Toshiba wants a self-encrypting hard drive on the market kill himself. The drive MKxx61GSYD sums depending on the model 160, 250, 320, 500 or 640 GB of data. The encryption via 256-bit AES The hard drive in the 2.5-inch size is 3.0 SATA connected to the computer and works with 7,200 revolutions per minute. Depending on capacity, it is equipped with one or two discs. The built-in cache is 16 MB. The MKxx61GSYD was designed primarily for notebook PCs and to the data stored on it not to a complete stranger, even after removal from the device.

The encryption of the Toshiba hard drive is based on the specification Opal Security Subsystem Class (Opal SSC) of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG).The specification provides, inter alia, that the data encryption and authentication be hardware based. The possibility of accessing the hard drive can be remotely through Intel's Active Management Technology (AMT) is enabled or disabled. Pattern of Toshiba MKxx61GSYD should now be available. Even the hard disk, however, can not be purchased in stores. Mass production is scheduled for the first quarter of 2011.