Compatibility Summary
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000
Models: HDT721010SLA360 HDT721075SLA360 HDT721064SLA360 HDT721050SLA360 HDT721032SLA360 HDT721025SLA380 HDT721016SLA380 HDE721010SLA330 HDE721075SLA330 HDE721050SLA330

Compatibility Testing

The Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Integration Lab tested these families of Deskstar drives for compatibility with a wide variety of systems and operating systems. Testing was performed to demonstrate compatibility with the following hardware and software. Other combinations of hardware and software are expected to function with this product family, but have not been evaluated. Hitachi recommends you back up all data before installing your new hard drive.

Systems and Motherboards

The above disk drive models were found to be compatible with the following systems and Motherboards. Abit IC7-Max3 Abit IS7-G Abit NF8-V2 Acer Aspire M5641 Acer M461 Acer E700 Albatron K8X800 PRO II AlienWare AREA 51 AlienWare AURORA Apple MacPro 1.1 Duo Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe ASUS M2N32WS

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ASUS P4C800 Deluxe-UAY ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe-UAY Asus P4P800 ASUS P5975 ASUS P5K Asus P5LD2 r1.03G ASUS P5Q3 Deluxe ASUS P5W64 ASUS SK8N ASUS T2-AE1 Compaq Presario SR1722X Dell Dimension 4600 Dell Dimension T3400 Dell Dimension XPS 410 Dell Inspiron 530 Dell Inspiron 531 Dell Inspiron V200 Dell Inspiron V400 Dell Optiplex 745 Dell Optiplex 755 Dell Precision WS390 Dell Precision T7400 FIC AU13 MAX Gigabyte GA-8GNXP Gigabyte GA-8I865GVM-775 Gigabyte GA-8I955X Royal Gigabyte GA-8INXP Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Gigabyte GA-P35-DQ6 HP Compaq dc5700Microtower HP Compaq dc5700 Small Form Factor HP Compaq dc5750 Microtower HP Compaq dc5750 Small Form Factor HP Compaq dc7100 Small Form Factor HP Compaq dc7100 Ultra-Slim HP Compaq dc7600 Convertible Minitower HP Compaq dc7600 Small Form Factor HP Compaq dc7600 Ultra-Slim HP Compaq dc7700 Convertible Minitower HP Compaq dc7700 Small Form Factor HP Compaq dc7700 Ultra-Slim HP Compaq dc7800 Convertible Minitower HP Compaq dc7800 Small Form Factor HP Pavillion a1600n HP Pavillion a1640n HP ProLiant ML350G5
HP StorageWorks MSA60 HP xw4300 Workstation HP xw4400 Workstation HP xw4600 Workstation HP xw6200 Workstation HP xw6400 Workstation HP xw8400 Workstation HP xw9300 Workstation HP xw9400 Workstation IBM ThinkCentre A52 IBM ThinkCentre M50 IBM ThinkCentre M51 IBM ThinkCentre M52 IBM ThinkCentre S50 Intel D865PERL Intel DP35DP Intel D945GAG Lenovo ThinkCentre A60 Lenovo ThinkCentre M55 MSI P35 Neo2 MSI MS-7246 Version 2.1 MSI K8N NEO4 Platinum MSI K8NGM2-L NetApp FAS2050 SiS 966 Sony VAIO VGC-RB51P Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G Sony VAIO VGX-XL1 Sun SunFire x4200 Sun SunFire x2100 Supermicro SW 7033A-T Tyan S2892 Thunder K8SE VIA VT8435B VIA VT8457A

Host Bus Adapters

The Deskstar models were found to be compatible with the following host bus adapters. ACard AEC-6890 Adaptec 1205SA Adaptec 1210SA Adaptec 1420SA

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Adaptec RAID 5445 Addonics ADSA2 AMCC 3ware 9550SX-12 AMCC 3ware 9650SE-16ML AMCC 3ware 9690SA Areca ARC-1200 Areca ARC-1220 Broadcom BC4852 HighPoint RocketRAID 1640 Highpoint RocketRAID 2310 HighPoint RocketRAID 2320 Intel IQ3124H Promise FastTrak S150 SX4 Promise FastTrak SX4100 Promise FastTrak TX2200 Promise FastTrak TX2300 Promise FastTrak TX4300 Promise FastTrak TX4310 Promise SATA150 TX2 Plus Promise SATA300 TX4 Promise SATA300 TX4302 Promise SATAII150 TX4 Promise SuperTrak EX12350 Promise SuperTrak EX16350 Promise SuperTrak EX4350 Promise SuperTrak EX8350x SIIG SC-SATM12 SIIG SC-UNS012 Silicon Image PB3512

