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Western Digital - 500GB 7,200RPM 8MB Hard Drive (OEM) SKU#: H0500.1740
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Cool, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make these EIDE drives ideal for desktop, business, and consumer electronics storage.
Key Features
Fast - 8 MB cache - Keeps more of your data in high-speed memory for unsurpassed performance in its class. Fast 7200 RPM spindle speed and EIDE (Ultra ATA/100) for burst transfer rates up to 100 MB/s. For even higher performance, consider WD Caviar SE16 SATA 3 Gb/s hard drives.
Cool - Cool operation results in the highest reliability, even in intensely hot environments such as digital video recorders. That's why these, the coolest on the market, are the drives of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics and PC manufacturers.
Quiet - The technology that Tom's Hardware Guide called "very fast and nearly silent" is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive™ technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek™ technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation.
Ideal For
High-performance family and business computing. These drives easily handle photo editing and data-intensive multimedia applications. For even higher performance, consider WD Caviar SE16 SATA hard drives.
How this WD hard drive protects your data
Data Lifeguard™ is an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates, and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.
Data Lifeguard Tools™ are software utilities designed for WD hard drives that work with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation,diagnostics and repair both simple and worry-free. (Download Data Lifeguard Tools)
ShockGuard™ instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.
Performance Specifications
Rotational Speed
7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size
8 MB
Average Latency
4.20 ms (nominal)
Start/Stop Cycles
50,000 minimum
Seek Times
Read Seek Time
8.9 ms
Write Seek Time
10.9 ms (average)
Track-To-Track Seek Time
2.0 ms (average)
Full Stroke Seek
21.0 ms (average)
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Disk
972 Mbits/s (Max)
Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity
500,107 MB
Capacity
500 GB
Interface
EIDE 100 MB/s
User Sectors Per Drive
976,773,168
Physical Dimensions
English
Height
1.028 Inches (Max)
Length
5.787 Inches (Max)
Width
4.00 Inches (+/- 0.010 inch)
Weight
1.39 Pounds
Metric
Height
25.4 mm (Max)
Length
147 mm (Max)
Width
101.6 mm
Weight
0.63 kg
Environmental Specifications
Shock
Operating Shock (Read)
65G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock
350G, 2 ms
Acoustics
Idle Mode
28 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0
26 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 3
29 dBA (average)
Temperature (English)
Operating
32° F to 140° F
Non-operating
-40° F to 149° F
Temperature (Metric)
Operating
-0° C to 60° C
Non-operating
-40° C to 65° C
Humidity
Operating
5-95% RH non-condensing
Non-operating
5-95% RH non-condensing
Altitude (English)
Operating
-1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Non-operating
-1,000 feet to 40,000 feet
Altitude (Metric)
Operating
-305M to 3,050M
Non-operating
-305M to 12,200M
Vibration
Operating
Linear
20-300 Hz, 0.75 G (0 to peak)
Random
7-500 Hz (0.00221 g² / Hz)
Non-operating
Low Frequency
10-300 Hz, 0.195 inches (double amplitude)
High Frequency
300-500 Hz, 5.0G (0 to peak)
Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
12 VDC
Read/Write
460 mA
Idle
450 mA
Standby
6 mA
Sleep
6 mA
5 VDC
Read/Write
650 mA
Idle
600 mA
Standby
180 mA
Sleep
180 mA
Power Dissipation
Read/Write
8.77 Watts
Idle
8.40 Watts
Standby
0.97 Watts
Sleep
0.97 Watts
Mfr #: WD5000JB
UPC: 718037119830
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