Depth (mm): 36.40/ ±0.15
  • Weight (g): 16 (ave.)
Environmental Characteristics (Operating)
  • Ambient temperature: 0 to 70° C (measured at unit top cover)
  • Relative humidity (noncondensing): 8% to 90%
  • Maximum wet bulb (noncondensing): 29.4°
  • Shock (half sine wave): 200 G (2 ms)
  • Vibration (random [RMS]): 0.67 G (5 to 500 Hz)
  • Vibration (swept sine): 1.0 G 0-peak (5 to 500 Hz)
Environmental Characteristics (Nonoperating)
  • Ambient temperature: -40 to 70° C
  • Relative humidity (noncondensing): 5% to 95%
  • Maximum wet bulb (noncondensing): 40.0°
  • Shock (half sine wave): 2000 G (1 ms)
  • Vibration (random [RMS]): 3.01 G (5 to 500 Hz)
  • Vibration (swept sine): 5.0 G 0-peak (10 to 500 Hz)
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Support

PDF Document An Introduction to FAT 16/FAT 32 File Systems
Hitachi white paper discussing file systems in relation to consumer electronics, as FAT16 only devices can only address 2.14GB file systems.
Synchrotech Parts PCM-MHD-H-G2(K) PCM-MHD-H-G4(K) * Date 2003.08.01 * 227K
PDF Document Data Sheet
Hitachi 3K4 2 and 4GB CF+ Type II Hard Drives Data sheet
Synchrotech Parts PCM-MHD-H-G2(K) PCM-MHD-H-G4(K) * Date 2003.08.01 * 324K
PDF Document Data Sheet
IBM 340, 512MB, and 1GB CF+ Type II Hard Drives Data sheet
Synchrotech Parts PCM-MHD-I-G1(K) PCM-MHD-I-512(K) PCM-MHD-I-340(K) PCM-MHD-I-170 * Date 2000.01.01 * 88K
PDF Document Quick Install Guide
IBM 340, 512MB, and 1GB CF+ Type II Hard Drives Quick Install Guide
Synchrotech Parts PCM-MHD-I-G1(K) PCM-MHD-I-512(K) PCM-MHD-I-340(K) PCM-MHD-I-170 * Date 2000.01.01 * 114K
PDF Document Data Sheet (First Generation)
IBM 170 and 340MB CF+ Type II Hard Drives First Generation Data sheet
Synchrotech Parts PCM-MHD-I-340(K) PCM-MHD-I-170 * Date 2000.01.01 * 90K
W3 Document Drivers
Hitachi page with various downloads and instructions for Microdrive use with hand held PCs, Windows 95/98
Synchrotech Parts PCM-MHD-H-G2(K) PCM-MHD-H-G4(K) PCM-MHD-I-G1(K) PCM-MHD-I-512(K) PCM-MHD-I-340(K) PCM-MHD-I-170 * Date 2001.08.01
W3 Document CompactFlash FAQ and Information
W3 Document Data Retrieval
Is There Any Way to Retrieve Data From Damaged PCMCIA Memory Media Cards?
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* The advertised memory capacity of this device represents unformatted capacity. Please note that once formatted and due to variations in flash module block limitations, the functional storage space will be lower than the advertised capacity.

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