Host Controller Chipsets

The Deskstar models were found to be compatible with the following host controller chipsets, some of which may not be included in the above product listings. AIC 8130 AMD SB700 ATI SB600 Broadcom BCM5770 Initio INIO-1606L Intel 82801EB (ICH5) Intel 82801ER (ICH5R) Intel 82801FB (ICH6)
Intel 82801FR (ICH6R) Intel 82801GB (ICH7) Intel 82801GR (ICH7R) Intel 82801HB (ICH8) Intel 82801HR (ICH8R) Intel 82801IB (ICH9) Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) Intel GD31244 Intel 6321ESB Intel 631xEXB/632xESB JMicron JM20329 JMicron JM20330 JMicron JM20336 JMicron JM20339 JMicron JMB363 Marvell 88F5182 Marvell 88i8030 Marvell 88SE614x Marvell 88SP5041 Marvell 88SP6020 Marvell 88SP6021 Marvell 88SP6043 Marvell 88SP6045 Marvell 88SP6048 Marvell 88SX6081 Marvell 88SX7042 nVidia nForce 410 MCP nVidia nForce 630i nVidia nForce 680a nVidia nForce 730a nVidia nForce 430 nVidia nForce Professional 3000 series nVidia nForce3 MCP nVidia nForce4 SLI MCP nVidia nForce4 Ultra MCP Promise PDC20378 Silicon Image SiI3114 Silicon Image SiI3112 Silicon Image SiI3112A Silicon Image SiI3512 SiS 965L SiS 966 SunPlus SATALink SPIF215A SunPlus SATALink SPIF223A SunPlus SATALink SPIF225A

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VIA VT8237R VIA VT8237S VIA VT8251
2008 Hitachi Global Storage Technologies Produced in the United States 7/08 All rights reserved Deskstar and CinemaStar are trademarks of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Hitachi Global Storage Technologies trademarks are authorized for use in countries and jurisdictions in which Hitachi has the right to use, market and advertise the brands. Contact Hitachi for further information. Hitachi shall not be liable to third parties for unauthorized use of Hitachi trademarks. Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Mac, MacBook and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective company. References in this publication to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies products, programs, or services do not imply that Hitachi intends to make these available in all countries in which it operates. Some countries have laws that may affect encryptionenabled devices. Hitachi assumes no responsibility for compliance with laws that apply to our products after they are sold or outside of our control. Accordingly, we suggest that you review all laws of the countries where you conduct business. Product specifications provided are sample specifications and do not constitute a warranty. Information is true as of the date of publication and is subject to change. Actual specifications for unique part numbers may vary. Please visit the Support section of our website, www.hitachigst.com/support, for additional information on product specifications. Photographs may show design models. 08 August 2008

Operating Systems

The following operating systems were used in the testing of these Deskstar models. Apple Mac OS X (10.4) CentOS Linux 5.1 Microsoft Windows 2003 Enterprise 64bit Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32bit Microsoft Windows XP SP1 Microsoft Windows XP SP2 Microsoft Windows XP SP3 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center SP3 Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 Microsoft MSDOS PC DOS RedHat 5 Slax Linux Live Sun Solaris 10 Update 5 Ubuntu Kernel 2.6.22.16 Xubuntu 7.04 (Kernel 2.6.22.1)

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Compatibility Summary

Ultrastar A7K1000
Serial ATA (SATA) Interface

Models:

HUA721010KLA330 HUA721075KLA330 HUA721050KLA330
Compatibility The Hitachi System Integration Lab tested this family of Ultrastar drives for compatibility with a wide variety of systems, Host Bus Adaptor cards. Testing was to demonstrate compatibility with the following hardware and software. Other combinations of hardware and software are expected to function with this product family, but have not been evaluated. Hitachi recommends you back up all data before installing your new hard drive.

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HP/Compaq dc7600 SFF HP/Compaq dc7600 USDT HP/Compaq dc7700 CMT HP/Compaq dc7700 USDT HP/Compaq dx5150MT HP/Compaq Pavilion HP/Compaq Pavilion a1017c

SATA Systems

HP/Compaq Pavilion a1019h HP/Compaq Pavilion a1600n
Apple Power Mac G5 Dell Dimension C521 Dell Dimension E310 Dell Dimension E510 Dell Dimension E520 Dell Dimension XPS 210 Dell Dimension XPS 400 Dell Dimension XPS 410 Dell Dimension XPS 700 Dell Dimension XPS 710 Dell Optiplex 210L Dell Optiplex 745 Dell PowerEdge 400SC Dell PowerEdge 800 Dell Precision WS 380 Dell Precision WS 390 Dell Precision WS 490 Dell Precision WS 690 Gateway DX300X Gateway FX400X HP/Compaq dc5700 MT HP/Compaq dc5700 SFF HP/Compaq dc7100

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HP/Compaq Pavilion a1640n HP/Compaq Presario SR1403WM HP/Compaq Presario SR 1603WM HP/Compaq Presario SR 1722X HP/Compaq xw6200 HP/Compaq xw8200 HP/Compaq xw 9300 IBM ThinkCentre A52 IBM ThinkCentre M50 IBM ThinkCentre M51 IBM ThinkCentre M52 IBM ThinkCentre S50 IBM ThinkCentre S51 IBM xSeries 336 Sony VAIO VGC-RB51P Sony VAIO VGC-RC210G Sony VAIO VGX-XL1

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SATA Motherboards Vendor Abit Abit Abit Albatron AlienWare AlienWare Aopen Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus Asus FIC Gigabyte Gigabyte Gigabyte Intel MSI MSI MSI MSI MSI Silicon Image SiS Tyan VIA VIA Model IS7-G NF8-V2 ULB K8X800 Pro II AREA 51 Aurora i945Gm-PILF A8N-SLI Deluxe P4C800 Deluxe-UAY P4C800-E Deluxe-UAY P4P800 P5W D2 SK8N T2-AE1 AU13 MAX GA-8GNXP GA-8INXP GA-K8U-939 D865PERL 865 PE NE 02 FISR K8N NE 04 Platinum K8NGM2-FID K8NGM2-L P4N Diamond SV2000 SiS 966 S2892 Thunder K8SE VT8379B VT83443E
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Vendor Promise Promise Promise Promise Promise Promise Silicon Image
Model FastTrak TX2200 FastTrak TX2300 FastTrak TX4310 SATA300 TX4 SuperTrak EX16300 SuperTrak EX8350x PB3124

SAS Host Bus Adapters

Vendor Adaptec Adaptec LSI Logic LSI Logic LSI Logic LSI Logic LSI Logic LSI Logic
Model 4805SAS RAID 1068E 3442X 3442X-R 3041X MagaRAID 8480E

SAS Enclosurers

Vendor Adaptec AIC Promise

Model SANBloc S50

RMC3E2-80R-SAD
Embedded Expander PMC Sierra Vitesse PMC Sierra

SATA Controllers

SuperMicro 4 bay SAS Xyratex RS-1603-E3 LSI
Vendor Adaptec Adaptec AMCC/3ware AMCC/3ware HighPoint HighPoint HighPoint HighPoint LSI Logic Pacific Digital
Model 1210SA 1420SA 9550SX-16ML 9550SX-8LP RocketRAID 2220 RocketRAID 2310 RocketRAID 2320 RocketRAID 3320 MegaRAID 3320 SATA 300-8X Qmaster QM-4 Vendor Lenovo Intel Intel Intel Intel Model T/R280 S5000PAL SE7320VP2 SE7221BK1-E SSR212CC SAS Servers

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Operating Systems Apple Mac OS X Apple Mac OS X 10.4 Apple OpenFirmware interface Debian Sarge 3.1 Flexstar Perseus HP Linux on USB Knoppix Linux Live Microsoft DOS Microsoft Win2000 Pro SP4 Microsoft WinServer 2003 Enterprise SP1 Microsoft WinServer 2003 Standard SP1 Microsoft WinVista Beta 1 Microsoft WinVista Beta 2 Microsoft WinVista Home Premium x86 Microsoft WinVista RTM x64 6.0.6000 Microsoft WinVista RTM x86 6.0.6000 Microsoft WinVista Ultimate Beta 2 Build 5342 Microsoft WinVista Ultimate x64 RC2 Build 5754 Microsoft WinVista Ultimate x64 Beta 2 Build 5784 Microsoft WinVista Ultimate x86 Beta 2, Build 5365 Microsoft WinVista Ultimate x86 Beta 2, Build 5381 Microsoft WinVista Ultimate x86 RC2 Build 5754 Microsoft WinXP Home Microsoft WinXP Home SP1 Microsoft WinXP Media Center SP1 Microsoft WinXP Pro Microsoft WinXP Pro 64-but SP1 Microsoft WinXP Pro SP-1 Microsoft WinXP Pro SP-2 Microsoft WinXP Tablet PC Edition 2005 SP2 Network Appliance Data ONTAP Novell SuSE 9.0 Redhat Fedora Core 4 Red Hat Linux 8.0 SUN Solaris 2.10 These issues are understood by their respective vendors and white papers or explanations are available. General Notes

1) No major SATA compatibility exceptions or noted conditions to report existed at the time of this report. 2) Not every possible system/OS/test/adapter combination was covered during test. 3) Noted chipset issues while running at 3Gb/s are as follows: VIA 8237A chipset does not work at 3Gb/s Marvell Gen 1 series core (88i8030, 88SX50XX, etc.) issue with 3Gb/s Sierra Logic SR-1216 chipset issue with 3Gb/s

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Copyright Hitachi Global Storage Technologies 2007 Produced in the United States 10/07 All rights reserved Ultrastar is a trademark of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of other respective companies. References in this publication to Hitachi Global Storage Technologies products, programs or services do not imply that Hitachi Global Storage Technologies intends to make these available in all countries in which Hitachi Global Storage Technologies operates. Product information is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute a warranty. Information is true as of the date of publication and is subject to change. Actual results may vary. This publication is for general guidance only. Photographs may show design models. 10 October 2007

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